The Washington Huskies were looking for the same magic that they were able to channel in February, when coach Jason Kelly’s team stormed into Austin, Texas, to take two of three games from the Texas Longhorns, against the No. 16 Arizona Wildcats. However, Arizona held on for a 3-2 victory thanks to an eighth-inning surge.
Starter Jared Engman did everything he could through 6 2/3 innings to try and pull off the upset, allowing 3 hits, 4 walks, and 2 earned runs. He let up both runs in the seventh inning, with catcher Adonys Guzman launching a solo home run and right fielder Emilio Corona scoring on a passed ball.
Second baseman Aiva Arquette wouldn’t let the Huskies go away quietly, tying the game with his tenth home run of the season, a two-run blast to tie the game. Arquette went 3 for 5 on the day and plated catcher Colin Blanchard, who recorded 2 hits and a walk in his 3 at bats.
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Shortstop Mason White broke the tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning off Gianluca Shinn to put the Wildcats ahead for good.
Isaac Yeager took the loss for the Huskies after working 1/3 of an inning, allowing 2 hits and 1 earned run, and Kyler Heyne garnered his second win of the year, letting up just 1 hit over 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
With the loss, the Huskies fall to 14-20-1 on the season and 6-13 in Pac-12 play, while the Wildcats improved to 26-14 overall and 14-5 against conference opponents. The two teams will meet for the second installment of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon at 2:05.