The Arizona Wildcats haven’t won a Pac-12 opener since 2017, and because of a disastrous ninth inning that streak still exists.
Cal scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth against UA closer Holden Christian, rallying to beat the Wildcats 9-8 on Friday night in Berkeley, Calif.
Arizona (10-4, 0-1) led 8-2 after a 4-run top of the sixth before Cal (7-6, 1-0) scored the game’s final seven runs. Their ninth-inning rally featured just one hit but also two walks, a hit batter, a passed ball and three wild pitches, with all four runs scoring on wild pitches or passed balls.