Malia Martinez drove in three runs and Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza knocked in two as Arizona softball peppered 12 hits in a 5-2 win over 11th-seeded Ole Miss in the first game of the Tucson Super Regional on Friday afternoon at Hillenbrand Stadium.
The sixth-seeded Wildcats (46-12) are now just one win away from ending their eight-year Women’s College World Series drought. Game 2 is Saturday at 5 p.m. PT, with a third game (if necessary) set for Sunday.
After the teams traded runs early, Arizona grabbed a 3-2 lead in the fourth when Palomino-Cardoza lofted a sacrifice fly to right.