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Winner Washington UW 41-7, 16-4 Pac-12
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Arizona ARIZ 40-10, 17-3 Pac-12
Winner
Washington UW
41-7, 16-4 Pac-12
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Arizona ARIZ
40-10, 17-3 Pac-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Washington UW 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Arizona ARIZ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1

W: Alvelo, Taran (21-4) L: Denham, Alyssa (11-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Arizona Athletics

Arizona Drops First Pac-12 Series to Washington

TUCSON, Ariz. – Third-ranked Washington clinched the series vs. No. 6 Arizona, defeating the Wildcats 3-1 on Saturday at Hillenbrand Stadium.
 
In many ways, the Huskies' game 2 victory mirrored Friday's series-opening win. Arizona outhit Washington (8-6) for the second straight game. The Wildcats stranded eight batters on Saturday after leaving nine on in game 1.
 
The Wildcats (40-10, 17-3 Pac-12) have been unable to find the big hit in the series. Arizona was 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and is now 2-for-20 in the series. Meanwhile the Huskies (41-7, 16-4 Pac-12) have just eight at-bats with runners in scoring position all series (3-for-8).
 
Washington's Taran Alvelo (21-4) outdueled a pair of Wildcat pitchers in another low-scoring affair at Hillenbrand. Alvelo struck out 11 Wildcats in the win while allowing one run on eight hits.
 
Alyssa Denham (11-4) took the loss in the start, allowing three runs on five hits with two strikeouts and three walks. Gina Snyder pitched a pair of scoreless innings to finish off the game.
 
Rylee Pierce knocked in Arizona's lone run of the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the second to tie the game at 1-1. The tie stood until Washington plated two runs in the top of the fifth to grab a lead it would not relinquish.
 
Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza had two more hits in the game for Arizona and now owns a series-most five in the first two games.
 
 
KEY INNINGS
 
Top 1: Washington took the early lead on a defensive miscue in the first. Sami Reynolds scored from second on an infield groundball to put the Huskies up 1-0 after the top of the first. (1-0, UW)
 
Bottom 2: Rylee Pierce tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the second. (1-1).
 
Top 5: A single, walk and a sacrifice bunt put two Huskies in scoring position for Sam Reynolds, who plated a pair of runs with a single to give the Huskies the lead. (3-1, UW)
 
UP NEXT
 
Arizona and Washington will meet in game 3 on Sunday at 12 p.m. MST.
 
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