Arizona Faces California in Berkeley
News, notes, and information on Arizona Baseball's road series at California The Arizona Wildcats are set to play in a three-game Pac-12 series against the California Golden Bears in Berkeley, California. All three games will be available to watch via free live stream and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM and The Varsity app. This weekend marks the beginning of regular broadcast radio coverage on the team. The Wildcats hold a 116-84 (.580) lead in the all-time series against California, having won each of the last three series against them. Shortstop White currently leads the team and ranks tied for first in the conference with 39 RBI. Arizona's pitching staff leads the Pac- 12 and ranks third nationally with a 2.79 BB/9 rate, while the Wildcats have posted an extraordinary 3.46 ERA through 12 games of conference play. No other team has a conference ERA under 4.00.
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• The Arizona Wildcats visit the Bay Area for a three-game Pac-12 series against the California Golden Bears this weekend. All three games will be available to watch via free live stream with Jim Darby (PxP) on the call.
• This weekend also marks the beginning of regular broadcast radio coverage on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM and The Varsity app. Fans can enjoy play-by-play from Brian Jeffries via both listening options.
• Arizona and California have played 200 times previously with games dating back to 1951. The Wildcats hold a 116-84 (.580) lead in the all-time series against the Golden Bears.
• The Wildcats have won each of the last three series against the Golden Bears, including a three-game sweep in Tucson last season. The last home series win for California came in 2018, a three-game sweep.
• Shortstop currently leads the team and ranks tied for first in the Pac-12 with 39 RBI. White's team-leading 11 home runs are also tied for the second-most in the conference. His 11 home runs are the most in a single-season by an Arizona shortstop (1998-current).
• Arizona's pitching staff leads the Pac-12 and ranks third nationally with an impressive 2.79 BB/9 rate. The Wildcats also pace the conference and rank fourth nationally with a 3.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• The Wildcats have posted an extraordinary 3.46 ERA through 12 games of conference play, the best mark in the Pac-12. No other team has a conference ERA under 4.00.
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The Arizona Wildcats (14-13, 7-5) carry a four-game win streak to the Bay Area this weekend where they will play three games against the California Golden Bears (16-10, 5-7) at Stu Gordon Stadium.All three games this weekend will be streamed for free and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM.The Wildcats starting rotation, one of the strongest in baseball, gets a slight shakeup for the series; right-handersandwill swap their game two and three assignments.The Arizona offense has delivered as of late and came through in the clutch with three straight walk-off wins over UCLA at home last weekend.For more, a complete weekend preview is below.The Arizona Wildcats, riding a four-game win streak that includes a sweep of the UCLA Bruins, visit the Bay Area this weekend for a three-game series against the California Golden Bears...All three games at Cal will be available to watch via free live stream with play-by-play from Jim Darby...This weekend's series also marks the beginning of full-time radio broadcast coverage of Arizona Baseball on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM and The Varsity app with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries...Arizona and California have played 200 times previously with games dating back to 1951...The Wildcats hold a 116-84 (.580) lead in the all-time series against the Golden Bears...The Wildcats have won each of the last three series against the Golden Bears, including a three-game sweep in Tucson last season...The last home series win for California came in 2018, a three-game sweep...Shortstopcurrently leads the team and ranks tied for first in the Pac-12 with 39 RBI...White's team-leading 11 home runs are also tied for the second-most in the conference...His 11 home runs are the most in a single-season by an Arizona shortstop (1998-current)...Arizona's pitching staff leads the Pac-12 and ranks third nationally with an impressive 2.79 BB/9 rate...The Wildcats also pace the conference and rank fourth nationally with a 3.