With an overall staff ERA of 4.94, and 6.24 in Pac-12 play, Arizona’s pitchers don’t really look that impressive on paper.
But it’s not paper that’s been coming out of the bullpen in nearly a dozen different forms of late, providing the Wildcats with arguably the best pitching depth in the conference.
“I think we’ve had some outstanding pitching performances, both as starters and throughout the pen, that have kept us in almost every game we’ve played,” UA coach Jay Johnson said Thursday. “I think the depth is the first reason for that.