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Arizona baseball suffered a 5-1 home loss to BYU, marked by four errors and poor hitting. Coach Chip Hale criticized the team's inconsistency and sloppiness.
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After playing one of its best all-around games in the series opener, Arizona followed it up with a certified stinker. Itâs a pattern thatâs become all too familiar for the Wildcats.
âThe season in a nutshell, just inconsistent and sloppy,â UA coach Chip Hale said after Fridayâs 5-1 home loss to BYU at Hi Corbett Field. âWe go through last night beautifully, then play like that.â
Arizona (16-25, 7-13 Big 12) committed four errors, its most in a game since May 2024, and had several other defensive plays that should have been made. The Wildcats also managed just four hits, going 0 for 12 with runners on base.
âI donât care if theyâre freshmen or theyâve been here for four years, you canât play a game like that and expect to win,â Hale said.
Owen Kramkowski dropped to 1-5 on the season, allowing three runs over 5.1 innings, but other than a few diving catches by center fielder Carson McEntire his defense didnât help him. It was the opposite for BYUâs Garrison Sumner, who went 6.2 innings and when he wasnât getting 21 swings and misses the Cougars (21-20, 10-10) made all the plays behind their pitcher.
The UA can still win its first home Big 12 series with a victory Saturday at noon. Smith Bailey will start for the first time since his 15-strikeout performance last weekend, and last season as the No. 3 starter he was on the mound for seven conference victories during the regular season as well as wins to clinch the Big 12 Tournament, Eugene Regional and Chapel Hill Super Regional.
âHeâs gonna pitch a good game tomorrow, weâve just got to be ready to play and and win the series,â Hale said.
Arizona committed four errors and failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, going 0 for 12 with runners on base.
Arizona's record is now 16-25 overall and 7-13 in the Big 12 after the loss.
Coach Chip Hale described the game as a reflection of the season, calling it 'inconsistent and sloppy.'

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