Relationships help build Arizona softball’s first class under Caitlin Lowe

Ryan Kelapire, Arizona Desert Swarm Relationships are what make a great recruiter. To bring in Extra Inning Softball’s sixth-ranked class, head coach Caitlin Lowe made use of all the relationships she had built over the years and started some new ones.

Lowe’s first class as head coach of Arizona softball required her to confirm those relationships as soon as she got the job. The five players who signed their letters of intent on Wednesday had all committed under retired head coach Mike Candrea. It helped that she had already been a big part of their relationships with Arizona under Candrea.

“I had conversations with them immediately after the announcement (of Candrea’s retirement),” Lowe…