After an 11-9 loss to Grand Canyon this past Tuesday had dropped Arizona baseball to 18-20 this season and extended their losing streak to four games, UA head coach Jay Johnson admitted that it was a low point of his time in Tucson.
“It’s the most disappointed I’ve been in my time as the coach here,” Johnson said after the game. “We didn’t play at a level of emotional or physical investment that it requires to be a good Division I baseball team.”
With a trip to one of the best teams in college baseball looming, the loss seemed to be an omen that Arizona’s disappointing season was about to get even worse.