Arizona's shortstop Jacob Blas (10) makes the throw to nail Wichita State's Jack Sigrist (6) at first in the first inning of their game at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., March 11, 2021.

Saturday night's Arizona baseball game will start late. And the Wildcats will face a different opponent than originally scheduled.

The UA will play Air Force at 7:30 p.m., 90 minutes later than their originally scheduled start against Wichita State at Hi Corbett Field. The Shockers and Falcons played an afternoon game that ran behind because of wet weather. Rain and snow fell overnight in Tucson.

Arizona was supposed to face Wichita State to conclude a three-game series, but the Shockers had to use too many pitchers because of the weather delay. So an agreement was made for Arizona to face Air Force instead. The two teams are scheduled to play again at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Air Force defeated Wichita State 12-3. The Wildcats and Shockers split what turned into a two-game series.


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