Arizona baseball lost control of its NCAA Tournament fate when it fell in the final of the Pac-12 Tournament; the field of 64 will be revealed Monday morning.
Michael Lev SCOTTSDALE — In 2019, when Arizona made a late run for the postseason that ultimately fell short, Chip Hale’s predecessor came to a realization.
Working in the Cats’ favor: Even with Saturday’s loss, their RPI stood at a respectable 45 as of Sunday afternoon, per WarrenNolan.com. Arizona also has a solid 8-12 record against Quad 1 opponents and a strength-of-schedule ranking of 29th. Meanwhile, other results Sunday did not work in Arizona’s favor. In the American Athletic Tournament final, Tulane stunned top seed East Carolina. The Green Wave, at 19-40, are headed to a regional. So are the Pirates, who were in contention to host.
“If you’re relying on the events of the last day which you cannot control — meaning conference-tournament finals — you’re probably not in a good position.” Pac plauditsFour Wildcats — position players Tony Bullard, Chase Davis and Nik McClaughry, plus pitcher Bradon Zastrow — made the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team. All were deserving choices.
McClaughry went 8 for 18 with one home run, six RBIs and seven runs scored while playing error-free defense at shortstop. McClaughry has hit safely in eight straight games.
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