OKLAHOMA CITY — Dejah Mulipola hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to propel Arizona to a 3-1 win over Washington to open the Women’s College World Series.
It was the first WCWS game to require extra innings since the 2017 championship series. The Wildcats will face the winner of the UCLA-Minnesota game on Friday.
Arizona ace Taylor McQuillin outdueled UW’s Taran Alvelo, as Arizona beat the Huskies for the first time in its last seven tries.
McQuillin struck out seven; Alvelo fanned 11. Both surrendered six hits.