TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 16 Arizona Wildcats opened the DeMarini Invitational with an 11-2 run-rule over Boise State on Thursday in a game that had two weather delays. Arizona's game against Stanford was postponed due to impending sundown and will be rescheduled.
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Arizona's offense scored 11 runs on 14 hits and three Wildcats –
Tayler Biehl,
Regan Shockey, and
Sereniti Trice – all recorded three hits. Biehl led the team with four RBI and
Emma Kavanagh hit a home run in the game.
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Grace Jenkins drove in Arizona's first run of the game in the first inning with a single to shallow left field. In the bottom of the inning, the Broncos two runs on a bases-loaded walk and an RBI single to take a 2-1 lead.
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Following a 45-minute weather delay, the Wildcats scored five runs in the top of the second inning before another rain delay. Kavanagh opened the inning with a solo home and Trice drove in a run with a single to left field. Biehl hit a two-run double and then scored on a wild pitch to give Arizona a 6-2 lead heading into the second weather delay. After the second rain delay, Kavanagh drove in another run with an RBI double to give the Cats a 7-2 lead.
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In the top of the fifth, the Cats plated one run to take an 8-2 lead over the Broncos on a passed ball.
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Arizona scored three runs in the top of the sixth to extend the lead.
Addison Duke stole home to plate the first run and Biehl hit a two-RBI double to score Shockey and Trice.
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In the circle,
Rylie Holder picked up the win to improve to 2-0 on the season. She pitched 5.2 innings in relief and struck out five Broncos while not allowing a run on four hits.
Up Next
No. 16 Arizona will take on No. 3 Texas on Friday, February 20 at 1 p.m. MST at Stanford Softball Stadium. Information about Arizona's postponed game against Stanford will be released later.
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