Homers power Arizona softball to another run-rule victory over Utah in first game of Saturday doubleheader
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After Arizona football hosted their annual spring game, Arizona softball scored two touchdowns of their own at Hillenbrand Stadium.
The Wildcats blasted five home runs on their way to a 14-0 run-rule win over Utah in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Dejah Mulipola,
Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza all went yard.
Janelle Meoño extended her hitting streak to 23 games with a pair of singles, the longest Arizona hitting streak since 1994.
Through two games against Utah, Arizona has tallied 26 runs and 28 hits, treating the Utes like the last-place team they are. Arizona led 5-0 after two and 14-0 after three.
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Why is Arizona softball struggling against ranked teams?
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Arizona softball hasn’t lived up to expectations this season, currently sitting at fourth in the Pac-12 despite being picked to finish second.
The Wildcats have fallen outside of the Top 10 in some polls and don’t have the look of an elite team. They are 2-8 against ranked opponents, an alarming stat with the postseason only a month away.
Why has Arizona struggled against quality teams? Here’s a look at some of the problems.
Clutch hits have been hard to come by
Despite having one of the most decorated lineups in the country, the Wildcats only have 11 hits in 70 at-bats with runners in scoring position against ranked teams. That’s a .157 average for a team that is hitting .323 for the season.
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Long balls lead ASU past Arizona softball as Sun Devils clinch first series win over Wildcats since 2015
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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 second time this season. Hackbarth kicked off the scoring in the first inning with a moonshot to left.
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Arizona softball sweeps doubleheader vs. GCU before big ASU series
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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 plate approach.
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