Arizona rallied after losing a 4-0 lead on Sunday to defeat Houston 6-5 and avoid being swept in its final home series of the season. The win keeps Arizona a game behind Texas Tech and two behind Kansas State in the race for the final two Big XII Tournament berths.
Arizona opened the scoring in the second inning when Jackson Forbes reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Andrew Cain. Cash Brennan scored later in the second inning on a Houston error. Arizona added two more runs in the third to extend its lead to four runs.
Cain hit a sacrifice fly to score Beau Sylvester and Carson McEntire singles to score Brennan to push the Arizona lead to 4-0. Arizona lost the lead in the sixth inning when Houston scored five runs after starting pitcher Evan Brandt left after pitching five scoreless innings…