Saturday’s series finale against UCLA was an emotional day for the Arizona baseball team.
Not only did the Wildcats beat all odds, scoring five runs in the bottom of the ninth to come away with a 6-5 win and a series victory over a ranked UCLA opponent, but they did so while playing for Josh Weaver, a 17-year-old Wildcats fan who died of cancer before the season started.
“Josh was a very special kid with an unbelievable personality that was just infectious to be around,” said Jimmy Van Ostrand, Arizona’s director of player development. “He’s going to be sorely missed by all the guys on our team.