Game 34-36: Utah (10-23, 5-13) at Arizona (27-11, 12-6)
Friday, April 30-Sunday, May 2
7 p.m. | 7 p.m. | 12 p.m.
Tucson, Arizona | Hi Corbett Field
FIRST PITCH
Utah baseball travels to Tucson, Arizona this weekend to take on the Arizona Wildcats.
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The Utes are coming off a big win on Sunday against No. 23 Arizona State where they scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth for the win.
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Arizona is on a hot streak winning six in a row after sweeping USC last weekend. They lead the Pac-12 hitting .331 on the season.
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WALK IT OFF
Against Arizona State on Sunday, Utah led the entire game until the Sun Devils scored four runs in the top of the ninth to take a 6-4 lead.
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Utah responded in the bottom half of the inning with three runs of their own with a two-run home run from
Christopher Rowan, Jr. and game-winning single by
Shea Kramer.
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It was Utah's first walk-off win this season.
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HAVOC ON THE BASES
When
Jaylon McLaughlin gets on base, he's always a threat to get a steal. He's second in the Pac-12 with 17 stolen bases going 17-20 on the season.
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McLaughlin leads the team with 23 runs and in Utah's 10 wins, he has scored a run in nine of them.
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He has currently scored a run in six straight games.
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WATSON STEPS UP ON SUNDAY's
David Watson has helped Utah get three wins in conference play pitching on Sundays.
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His latest against Arizona State, he went 6.3 innings only allowing two runs on four hits. He struck out six Sun Devils.
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After getting a win against Cal, he pitched his longest outing of the season against Oregon State going 7.2 innings and only giving up three runs on five hits.
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It was Utah's first win ever in Corvallis.
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KRAMER LEADS THE TEAM IN RBI
Shea Kramer has come up in the clutch for Utah leading the team in RBI with 23.
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This past weekend against Arizona State, he added five to that count after hitting .545 going 6-11 at the plate.
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Overall, the right fielder has hit .237 on the season and has started in 23 of 29 games he's played in.
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UP NEXT
Utah will host Northern Colorado at Lindquist Field in Ogden from Saturday, May 8-Monday, May 10.
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