Arizona is hitting over .300 for the season and scoring more than eight runs per game. But those are averages, and there will be nights where the bats aren’t there.
Saturday was one of those nights.
The Wildcats struck out a season-high 16 times in a 6-2 home loss to Texas State at Hi Corbett Field, ending a 6-game losing streak.
“They outpitched us tonight,” UA coach Chip Hale said. “Their pitchers were better than our hitters. Baseball is not a computer game, sometimes the guy just beats you. Tonight they just beat us, plain and simple.