TWITTER: @ARIZONASOFTBALL • INSTAGRAM: @ARIZONASOFTBALL ARIZONA SOFTBALL FACEBOOK: /ARIZONASOFTBALL • YOUTUBE: /ARIZONASOFTBALL SID CONTACT: DANNY MARTINEZ • E: [email protected] 2021 GAME NOTES C: (520) 409-1810 • O: (520) 621-0084 • ARIZONAWILDCATS.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS WEEK 5 » ARIZONA at CENTRAL FLORIDA • MARCH 8 OVERALL: 12-0 • PAC-12: 0-0 HOME: 10-0 • AWAY: 2-0 • NEUTRAL: 0-0 • RANKED: 0-0 • STREAK: W23 #2 ARIZONA WILDCATS #22 CENTRAL FLORIDA RANK 12-0 12-3 DATE UA OPP OPPONENT SCORE (INN.)/TIME (LOCAL) T.V. 2/11TH 36at Texas1 Canceled Longhorn Network GAME 13 » MONDAY, MARCH 8 • 1 p.m. MST/3 p.m. EST • ORLANDO, FLA. • UCF SOFTBALL COMPLEX 2/12FR 3-vs. Sam Houston State1Canceled Longhorn Network 2/13SA 3-vs. Sam Houston State1Canceled Longhorn Network ESPN+• PLUS.ESPN.COM• ARIZONASTATS.COM • @ARIZONASOFTBALL 2/13SA 38vs. Alabama1 Canceled Longhorn Network 2/19FR 4-SOUTHERN UTAH2 W, 8-0 (6) W1 BY THE NUMBERS LEADING OFF 2/19FR 4-NEW MEXICO2 W, 5-2 W2 2/20SA 4-NEW MEXICO2 W, 12-0 (5) W3 ARIZONA CENTRAL FLORIDA » Second-ranked Arizona is 12-0 for the 12th time 12-0 RECORD 12-3 in school history -- and fi rst since 2017 --, with 10 2/20SA 4-SEATTLE UNIVERSITY2 W, 10-2 (5) W4 W23 Streak L1 of those wins coming via the mercy rule, marking 2/21SU 4-SOUTHERN UTAH2 W, 10-1 (5) W5 #2 • #3 RANKING (NFCA • USA Softball) #22 • #23 the fi rst time in school history UA has accom- 2/25TH 3-BYU3 W, 12-0 (5) W6 plished that. 2/25TH 3-COLORADO STATE3 W, 9-1 (6) W7 MIKE CANDREA HEAD COACH CINDY BALL-MALONE 36th year • 1,645-421-2 Record at School 3rd year • 67-30 2/26FR 3-SEATTLE UNIVERSITY3 W, 9-1 (6) W8 » The Wildcats kicked off their 10-day Florida trip 2/27SA 3-BYU3 W, 11-3 (6) W9 2-0 (at South Florida) LAST WEEK 2-1 (vs. Kennesaw State) with a pair of fi ve-inning wins at South Florida, 2/28SU 3 RV OREGON STATE3 W, 3-2 (8) W10 beating the Bulls 11-1 on Saturday and 8-0 on 3/6SA 2-at South Florida W, 11-1 (5) W11 ESPN+ STATS (NCAA) Sunday. The Cats hit three home runs in each .387 (6th) .366 (11th) SU W12 BATTING AVERAGE games; Dejah Mulipola and Sharlize Palacios had 3/7 2-at South Florida W, 8-0 (5) ESPN+ Janelle Meoño » .619 (N/A) Leader Jazmine Esparza » .488 (51st) »3/8MO 222at Central Florida 3 p.m.EST ESPN+ two bombs apiece. 2.17 (4th) HOME RUNS/GAME 1.33 (28th) 3/10WE at Florida A&M 5 p.m. EST Dejah Mulipola » 0.50 (17th) Leader Georgia Blair » 0.40 (50th) » Arizona has outscored its opponents 108-13 TH EST 3/11 at Florida State 6 p.m. ACC Network Extra 0.91 (6th) EARNED RUN AVERAGE 2.38 (58th) through 12 games and is hitting .387 as a team 3/12FR at Florida State 6 p.m.EST ACC Network Extra Alyssa Denham » 0.44 (23rd) Leader Alea White » 1.38 (82nd) with twice as many home runs (26) as runs al- 3/13SA at Florida State 6 p.m.EST ACC Network Extra lowed by its pitchers (13). 