The Arizona Wildcats are set to conclude their four-game road stretch against Arizona State in a non-conference game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. This will be the fifth meeting this season between the University of Arizona baseball team and Arizona State.
The Arizona Wildcats are coming off a strong week, going 3-1. They had a run-rule victory over New Mexico State on Wednesday, and then won a road series against TCU, taking two of three games.
Monday night’s contest is scheduled to start at 6:35 p.m. (MST) and will be available for viewing on ESPN+.
Series History Favours the Wildcats
The matchup will mark the 505th all-time meeting between Arizona and Arizona State. The Wildcats hold a 266-237 advantage in the series.
Arizona and ASU have met four times previously this season, with the Sun Devils winning three of those games.
Wildcats’ Recent Form
Arizona are coming off an outstanding week. They run-ruled New Mexico State on Wednesday, before winning two of three games on the road against TCU to claim their first Big 12 series win this season.
As a team, the Wildcats hit .270 last week, while the Arizona pitching staff boasted a 3.55 ERA with 31 strikeouts and just six walks.
Key Players for Arizona
Tony Lira had an exceptional weekend, going 6-for-13 at the plate and continues to pace Arizona offensively. He leads the team in batting average (.261), hits (52), slugging percentage (.521), and on-base percentage (.442).
Tony Lira led the way for Arizona offensively last week, just as he has done all season, as the redshirt freshman went 7-for-15 (.467) with three RBI and two walks for an on-base percentage of (.529).
Mathis Meurant had a superb weekend for the Wildcats, as he went 4-for-10 with two doubles and two RBI.
Beau Sylvester enters Monday’s contest on a six-game hitting streak and he is batting .417 over the stretch.
True freshman Caleb Danzeisen ranks third in the Big 12 in BB% (21.5%) and he is second on the team in on-base percentage (.432) this season, while reaching base in 25 of 28 games this season. He stepped in to pinch-hit and delivered the game-winning RBI single against TCU on Saturday night.
Carson McEntire leads the Wildcats in home runs (7) and extra-base hits (15) this season.
Game Themes
- The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils meet for the final time this season in a Monday night non-conference matchup at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Arizona and Arizona State have met four times previously this season, with ASU holding a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
- Arizona is coming off one its most impressive weeks of the season, as they went 3-1 with a run-rule victory over New Mexico State and a road series victory against Big 12 foes TCU.
The Arizona Wildcats will wrap up a four-game road stretch at Arizona State on Monday night.