Mike Candrea always says success in softball stems from the circle, so you can imagine how he felt this summer when Arizona landed Oklahoma transfer Mariah Lopez.
“Very pleased,” the UA coach said.
The ex-Sooner is expected to fill Taylor McQuillin’s shoes and form a dynamic 1-2 punch with fellow senior Alyssa Denham, giving the Wildcats all the pitching they need to return to the Women’s College World Series in 2020.
Lopez went 51-2 at Oklahoma—the best winning percentage in school history—to go along with a sparkling 1.