CORVALLIS, Ore. – On her 21st birthday, Arizona junior pitcher
Alyssa Denham threw her first career no-hitter, striking out eight over seven masterful innings, helping the 11th-ranked Wildcats defeat Oregon State 4-0 on Sunday to sweep the series.
Denham's no-no was the first of her career and the 92nd in Arizona history. The no-hitter was the first of the season for the Wildcats and first since
Taylor McQuillin no-hit New Mexico on Feb. 11, 2018.
The junior struck out eight, walked three and improved to 7-2 on the season with the win. She did not allow a ball to leave the infield, getting 10 ground ball outs and two infield popups to go along with her eight strikeouts (and one
Dejah Mulipola caught stealing for the 21st out).
The win was the sixth in as many tries for the Wildcats in Pac-12 play; UA (24-7) is 6-0 in league play for just the second time since 2004. The Cats now turn their attention to Arizona State, which comes to Tucson next weekend.
Jessie Harper homered again in the win, her fourth of the weekend and 17th of the season, putting her one behind Georgia's Alyssa DiCarlo for the NCAA lead.
Malia Martinez also homered in the contest, her second of the weekend and sixth of the season. Both Harper and Martinez's home runs were solo shots.
The Cats plated all four of their runs in the first two innings, using the solo homers in the first and second and a Mulipola RBI and Oregon State error in the third to give Denham the early cushion.
From there, Denham cruised, not allowing a runner to enter scoring position all game.
KEY INNINGS
Top 1: Jessie Harper did what she did in games 1 and 2 and hit another home run, her fourth of the weekend and 17th of the season. Harper's solo shot in the first gave the Cats the early lead. (1-0, UA).
Top 2: Malia Martinez led off the second with a solo homer of her own to double the Wildcat lead. (2-0, UA)
Top 3: Reyna Carranco led off with a single and moved to second and third on a pair of passed balls.
Dejah Mulipola batted her in with a ground ball to the shortstop.
Jessie Harper would score on an error by the OSU catcher on a stolen base by
Joelle Krist. (4-0, UA)
UP NEXT
Arizona returns home to face Arizona State next weekend at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday-Sunday, in a key series.
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