PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Wildcats beat Grand Canyon, 8-3, in a midweek game to improve to 25-18 on the season.
 
Blaise Biringer went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Cats. Olivia DiNardo and Izzy Pacho also drove in two runs each for Arizona.
 
GCU took an early 3-0 lead with a three-run home run in the first inning.
 
After a scoreless second inning for both teams, Arizona scored five runs on four singles in the third to take the lead. Olivia DiNardo and Blaise Biringer hit back-to-back RBI singles. Izzy Pacho had a two-RBI single and Paige Dimler brought home Arizona's fifth run with an RBI single.
 
The Cats added one more in the fourth on a pair of errors to make it a 6-3 game. In the top of the seventh, Biringer drove in one more for Arizona with her second RBI single of the game and Tayler Biehl hit a bases-loaded RBI single to give Arizona an 8-3 lead.
 
Devyn Netz picked up the win to improve to 12-12 on the season. She pitched her 11th complete game and struck out five batters. Netz retired ten-straight Lopes to hold GCU to only three runs.
 
Up Next:
The Cats will head to Oregon for a three-game series beginning Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. MST on ESPNU.