Arizona will open Big XII Tournament play on Thursday against Arizona State in the quarterfinals. First pitch for the Wildcats and Sun Devils is at 5:30 PM Mountain Standard Time in Oklahoma City. Arizona is the three seed in the Big XII Tournament and Arizona State is sixth.
Arizona finished the regular season with 35 wins and 15 losses overall and 16 victories and eight defeats in the Big XII, tied with Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State beat Arizona two out of three games during the regular season to win the tiebreaker as the second seed in the Big XII Tournament.
Arizona State enters the Big XII Tournament with 38 wins and 16 losses overall and 11 victories and 13 defeats in conference play to finish sixth. Arizona State swept a three-game series at BYU to finish the regular season…