VIDEO: Ex-Wildcat Rio Gomez talks pitching for Colombia in World Baseball Classic, return to Tucson
Former Arizona pitcher Rio Gomez led Colombia to an 8-1 win over China at the World Baseball Classic qualifiers at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tucson. (Video by Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star)
Justin Spears
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