Slow starts at the plate have been an issue for Arizona all season, and when combined with a rough beginning for its starting pitcher it can lead to bad things, like being shut out for the first time in 2017 games.
When neither of those things happen, though, the results have been pretty good for the Wildcats.
The UA scored five runs in the bottom of the second and had five pitchers combine on a 3-hitter in beating Nevada 8-2 on Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett. Arizona (32-14) took three of four from the Wolf Pack and bounced back from Saturday’s 2-0 loss, the first time it failed to score since March 2018.