SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Carlie Scupin and Allie Skaggs were named to the first-ever Preseason All-Pac-12 team, announced by the conference on Wednesday.
 
Scupin, a junior from Tucson, is coming off an All-Region campaign in 2022. In the 2022 season, Scupin hit 19 home runs to rank third on the team and 19th in single season history at Arizona. She was second on the team in batting average (.369) and slugging percentage (.765). Scupin was named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List entering the 2023 season.  
 
Skaggs enters her junior year following an All-American season that led Arizona to the Women's College World Series for the 25th time in program history. The junior from Louisville, Kentucky led the Wildcats and co-led the Pac-12 with 24 home runs in 2022. Skaggs tallied 65 hits while hitting .367 with a .797 slugging percentage last season.

Arizona was selected to finish fifth in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll. 
 
The duo will open the season with the Wildcats on Thursday, February 9 against Long Beach State at Hillenbrand Stadium.
 
Preseason Pac-12 Coaches Poll
1. UCLA - 64 (8)
2. Stanford - 54
3. Washington - 53 (1)
4. Oregon - 39
5. Arizona - 30
6. Oregon State - 25
7. California - 21
8. Utah - 20
9. Arizona State - 18

Preseason All-Pac-12 Team
Yannira Acuña, ASU
Tatum Anzaldo, CAL
Ellessa Bonstrom, UTAH
Maya Brady, UCLA
Allee Bunker, ORE
Megan Faraimo, UCLA
Frankie Hammoude, OSU
Madison Huskey, WASH
Julia Jimenez, UTAH
Aaliyah Jordan, UCLA
Baylee Klingler, WASH
Lindsay Lopez, WASH
Terra McGowan, ORE
Sharlize Palacios, UCLA
Sami Reynolds, WASH
Carlie Scupin, ARIZ
Allie Skaggs, ARIZ
Makena Smith, CAL
Alana Vawter, STAN
Brooke Yanez, UCLA