Wednesday, April 19
Phoenix, Ariz.
6:00 PM
University of Arizona
25-18
8
at
3
Grand Canyon
34-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Grand Canyon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Photo by: Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Athletics
Arizona Takes Down GCU in Midweek Matchup
04/19/2023 | Softball
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Wildcats beat Grand Canyon, 8-3, in a midweek game to improve to 25-18 on the season.
Blaise Biringer went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Cats. Olivia DiNardo and Izzy Pacho also drove in two runs each for Arizona.
GCU took an early 3-0 lead with a three-run home run in the first inning.
After a scoreless second inning for both teams, Arizona scored five runs on four singles in the third to take the lead. Olivia DiNardo and Blaise Biringer hit back-to-back RBI singles. Izzy Pacho had a two-RBI single and Paige Dimler brought home Arizona's fifth run with an RBI single.
The Cats added one more in the fourth on a pair of errors to make it a 6-3 game. In the top of the seventh, Biringer drove in one more for Arizona with her second RBI single of the game and Tayler Biehl hit a bases-loaded RBI single to give Arizona an 8-3 lead.
Devyn Netz picked up the win to improve to 12-12 on the season. She pitched her 11th complete game and struck out five batters. Netz retired ten-straight Lopes to hold GCU to only three runs.
Up Next:
The Cats will head to Oregon for a three-game series beginning Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. MST on ESPNU.
Blaise Biringer went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Cats. Olivia DiNardo and Izzy Pacho also drove in two runs each for Arizona.
GCU took an early 3-0 lead with a three-run home run in the first inning.
After a scoreless second inning for both teams, Arizona scored five runs on four singles in the third to take the lead. Olivia DiNardo and Blaise Biringer hit back-to-back RBI singles. Izzy Pacho had a two-RBI single and Paige Dimler brought home Arizona's fifth run with an RBI single.
The Cats added one more in the fourth on a pair of errors to make it a 6-3 game. In the top of the seventh, Biringer drove in one more for Arizona with her second RBI single of the game and Tayler Biehl hit a bases-loaded RBI single to give Arizona an 8-3 lead.
Devyn Netz picked up the win to improve to 12-12 on the season. She pitched her 11th complete game and struck out five batters. Netz retired ten-straight Lopes to hold GCU to only three runs.
Up Next:
The Cats will head to Oregon for a three-game series beginning Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. MST on ESPNU.
Players Mentioned
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P/INF
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Netz, Devyn (12-12)
L: Hudson, Hailey (10-1)
Batting:
RBI: DiNardo, Olivia 2 ; Biringer, Blaise 2 ; Pacho, Izzy 2 ; Dimler, Paige 1 ; Biehl, Tayler 1
SH: Perezchica, Jasmine 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy, Dakota 1 ; Netz, Devyn 2 ; Blanchard, Ali 1 ; DiNardo, Olivia 1 ; Biringer, Blaise 2 ; Perezchica, Jasmine 1
Batting:
HR: Lopez, Ramsay 1
RBI: Lopez, Ramsay 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Burnett, Hannah 1 ; Dunckel, Katelyn 1 ; Lopez, Ramsay 1
SB: Burnett, Hannah 1 ; Dunckel, Katelyn 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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