Wildcat Wrap: Arizona softball cruises into Super Regionals, women’s golf starts NCAAs strong

It’s Monday, which means it is time to recap all that happened surrounding the Arizona Wildcats last week.

Let us know in the comment section if we missed anything!

Softball

• Arizona (45-12) went 3-0 to win the Tucson Regional.
• The ‘Cats beat Harvard 5-1 on Friday and Auburn 2-1 on Saturday. Taylor McQuillin got the win in both games.
• Auburn and Arizona took the field again on Sunday and the ‘Cats took care of business. Thanks to a three-home run day from Jessie Harper, UA won 12-3 to clinch the Tucson Regional and advance to the Super Regionals. It is the 31st regional championship for UA in the last 33 years.
• Harper is now the NCAA leader in home runs and has a legit shot to become UA’s all-time leader.
• Arizona hosts 11-seed Ole Miss in Supers this weekend. The dates and times are to be determined, but here is an in-depth look at how the two teams stack up.
• Reyna Carranco returned to the lineup Saturday after missing two weeks with a broken hand and thumb. The Pac-12 batting champion received a standing ovation from the Rita Hillenbrand faithful, which is something she and coach Mike Candrea had never seen happen for a UA player.
• Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after her mammoth series against UCLA.
• Friends and teammates since high school, Palomino-Cardoza and Taylor McQuillin are planning to make the most out of the games they have left together.
• Seven Wildcats were selected to NFCA All-Region selections.

Women’s Golf

• The defending national champions are tied for fourth place after the second round of NCAA Championships. Round three begins Monday morning.
• Bianca Pagdanganan was tied for second overall in the tournament heading into play on Sunday. Here’s how UA’s entire quintet is faring.

Baseball

• Better late than never is the motto Arizona (29-24, 12-14 Pac-12) is using right now.
• The BatCats extended their winning streak to seven games by sweeping Sam Houston State and Penn State this season.
• Baseball America put UA in the at-large bid conversation, but that was prior to sweeping Penn State. Should UA sweep Washington State in the final series of the season, there’s a real chance they will make the NCAA tournament.
• The three-game series between UA and WSU begins Thursday in Pullman. The Cougars are in last place, with two conference wins.

Men’s Golf

• The season is over for the team after placing ninth in the Louisville Regional, shooting 17-over-par.
• Trevor Werbylo shot an even-par 71 in his final round. He finished in a tie for second place, one shot behind the individual winner. His second-place finish is the highest by an UA golfer in a regional play since Tarquin MacManus won a regional in 2009.
• Werbylo missed advancing to the NCAA Championships as an individual by one stroke.

Track and Field

• Saturday night saw the conclusion of Arizona concluded the Tucson Elite Classic with just one UA participant. Grayson Fleming was in the hammer throw where he hit a PR of 66.31m.
• On Thursday, UA is in Sacramento, California for the NCAA West Preliminary Round.

Women’s Basketball

• The Wildcats have scheduled a home-and-home series with Texas. UA plays in Austin in November and the Longhorns will be in McKale Center during the 2019-20 season. It is a big scheduling shift for Arizona, which has only faced two major-conference teams in non-conference play in Adia Barnes’ first three seasons.
• Aari McDonald participated in the USA Basketball Pan American Games Team Trials

Football

• Shawn Poindexter, PJ Johnson, and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles signed their first NFL contracts.
• Defensive tackle Kyon Barrs committed to the UA, a much-needed late addition to the 2019 class.

Men’s Basketball

• Deandre Ayton is a finalist for the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
• Andre Iguodala is questionable for Monday’s Game 4 against the Portland Trailblazers after suffering a calf injury in game three of the Western Conference Finals. An MRI revealed no tear for the former UA star. The Golden State Warriors lead the series 3-0.
• Kentucky transfer Jemarl Baker Jr. committed to Arizona, and a UK insider gave us the scoop on the newest Arizona Wildcat.
• We look at how Baker affects Arizona’s scholarship situation.
• Allonzo Trier and Kobi Simmons had some thoughts about mismanaged college players.