The Arizona baseball team is currently last in the Pacific 10 Conference Southern Division. This does not, however, mean that the team is bad, or even playing poorly. The fact is, the Wildcats play in arguably the toughest division in college baseball.

They have played close with or beaten every team in the Six-Pac, barring Stanford who they play this weekend. The Wildcats have talent at every position and have the traditionally potent Arizona hitting.

The problem may lie in the pitching staff.

"Twelve games into conference play we still haven't found our starting rotation," head coach Jerry Kindall said.

With that in mind, here are the notes for the Arizona baseball team.

The Magnificent Seven: Arizona has started seven different pitchers in 37 games. The most games started by any pitcher is nine by senior right-hander Matt Hendren (4-2). The problem that seems to be facing the Wildcat pitchers is that they are throwing a high number of pitches. The number of pitches thrown in an average game is about 120. By comparison, in Saturday's game against Arizona State, the UA pitchers threw 225 pitches in a 16-11 loss.

Wanted: A guy who throws strikes, apply within: A lack of control may be the main reason the pitchers are throwing so many pitches. A pitcher doesn't have to be overpowering. If the staff was pitching effectively, batters would either hit the ball and the defense could take care of business or the pitchers would tally more strikeouts.

"We need a pitcher who can throw strikes," Kindall said. "We haven't found the go-to guy on our staff."

Are you experienced?: In addition, many pitchers on the staff are relatively inexperienced. Six of the pitchers that have seen playing time are either freshmen or junior college transfers. The rest of the 17-man staff are seniors, save for sophomore Jason Hendricks, who sees more time in right field than on the mound.

Talent night: The talent of the Wildcat staff is comparable to that of the highly touted Sun Devils. Before last weekend's series, both UA and ASU had four pitchers with earned-run averages less than five, so the question that is begging to be answered is, when will the Wildcats find a way to start winning again? Kindall's philosophy is an optimistic one.

"Baseball is a fair game and an even game," Kindall said. " You win some and you lose some. It all evens out."