OFFICIAL GAME NOTES · ArizonaWildcats.com Arizona Athletics Communication Services · 520-621-4163 · 1 National Championship Drive · McKale Center Room 106 · Tucson, AZ · 85721-0096 Contact: Brett Gleason · [email protected] · (O) 520-621-0917 · (C) 509-339-5979 Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8 Arizona Wildcats (8-4) vs. Houston Cougars (4-7) Games 13-15 (8-4) Hi Corbett Field | Tucson, Ariz. Home Games 8-10 (5-2) DATE OPP. TIME (MST) ARIZONA PITCHER HOUSTON PITCHER Friday, March 6 Houston 6:00 PM LHP Garrett Irvin (3-0, 4.50) vs. LHP Lael Lockhart Jr. (1-1, 3.38) Saturday, March 7 Houston 4:00 PM RHP Quinn Flanagan (1-1, 2.76) vs. LHP Clay Aguilar (1-0, 1.59) Sunday, March 8 Houston 1:00 PM TBA vs. TBA 2020 Arizona Schedule LEADING OFF... Game Coverage Overall: 7-4 Pac-12: 0-0 • Arizona returns home to host a three-game series Home: 5-2 Neutral: 2-2 Road: 1-0 @ArizonaBaseball @ArizonaBaseball /ArizonaBaseball against the Houston Cougars this Friday–Sunday Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result at Hi Corbett Field. Houston currently leads the Live Stats: ArizonaStats.com 2/14 (Fri.) vs. Albany W, 12-7 all-time series between the two programs, 4-3. In 2/15 (Sat.) vs. Albany W, 15-0 their last meeting, the Cougars won a three-game TV/Stream Radio 2/16 (Sun.) vs. Albany W, 11-3 series in Houston, 2-1, in 2019. This weekend • Arizona Live Stream-3 • None 2/17 (Mon.) vs. Minnesota1 L, 2-5 marks Houston’s first trip to Tucson since 2001. • Brody Dryden 2/21 (Fri.) vs. Southern Illinois2 W, 6-5 2/22 (Sat.) vs. Iowa2 L, 1-4 • Justin Wylie 2/23 (Sun.) vs. Nebraska2 W, 3-2 • Arizona has scored at least one run in 106 2/26 (Wed.) vs. Central Michigan L, 2-4 straight games — it has not suffered a shutout 2/28 (Fri.) vs. Central Michigan3 W, 5-1 loss since falling 1-0 at Washington on March 17, 2/29 (Sat.) vs. Rhode Island3 W, 19-10 2018. The Wildcats 106-game scoring streak is The Matchup 3/1 (Sun.) vs. Rhode Island3 L, 11-15 the longest active streak in the Pac-12. 3/3 (Tue.) @ Texas W, 8-6 ARIZ Hitting HOU 3/6 (Fri.) vs. Houston 6:00 PM • Through 11 games, the Wildcats pitching staff .285 Batting Average .218 3/7 (Sat.) vs. Houston 4:00 PM .455 Slugging Percentage .370 3/8 (Sun.) vs. Houston 1:00 PM has posted a 11.58 K/9 rate, the 20th-best mark 3/10 (Tue.) @ #10 Arizona State^ 6:30 PM in the nation, the second-best mark in the Pac- .410 On-Base Percentage .334 3/13 (Fri.) vs. Oregon State* 6:00 PM 12, and a significant increase from their 2019 95 Runs Scored 63 3/14 (Sat.) vs. Oregon State*^ 6:00 PM mark of 7.52. They have struck out 10+ batters in 114 Hits 82 3/15 (Sun.) vs. Oregon State*^ 1:00 PM 11 games this season, a feat they accomplished 27 Doubles 17 3/20 (Fri.) @ Washington* 6:05 PM just 14 times in 2019. 4 Triples 2 3/21 (Sat.) @ Washington* 2:05 PM 11 Home Runs 12 3/22 (Sun.) @ Washington* 1:05 PM 3/24 (Tue.) vs. New Mexico State 6:00 PM • Junior outfielder Donta Williams currently ranks 93 Strikeouts 125 3/27 (Fri.) @ USC* 6:00 PM fourth in the nation and second in the Pac-12 74 Walks 53 3/28 (Sat.) @ USC* 6:00 PM with 19 runs scored this year. 17-21 Stolen Bases-Attempts 23-26 3/29 (Sun.) @ USC* 6:00 PM 3/31 (Tue.) @ San Diego State 4:00 PM • Sophomore outfielder Ryan Holgate and junior Pitching 4/3 (Fri.) vs. Stanford* 6:00 PM 4.25 ERA 4.68 4/4 (Sat.) vs. Stanford* 6:00 PM outfielder Donta Williams both sport lengthy on- 4/5 (Sun.) vs. Stanford* 1:00 PM base streaks dating back to last season. Williams 108.0 Innings Pitched 105.2 4/9 (Thu.) vs. Washington State* 6:00 PM has reached base safely in 21 straight games, 139 Strikeouts 120 4/10 (Fri.) vs. Washington State* 6:00 PM while Holgate’s streak currently sits at 18 games. 60 Walks 51 4/11 (Sat.) vs. Washington State* 1:00 PM .215 Opp. Batting Average .262 4/14 (Tue.) vs. Grand Canyon 6:00 PM • Under head coach Jay Johnson (2016-current), 4/17 (Fri.) @ Oregon* 4:00 PM 4/18 (Sat.) @ Oregon* 4:00 PM the Wildcats have posted a record of 100-38 Fielding 4/19 (Sun.) @ Oregon* 1:00 PM (.725) against non-conference opponents. The .956 Fielding Percentage .967 4/21 (Tue.) vs. New Mexico State 6:00 PM program’s home non-conference record over 19 Errors 14 4/24 (Fri.) vs. #10 Arizona State*^ 6:00 PM that stretch is 58-12 (.829). 