Arizona clinched a share of its first Pac-12 title in nine years last weekend while standing around a cell phone in the outfield of Oregon State’s stadium. It locked up its first outright conference title since 1989 during the latter stages of a disappointing home loss on Friday night, its first at Hi Corbett Field in seven weeks.
So what was there left to play for in the regular-season finale? Plenty, based on the players’ and coaches’ behavior after it ended in dramatic fashion.
Jacob Berry’s double with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Donta’ Williams, giving Arizona a 5-4 walkoff win on Saturday night and providing the spark for a raucous on-field celebration.