Sofia Moraga | The Daily Wildcat Arizona's Aleah Craighton (3) swing through a pitch during the Arizona-St. Francis game of the NCAA championship Tournament on Friday May 18 at the Rita Hillenbrand Stadium in Tucson, Ariz.
In front of a crowd that is used to softball excellence, the start of the Regional Final at Hillenbrand Stadium on Sunday afternoon was something that was foreign to many of the long-time onlookers.
Mississippi State came out of the gates and put two Alyssa Denham pitches into the left field bleachers, taking an early 2-0 lead that had the Wildcat faithful stunned and confused.