As expected, Arizona is altering its rotation for this weekend’s NCAA Tournament.
Right-hander Clark Candiotti will start the Wildcats’ opener against Grand Canyon on Friday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Candiotti, a transfer from Wichita State, has been Arizona’s No. 2 starter for most of the season. But with usual Friday-night guy Jackson Kent in a slump, Candiotti has been bumped up.
Candiotti made the All-Pac-12 Team and takes a 7-3 record with a 3.11 ERA into the GCU game, which follows the Tucson Regional opener between Dallas Baptist and West Virginia. Candiotti will face GCU sophomore left-hander Grant Richardson (4-1, 4.03).
Arizona did not announce its starter for Saturday, a decision that could be matchup-dependent. Kent started against Dallas Baptist on March 1 at the Frisco College Baseball Classic, allowing two runs on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in 5⅓ innings.
