Exactly two weeks after taking a 70 MPH fastball to the face, second baseman Reyna Carranco is returning to Arizona’s lineup for Friday’s series-opener at No. 5 Oregon.
The sophomore will bat second as she had all season before missing the last five games with a concussion and broken nose.
Carranco practiced fully for the first time since her injury Tuesday, and head coach Mike Candrea was encouraged by what he saw.
“Reyna is looking good right now,” he said Wednesday. “She worked out yesterday, she’s cleared her concussion test, she put a mask on, she looked good defensively, she swung the bat well.