Jessie Harper homered twice and Taylor McQuillin got some key outs in relief as Arizona softball pulled away late to beat Drake 9-4 on Friday at Hillenbrand Stadium.
The long balls were Harper’s sixth and seventh homers of the season, the most in the Pac-12.
Her first homer, a two-run shot in the third, broke a 1-1 tie and plated Reyna Carranco who ripped a game-tying RBI double in the previous at-bat. That came two innings after the Bulldogs scored on a double steal.
Arizona did not log its first hit until the third, but the offense exploded from there.