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Cats Top NC Dinos in Exhibition Matchup

TUCSON, Ariz. – Freshman Matt Fraizer and senior Michael Hoard both homered Tuesday as the Arizona Wildcats topped Korean professional team, NC Dinos, 13-1 at Hi Corbett Field in an exhibition matchup.
 
The Wildcats pounded out 13 hits and had six pitchers combine to allow just one run on three hits in the victory over the Dinos' minor league squad.
 
Arizona wasted no time getting their bats going Thursday when Fraizer hit a leadoff home run to open the scoring. The Cats scored three more runs in the inning, one off an RBI double from freshman Shane Martinez and another two off a single from senior Sawyer Gieseke.
 
Starting pitcher Tylor Megill pitched two scoreless innings and didn't allow a hit. He walked one and struck out two in a pair of strong innings. Randy Labaut and Ryan Gowens each pitched a scoreless inning behind Megill. NC Dinos got on the scoreboard in the fifth, but that was it. Preston Price tossed two innings, allowing just the one run. Robby Medel and Luke Soroko finished it off on the mound with three combined scoreless innings.
 
The strong pitching was a solid complement to Arizona's hot bats. Martinez added a sacrifice fly in the second for another run and fellow freshman Cameron Cannon had a sacrifice fly in the third. Leading 6-1, the Cats did more damage in the bottom of the fifth. After Labaut had an RBI single, Hoard hit a three-run opposite field home run to plate Cory Voss and Labaut to make it 10-1.
 
The Cats added another in the seventh and two more in the eighth.
 
Labaut went 3 for 4 with an BRI and two runs scored. Fraizer and Cannon each had two hits. Fraizer went 2 for 5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Cannon was 2 for 4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Martinez and Hoard each had three RBI.
 
The Cats will now head on the road for the first time this season. Arizona will play in the Frisco Classic in Frisco, Texas starting Friday. The Cats will play Arkansas on Friday, Oklahoma State on Saturday and Nebraska on Sunday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sawyer Gieseke

#1 Sawyer Gieseke

INF
5' 10"
Senior
Michael Hoard

#31 Michael Hoard

INF
5' 11"
Senior
Randy Labaut

#17 Randy Labaut

LHP
6' 1"
Freshman
Robby Medel

#23 Robby Medel

RHP
6' 3"
Junior
Luke Soroko

#40 Luke Soroko

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
Shane Martinez

#10 Shane Martinez

INF
6' 1"
Freshman
Ryan  Gowens

#18 Ryan Gowens

RHP
6' 4"
Junior
Cory Voss

#20 Cory Voss

C
5' 9"
Junior
Matt Fraizer

#22 Matt Fraizer

OF
6' 3"
Freshman
Preston Price

#30 Preston Price

RHP
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sawyer Gieseke

#1 Sawyer Gieseke

5' 10"
Senior
INF
Michael Hoard

#31 Michael Hoard

5' 11"
Senior
INF
Randy Labaut

#17 Randy Labaut

6' 1"
Freshman
LHP
Robby Medel

#23 Robby Medel

6' 3"
Junior
RHP
Luke Soroko

#40 Luke Soroko

6' 0"
Senior
RHP
Shane Martinez

#10 Shane Martinez

6' 1"
Freshman
INF
Ryan  Gowens

#18 Ryan Gowens

6' 4"
Junior
RHP
Cory Voss

#20 Cory Voss

5' 9"
Junior
C
Matt Fraizer

#22 Matt Fraizer

6' 3"
Freshman
OF
Preston Price

#30 Preston Price

6' 1"
Freshman
RHP
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