Chase Davis

The Arizona baseball team bounced back from a tough loss in the series opener by beating host Cal 10-4 on Saturday.

UA (11-4, 1-1 Pac-12) scored eight runs over the final three innings to break the game open and pick up their first conference win.

Chase Davis hit a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to give UA 5-2 lead. After the Golden Bears (7-7, 1-1) cut the lead to 5-4, UA scored three more times in the eighth.

Mac Bingham also homered for the Wildcats, a solo shot in the second that tied the game at 1.

UA pounded out 17 hits as Davis, Bingham, Daniel Susac and Tommy Splaine each had three.

Garrett Irvin (2-1) earned the win, allowing three earned runs and striking out six in six innings. Three Arizona relievers each threw a hitless inning.

Cal had scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth Friday to win 9-8. The teams play in the rubber game of the series at 1:05 p.m. Sunday.


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