PROVO, Utah — One big inning sank the Arizona Wildcats (26-11, 10-6) in a 12-5 loss to the BYU Cougars (19-16, 6-10) on Thursday night at Miller Park.
After Arizona rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead, the Cougars responded with an eight-run bottom half to pull away and create the final margin.
Starting pitcher
Collin McKinney turned in a solid outing for the Wildcats, going six innings for the second time this year and allowing just four runs on five hits. The tall right-hander struck out nine but did not factor into the decision.
Freshman reliever
Carson Johnson made his seventh appearance of the year and posted a scoreless inning, lowering his ERA to a miniscule 1.23.
Center fielder
Aaron Walton collected a pair of doubles in his first two at-bats, giving him a team-best 14 two-baggers on the year.
Arizona WildBATS
Bullpen Bullies
- RHP Carso Johnson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
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Arizona and BYU face off again in game two of their series on Friday afternoon. First pitch on ESPN+ is set for 3:30 p.m. MST.
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