COLUMBIA, Mo. – Arizona (35-20) shutout No. 15 seed Missouri (37-21) in the winner's bracket game on Saturday. Arizona scored two runs on Carlie Scupin's 18th home run of the season to secure the win.
 
Hanah Bowen picked up the win to improve to 12-10, throwing a complete-game shutout against Missouri while allowing just four hits. She struck out six Tigers and walked two.
 
The first two-and-a-half innings were a pitcher's duel until the game went into a weather delay.
 
The pitcher's duel continued through the next two innings until Izzy Pacho was hit by a pitch and Scupin hit a two-run home run to give the Cats the lead.
 
Missouri had plenty of chances to score, but Bowen shut down their offense. She got Arizona out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning and retired two Tigers with runners in scoring position in the sixth.
 
Up Next:
Arizona will face the winner of the Game Five of the Columbia Regional at 3 p.m. MST on Sunday, May 21 for the Regional Championship.