SCOTTSDALE—With the prospect of needing to beat the top-seeded team twice in one day just to make the championship game, Arizona could have easily gone through the motions and been content with a 2-2 record in the Pac-12 Tournament.
But that’s not how Chip Hale coaches, or his Wildcats play.
Arizona scored twice in the ninth inning and had the go-ahead run on base before falling 5-4 to Stanford on Saturday afternoon at Scottsdale Stadium. The loss eliminated the fifth-seeded Wildcats (37-23) in what was effectively the tourney semifinals, while the Cardinal (40-14) will take on either No.