Arizona freshman shortstop Jacob Blas was the hero at Hi Corbett Field on Saturday night — well, at least for half an inning.
Blas hit a three-run inside-the-park homer to give the Wildcats a 6-3 lead in the eighth, but the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal rallied for five runs in the ninth for an 8-7 victory.
Down 6-5 with the bases loaded and two outs, Stanford’s Christian Robinson lined a single to right that plated three runs after an error by UA right fielder Blake Paugh.
The Wildcats led off the bottom of the ninth with two singles and would score on a fielder’s choice, but Tate Soderstrom grounded out with the tying on first to end the game.