2 Double Plays 7 4/25 (Sat.) vs. #10 Arizona State*^ 6:00 PM 4/26 (Sun.) vs. #10 Arizona State*^ 3:00 PM 4/27 (Mon.) vs. Utah Valley 6:00 PM Arizona Possible Lineup 5/1 (Fri.) @ California*^ 7:00 PM 5/2 (Sat.) @ California*^ 7:00 PM Pos. No. Player B/T AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SLG OBP 5/3 (Sun.) @ California*^ 2:00 PM C 16 Austin Wells L/R .364 44 11 16 6 0 2 13 14 10 .636 .525 5/5 (Tue.) @ Sacramento State 6:00 PM 1B 17 Branden Boissiere L/L .302 43 9 13 1 0 2 10 0 6 .465 .295 5/8 (Fri.) vs. #6 UCLA*^ 7:00 PM 5/9 (Sat.) vs. #6 UCLA*^ 4:00 PM 2B 10 Jacob Blas R/R .298 47 10 14 6 0 0 6 4 3 .426 .389 5/10 (Sun.) vs. #6 UCLA*^ 1:00 PM 3B 3 Tony Bullard R/R .167 24 3 4 0 0 0 7 4 9 .167 .323 5/12 (Tue.) @ Grand Canyon 6:00 PM SS 29 Kyson Donahue L/R .250 20 5 5 2 0 0 1 4 7 .350 .400 5/14 (Thu.) vs. Penn State 6:00 PM LF 5 Matthew Dyer R/R .205 44 9 9 3 0 2 15 9 11 .409 .345 5/15 (Fri.) vs. Penn State 6:00 PM CF 23 Donta Williams L/L .405 37 19 15 3 2 0 10 12 6 .595 .576 5/16 (Sat.) vs. Penn State 6:00 PM RF 42 Ryan Holgate L/R .395 43 8 17 5 0 1 12 5 10 .581 .469 5/21 (Thu.) @ Utah*^ 10:30 AM DH 8 Dayton Dooney S/R .143 35 6 5 0 2 1 6 7 10 .343 .273 5/22 (Fri.) @ Utah*^ 10:30 AM 5/23 (Sat.) @ Utah*^ 10:30 AM Pitching Probables ERA W-L G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG Fri. 12 LHP Garrett Irvin 4.50 3-0 3 3 0 0 16.0 14 8 8 4 21 .250 All game times are MST and subject to change Sat. 40 RHP Quinn Flanagan .276 1-1 3 3 0 0 16.1 12 11 5 8 20 .185 All home games are played at Hi Corbett Field Rankings via D1Baseball.com Sun. - TBA - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Pac-12 Conference Games 1 Neutral site game at Tempe Diablo Stadium 2 Tony Gwynn Legacy Tournament 3 Arizona Tournament ^ Pac-12 Network Four National Championships: 2012, 1986, 1980, 1976 · 17 College World Series Appearances · 39 NCAA Tournament Appearances · 264 MLB Draft Picks 2020 Arizona Baseball · Official Game Notes · Games 13-15 · vs. Houston · Tucson, Ariz. Arizona Baseball Quick Facts SOME SERIES THEMES: Arizona enters the weekend fresh off a crucial road victory over the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday...In their first true road game of the season, the The University of Arizona Wildcats went into Austin and came away with an 8-6 victory to improve to 8-4 on the Founded .....................................................................................................................1885 season...This will be the second of three consecutive home weekends for the Wildcats, Enrollment ............................................................................................................42,236 Colors.............................................................................................Cardinal and Navy who went 2-1 at the Arizona Tournament last weekend and will host the Oregon State Nickname ..........................................................................................................Wildcats Beavers to kick off Pac-12 Conference play next weekend...The Cats are 3-1 over their Affiliation ...........................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference ........................................................................................................... Pac-12 last four games with wins over Central Michigan, Rhode Island, and Texas...Arizona President ...............................................................................Dr. Robert C. Robbins Director of Athletics..............................................................................Dave Heeke and Houston have played seven times in program history, with the Cougars holding Athletic Department Phone ........................................................(520) 621-4622 a slight 4-3 advantage in the all-time series...They last met in late February 2019, with Website .......................................................................................................Arizona.edu Athletics Website ...............................................................ArizonaAthletics.com Houston winning two games of a three-game series in Houston...This will be the Athletics Ticket Office ...................................................................(520) 621-2287 Cougars first trip to Tucson since 2001, when they came away with a 9-3 victory on March 14...The Wildcats offense — which finished 2019 second in the nation scoring Arizona Baseball History an average of 9.8 runs per game — currently ranks first in the conference and 30th First Season ..............................................................................................................1904 All-Time Record ................................................................................2,869-1,560-22 nationally with an average of 7.9 runs per game...Houston collected a midweek victory All-Time Pac-12 Record................................................................................ 550-611 over Rice on Wednesday afternoon, but are just 2-5 over their last seven games and National Championships ......................................