TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (18-5, 5-1) return to Hi Corbett Field to defend their unblemished home record against the Seattle U Redhawks (9-14, 1-2) on Wednesday night.
Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with play-by-play from Brody Dryden. Tickets are available for purchase and can be secured HERE.
The Wildcats have posted a perfect 13-0 record at home this season, powered by a .353 batting average and a 1.46 ERA while playing at Hi Corbett Field.
More information on Wednesday’s game can be found below.
| Date | Opponent | Time (MST) | Arizona Pitcher | Opponent Pitcher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, March 26 | Seattle U | 7:00 PM | RHP Michael Hilker Jr. (1-1, 12.00) | RHP Rafael Espinoza (1-4, 8.10) |
Leading Off…
- The Arizona Wildcats return home to host a midweek non-conference matchup against the Seattle U Redhawks on Wednesday night at Hi Corbett Field.
- Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with play-by-play from Brody Dryden.
- Wednesday’s contest will be the first-ever meeting between Arizona and Seattle U in baseball.
- The Wildcats have posted a perfect 13-0 record at Hi Corbett Field this season, marking their best home start since opening the 2017 with 17 consecutive home victories.
- With four home runs so far this season and 33 in his career, infielder Mason White currently sits tied for seventh on the Wildcats career leaderboard. White is tied with Les Pearsey (1975-78) and C.J. Zeigler (2007-08) and is one homer shy of moving into a tie for sixth.
- Arizona currently leads the entire nation with 16 triples, 14 of which they have hit at Hi Corbett Field.
- While inside the friendly confines of Hi Corbett Field, Arizona has posted a .353 batting average, a .558 slugging percentage, a 1.46 team ERA, and averaged 8.8 runs per game while cumulatively out-scoring opponents 115-26.
- Seattle U is one of three WAC opponents the Wildcats will face this season, along with Grand Canyon (3 games) and UT Arlington (1 game).
- Arizona’s pitching staff has once again excelled at throwing strikes this season. After leading the nation last year in both strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.46) and BB/9 (2.56) they once again find themselves inside the top 10 nationally in both categories at 3.25 K-BB (7th) and 3.12 BB/9 (8th).
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