No. 13 Arizona’s scoreless-inning streak is at 16 after Friday’s 2-0 win at Kansas behind a four-hit effort by starter Miranda Stoddard and reliever Devyn Netz.
The Wildcats (34-7, 11-5 Big 12) are coming off a 3-0 win over Oklahoma State at Hillenbrand on Sunday and did not allow the Cowgirls to score in the last two innings of a 12-4 win in five innings Saturday.
Netz, Stoddard and Aissa Silva combined on a four-hitter in the 3-0 victory over Oklahoma State and Stoddard did not allow a hit in the last 2 2/3 innings in the win Saturday.
Arizona’s pitchers in the 16-inning scoreless streak:
— Stoddard, 9 2/3 innings, six hits allowed, two walks and six strikeouts.
— Netz, 6 innings, two hits, three walks and four strikeouts.
— Silva, 1/3 of an inning, no hits, no walks and no strikeouts.
Stoddard improved to 9-0 with Friday’s six-inning performance against Kansas. Netz earned her first save of the season after striking out the last three batters following the first two batters reaching on a walk and single against Stoddard.
Arizona plated two runs on seven hits.
Jenna Sniffen had three hits and a home run while Tayler Biehl went 2 for 3.
The game began as a pitcher’s duel, with both teams allowing just two base runners through the first two innings.
Sniffen, a freshman, led off the third inning with a home run – her fifth of the season – to put the Wildcats on the board.
In the top of the fifth, Kaiah Altmeyer drove in Arizona’s second run of the game with an RBI single to score former Canyon del Oro standout Zaedi Tagalog from second. Tagalog was pinch-running for Sniffen, who led off the inning with a single. Regan Shockey’s single moved Tagalog to second before Altmeyer’s RBI single.
Olivia Bruno (3-2) took the loss in a complete-game effort in which she allowed seven hits with four strikeouts and four walks.
Arizona will go for the series win Saturday against Kansas (17-18, 4-9) at noon, Tucson time, with the game on ESPN+.
The Wildcats have won four straight series in the Big 12 after losing two of three games against UCF at Hillenbrand to open conference play.
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