Arizona is still in the hunt for the Pac-12 regular season title, but it’s got a little more work to do after dropping its series opener at last-place USC.
The Wildcats fell 6-1 to the Trojans on Friday night, their second straight loss. Combined with Stanford’s win over Cal it dropped Arizona (32-16, 13-9) into a tie for fourth with the Cardinal and put it three behind first-place Oregon State in the loss column.
Arizona managed just six hits, four of those coming in the first three innings. The Wildcats had a runner in scoring position in all three frames, with the bases loaded in the second, but could not score.