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It started so well. Alyssa Denham retired UCLA’s leadoff hitter with one pitch, then got the No. 2 hitter to bounce a weak grounder to third. Two outs on five pitches. Hillenbrand Stadium was...

Long balls lead ASU past Arizona softball as Sun Devils clinch first series win over Wildcats since 2015 Share this story Photo by Ryan Kelapire TEMPE — Fueled by four two-run homers, No. 13 ASU routed No. 8 Arizona 8-1 in the second game of the weekend series. It clinches ASU’s first series victory over the Wildcats since 2015. The in-state rivals will play a non-conference game at 8 p.m. before wrapping up the series Sunday at 1 p.m. Maddi Hackbarth, Makenna Harper went yard for the Sun ...

Arizona softball sweeps doubleheader vs. GCU before big ASU series Share this story Photo by Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images No. 8 Arizona run-ruled GCU 8-0 in both games of Wednesday’s doubleheader, doing what it should do against a WAC team. “I wasn’t overly pleased with the way we played,” head coach Mike Candrea said. “We didn’t have any sense of urgency, but we’ve got 48 hours to kind of get tuned up and get ready for ASU.” The Wildcats (26-5, 6-2) tallied 16 r...

Alyssa Denham throws another shutout as Arizona softball sweeps Stanford in Palo Alto Share this story Alyssa Denham, Dejah Mulipola drove in the game-winning run with an RBI double in the fourth. UA tacked on an insurance run in the seventh when Jessie Harper scored on a fielding error by the shortstop. Denham allowed four hits—all singles—and one walk while striking out three and inducing two double plays. The Wildcats have now won eight in a row to improve 22-5 overall and 6-2 in the Pa...

Jessie Harper’s homers lead Arizona softball to run-rule win at Florida A&M Share this story Photo courtesy Arizona Athletics Jessie Harper hit a pair of home runs including a grand slam to lead No. 2 Arizona softball to a 8-0 run-rule victory against Florida A&M on Wednesday in Tallahassee. The victory puts Arizona back in the win column following a Monday loss to UCF. The Wildcats (13-1) have now won 11 games by run-rule. With her two blasts, Harper became the 11th player in NCAA softball...

What we learned about Arizona softball at the Hillenbrand Invitational Share this story Photo by Ryan Kelapire The Arizona softball team opened the season with five wins at the Hillenbrand Invitational, taking down Seattle U, Southern Utah and New Mexico in an empty Hillenbrand Stadium. Our recaps can be found in our softball section, and below are some additional takeaways from the opening weekend. Sharlize Palacios will still have a big role this season The redshirt freshman is in an interes...

Freshmen dazzle as Arizona softball run rules Southern Utah to complete Hillenbrand Invitational Share this story Photo by Ryan Kelapire The future of Arizona softball was on full display on Sunday, and boy is it a bright one. The Wildcats got all kinds of contributions from their underclassmen in a 10-1 run-ruling of Southern Utah. Flamethrowing freshman Devyn Netz made her debut in the circle and tossed four innings of one-run ball for her first career win. It was closed out by fellow freshm...

Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza belted a go-ahead opposite field homer in the fifth inning and No. 3 Arizona overcame some jitters to survive its first scare of the season. The senior’s two-run blast...