There wasn’t much more that Kyle Luckham, or even Willie Bloomquist could do.
To go to the ‘pen, or not go to the ‘pen.
In the bottom of the sixth, seemingly the breaking point in Wednesday’s first round Pac-12 Tournament game, this was...the question.
Head coach Willie Bloomquist decided to stick with Luckham while up by a run with no outs and two runners on. The junior right-hander had rolled through four frames before facing some middle-inning hiccups, but still had only just suffered his second run of the game. He was hovering around 90 pitches on the 100-degree afternoon when pitching coach Sam Peraza made a mound visit.