Wildcats head home from College World Series

Arizona Wildcats Softball


They played their hearts out.

The Wildcats went on a great run but finished the season with its second loss at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City yesterday, losing a hard-fought game with Alabama, 2-0.

After a 3-1 win in the opener over Pac-12 nemesis Washington, the Wildcats lose to another Pac-12 foe in UCLA, 6-2, in their second game of the College World Series and then waited late yesterday to face Alabama.

No key hits in this one for our Wildcats.

Arizona finishes the season 48-14. A very good year. Way to go, Wildcats!

Jessie Harper finished the season with 29 home runs and 70 RBI to top the Wildcats in the power-hitting department. Reyna Carranco (74 for 178) and Alyssa Palomino (76 for 197) finished 1-2 in hitting. Carranco with a .417 average and Palomino with a .386 average. The Wildcats hit for a .318 batting average in 62 games.