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Garrett Irvin shines as Arizona blanks UC Santa Barbara to reach regional final

After having to pull Garrett Irvin from his final regular-season start after only 2.2 innings, Arizona coach Jay Johnson said he was actually happy he got him the left-hander as early as he did.

“It can serve as a little bit of a breather,” Johnson would said.

Turns out Irvin made the most of that extra rest on his arm, tossing a 3-hitter in the Wildcats’ 4-0 win over UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA regionals on Saturday night in front of 4,127 fans at Hi Corbett Field.

Arizona (42-15) moves on to the regional final, set for 6 p.