Smith Bailey’s masterful performance wasted in ugly home loss to Kansas State
You never know what you’re going to see when you go to a ballgame, both good and bad. Sometimes both in the same night. One of the greatest individual pitching performances in program history ended up being for naught in Arizona’s 11-1, 8-inning loss to Kansas State on Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field.
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You never know what you’re going to see when you go to a ballgame, both good and bad. Sometimes both in the same night. One of the greatest individual pitching performances in program history ended up being for naught in Arizona’s 11-1, 8-inning loss to Kansas State on Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Smith Bailey struck out 15, one shy of the school record in a conference game since joining the Pac-10 in 1979, and allowed only one hit over six innings. The sophomore right-hander left with a 1-0 lead only to see the UA bullpen, which had been collectively stellar the last two weeks, implode all at once. “You’re up 1-0 with a guy that struck out 15 guys, things are rolling, and all of a sudden it just kind of slaps you in the face,” coach Chip Hale said.
“And that’s what we talk about, this game on a daily basis will rip your guts out. We have a young team, and it’s just not going to be easy. We have to play better.