Wildcat Athletics Duncan Powers, Pemble Pitches Cats to 9-3 Win over Wolf Pack

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2.13.2000
Duncan Powers, Pemble Pitches Cats to 9-3 Win over Wolf Pack

Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz.Sophomore right fielder Shelley Duncan hit two home runs and sophomore lefty Brian Pemble allowed five hits over 7.0-plus innings as Arizona salvaged the final contest of its three-game series with Nevada, 9-3.

Arizona improved to 8-6 with the win, while the Wolf Pack fell to 6-4.

Duncan, who homered twice Saturday, went back-to-back with sophomore designated hitter Ben Diggins in the fifth. Diggins went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Senior center fielder Troy Gingrich drove in three runs with a pair of hits. Junior first baseman Ernie Durazo extended his career-long hitting streak to 10 with a pair singles.

Pemble (3-0) set career highs in innings and strike outs (8). He shut the Wolf Pack out through seven before walking the first two batters in the eighth and being relieved. Junior right-hander Matt Rainer (0-2) gave up five runs in 4.0-plus innings.

The Cats return to action Wednesday when they open a four-game road swing with a contest at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 6 p.m. CST.

                        
Nevada        000     000     300     -       3       8       0
Arizona       021     030     03x     -       9       12      0
Rainer, Moran (5), Schultz (8) and Popoff; Pemble, Milo (8) and Cunningham.
W-Pemble (3-0). L-Rainer (0-2). HrsUA: Duncan 2 (7), Diggins (2).