Arizona baseball gets both its only hits in 3-run 2nd inning, beats Cal Poly in regional opener

Easton Breyfogle homered after Tommy Splaine's RBI triple in a three-run second inning as Arizona baseball hung on for a victory over Cal Poly in the opener of the Eugene Regional.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

May 30, 2025, 5:54 PM Updated: 9:44 pm

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Easton Breyfogle homered after Tommy Splaine’s RBI triple in a three-run second inning as No. 2 seed Arizona baseball hung on for a 3-2 victory over third-seeded Cal Poly in the opener of the Eugene Regional on Friday.

Arizona (40-18) advances to play No. 4 seed Utah Valley, which upset host Oregon, in a Saturday matchup at 6 p.m. MST on ESPN+. Cal Poly (41-18) will play an elimination game against Oregon earlier Saturday.

The Wildcats’ rally came with two outs and the bases empty against Mustangs starter Griffin Naess (7-3). Andrew Cain — who batted seventh in the order — walked on a 3-2 pitch and Splain tripled to right-center field. Breyfogle followed with a two-run homer to right-center for a 3-0 lead.

Fly, fly away Fogle! 💪 pic.twitter.com/gjvsnzf78o

— Arizona Baseball (@ArizonaBaseball) May 30, 2025

The triple and home run were Arizona’s only hits of the day.

Owen Kramkowski (9-5) allowed one run on eight hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts. Tony Pluta pitched a scoreless ninth for his 13th save.

Dylan Kordic had an RBI single off Kramkowski in the sixth for Cal Poly’s first run. Cam Hoiland homered to left off Wildcats reliever Garrett Hicks in the eighth.

Arizona has advanced to the College World Series 18 times. The Wildcats have won four of them — most recently in 2012. They have been runners-up four times — most recently in 2016.

Cal Poly has made four NCAA Tournament appearances and never advanced past the regional round.