It was a somber day at Hillenbrand Stadium as the world of college softball honored the late Lauren Bernett of James Madison softball. Like most of the teams around the country, Arizona held a moment of silence before its game against Fresno State and painted Bernett’s number behind home plate.
When the games started, the story was Arizona’s fifth-year senior Hanah Bowen. The right-handed pitcher set a career high with eleven strikeouts in game two as the Wildcats completed the two-game sweep by scores of 8-4 and 5-1. The mark bettered her previous record of nine strikeouts that was set on March 12, 2022 against UNLV.