Arizona Wildcats sweep Alabama State

The Arizona Wildcats (28-14) took a nice little break from the rigors of Pac-12 play and came away with a sweep of Alabama State over the weekend, including an 18-3 win in the final game of the three-game series today at Hi Corbett Field.

Johnny Field banged out three hits -- including a home run today and Brandon Dixon had a career-high five hits as the Wildcats slapped 22 hits around Hi Corbett this afternoon. Kevin Newman, Scott Kingery and Joseph Maggie added to the onslaught with three hits apiece.

Tyler Crawford gets the win today to move to 5-1 on the season. Crawford goes six innings and Cody Moffett pitched three shutout innings.

Field and Dixon are just one percentage point apart in a friendly battle for the best batting average. Field is batting a hefty .391, while Dixon is at .390.

Arizona, 9-9 in the Pac-12 Conference, take on Arizona State on Tuesday night before returning to conference play next weekend at Hi Corbett Field against Washington.