The Arizona Wildcats began the 2021 season with a shutout of Ball State, but in the 15 games since then they have yielded five or more runs 10 times. That’s not such a big deal when your offense averages 9.2 runs and has failed to plate at least seven runs in only four contests.
But that was the preseason. And though Arizona (12-4) played some quality opponents over the first four weekends, it’s a whole different game now that Pac-12 play has arrived.
To further drive that point home, the UA opens Pac-12 play against UCLA, the unanimous pick of conference’s coaches to win the league.