When new Arizona softball assistant coach Josh Bloomer met with the media at the beginning of fall practice, he said that fans should be prepared for lots of stolen bases this year. If the Wildcats didn’t break the program record, the only reason would be that they hit so many doubles that they didn’t get the opportunity. As it turned out in Arizona’s fall scrimmage against Phoenix College, even standing on second base didn’t always stop the Wildcats from taking another base.
The Wildcats stole nine bases against the Bears. Freshman centerfielder Regan Shockey (3) and sophomore left fielder Dakota Kennedy (2) each had multiple steals.