Caitlin Lowe was officially introduced as Arizona softball’s new head coach on Wednesday but she doesn’t have much time to soak it in.
"We start recruiting tomorrow," she said.
Lowe said the 2021.
Arizona softball had 16 run-rule wins at Hillenbrand Stadium in the regular season. Saturday’s game vs. Ole Miss had the makings of another but, as it turns out, the postseason is a whole different.
Jessie Harper climbs all-time home run list as Arizona softball blanks UMBC in Tucson Regional
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So far, so good.
The senior shortstop launched her 90th career homer as No. 11 Arizona beat 7-0 UMBC on Friday in their first game of the Tucson Regional.
Harper is now tied with
Stacey Nuveman for third on the all-time home run list. She needs two more long balls to tie
Katiyana Mauga’s Arizona record and five to match
Lauren Chamberlain’s NCAA record.
Jessie Harper just hit her 90th career homer, tying Stacey Nuveman for third-most in NCAA history.
The two-run shot gives Arizona a 2-0 lead on UMBC in the 3rd. pic.twitter.com/QxPdM34qKu Ryan Kelapire (@RKelapire) May 22, 2021
Dejah Mulipola, Devyn Netz clutch as Arizona softball breaks through vs. UCLA in second game of Friday doubleheader
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Dejah Mulipola’s late-inning homer served as a springboard for what was to come next.
The senior catcher drove in four runs in the second game as the No. 8 Wildcats bounced back to beat No. 2 UCLA, 5-1, at Hillenbrand Stadium. UA will go for the four-game split on Saturday at 1 p.m. MST, likely needing a win to have a shot at a top-8 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
“Moving into the second game I think we were a little bit more confident, we trusted who we were, we were being ourselves,” Mulipola said.
Oregon rallies late to stun Arizona softball, spoil Hanah Bowen’s pursuit of perfection
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Oregon spoiled
Hanah Bowen’s perfect game, then handed Arizona a devastating loss. All in a span of three batters.
Terra McGowan’s two-run walk-off homer lifted the 12th-ranked Ducks to a 2-1 win over the 7th-ranked Wildcats in Friday’s series opener, plating
Haley Cruse who led off the seventh inning by blooping a single into right field, Oregon’s first hit of the night.
It was a quick, cruel twist of events for Bowen, who otherwise showed she is worthy of being Arizona’s ace. Making her first-ever series-opening start against a ranked team, the junior finished with seven strikeouts and generated an abundance of weak contact.