Michael Lev column: Arizona baseball survived yet another up-and-down, back-and-forth game to beat Oregon State and advance to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Michael Lev SCOTTSDALE — As Arizona’s season hung in the balance, Chip Hale kept flicking the light purple band on his right wrist.
Arizona overcame a four-run deficit. It then blew a four-run lead. Finally, Kiko Romero walked off the Beavers, slapping a single to center field to score Nik McClaughry in the bottom of the ninth inning. “That was our mantra the whole time: ‘Hey, we’re gonna hit last, we’ll get a chance,’ ” said Hale, whose club happened to be the designated home team Wednesday. “Whether we’re down one, two or tied, we felt good about being able to come back.”
Reliever Chris Barraza took the loss in both of those games at OSU. He redeemed himself — and then some — on Wednesday. Bazzana then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Garret Forrester, who had the winning hit in the second OSU walk-off win in Corvallis, walked.
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