TUCSON, Ariz. -- Fourth-ranked Arizona swept a doubleheader with Grand Canyon on Wednesday evening, downing the Antelopes 6-2 and 13-0 (5 inn.) at Hillenbrand Stadium.
 
The Wildcats improved to 34-1 with the sweep, their best 35-game start since 2004. UA resumes Pac-12 play this weekend at Cal, meeting the Bears on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Berkeley. All three games will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks.
 
Game 1: #4 Arizona 6, Grand Canyon 2
 
Alyssa Palomino and Mandie Perez had two hits and two RBI apiece, leading Arizona to a 6-2 victory in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
 
Danielle O'Toole earned the victory in the complete-game effort, allowing two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and two walks. She improved to 17-1 on the season with the victory.
 
Palomino gave the Cats the early lead with her third homer in as many games and 10th overall, a solo homer with two out in the bottom of the first.
 
The lead was short-lived, though, as Grand Canyon tied the game with an infield single in the second. 
 
In the bottom of the inning, Jessie Harper was hit by a pitch to lead off and a Carranco single put two on. A GCU error plated one Wildcat run before Mandie Perez doubled in two more.
 
Grand Canyon cut into the lead with an RBI double in the top of the fourth before Palomino batted in her second run of the game with a two-out double in the home half.
 
The Cats padded their lead on a Katiyana Mauga sacrifice fly. Mauga was walked three times in addition to her sac fly.
 
Game 2: #4 Arizona 13, Grand Canyon 0 (5 inn.)
 
Arizona plated 13 runs on nine hits in the nightcap, fueled by an eight-run second inning, as the Cats swept the doubleheader with a 13-0, five-inning victory over GCU.
 
Katiyana Mauga hit her Pac-12-best 11th homer of the season and Hillary Edior hit her first career round-tripper, a pinch-hit solo shot in the fourth.
 
Eight different Wildcats had hits in the outing while seven different players drove in runs.
 
Mauga (3), Mo Mercado (3), Alyssa Palomino (2) and Dejah Mulipola (2) all had multiple RBI in the contest.
 
Taylor McQuillin (11-0) picked up the win, pitching four scoreless innings, allowing four hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Michelle Floyd pitched a scoreless fifth to end the game.
 
Arizona plated eight runs in the bottom of the second to get the scoring started. Reyna Carranco and Ashleigh Hughes got the Cats on the board with back-to-back infield RBI singles. They both scored on Dejah Mulipola's RBI single through the right side. Mauga drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 5-0 before Mercado doubled the bases clear to put Arizona ahead 8-0.
 
In the third, Palomino hit a two-run, two-out triple and then scored on Mauga's 11th homer of the season.
 
Edior notched her first career homer in the eighth to put the Cats ahead 13-0.
 
Up Next: Arizona opens its series with Cal on Friday at 4 p.m. MST.
 
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