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Arizona looks to improve hot start with two more games in Hillenbrand Invitational Saturday



Tucson High graduate Carlie Scupin celebrates her sixth home run of the season (Arizona Athletics photo)

Information provided by Arizona’s media-relations department:

Arizona improved to 13-1 following a pair of comeback wins over Indiana and Marshall on Friday night and will look to win its first four games in the Hillenbrand Invitational with two more games against those schools Saturday.

Arizona beat Indiana 6-3 in the first game and run-ruled Marshall 12-4 in the second game Friday night at Hillenbrand Stadium.

The Wildcats will continue the Hillenbrand Invitational with a doubleheader against Indiana and Marshall on Saturday at 4 and 6 p.m., respectively.

Game 1 | Arizona 6, Indiana 3

The Wildcats won the first game against Indiana in a back-and-forth matchup. Arizona totaled nine hits with four Wildcats recording two hits each.

Tucson High graduate Carlie Scupin hit her sixth home run of the season in the win. She trails Rutgers’ Katie Wingert by one home run for the national lead.
 
Indiana scored one run in the first inning on a RBI single, but Scupin answered with a two-run home run in the bottom half of the inning to give Arizona the lead.
 
In the top of the fourth, the Hoosiers took a 3-2 lead on a two-run home run. Arizona then scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth to regain the lead. The first two runs were scored on throwing errors by Indiana.

Regan Shockey scored from second base on a wild pitch to plate the third run of the inning.
 
The Wildcats added one more run on a sacrifice fly from Olivia DiNardo in the sixth inning.
 
In the circle, Mountain View alum Aissa Silva earned the win to improve to 6-0. She pitched the final four innings in relief and held Indiana scoreless while striking out four batters. Miranda Stoddard pitched the first three innings, allowing Indiana’s three runs.
 
Game 2 | Arizona 12, Marshall 4 (6 innings)

Arizona run-ruled Marshall in the nightcap on a walk-off single to win, 12-4, in six innings.

The Wildcatss had 11 hits, with Shockey leading the team with three hits. Sophomore Tayler Biehl hit her first career home run and went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and two walks.
 
Marshall hit a solo home run in the first inning to take an early lead.
 
In the second inning, Biehl hit her two-run home run to give Arizona the 2-1 lead in the game. The Thundering Herd regained the lead with a two-run homer in the top of the third.
 
Arizona tied the game at 3-3 in the fourth inning with an RBI single from Shockey. In the top of the fifth, Marshall drove in one run with an RBI single.
 
The Wildcats’ offense exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning to take a 10-4 lead. 

Paige Dimler gave Arizona the lead with a two-RBI double to open the scoring. Biehl hit an RBI double and Shockey drove in a pair of runs on a single. Scupin brought in the final two runs of the inning with her third double of the season.
 
Arizona walked-off Marshall in the sixth inning with an RBI fielder’s choice from Jasmine Perezchica and an RBI single from Shockey.
 
Brooke Mannon (4-0) earned the win after pitching the final 1 2/3 innings and only allowing one hit. Silva started the game, going 1.2 innings, striking out three, but allowing one run. Stoddard entered in relief for Silva and allowed three runs before Mannon closed out the game.

ARIZONA SEASON STATS LEADERS

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE
Perezchica, Jasmine.571
Shockey, Regan.512
Kennedy, Dakota.500
Scupin, Carlie.378
DiNardo, Olivia.371
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Scupin, Carlie.946
DiNardo, Olivia.771
Kennedy, Dakota.711
Skaggs, Allie.629
Perezchica, Jasmine.571
RUNS SCORED
Shockey, Regan15
Kennedy, Dakota15
Biringer, Blaise12
Perezchica, Jasmine11
Scupin, Carlie10
HITS
Shockey, Regan21
Kennedy, Dakota19
Scupin, Carlie14
DiNardo, Olivia13
Biringer, Blaise11
RUNS BATTED IN
Scupin, Carlie21
DiNardo, Olivia12
Altmeyer, Kaiah11
Shockey, Regan7
Kennedy, Dakota7
DOUBLES
Biringer, Blaise4
Scupin, Carlie3
DiNardo, Olivia2
Kennedy, Dakota2
Skaggs, Allie2
TRIPLES
Skaggs, Allie1
HOME RUNS
Scupin, Carlie6
DiNardo, Olivia4
Skaggs, Allie3
Kennedy, Dakota2
Biehl, Tayler1
TOTAL BASES
Scupin, Carlie35
DiNardo, Olivia27
Kennedy, Dakota27
Skaggs, Allie22
Shockey, Regan21
WALKS
Kennedy, Dakota11
DiNardo, Olivia8
Biringer, Blaise8
Skaggs, Allie7
Altmeyer, Kaiah6
HIT BY PITCH
Scupin, Carlie4
Biehl, Tayler2
Biringer, Blaise2
SACRIFICE BUNTS
Perezchica, Jasmine2
Biehl, Tayler1
Kennedy, Dakota1
SACRIFICE FLIES
Scupin, Carlie2
Altmeyer, Kaiah2
Perezchica, Jasmine1
DiNardo, Olivia1
Kennedy, Dakota1
STOLEN BASES
Altmeyer, Kaiah4
Shockey, Regan4
Kennedy, Dakota3
Skaggs, Allie2
Perezchica, Jasmine1

PITCHING

EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Silva, Aissa0.78
Stoddard, Miranda2.50
Mannon, Brooke2.72
OPPOSING BAT AVERAGE
Mannon, Brooke.156
Silva, Aissa.161
Stoddard, Miranda.214
SAVES
Stoddard, Miranda1
INNINGS PITCHED
Stoddard, Miranda28.0
Silva, Aissa27.0
Mannon, Brooke18.0
BATTERS STRUCK OUT
Silva, Aissa26
Mannon, Brooke16
Stoddard, Miranda11
APPEARANCES
Silva, Aissa11
Stoddard, Miranda10
Mannon, Brooke7
GAMES STARTED
Stoddard, Miranda6
Mannon, Brooke4
Silva, Aissa4

FIELDING

FIELDING PERCENTAGE
Stoddard, Miranda1.000
Blanchard, Ali1.000
Biehl, Tayler1.000
Scupin, Carlie1.000
Perezchica, Jasmine1.000
TOTAL CHANCES
Scupin, Carlie73
Biehl, Tayler40
Schepp, Emily39
Skaggs, Allie32
Biringer, Blaise31
PUTOUTS
Scupin, Carlie73
Schepp, Emily37
DiNardo, Olivia26
Kennedy, Dakota21
Skaggs, Allie17
ASSISTS
Biehl, Tayler24
Biringer, Blaise20
Skaggs, Allie15
Cole, Logan5
Stoddard, Miranda3
FIELDING DOUBLE PLAYS
Scupin, Carlie3
Biehl, Tayler2
Stoddard, Miranda1
Biringer, Blaise1
Skaggs, Allie1
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