Arizona’s pitching let it down numerous times last season, and Chip Hale knew changes needed to be made. Though it’s only the fall, it already looks like those changes are paying off.
Eight Wildcat pitchers combined to limit Mexico pro team Naranjeros de Hermosillo to five hits in a 3-1 win on Thursday night in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta at Kino Stadium. It was Arizona’s first win in four tries in the event, having tied in 2018 and 2022 and lost in 2021.
“Really, really happy with the pitching,” Hale said. “We’ve seen Coach (Kevin) Vance and Coach (John) DeRouin are really doing a great job teaching these guys some new pitches, and just the pitch call was fantastic.