Arizona baseball: Diamondbacks, Wildcats eying a batch of W's in May

 Arizona Baseball

Arizona Diamondbacks (14-17)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (14-17) grapple with injuries, lack of timely hitting, and pitching woes. With April in the books, the team urgently needs some wins to turn the tide in their favor.

The Diamondbacks will close out their three-game series with the LA Dodgers tonight at Chase Field. 

Arizona managed to pull out a 4-3 win over the first-place Dodgers to even the series last night at Chase Field thanks to a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning from Christian Walker, who finished the night with two homers and three RBI.

And the game had its moments. First, they had to battle a swarm of bees behind home plate and a two-hour delay. But they survived. The Diamondbacks, that is, not the Bees.

Arizona Wildcats (26-17, 14-7 Pac-12) 

Last night, at Hi Corbett Field, Arizona faced a tough challenge as the Grand Canyon Antelopes teed off on the Wildcats'  bullpen corps for 23 hits and a surprising 24-8 win. The Wildcats saved their top-of-the-line pitchers for this weekend's three-game Pac-12 series at Hi Corbett against the Stanford Cardinal.

Arizona is now tied for first place in the Pac-12 Conference with Utah. Both teams are 14-7. The Wildcats need a sweep of Stanford and a win at Arizona State next Tuesday before they head to Salt Lake City and a crucial three-game series with the Utes.

Photo: Last night's first pitch at Hi Corbett Field. The game did not go Arizona's way as the Grand Canyon Antelopes won, 24-8.