Grand Canyon was looking for the unofficial Arizona state softball title this week. The Lopes beat Arizona State 3-2 on Tuesday at Farrington Stadium. They hoped to follow it up with a win over Arizona on Wednesday at GCU Softball Stadium, but the Wildcats proved to be too much in an 8-3 victory.
Devyn Netz did not look strong in the circle to begin the game. She had difficulty finding the zone and fell behind batters. She walked the leadoff then allowed a single to give GCU two runners with one out. They both moved into scoring position when starting catcher Olivia DiNardo failed to cleanly catch a strike.