Sunday’s loss ended arguably the most unlikely of Arizona’s 25 WCWS appearances.
Staff and wire reports As they made an improbable run from the bottom of the Pac-12 standings to the Women’s College World Series, the Arizona Wildcats reinvented themselves as a team that delivered clutch hits, played solid defense and — more than anything else — avoided giving up big innings.
“That one pitch, that one swing, it repeats in your head,” Netz said. “Like Coach T said after, you can let this moment destroy you or you can let it motivate you. I think I’m going to choose the second option — to motivate me.” Arizona scored both its runs in the fourth inning — and could have posted even more. Singles by Sharlize Palacios and Izzy Pacho and a walk by Allie Skaggs loaded the bases for Carlie Scupin, who ripped a two-run single to right field, giving the UA a 2-1 lead. The Wildcats had runners on first and second with nobody out but couldn’t deliver. Page Dimler hit an infield popup and Texas changed pitchers, bringing in lefty Estelle Czech to replace the right-handed Hailey Dolcini.
“We’ve got to be able to come out and play our game at the end of the day, and if we do that, then it will be a great day of softball,” she said. “That’s all that we’re focusing on right now.” The Bruins had runners on the corners with one out in the fourth when Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace — a second-team NFCA All-American — committed an error on a ground ball that allowed Pola to score.
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