Arizona could have at least six regulars from last year’s team in the starting lineup when the 2023 season begins in February, with only a few spots in the batting order up for grabs.
It’s going to be hard for Arizona not to give one of those slots to Mason White, who could end up being Chip Hale’s first recruiting steal.
White, a freshman who graduated from Tucson’s Salpointe Catholic five months ago, had hits in both games of the Wildcats’ doubleheader exhibition sweep of UNLV on Saturday afternoon at Hi Corbett. He was 2 for 5 with a double (that was a few feet why of a home run), an RBI and two runs scored in the opening 11-6 win and added another double and was on base twice in the 5-4 finale, which the UA walked off with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.