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio...The Wildcats have posted an extraordinary 3.46 ERA through 12 games of conference play, the best mark in the Pac-12; no other team has a conference ERA under 4.00...From March 10–29 the Wildcats pitching staff posted nine consecutive conference games holding opponents to four runs or fewer, tied for the longest streak since Arizona joined the Pac-10/12 for the 1979 baseball season...California is led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neu, who has steered the Golden Bears to a 167-144 record and one NCAA Tournament appearance during his time in Berkeley.Outfielder(10 games) and catcher(5 games) both enter this weekend's series with extended hit streaks. Summerhill's active 10-game streak is the longest on the team this season, three more than the next longest streak. Over the course of his streak, Summerhill is hitting .378 (17x45) with five multi-hit performances. Summerhill also holds the longest active on-base streak on the team, having reached base safely in each of his last 21 games played. Over that 21-game stretch, Summerhill has posted a .370 on-base percentage; he has drawn 12 walks and collected 25 hits during the streak. Summerhill's 21-game streak is the longest on the team this season.(10 games) also sports an extended on-base streak, with a .440 OBP over that stretch.Sophomore infielder, the Wildcats everyday shortstop this season, currently leads the team and ranks tied for second in the Pac-12 with 11 home runs through the first 27 games of the season. Dating back through the 1998 season (StatCrew era), no Arizona shortstop has hit more home runs in a single season. He is just seven home runs shy of breaking into the Wildcats all-time single-season leaderboard. If the season ended today, his 9.64 HR/AB ratio would be the second-best mark in program history.Arizona's pitching staff has excelled this season at limiting walks and striking opponents out. The Wildcats has issued the fewest walks (74) in the Pac-12 this season, while their 249 strikeouts and 9.40 K/9 both rank fourth on the circuit. On a national stage, Arizona's impressive 2.79 BB/9 rate is the third-best in Division I, while their 3.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio ranks fourth.Fifth-year seniorhas established himself as one of the most experienced pitchers in Arizona Baseball history. Going into this weekend, Netz has logged 82 appearances in his collegiate career — 14 starts and 68 relief — tied for the fifth most games pitched in Wildcat history. His 82 pitching appearances are the 18th most among all active Division I pitchers. Netz recently moved past Ben White (1993-96) on the all-time leaderboard, the father of Dawson's current teammate,. If he were to match his team-leading 32 appearances from last season, he would move into sole possession of first place with 106 games pitched.Senior right-handed pitcher, junior infielder, and senior outfielderhave been named Arizona Baseball's 2024 Team Captains. The trio of upperclassmen were voted into their captain roles by their teammates. All three captains have been major contributors on the field, leaders in the clubhouse, and exemplary men off the field.With a win over UCLA on March 29, Arizona Baseball picked up the 3,000th victory in program history. The Wildcats joined the ranks of just nine other programs that boast 3,000 program wins. As it currently stands, Arizona is the 10th all-time winningest program in the history of college baseball. Four of the winningest programs in college baseball history are current members of the Pac-12 Conference.During Pac-12 Conference play, the Arizona pitching staff has posted an impressive 3.46 ERA across 12 games. The Wildcats ERA is tops in the Pac-12 during conference play, and the only sub-4.00 conference ERA on the circuit. The last time the Wildcats posted a conference ERA below 4.00 was in 2016, when the Arizona staff logged a 3.52 ERA across 30 Pac-12 contests. Through the first four weeks of conference play, Arizona has limited opponents to four or fewer runs in 9-of-12 games. From March 10–29 the Wildcats pitching staff posted nine consecutive conference games holding opponents to four runs or fewer, tied for the longest streak since Arizona joined the Pac-10/12 for the 1979 baseball season.Arizona Baseball, a program that proudly boasts 280 Major League Baseball Draft selections and 94 alumni MLB players, also currently has five players on the roster with MLB ties in their bloodlines. Between those five players, the Wildcats relatives have logged 44 years and 1,357 games worth of Major League service time.Arizona has consistently taken advantage of the large dimensions at Hi Corbett Field since moving there in 2012 — in the decade-plus since the move off campus, the Wildcats hold the Pac-12 lead with 2,252 extra-base hits (second: Stanford, 2,142). During that stretch Arizona has paced the conference in doubles seven times and triples seven times.The Wildcats have made an emphasis of being aggressive on the basepaths this season, and have come away with 22 stolen bases in 27 games. Arizona's average of 0.81 stolen bases per game is a significant increase from previous seasons, and their highest mark in a complete season since the 2017 team averaged 0.83 stolen bases per game. Arizona's stolen base leader, outfielder, is a perfect 6-for-6 on steal attempts this season.
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