It took three tries, but the Arizona Wildcats have managed to beat a team from the Big Ten Conference.
Two home runs by junior Blake Paugh paced Arizona to a 3-2 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Tony Gwynn Legacy tournament in San Diego.
Paugh belted a solo homer to left in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game at 1, then two frames later hit a two-run shot to put the Wildcats up 3-1.
Arizona (5-2) only had six hits, two each by Paugh and junior Donta Williams, but that’s all it needed with a strong pitching effort by starter Chandler Murphy and relievers Blake Peyton and Vince Vannelle.