Thursday, May 8
Oklahoma City, Okla. / OGE Energy Field at Devon Park
3:00 PM
University of Arizona
44-10
4
vs
3
7-Seed UCF
33-22-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Photo by: Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Athletics
Cats Take Down UCF in Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal
05/08/2025 | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – No. 13 Arizona (44-10) beat UCF, 4-3, in the quarterfinal of the Big 12 Championship on Thursday evening to advance to the semifinal.
The Cats plated four runs on five hits to take down the Knights. Devyn Netz and Regan Shockey both went 2-for-3 at the plate while Shockey scored two runs to lead the team.
UCF scored first with two runs in the second inning. The first run came across on an RBI single and the second scored on a fielder's choice. In the third, the Knights hit a solo home run to lead off the inning and take a 3-0 lead.
The Wildcats plated their first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth when Sydney Stewart drove in Shockey with a ball hit to shortstop.
Arizona took the lead in the fifth inning after scoring three runs. Dakota Kennedy hit a sacrifice fly to score Zaedi Tagalog to make it a 3-2 game. Netz gave the Cats the 4-3 lead with a two-run single through the right side to score Kiki Escobar and Shockey.
Netz earned the win in the circle to improve to 21-5 after pitching 5.2 innings. She allowed three hits and just one run to score. Miranda Stoddard threw the first 1.1 innings, allowing two runs on three hits.
Up Next
Arizona will face the winner of 3-seed Iowa State vs. 6-seed BYU on Friday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. MST.
The Cats plated four runs on five hits to take down the Knights. Devyn Netz and Regan Shockey both went 2-for-3 at the plate while Shockey scored two runs to lead the team.
UCF scored first with two runs in the second inning. The first run came across on an RBI single and the second scored on a fielder's choice. In the third, the Knights hit a solo home run to lead off the inning and take a 3-0 lead.
The Wildcats plated their first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth when Sydney Stewart drove in Shockey with a ball hit to shortstop.
Arizona took the lead in the fifth inning after scoring three runs. Dakota Kennedy hit a sacrifice fly to score Zaedi Tagalog to make it a 3-2 game. Netz gave the Cats the 4-3 lead with a two-run single through the right side to score Kiki Escobar and Shockey.
Netz earned the win in the circle to improve to 21-5 after pitching 5.2 innings. She allowed three hits and just one run to score. Miranda Stoddard threw the first 1.1 innings, allowing two runs on three hits.
Up Next
Arizona will face the winner of 3-seed Iowa State vs. 6-seed BYU on Friday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. MST.
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P/INF
/ Softball
UTL
/ Softball
C/UTL
/ Softball
P/INF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Netz, Devyn (21-5)
L: Isabella Vega (13-5)
Batting:
HR: Aubrey Evans 1
RBI: Aubrey Evans 1 ; Beth Damon 1 ; Coco Jaimes 1
SH: Samantha Rey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aubrey Evans 1 ; Ashleigh Griffin 1 ; Izzy Mertes 1
CS: Alexis Morgan 1 ; Samantha Rey 1
Batting:
3B: Shockey, Regan 1
RBI: Kennedy, Dakota 1 ; Stewart, Sydney 1 ; Netz, Devyn 2
SH: Biehl, Tayler 1
SF: Kennedy, Dakota 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shockey, Regan 2 ; Tagalog, Zaedi 1 ; Escobar, Kiki 1
HBP: Stewart, Sydney 1 ; Sniffen, Jenna 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
1b/p
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
1
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