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Alyssa Denham, huge 5th inning power Arizona softball’s run-rule win at USF
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For four innings Saturday evening, No. 2 Arizona softball found itself in a pitcher’s duel with South Florida. Then the bats woke up.
The Wildcats scored nine runs in the fifth inning while
Alyssa Denham pitched another gem to lead Arizona to a 11-1 run-rule road victory against the Bulls. Arizona moves to 11-0 on the year with nine of those victories coming by run-rule.
Denham was two outs shy of recording her third career no-hitter but conceded a double followed by two singles as USF attempted a late rally.
Mariah Lopez and Alyssa Denham combined for a two-hit shutout and Arizona’s offense exploded late as they run-ruled USF 8-0 in five innings to complete the two-game sweep in Tampa.
The game was.
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Reyna Carranco out for ‘a while’ with broken thumb. Here’s how Arizona plans to replace her
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Reyna Carranco for the winning lottery numbers. She has the worst luck.
For the third time in four years, a broken bone will keep Arizona’s All-American second baseman out for an extended period of time. The senior fractured the thumb on her throwing hand in practice before Thursday’s doubleheader and will be out for “a while,” according to head coach
Mike Candrea.
Broken bones typically take four to six weeks to heal, meaning Carranco might be in jeopardy of missing Arizona’s Pac-12 opener at Washington on March 19. It’s probably best to keep her away from the Huskies anyway.