Photos: Arizona comes from behind with two in the bottom of the ninth to beat Oregon State and take the Pac 12 championship
It came down to the last day of play, the last inning of the Pac 12's last game for the Wildcats to edge out the Beavers, May 18, 2024, for the regular season crown in the third game of the weekend series, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona’s Brendan Summerhill (4) jumps for joy after smashing a two-RBI double to center field in the bottom of the ninth to edge Oregon State 4-3 and take the regular season Pac 12 championship at Hi Corbett Field, May 18 2024, Tucson, Ariz. The walk-off was the conference’s final regular season game, in all sports.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball | May 18, 2024
Arizona coach Chip Hale celebrates with his Wildcats after their 4-3 walk-off victory to clinch the Pac-12 regular-season championship against Oregon State at Hi Corbett Field on May 18, 2024
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Oregon State reliever Bridger Holmes (50) dives but can’t get to a pop-up bunt from Arizona’s Casey Hintz (16) that loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball | May 18, 2024
Arizona shortstop Mason White (24) makes the throw on a dead run to nail Oregon State’s Jabin Trosky (2) on a slow roller up the middle and get the Wildcats out of the seventh inning at Hi Corbett Field on May 18.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
The Arizona Wildcats dogpile in center field after a walk-off, come-from-behind 4-3 win against Oregon State at Hi Corbett Field to take the last-ever Pac-12 regular-season championship on May 18.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona’s Brandon Rogers (8) scoops up Brendan Summerhill (4) after Summerhill knocked home the winning runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Oregon State 4-3 on the last day of regular season play, in all sports, for the Pac 12 Conference, at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball | May 18, 2024
Arizona’s Blake McDonald (2) and Clark Candiotti (44) celebrate the Wildcats' 4-3 walk-off over Oregon State with teammate Brendan Summerhill (4). The May 18 victory at Hi Corbett Field clinched the Pac-12 regular-season championship for the Wildcats.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball | May 18, 2024
Arizona’s Garen Caulfield (1) goes for the flying chest-bump as the Wildcats celebrate their 4-3, come-from-behind, walk-off win over Oregon State for the Pac-12 regular-season championship on May 18 at Hi Corbett Field.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona’s Maddox Mihalakis, left, slides past Oregon State catcher Wilson Weber with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of their Pac-12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona infielder Richie Morales (7) gets hit by a pitch in the eighth inning against Oregon State in their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona starter Cam Walty deals in the seventh inning against Oregon State in their Pac-12 game at Hi Corbett Field on May 18. Walty would allowed three runs in 8⅓ innings in the Wildcats' 4-3 comeback win.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona runner Adonys Guzman (18) slides into third base late as the throw to Oregon State third baseman Jabin Trosky (2) on a force play in the seventh inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
A fan jumps on the dugout to yell at the Wildcats as Arizona manufactured the tying run against Oregon State in the sixth inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona’s Brendan Summerhill (4) lunges for the bag as the throw gets to Oregon State infielder Jacob Krieg (22) in the sixth inning of their Pac-12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, in Tucson.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona second baseman Garen Caulfield (1) ranges to the right field line to glove a pop-up by Oregon State’s Brady Kasper (17) in the sixth inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona’s Casey Hintz (16) gives the ump a look after getting called out looking to end the Wildcat fifth against Oregon State at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona starter Cam Walty (38) bobbles a bunt back to the mound by Oregon State Travis Bazzana (37) that went for a hit in the fifth inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona first baseman Tommy Splaine skids on his knees to glove a grounder up the line by Oregon State's Jabin Trosky and get the putout himself in the fifth inning of their Pac-12 game at Hi Corbett Field on May 18, 2024.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona third baseman Richie Morales (7) scoops up a bunt to throw out Oregon State’s Elijah Hainline (3) on a sacrifice bunt in the fourth inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona first baseman Tommy Splaine (20) tags out Oregon State’s Brady Kasper (17) in the third inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona centerfielder Casey Hintz (16) misplays a sinking liner by Oregon State’s Micah McDowell (12) that knocked in a run in the third inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona second baseman Garen Caulfield makes the short throw to first to retire Oregon State’s Jabin Trosky in the third inning of their Pac-12 game at Hi Corbett Field on May 18.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona third baseman Richie Morales (7) charges the grounder by Oregon State’s Wilson Weber (18) in the second inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball | Saturday, May 18, 2024
Arizona pitcher Cam Walty tosses to first to get Oregon State’s Brady Kasper and end the Beavers’ half of the first inning of their Pac-12 championship-deciding game on May 18 at Hi Corbett Field.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball
Arizona centerfielder Casey Hintz (16) goes to ground to snare a sinking fly ball by Oregon State’s Travis Bazzana (37) in the first inning of their Pac 12 game at Hi Corbett Field, May 18, 2024, Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball | May 18, 2024
Arizona pitcher Clark Candiotti (44) sports the banana rally cap in the Wildcat dugout in the eighth inning against Oregon State on May 18 at Hi Corbett Field, May 18.
University of Arizona vs Oregon State, game 3, Pac 12 baseball | May 18, 2024
Arizona's Brendan Summerhill (in red) and the Wildcats show off their conference championship trophy to the home crowd after knocking off Oregon State on Summerhill’s bottom-of-the-ninth, two-RBI double in the final Pac-12 event of any kind to be held in Tucson on May 18.
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