College games at Hi Corbett fun to watch

I stopped in at Hi Corbett Field this afternoon to watch the University of Arizona baseball team take on Utah Valley in the second and final game of a two-game series. Utah Valley surprised the Wildcats the day before, handing them their second loss of the season. But today it was all Wildcats as they banged out 14 hits en route to a 14-5 win.

Arizona (8-2) started a freshman on the mound and penciled in a junior college transfer at first base. Both were impressive.

Lefthander Cody Moffett, from Highland High School in Gilbert, picked up his first win for the Wildcats, while Sam Parris, a 6-5, 225 pound first-sacker from Lake Stevens, Washington, looked impressive at the plate, banging out two doubles.

Johnny Field was, well...Johnny Field. The junior center fielder from Las Vegas made two diving catches in the early innings -- one on a shallow pop-up and the other an over-the-shoulder catch at the warning track.

Brandon Dixon, a junior third baseman from Murrieta, California, was the big hitter for the Wildcats today. Dixon went 3 for 3, homered, scored three times and drove in three runs.

As for Hi Corbett Field, what a venue to watch a college baseball game.

I can't wait to see another game. The Wildcats are in the middle of an 18-game home stand and take on San Francisco in a three-game series, beginning on Friday.