I started covering Arizona softball in 2017 and fell in love with the beat immediately. How could I have not? It was a young journalist’s dream.
The Wildcats were the No. 2 team in the country, they have a large, loyal following, and the storylines were endless.
Arizona won its first Pac-12 championship in 10 years. Katiyana Mauga broke Arizona’s all-time home run record. Future Olympian Danielle O’Toole threw her first career no-hitter. Hall of Fame Mike Candrea set a milestone and his players doused him with ice water. (You expect me to remember which milestone? There’s too many to count.