In its run to the College World Series last season, Arizona set school records for strikeouts by both its pitchers and hitters. One of those marks is on pace to be obliterated this spring, and not the one the Wildcats would like.
Arizona batters have struck out 243 times in 25 games, putting the team on pace to blow past the 2021 record of 501. The Wildcats have been punched out at the plate 84 times in nine Pac-12 games, behind only Washington State (87).
The UA has whiffed 10 or more times on 13 occasions, including in Tuesday’s 5-3 win at Grand Canyon when it struck out 14 times.