BERKELEY, Calif. — The Arizona Wildcats (17-13, 10-5) took an early lead that they never conceded and beat the California Golden Bears (16-13, 5-10) on Sunday afternoon to complete their second straight conference series sweep.
With the win, the Wildcats completed the first half of their Pac-12 schedule with a record of 10-5, giving them the most wins in the conference.
Starting pitcher
Clark Candiotti rolled out another fantastic effort, working 5.0 two-run innings while striking out six. The right-hander earned the win to improve to 3-1 on the year.
Arizona opened the scoring in the first inning on a pair of RBI singles from
Adonys Guzman and
Maddox Mihalakis.
Following a handful of rallies, the Wildcats entered the eighth inning hanging on to a 5-3 lead. An RBI single from
Richie Morales and a bases-loaded walk by
Brendan Summerhill pushed across two runs and created the final margin of 7-3.
Arizona WildBATS
- 1B Andrew Cain: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- SS Mason White: 2-for-3, R, 2 BB
- DH Maddox Mihalakis: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- C Adonys Guzman: 2-for-5, R, RBI
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Numbers of the Day
- With Sunday's win, the Wildcats have now swept back-to-back Pac-12 series for the first time since 2021 (USC & Utah).
- Their seven-game conference win streak is the longest since the 2021 team won eight straight.
- Arizona has held opponents to four runs or fewer in 12-of-15 conference games this year.
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Next Up
Arizona heads west across the bay for a non-conference game against the Stanford Cardinal on Monday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. MST.
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