Arizona gave up its first run in three games against San Francisco on Monday but won 8-5 to sweep the series at Kindall/Sancet Stadium.
Steve Selsky hit a two-run home run in the UA's first inning after the Dons had scored once in the top of the frame. The Wildcats (16-5) never trailed after that.
Leadoff hitter Joey Rickard scored twice and had two hits, and Cole Frenzel had three hits and two RBIs to extend his streak to 21 games of reaching base.
Alex Mejia, the Wildcats' No. 8 hitter, added three hits and two runs, and he drove in a run.
Tyler Hale (3-0) pitched 5 2/3 innings to earn the victory. The Wildcats turned a pair of double plays behind him.
The first double play ended the first inning with the bases full for the Dons (9-11).
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Konner Wade, Bryce Bandilla and Matt Chaffee worked the rest of the game, with Chaffee earning his first save this season.
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• Who: Arizona at Arizona State
• When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Compiled from a news release
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Arizona 8, San Francisco 5
S. Francisco ab r h bi Arizona ab r h bi
Lavin cf 4 2 2 1 Rickard cf 4 2 2 0
Clear ss 5 0 3 1 Frenzel 1b 3 0 3 2
Yarrow 3b 5 0 0 1 Selsky rf 5 1 1 2
Chavez dh 2 0 1 0 Rfsnydr dh 4 1 1 0
Balog 1b 3 1 1 0 Field lf 4 1 2 1
Higgs c 4 1 2 2 M-Brean 3b 4 0 0 0
LeMasters lf 2 0 0 0 Meskin c 3 0 0 0
Agate ph/lf 2 0 1 0 Bandy c 1 0 0 0
Bernatz rf 3 0 0 0 Mejia ss 4 2 3 1
Mahood 2b 4 1 1 0 Ortega 2b 3 1 3 1
Totals 34 5 11 5 Totals 35 8 15 7
San Francisco 100 002 200 - 5
Arizona 202 130Â 00x - 8
E: Clear, Yarrow. DP: Arizona 3. LOB: San Francisco 7, Arizona 7. 2B: Clear, Mahood, Field, Mejia. 3B: Lavin. HR: Higgs (1), Selsky (2). SH: Frenzel 2. SB: Lavin. CS: Lavin, Mejia, Ortega.
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Hiserman L, 2-2 4 10 6 6 0 1
Love 2/3 3 2 2 0 1
Waterman 3 1 0 0 0 1
Luippold 1/3 1 0 0 0 0
Arizona
Hale W, 3-0 5 2/3 7 3 3 4 2
Wade 1/3 2 2 2 0 0
Bandilla 2 2 0 0 1 1
Chaffee 1 0 0 0 0 2
HBP: Rickard (by Waterman), Ortega (by Histerman). Time: 2:51. Attendance: 912.
