It was almost a year ago that Arizona headed to Washington State, coming off a loss in Phoenix, and ended up dropping that first game in ugly fashion. Six weeks later they won the Pac-12 title and a few weeks after that they played in the College World Series in Omaha.
Will history repeat itself? The Wildcats completed the first half of the 2021 scenario on Friday, losing 11-5 at home to last-place Washington State at Hi Corbett Field.
It was the second straight loss for the UA (21-9, 9-4) after losing 10-6 at ASU on Tuesday.