From Staff and wire reports
The Arizona baseba Durazo's hit streak continues
ll team salvaged its first road series in more than a month yesterday with a 3-1 victory against St. Francis (N.Y.) in the final game of the Ole Miss Invitational in Oxford, Miss.
Second baseman Matt Abram put the game out of reach when he broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run home run in the eighth inning. The blast was the sophomore's fifth of the season.
Junior pitcher Brian Pemble shut down the St. Francis offense, earning his third win in relief.
Senior first baseman Ernie Durazo inched one spot closer to breaking the UA all-time consecutive-game hitting streak by getting at least one hit in each of the three games.
Durazo trails Jack Daugherty's all-time record of hitting safely in 28 straight games, set in 1981-82.
The Wildcats did not fare as well in the first two tournament games.
Arizona (14-10) lost 5-4 to Ole Miss in the 17th inning yesterday morning, 21 hours after the game started.
The game was carried over from Saturday night after being suspended in the 12th inning due to rain.
The Wildcats tied the game in the ninth inning, 4-4, after Ole Miss reliever Nick Bradshaw's pitch passed catcher Carl Lafferty on a strikeout pitch to junior pinch hitter Kenny Huff.
The wild pitch allowed senior Kyle Tasco to score the tying run.
In the bottom of the 17th inning, Ole Miss' Evan Conley singled home the game-winning run to give the Rebels the victory.
Friday, four Arizona pitchers didn't seem to have an answer for No. 25 Southern Mississippi, as the Golden Eagles routed UA, 14-4.
UA got on the scoreboard first, but the lead was short-lived.
The Golden Eagles broke the game wide open in the sixth inning, scoring five runs to increase its lead to 11-4.
Southern Miss finished the afternoon with three home runs and 14 hits.
Marc Kaiser (4-2), fresh off a three-game winning streak, took the loss for the Wildcats.
Senior third baseman Erik Torres continued his hot hitting in the game, going 3-for-5 in a losing effort.
