TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 20 Arizona won the first game of the series at Utah, 6-1, to improve to 35-13 (16-6 Big 12).
The Wildcats scored six runs on seven hits in the game. Three players had two hits each and
Tele Jennings drove in two runs.
Arizona scored two runs in the first inning to take an early lead over Utah.
Sydney Stewart brought in the first run with an RBI single to shallow right field to score
Regan Shockey from second base. Jennings hit a sacrifice fly to score
Sereniti Trice for the second run of the inning.
In the third, the Wildcats scored two runs to take a 4-0 lead. Shockey scored on a wild pitch to plate the first run of the inning and Jennings hit her second sac fly of the game to bring in a fourth run for the Cats.
Grace Jenkins scored the fifth run of the game for Arizona in the top of the fourth. Jenkins tripled for the second time this season, and second time in her career, and came home on an error in the same play.
The Cats plated one run in the fifth to take a 6-0 lead over the Utes. Shockey took advantage of a Utah error to score the sixth run of the game for Arizona.
In the bottom of the seventh, Utah walked in a run with two outs but the Wildcats were able to close out the inning with a fly out.
Jalen Adams pitched a complete game and struck out five Utes to improve to 20-7 in the circle. She allowed six hits and only gave up one run.
Up Next
No. 20 Arizona will take on Utah on Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m. MST in the second game of the series.
