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Fladda Shines as Arizona Baseball Beats UC Irvine

Luc Fladda delivered a career-high nine strikeouts in seven scoreless innings to lead Arizona to a 7-1 victory over UC Irvine in the Live Like Lou Las Vegas Classic.

Arizona baseball secured its first win streak of the season with a dominant pitching performance from Luc Fladda. The left-handed transfer allowed only four singles while striking out nine batters, helping the Wildcats go 2-1 in the tournament. Offensively, Arizona matched its season high with seven runs on 10 hits, with Nate Novitske going 3 for 5 with a double and two RBI in his third consecutive multi-hit game. Caleb Danzeisen added two hits and three runs scored, while Carson McEntire hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning.