After Dalbec pitched out of a major jam in the bottom of the fourth – second and third with no outs — Arizona tacked on another run in the top of the fifth. Aguilar’s sacrifice fly, which scored Zach Gibbons, made it 4-1.

Sam Houston State manufactured a run in the bottom of the fifth, but Arizona responded with two the next inning. After the Bearkats intentionally walked Gibbons to set up a lefty-lefty matchup, Alfonso Rivas III ripped a two-RBI triple to right-center.

Arizona needed every bit of it. Sam Houston State scored three runs in all in the seventh to make it a one-run game. After allowing consecutive singles, junior right-hander Kevin Ginkel got out of the inning and pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. He exited in the ninth with one out and an 0-1 count on SHSU's Zach Smith. Rivas entered from left field and struck out Smith. After issuing a walk, Rivas got Andrew Fregia to fly out to right to end the game.

It’s unclear who will start for Arizona on Monday. The leading candidates — Ginkel and lefty Cameron Ming — pitched in relief of Dalbec.

Johnson expressed confidence in his pitching depth between games Sunday.

“I love it. I feel great about it,” Johnson said. “I feel like our team is the best situated to have success in this kind of scenario.”

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