Auburn threatened Arizona's lead with a leadoff home run in the seventh inning, but the Wildcats retired the next three batters for a 2-1 win at Hillenbrand Stadium on Saturday.
Arizona moved on to the NCAA Tucson Regional championship game, Sunday at 4 p.m. The Wildcats’ opponent will be decided later Saturday.
The Wildcats struggled for hits (Arizona only managed four), but coach Mike Candrea thought his team gave a great effort to come out unscathed.