It was a long night for the No. 22 Arizona Wildcats. They were supposed to take the field for the first game of a doubleheader at 6 p.m. MST and start their second game two hours later. It wasn’t.
Arizona softball’s high-powered offense kept it perfect in the Hillenbrand Invitational, sweeping a doubleheader against Indiana and Marshall on Friday.
The 22nd-ranked Wildcats beat Indiana 6-3.
It had all the trappings of a stressful pitchers’ duel through four-and-a-half innings. Then, suddenly, the Arizona Wildcats got their bats out in the bottom of the fifth then held on down the.
Sometimes a doubleheader is a good thing.
Arkansas found its bats in the last half of its early game against Omaha. The No. 15 Razorbacks carried that over into its second game against Arizona,.
Arizona softball didn’t run-rule an opponent for the first time this season, but instead got its first victory over a ranked team in walk-off fashion.
The Wildcats beat No. 15 Arkansas 3-2 on.