5-run 6th sinks Wildcats, who lose series to ASU and drop 5th straight Pac-12 game

Arizona lost to ASU 7-4 Saturday night, giving the Sun Devils the series victory and the Wildcats their fifth consecutive defeat in conference play.

For the fifth straight time, the Wildcats lost a conference game.

After opening Pac-12 play with a home sweep over Cal, Arizona has lost five in a row against league foes — three at UCLA and two at ASU.Arizona had a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning. ASU then score five runs, including a three-run homer by freshman third baseman Nu’u Contrades off reliever Dawson Netz. Like the night before, a hit-by-pitch preceded the home run.

Mac Bingham, Tommy Splaine and Garen Caulfield each had two hits for Arizona. Bingham drove in two runs and had two clutch catches in center field.

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