Through three innings, the Arizona Wildcats stranded five runners, including runners on second and third with no outs. California didn’t make that mistake as the Golden Bears defeated the visitors 7-1.
The Wildcats looked dangerous at the beginning. Sharlize Palacios started things off right in the top of the first inning, reaching base for the 19th straight game with a one-out single through the left side. Izzy Pacho kept her hot hitting going, pushing her batting average to .400 for a few innings with a two-out single. Arizona wasn’t able to score, but the at-bats were promising.