Arizona baseball hammers Cal Poly to make Super Regionals

Aaron Walton hit three home runs on Sunday, leading Arizona to a 14-0 win over Cal Poly and a berth in the NCAA Baseball Super Regionals.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jun 2, 2025, 7:36 AM Updated: 12:01 pm

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Walton hit three home runs and drove in six runs on Sunday night, leading Arizona baseball to a 14-0 win over Cal Poly and a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals.

Maddox Mihalakis added two home runs and drove in three runs. Tommy Splaine added a two-run homer and also drove in three runs for the Wildcats (42-18).

Walton was the second Arizona player to hit three home runs in a game in the regional. Mason White hit three out on Saturday against Utah Valley.

The Wildcats will play in the super regionals for the sixth time and are 4-1 in their previous appearances.

Walton got Arizona started with a two-run home run in a five-run first inning. In the second inning, he hit another two-run shot and Mihalakis added a solo homer to make it 8-0.

Walton added a third two-run shot that made it 10-0 in the sixth inning and Splaine went deep for two runs in the seventh. Mihalakis added a two-run shot in the eighth.

Four pitchers combined for the shutout. Starter Smith Bailey (3-3) went six innings and allowed four hits. Hunter Alberini, Julian Tonghini and Matthew Martinez pitched one inning each, allowing a total of two hits.

Cal Poly starter Ethan Marmie (4-4) pitched one batter into the second inning and was charged with six runs.

Nate Castellon had two hits for the Mustangs (43-19).