3/19FR at Washington* 6 p.m.MST ESPNU SERIES HISTORY » Dating back to last season, the Wildcats have won 3/20SA at Washington* 3:30 p.m.MST Pac-12 Networks ARIZONA CENTRAL FLORIDA 23 straight games, the longest active winning 3/20SA at Washington 6 p.m.MST Pac-12 Networks 1 ALL-TIME 0 streak in the country. This the 12th-longest win- 3/21SU at Washington* 12 p.m.MST Pac-12 Networks 1 Last 10 Meetings 0ning streak in school history and longest since 3/26FR OREGON STATE* TBA W1 Streak L1 winning 26 straight from March 3-April 13, 2017. SA 3/27 OREGON STATE* TBA Feb. 20, 2016 (19-4 • Palm Springs)Last Win - » Arizona moved to No. 2 in this week's NFCA Top 3/27SA OREGON STATE TBA - IN ORLANDO - 25, its highest ranking since being ranked second 3/28SU OREGON STATE* TBA - Last 10 Meetings -on April 11, 2017. 4/1TH at Stanford* TBA - Streak - 4/2FR at Stanford* TBA » The Wildcats have a 0.91 team ERA, sixth best in - Last Win - 4/2FR at Stanford TBA the country. UA's pitching staff consists the Pac- 12's third best ERA (Alyssa Denham - 0.29), a pitch- 4/3SA at Stanford* TBA er on pace to break the NCAA record for career 4/9FR NEW MEXICO STATE4 6 p.m.MST LAST MATCHUP (1-0) winning percentage (Mariah Lopez - .943) and the 4/10SA TEAM MEXICO4 3 p.m.MST Feb. 20, 2016 ARIZONA 19, UCF 4 (6) Palm Springs, Calif. only Wildcat on staff to throw a no-hitter this year 4/10SA NEW MEXICO STATE4 6 p.m.MST (Hanah Bowen - 2/20 vs. New Mexico). 4/14WE GRAND CANYON 4 p.m.MST 4/14WE GRAND CANYON 6:30 p.m.MST UPCOMING MILESTONES » Carlie Scupin was named the D1 Softball Fresh- FR MST man of the Week, Pac-12 Player of the Week and 4/16 at Arizona State* 6 p.m. Pac-12 Networks NAME NEXT MILESTONE CURRENT # NOTES 4/17SA at Arizona State* 4:30 p.m.MST Pac-12 Networks TEAM 2,000 all-time wins 1,994 Pac-12 Freshman of the Week last week after hit- 4/17SA at Arizona State 7 p.m.MST Pac-12 Networks H.C. Mike Candrea 1,650 career wins 1,645 1st in NCAA history ting .438 with four home runs and a ridiculous 15 SU MST Reyna Carranco 100 career RBI 96 RBI in the Wildcat Invitational. She leads the team 4/18 at Arizona State* 1 p.m. Pac-12 Networks Alyssa Denham 60 career wins 54 4/23FR UTAH* TBA with fi ve home runs and is second with 17 RBI this Alyssa Denham 400 career strikeouts 377 season. 4/24SA UTAH* TBA Jessie Harper 80 career home runs 78 12th in NCAA history 4/24SA UTAH TBA Jessie Harper 230 career RBI 214 10th in school history » A Wildcat has earned the last two Pac-12 Player of 4/25SU UTAH* TBA Mariah Lopez 500 career strikeouts 474 the Week honors after Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza 4/30FR CALIFORNIA* TBA Dejah Mulipola 59 career home runs 53 10th in school history earned the honor in week 2. Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza SA 70 career home runs 64 8th in school history 5/1 CALIFORNIA* TBA Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza230 career RBI 203 10th in school history » The Wildcats have two of the top four home run 5/1SA CALIFORNIA TBA Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza48 career doubles 45 10th in school history hitters in the country. Jessie Harper is the active 5/2SU CALIFORNIA* TBA career leader with 78 home runs, 17 shy of the 5/7FR at Oregon* TBA CURRENT STREAKS NCAA record, while Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza is 5/8SA at Oregon* TBA TEAM STREAKS tied for third among active players with 64 hom- 5/8SA at Oregon TBA Winning Streak (Longest Active in the NCAA) 23 games (2/22/20-3/7/21) ers. 5/9SU at Oregon* TBA Consecutive NCAA Appearances (NCAA Record) 33 years (1987-2019) (1984-2020) » Arizona head coach Mike Candrea is the winnin- TH Consecutive Winning Seasons 36 years 5/13 UCLA* TBA gest coach in NCAA softball history, with 1,645 5/14FR UCLA* TBA HITTING STREAKS (3+) UA Record: 30 games (Amy Chellevold, 1994) wins (all at Arizona). He surpassed Michigan's FR PLAYER ACTIVE 2021 LONG CAREER LONG 5/14 UCLA TBA Carol Hutchins in the penultimate game of 2020; SA Janelle Meoño 9 games 8 games 9 games 5/15 UCLA* TBA Sharlize Palacios 6 games 6 games 6 games Hutchins is second with 1,635 career victories. 5/21-5/23 NCAA Regionals Jessie Harper 5 games 5 games 9 games » All-American second-baseman Reyna Carran- 5/28-5/30 NCAA Super Regionals Isabella Dayton 3 games 3 games 8 games co suff ered a broken bone in her right hand last 6/3-6/9 Women's College World Series ON-BASE STREAKS (10+) week and will miss time. Junior Hanah Bowen and PLAYER ACTIVE 2021 LONG CAREER LONG freshman Allie Skaggs will share second base du- 1 2 Dejah Mulipola 14 games 10 games 14 games Texas Classic; Austin, Texas (0-0) • Hillenbrand Invitational; Tucson, Ariz. (5-0) ties in Carranco's absence. Bowen had three hits 3 Wildcat Invitational; Tucson, Ariz. (5-0) • 4 Bear Down Fiesta; Tucson, Ariz. (0-0) Malia Martinez 10 games 10 games 10 games Janelle Meoño 9 games 8 games 9 games in six at-bats, including a walkoff single in the bot- *Pac-12 game • International exhibition games in red Sharlize Palacios 6 games 6 games 6 games tom of the eighth vs. Oregon State last Sunday. Home games in ALL CAPS, played at Hillenbrand Stadium Jessie Harper 5 games 5 games 14 games Allie Skaggs hit her fi rst career homer at USF. 8 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (91, 93, 94, 96, 97, 01, 06, 07) • 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (79, 92, 94, 95, 97, 98, 01, 03, 04, 05, 07, 17) 1 WEEK 5 ARIZONA at CENTRAL FLORIDA (ORLANDO, FLA. • MARCH 8) 2021 ARIZONA SOFTBALL OFFICIAL GAME NOTES WILDCAT TALKING POINTS (UPDATED MARCH 3) ARIZONA SET FOR SUNSHINE STATE TRIP » Series History: Arizona has won 10 of the 11 all- RANKINGS » Arizona is set for 10 days in Florida, with seven time matchups between the two teams, but the NFCA: #2 • USA Softball: #3 Bulls got the best of the Cats in their last meeting games over eight days vs.