The Stanford team that Arizona swept at home back in March is long gone. The one the Wildcats faced on Thursday night looks a lot like the group that knocked them around (and out of) the College World Series last season.
The top-seeded Cardinal pounded Arizona’s pitchers into submission, blasting five home runs as part of a 21-hit effort in a 15-8 win in the Pac-12 Tournament at Scottsdale Stadium.
No. 5 Arizona (36-22) drops into the loser’s bracket, where it will take on No. 8 ASU (26-31) in an elimination game at 3 p.m. PT Friday.