• Box Score
  TUCSON, Ariz.Sophomore right-hander Ben Diggins allowed just one hit in 6.1 innings of relief, striking out 11, and helping Arizona top UC Santa Barbara, 10-4, in Tucson Sunday afternoon.

The Cats, who took two of three in the weekend series, improved to 15-12, while the Gauchos fell to 9-10.

Diggins entered the game in relief in the second inning and fanned the first six batters he faced, tying the Arizona record for consecutive strike outs. Diggins improved to 5-0 and lowered his earned-run average to 2.41.

Junior shortstop Keoni DeRenne led the Cats at the plate, driving in four runs with three hits, including a pair of triples. Junior first baseman Ernie Durazo singled twice, returning to the lineup after missing six games with a hamstring injury, extending his career-best hitting streak to 17. Junior center fielder Troy Gingrich had three hits as well for Arizona.

Gabe Neboyia (1-3) allowed eight runs (six earned) on 13 hits over six innings to take the loss for UCSB.

Arizona returns to action Tuesday when it plays host to 11th-ranked Houston at 7 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara        310     000     000     -       4       5       3
Arizona                 003     041     20x     -       10      16      1
Neboyia, Bullard (7) and Warrecker; Shabansky, Diggins (2), Milo (8) and
Meyer. W-Diggins (5-0). L-Neboyia (1-3).