When it rains it pours, and it’s raining in Tucson today. Rumors surfaced on Thursday that catcher Sharlize Palacios and centerfielder Janelle Meoño were in the transfer portal. On Friday, Extra Inning Softball’s Justin McLeod confirmed that it was the case.
Both players are heading into their redshirt junior seasons. Palacios was the starting catcher in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and again in 2022. Meoño was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2021 but had injury issues in 2022 and never fully recovered her form.
Palacios went through a dip in production early in the Pac-12 season.