Arizona softball starts Big 12 Play after a dominant start

The No. 7 Wildcats (21-2) won seven in episode and 19 of their last 20, with the only loss in this period in additional innings to the no. 1 Texas at that time.

UA is 5: 1 against ranking team trees, according to RUN rules and a total of 10 profits of mercy.

Senior Pitcher/Infieldder Devyn Netz said that the wildcats were really confident in going in Big 12 Play.

“It feels amazing and I think it is something we need to know that we did it really well against my opponents, especially the top 10 opponents, and that's why we are very excited to go into it,” said Netz.

UA leads the Big 12 in the blow (.397), is fifth in pitching (2.60 ERA) and is the second in the field (0.976 field percentage). Sophomore Utility Regan Shockey is Third in Batting Average (.483), Grade Student Pitcher/Infielder Miranda Stoddard is first in slugging (1,054), Junior Utility Kaiah Altmeyer is second in on-base percentage (.585), Stoddard is in ops (1,543), Shockey is in Runs (29) and Hits (42) and Junior Utility Sydney Stewart is primarily in homes (8) and RBIS (31).

In the pitching statistics of the BIG 12, network is in strikes (48) and first in Siegen (8) fifth. Student Saya Swain is the first in hits (17); And Stoddard is first in walks (3).

This weekend organizes the first Big 12 series UCF (17-7-1).

“It will be fun and I think that is cool for us when our pitching depth is really challenged … We will need a lot of weapons to win a three player series,” said UA head coach Caitlin Lowe. “I think it's just a cool new challenge, yes, we will play in different cities, but at the end of the day the goal is the same. So we want to play our version of softball and become our best team towards the end of the year. “

The UA rose to 7th place in the US softball/ESPN survey and to ninth place in the NFCA ranking. Two more Big 12 teams are classified in the US softball survey, No. 13 State No. 13 and in Texas Tech No. 15.

The NCAA debut Arizona in 4th place on Thursday morning with Arizona. Oklahoma State is No. 11, Texas Tech No. 16, Houston No. 22 and UCF No. 23.

“There are now many different versions of it,” said Lowe. It helped us to have prepared us for these big moments in big games at an early stage and to be tested again and again every weekend.

“Well, yes, I think the strength of the schedule is good and our conference has also done a very good job.”

UCF is the only Big 12 team. UA has no profit record of all time, as it is 1-1 against the knights.

“I think we have a lot of talent in the Big 12 and I think some of the best pitching in this conference, some of the best innings in this conference, so I think that every weekend will be a challenge,” said Lowe. “We have a very good UCF team that will go to the stadium this weekend. You have a great pitching employee, many different looks.

“So we have to make adjustments immediately and immediately set a sound for each of these games,” she added. “So I don't think you can overlook someone. I think this will be the perfect conference to prepare us for the first season and to challenge us every step of the way, and we want that, we want to challenge and master challenges.”

One of her highlights of the non-conference shief was the 9: 8 victory of UA in 10 Innings opposite. 4 UCLA on Saturday in Fullerton, California.

Netz threw a 10-end game with 10 inning, and the wildcats came back three times in the home nights, including three in the lower end of the 10th hit.

“To be honest, it was one of the best games that I was in my life at all times just because there was so much back and forth,” said Lowe. “There were so many areas of emotions that our players had to deal with. I think Devyn was really cool to see this full game, because there are many points where she could somehow throw in the towel and she didn't.

“Her team defended herself back for her and she also fought backwards to get us able to win the game there in the end,” she added. “So proud of the intestine you showed, and I think that made us a better team at the end of the day after this kind of game.”

UA had lost 11 of his last 12 against UCLA before Saturday.

“It was definitely like a big mental struggle for me, but to know that my team was only there for me and kept me in the game, but was also over my back all the time,” said Netz, “but it was definitely a brawl of the weekend, and it was definitely worth every single end, but it was exhausting. It was great fun. “

– The UA Pennants gave away on Friday. On Saturday it gives away international stickers on Women's Day, and Sunday is the day of military appreciation and “Sunday Funday”.

– Uas game on Monday against Utah State was increased an hour and will start at 12 noon.