Sunday, February 21
Tucson, Ariz.
3:00 PM
University of Arizona
5-0
10
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1
Southern Utah
2-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Arizona | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | X | 10 | 8 | 0 |
Photo by: Lexi Horsey / Arizona Athletics
No. 4 Arizona Finishes Off Weekend Sweep with Another Run-Rule Win
02/21/2021 | Softball
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Fourth-ranked Arizona Softball hit three more home runs on Sunday, including a grand slam from Sharlize Palacios, as Devyn Netz picked up her first career win in the circle in a 10-1, five-inning win for the Cats over Southern Utah to close out the Hillenbrand Invitational.
Arizona finished off the weekend a perfect 5-0 with four run-rule wins, outscoring its five opponents 45-5 on the weekend.
Palacios's grand slam was one of three long balls for the Cats; freshman Carlie Scupin hit the first of her career and Malia Martinez added her third home run in as many days.
In the circle, Netz, a freshman pitcher from Sierra Madre, California, picked up the victory in her first career outing. She allowed one first-inning run and struck out five Thunderbirds. She was relieved by fellow freshman Jessie Fontes, who pitched a scoreless fifth inning in her collegiate debut.
Southern Utah plated a run in the top of the first inning on a one-out double to put the Cats in an early hole.
In the bottom of the second, Scupin hit a two-run opposite field homer to give Arizona a lead it would not give up. UA added two more in the third on Martinez's two-run shot and then broke the game open with a six-run fourth.
With the bases loaded, both Dejah Mulipola and Martinez singled to bring in one run each before Palacios crushed her first career grand slam over the right-centerfield fence and give the Cats a 10-1 lead. The four RBI are a career-most for the redshirt freshman. The grand slam was one of two homers on the weekend for Palacios.
Arizona (5-0) will host its second consecutive tournament next weekend when it welcomes BYU, Colorado State, Oregon State and Seattle University for the four-day Wildcat Invitational (Feb. 25-28).
Arizona finished off the weekend a perfect 5-0 with four run-rule wins, outscoring its five opponents 45-5 on the weekend.
Palacios's grand slam was one of three long balls for the Cats; freshman Carlie Scupin hit the first of her career and Malia Martinez added her third home run in as many days.
In the circle, Netz, a freshman pitcher from Sierra Madre, California, picked up the victory in her first career outing. She allowed one first-inning run and struck out five Thunderbirds. She was relieved by fellow freshman Jessie Fontes, who pitched a scoreless fifth inning in her collegiate debut.
Southern Utah plated a run in the top of the first inning on a one-out double to put the Cats in an early hole.
In the bottom of the second, Scupin hit a two-run opposite field homer to give Arizona a lead it would not give up. UA added two more in the third on Martinez's two-run shot and then broke the game open with a six-run fourth.
With the bases loaded, both Dejah Mulipola and Martinez singled to bring in one run each before Palacios crushed her first career grand slam over the right-centerfield fence and give the Cats a 10-1 lead. The four RBI are a career-most for the redshirt freshman. The grand slam was one of two homers on the weekend for Palacios.
Arizona (5-0) will host its second consecutive tournament next weekend when it welcomes BYU, Colorado State, Oregon State and Seattle University for the four-day Wildcat Invitational (Feb. 25-28).
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Pitching:
W: Netz, Devyn (1-0)
L: DENHART, Tyler (1-5)
Batting:
2B: WHITE, Josey 1
RBI: WHITE, Josey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HOKANSON, Dana 1
HBP: WHETTEN, Makall 1 ; BALL, Makenzie 1
Batting:
HR: Martinez, Malia 1 ; Palacios, Sharlize 1 ; Scupin, Carlie 1
RBI: Mulipola, Dejah 1 ; Martinez, Malia 3 ; Palacios, Sharlize 4 ; Scupin, Carlie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Palomino-Cardoza, Alyssa 1 ; Carranco, Reyna 1 ; Harper, Jessie 1 ; Mulipola, Dejah 2 ; Martinez, Malia 3 ; Palacios, Sharlize 1 ; Scupin, Carlie 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
3
H
2
RBI
3
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
4
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