Arizona’s Friday and Saturday starters have been entrenched nearly all season, with Chase Silseth and Garrett Irvin pitching the first two games of every series since Pac-12 play began. The third spot has been far less consistent, but that might be close to changing.
Austin Smith picked up his second consecutive Sunday win in his third straight series finale start, striking out seven to set the tone in a 15-3 victory over Utah at Hi Corbett Field.
It was the ninth straight win for Arizona (30-11, 15-6 Pac-12) and marked its second consecutive conference sweep along with a sixth straight league series win.