Utah Slugger Lights Up The Bases For Wildcats' Thrilling Comeback!
Arizona could have easily been coming back from its first Big 12 series with a sweep. Instead it’s returning home with two helpings of what might have been. The Wildcats were walked off by Utah for the second game in a row, falling 8-7 on Sunday afternoon in Salt Lakt City.
The Utes (11-6, 2-1) scored twice in the bottom of the 9 th to win it after Arizona (7-12, 1-2) scored three times in the top of the inning to go up 7-5. For the third game in a row, Arizona tied it with two out in the 9 th on an RBI double by Beau Sylvester . Jackson Forbes followed with a 2-run single for the lead.
But Utah loaded the bases with no out in the bottom of the 9 th off two walks and a hit batter issued by Matthew Martinez . Patrick Morris came in and, after inducing a run-scoring groundout, gave up a 2-run single to end it. The UA led 4-0 after two innings but squandered many opportunities to extend that lead, leaving 10 on base despite nine hits and 10 walks.
Arizona jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1 st on consecutive 1-out doubles by Tony Lira, Andrew Cain and Maddox Mihalakis . The Wildcats have only scored in the opening inning seven times this season. A monster 2-run homer by Lira put the UA up 4-0 in the 2 nd , a 477-foot blast over the batter’s eye at America First Ballpark.
Tony Lira, you are UNREAL‼️ @TheTonyLira That's a 477-foot bomb sent straight into the Wasatch Mountains 😮 pic. twitter. com/DrQyZD56Vt — Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) March 15, 2026 But the offense stalled after that, despite plenty of opportunities.