Arizona softball will open the 2021 Women’s College World Series on Thursday against the same team that eliminated them in 2019 the No. 3-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide.
First pitch in Oklahoma City.
Arizona softball will have to solve road struggles to beat Arkansas, reach Women’s College World Series
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Created in the 1920s, the Hog Call is one of the most unique chants in college sports.
In unison, Arkansas fans slowly raise their arms from their knees to their head while wiggling their fingers and cooing an eight-second “Woo” that builds in volume and pitch.
Then they yank down their arms, yell “Pig!” and pump their right fist while delivering a thundering “Sooie!”
The process repeats itself. Sometimes more than once.
“Woooooooo! Pig! Sooie!”
Arizona softball has never played at Bogle Park before, but longtime head coach
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This postseason is the last chance for Arizona’s storied senior class to chase a national championship. It’s also the first chance for the freshmen to show that the pursuit will continue long after the upperclassmen are gone.
Redshirt freshmen
Janelle Meoño and true freshman
Carlie Scupin were instrumental for the Wildcats in the regular season. Now they are showing out in the NCAA Tournament, too.
Palacios was red-hot in the Tucson Regional, collecting eight hits and 10 RBI in the three wins. She blasted a three-run homer in the 7-0 victory over UMBC and a game-breaking grand slam against Ole Miss to propel Arizona into the regional final. There, she split the gap for a timely two-run double that broke open an eventual 12-6 comeback win over the Rebels.
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Anything can happen in the postseason.
Arizona catcher
Dejah Mulipola said it Saturday after the Wildcats almost blew an eight-run lead to Ole Miss. On Sunday, it was the Wildcats who dug themselves into a deep hole, only they were able to hit their way out.
Arizona scored three runs in the fourth and eight in the fifth to erase a six-run deficit in a 12-6 win over Ole Miss in the Tucson Regional final.
With the win, Arizona advances to their seventh straight Super Regional, where they will face No. 6 Arkansas in Fayetteville with a trip to the Women’s College World Series on the line.