TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 16 Arizona Wildcats opened the DeMarini Invitational with an 11-2 run-rule over Boise State on Thursday in a game that had two weather delays. Arizona's game against Stanford was postponed due to impending sundown and will be rescheduled.
 
Arizona's offense scored 11 runs on 14 hits and three Wildcats – Tayler Biehl, Regan Shockey, and Sereniti Trice – all recorded three hits. Biehl led the team with four RBI and Emma Kavanagh hit a home run in the game.
 
Grace Jenkins drove in Arizona's first run of the game in the first inning with a single to shallow left field. In the bottom of the inning, the Broncos two runs on a bases-loaded walk and an RBI single to take a 2-1 lead.
 
Following a 45-minute weather delay, the Wildcats scored five runs in the top of the second inning before another rain delay. Kavanagh opened the inning with a solo home and Trice drove in a run with a single to left field. Biehl hit a two-run double and then scored on a wild pitch to give Arizona a 6-2 lead heading into the second weather delay. After the second rain delay, Kavanagh drove in another run with an RBI double to give the Cats a 7-2 lead.
 
In the top of the fifth, the Cats plated one run to take an 8-2 lead over the Broncos on a passed ball.
 
Arizona scored three runs in the top of the sixth to extend the lead. Addison Duke stole home to plate the first run and Biehl hit a two-RBI double to score Shockey and Trice.
 
In the circle, Rylie Holder picked up the win to improve to 2-0 on the season. She pitched 5.2 innings in relief and struck out five Broncos while not allowing a run on four hits.

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No. 16 Arizona will take on No. 3 Texas on Friday, February 20 at 1 p.m. MST at Stanford Softball Stadium. Information about Arizona's postponed game against Stanford will be released later.