Senior outfielder Emilio Corona is back in the starting lineup for Arizona's NCAA Tournament opener vs. Grand Canyon on Friday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Corona has been limited to pinch running since getting hit in the right hand by a pitch vs. Oregon State on May 16. He scored the winning run in Arizona's 4-3 walk-off win over USC in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game last Saturday.
Corona is hitting .266 with 20 extra-base hits and a team-high 15 stolen bases.
Corona is batting ninth and playing right field against the Antelopes. Here's how Arizona's lineup stacks up:
- CF Brendan Summerhill (L)
- 2B Caulfield, Garen (R)
- SS Mason White (L)
- DH Maddox Mihalakis (L)
- C Blake McDonald (R)
- 3B Richie Morales (R)
- 1B Tommy Splaine (R)
- LF Easton Breyfogle (L)
- RF Emilio Corona (R)
- P Clark Candiotti (R)
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UA coach Chip Hale provides an injury update and explains the decision to alter the starting rotation ahead of Arizona's game vs. Grand Canyon in the NCAA Tournament's Tucson Regional (video by Michael Lev / Arizona Daily Star)
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