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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 Devils. Torres homered twice off Mariah Lopez, who surrendered three homers in an outing for the se...
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 runs on 18 hits, seven of which went for extra bases, but Candrea took exception with his team’s pl...
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 Pac-12. They also passed Stanford (22-8, 3-3) for the second-best ERA in the conference after allowing...
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 history with 80 career home runs. She is one of five Wildcats to reach that milestone.