Wildcats Conclude Road Trip Against Arizona State Monday Night

The Arizona Wildcats will finish a four-game road swing in Phoenix Monday evening. They face Arizona State at Phoenix Municipal Stadium at 6:35 p.m. MST.

Match details

The game airs on ESPN+. This meeting is the teams’ fifth of the season.

Arizona leads the all-time series 266-237 over ASU after 504 games. Monday’s game is the 505th matchup.

Arizona form and recent results

Arizona went 3-1 in its most recent week. The Wildcats posted a run-rule win over New Mexico State.

They also won two of three at TCU. That road series provided Arizona’s first Big 12 series win this season.

As a team last week, Arizona hit .270. The pitching staff produced a 3.55 ERA with 31 strikeouts and six walks.

Key Wildcats performers

• Tony Lira leads the offense. He has 52 hits, a .361 average, .521 slugging, and a .442 on-base mark.
• Lira went 7-for-15 last week (.467) with three RBIs and two walks for a .529 weekly OBP.
• Mathis Meurant hit 4-for-10 with two doubles and two RBIs during the TCU series.
• Beau Sylvester carries a six-game hitting streak. He owns a .307 season average and went 7-for-11 versus ASU.
• True freshman Caleb Danzeisen ranks third in the Big 12 in walk rate at 21.5 percent. He has reached base in 25 of 28 games.
• Danzeisen delivered a pinch-hit, game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning at TCU.
• Carson McEntire leads Arizona with seven home runs and 15 extra-base hits. He shares the team RBI lead of 24.
• Maddox Mihalakis also has 24 RBIs this season.
• Relievers Garrett Hicks and Maclain Roberts have been reliable. Roberts has not allowed a run in his last four outings.
• Hicks has not yielded a run in his last five appearances.

Arizona State overview

The Sun Devils enter the game at 26-11 overall. Fifth-year coach Willie Bloomquist has a 152-116 record at ASU.

ASU ranks third in the conference and sixth nationally with a .324 team batting average. Landon Hairston paces the nation with 23 home runs and 68 hits.

Hairston bats .453, which ranks eighth nationally in batting average.

What to watch

The matchup concludes the regular-season slate between the rivals. Arizona State holds a 3-1 edge in this season’s series.

Wildcats Conclude Road Trip Against Arizona State Monday Night while seeking momentum after a strong week.

Coverage and further notes are available from Filmogaz.com. Fans can stream the game on ESPN+.