Arizona Wildcats baseball notebook: The Cats' pitching finally seems to be improving, the value of their pregame huddle, mixed emotions on Selection Monday and more.
Ari Koslow Special to the Arizona Daily Star It has been a rollercoaster of a season for Arizona's starting rotation and bullpen. The Wildcats have a 5.87 team ERA, fourth worst in the Pac-12. But they did finish the season strong.
One of the biggest problems for the pitching staff as a whole this season has been putting opposing hitters away on 0-2 and 1-2 counts. That included the Sunday regular-season game against Stanford that UA won 21-20 in 10 innings in which Alberto Rios hit a game-tying three-run home run in the ninth inning on an 0-2 pitch.
“We’re all a team and we’re in this together. That’s why I always say when the hitters are doing bad, the pitchers need to help pick us up. I think that’s a huge thing when we’re all in that huddle, we can all laugh about whatever we were talking about and then get prepared for what we need to do that day.”“It was new to us because at times I think we kind of divide ourselves,” reliever Chris Barraza said. “I think it really kind of created a good aroma of confidence and believing in each other.
It is now the coaches' and players' mission to prove to everyone why they deserve to be in the tournament. “Some guys haven’t gotten the opportunity to pitch or get on the field . They may . I told them you get into the playoffs, it’s never the stars, it seems like, that win the games. It’s always somebody that nobody expects, so everyone has to be ready.”Fast FrogsTCU is one of the most dangerous teams in the country on the base paths. The Horned Frogs have stolen 129 bases this season, tied for eighth most in the nation.
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