Kiko Romero hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to send Arizona baseball past No. 2 Oregon State 13-12 and push the Wildcats into the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Michael Lev SCOTTSDALE — Arizona rallied from a four-run deficit to upset No. 2 seed Oregon State 13-12 at the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday, sending the Wildcats into Friday’s semifinals.
After squandering a four-run lead of their own, the Cats won it in the bottom of the ninth. Kiko Romero’s line single to center off OSU closer Ryan Brown scored Nik McClaughry and kept Arizona’s season alive. In somewhat typical fashion, the Wildcats’ bullpen couldn’t hold the lead. The Beavers scored two runs in the seventh and two in the eighth to make it 12-12.
Walty, who emerged as Arizona’s No. 1 starter after missing the beginning of the season because of injury, started on four days’ rest – two fewer than normal. He didn’t have the usual bite on his breaking ball and lasted only three innings, allowing six runs on nine hits.
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