Bullpen gives up four runs in ninth, Arizona loses at home to Sacramento State

Before the first pitch, the Arizona baseball team's afternoon home tilt yesterday against Sacramento State had all the makings of a boring game ÷ a Monday matchup against the unranked and unheralded Hornets, sandwiched between two conference series.

Twenty-three runs, 27 hits, seven errors and almost four hours later, it ended in a disappointing 12-11 Arizona loss after the Wildcat bullpen blew a three-run lead in the ninth. It was the fifth time this season the UA bullpen has lost a game in the final frame. [Read article]

This year in the world of golf, including the Masters, one golfer has stood head and shoulders above all the others, and I'm not talking about Mike Weir.

Sure, Weir's playoff win at the Masters was his third win in 2003, along with the Bob Hope and the Nissan Open, and the best start to a year since Tiger won his first four tournaments in 2000.

I know you can argue that Weir's putting stroke is as smooth as Kobe's jumper, and his swing this past week would make Ben Hogan think about changing to south-paw, but Weir's achievements, in perspective, have been overshadowed by a college kid? [Read article]

Jung, Hollowell nominated for Player of Year

Two Wildcats are on the remaining list of 25 hopefuls for the USA Amateur Softball Player of the Year award. Senior Lovie Jung and freshman Alicia Hollowell are on the list that will be cut down to 10 on April 29, and then reduced to three finalists on May 13, before the winner is named at the opening ceremonies of the College World Series. [Read article]

The UA track and field team kept its season rolling this weekend, splitting the squad to send its field athletes to the Mesa Invitational at Mesa Community College on Friday and its track unit to The Sun Angel Classic in Tempe on Saturday.

Throwing sensation Sean Shields highlighted the afternoon in Mesa by taking first place in the shotput with a toss of 63 feet. The sophomore's throw was a new outdoor best on the season in the event. Last season Shields set the freshman shotput record while going on to break the record three more times. [Read article]

Dove-Ianello lands job with Wisconsin

What has been expected ever since her husband was hired as the tight end coach for the Wisconsin football squad became a reality Sunday night when former women's basketball associate head coach Denise Dove-Ianello was named to the Wisconsin women's basketball coaching staff.

The new Wisconsin head women's basketball coach Lisa Stone announced her new staff over the weekend at the team's annual awards banquet and Dove-Ianello was named the team's recruiting coordinator. [Read article]

Men win fourth title in five years, ĪB' women take 2nd

So much for the idea that the men's volleyball team was vulnerable. Arizona won its fourth national championship in five years in dominant fashion, going 8-0 and losing just one game in the tournament.

Going into the 2003 NIRSA Collegiate Volleyball Sport Club Championships, there was talk that the Wildcats (39-3), who entered the tournament ranked No. 1 for the first time in five years were down, but Arizona beat UC Davis 25-23 and 25-19 to win back to back championships. [Read article]