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The Arizona WildBats Secure A Spot In The 2025 NCAA Super Regionals After Blanking Cal Poly

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The Arizona Wildcats (42-18) secured their spot in the Super Regionals with a 14-0 shutout victory over the Cal Poly Mustangs (43-19) on Sunday night at PK Park. The win completed the Cats sweep of the Eugene Regional.

Arizona will play the winner of tomorrow's game between Oklahoma and North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Regional.

Following a program-record performance on Saturday, the Wildcats bats were at it again on Sunday in the regional final. Arizona tallied 13 hits, six of which were home runs, and drew five walks en route to the 14-0 rout.

Center fielder Aaron Walton led the way with his first career three-home run performance, with third baseman Maddox Mihalakis not far behind with two for the first multi-homer game of his career. First baseman Tommy Splaine also joined the party with a blast of his own, giving Arizona 15 home runs in the Eugene Regional.

Starting pitcher Smith Bailey was dominant for the Cats, working six scoreless innings while allowing just four hits and issuing five strikeouts. The freshman earned the win to improve to 3-3 on the year.

The relief trio of Hunter Alberini, Julian Tonghini, and Matthew Martinez followed suit and tossed three shutout frames. Arizona has now earned four shutout victories this season.

Arizona WildBATS

  • CF Aaron Walton: 4-for-5, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI
  • 3B Maddox Mihalakis: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB
  • 1B Tommy Splaine: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
  • 2B Garen Caulfield: 2-for-5, R, 2B
  • RF Brendan Summerhill: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB

Bullpen Bullies

  • RHP Hunter Alberini: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
  • RHP Julian Tonghini: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
  • RHP Matthew Martinez: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Numbers of the Night

  • Arizona has now advanced to six Super Regional competitions since the format was introduced in 1999.
  • The Wildcats outscored their opponents 31-6 during their sweep of the Eugene Regional.
  • Sunday night was Arizona's first NCAA Tournament shutout since June 5, 2021 vs. UC Santa Barbara (4-0).

Next Up

The Arizona Wildcats have advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. They await their opponent and the location of the next round; both will be decided by the winner of tomorrow's game between Oklahoma and North Carolina at the Chapel Hill Regional.