On Feb. 10, Arizona softball will open the 2022 season against Southern Utah. The Wildcats will do it as D1 Softball’s fifteenth-ranked team according to the preseason rankings released by the publication on Monday.
Arizona advanced to the Women’s College World Series in 2021 where it was eliminated in losses to Alabama and Florida State. It was the second straight WCWS appearance for the Wildcats after getting back to the sport’s biggest tournament in 2019. The event was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The team ended the season with a 41-15 record and ranked No.