A three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth delivered a 7-6 win for the Arizona Wildcats (31-13) over the visiting Nevada Wolf Pack (21-19) on Friday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Second baseman Garen Caulfield singled with the bases loaded past a drawn-in Nevada third baseman to break a 4-4 tie in the eighth. Three batters later catcher Daniel Susac provided what would become the winning run on a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Tyler Casagrande for Arizona's seventh run.
Center fielder Mac Bingham opened the scoring for Arizona with a two-run home run in the second inning; it was his fourth home run of the year, a career-high.
Starting pitcher TJ Nichols logged a strong performance for the Cats, working seven innings and allowing just four runs while striking out six. He did not factor into the decision after throwing 101 pitches.
Nevada rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth but were ultimately shut down by Trevor Long, who earned the win to improve to 5-0 after recording the last out in the eighth inning.
Arizona WildBATS
- 2B Garen Caulfield: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- CF Mac Bingham: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- DH Blake Paugh: 2-for-3
- LF Chase Davis: 3-for-5
- RHP Quinn Flanagan: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- RHP Trevor Long: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 K, Win (5-0)
- With his bases-loaded hit in the bottom of the 8th, Garen Caulfield improved his already impressive batting average with runners in scoring position to .333 on the year.
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