TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 14 Arizona Wildcats run-ruled both games of their doubleheader on Friday evening during the Hillenbrand Invitational. Arizona opened the day with a five-inning 8-0 win over Long Beach State and followed with an 11-2 win in five innings over Minnesota.
 
Game 1 | No. 14 Arizona 8, LBSU 0 (5 inn.)
Arizona won the first game of the day, 8-0, over LBSU. The Cats scored eight runs on nine hits and hit three home runs in the game. Emma Kavanagh and Regan Shockey had two hits each while Tayler Biehl, Grace Jenkins, and Sydney Stewart recorded two RBI each.
 
The Wildcats jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first inning. Stewart brought in the first pair of runs with a two-run double. Jenkins and Kez Lucas both hit two-run home runs to add to Arizona's lead.
 
In the second inning, Arizona plated two runs on a two-run homer from Biehl to take an 8-0 lead.
 
Rylie Holder picked up the win in game one to improve to 5-1. She pitched the first four innings and held the Beach scoreless on three hits. Jenae Berry entered the circle in the fifth and gave up one hit but did not allow LBSU to score.
 
Game 2 | No. 14 Arizona 11, Minnesota 2 (5 inn.)
The Wildcats beat the Gophers, 11-2, in five to close out the second day of the Hillenbrand Invitational. Arizona hit three home runs for the second straight game and Sereniti Trice led the Cats with three hits.
 
Arizona's offense exploded for four runs in the first inning. Stewart was responsible for driving in the first two runs with a single up the middle and Kiki Escobar had a two-run single to give the Cats an early 4-0 lead.
 
Stewart hit a two-run home run in the second to put the Cats up 6-0 in the second inning.
 
In the third inning, Arizona plated four runs to extend the lead to 10-0. Jenna Sniffen hit a two-run home run – her second homer of the season – to open scoring in the inning. Trice and Biehl had back-to-back RBI singles to add two more runs for Arizona.
 
Minnesota scored two runs in the top of the fourth on an RBI double and a sacrifice fly.
 
Emma Kavanagh gave Arizona the 11-2 lead with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth.
 
In the circle, Jalen Adams earned the win to improve to 8-3 on the season. She allowed three hits and kept Minnesota scoreless.

Up Next
No. 14 Arizona will face Howard on Saturday, February 28 at 4:30 p.m. MST on the third day of the Hillenbrand Invitational.