Arizona to face ASU in Pac-12 Tournament after loss to Stanford

Arizona Wildcats Outfielder Chase Davis (5) slides into third base throughout sport 1 of the PAC12 Baseball Event between the Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Geese on Might 25, 2022, at Scottsdale Stadium, AZ. (Photograph by Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)

(Photograph by Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)

SCOTTSDALE (AP) — Kody Huff and Drew Bowser every hit two of Stanford’s 5 dwelling runs and the top-seeded Cardinal by no means trailed Thursday night time of their 15-8 win over Arizona within the Pac-12 Event at Scottsdale Stadium.

Ranked No. 3 nationally within the D1Baseball ballot, Stanford (39-14) scored in 5 straight innings — capped by a five-run high of the sixth — to take a 13-4 lead.

The Cardinal, who prolonged this system’s longest win streak since 1999 to 13 video games, performs in Saturday’s semifinals in opposition to the winner of Friday’s loser-out sport between Arizona and Arizona State.

5 totally different Stanford gamers had at the very least three hits and three extra had two hits apiece. Huff completed 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs and 5 runs, and Bowser went 3-for-6 with 4 RBIs and 4 runs. Brett Barrera was 3-for-5 with a double and a solo dwelling run.

Tanner O’Tremba went 3-for-5 with a solo homer within the backside of the fifth inning for Arizona (36-22) and Tony Bullard was 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

Friday’s matchup between the Wildcats and Solar Devils is ready for 3 p.m. ASU defeated Oregon on Thursday to remain alive within the double-elimination event after falling to Stanford on Wednesday.

The rival faculties went 2-2 in opposition to one another throughout the common season.