The 13th-ranked Arizona Wildcats opened up the regular season with the Hillenbrand Invitational, hosting Purdue, Nebraska-Omaha, North Texas and Southern Utah. Mike Candrea's squad walked away unscathed, starting the season with a 6-0 record.
All games combined, the Wildcats allowed 12 runs, compared to their 63. It was a weekend filled with dominant pitching, exactly what Coach Candrea said one of this team's strengths was. Led by SDSU transfer Danielle O'Toole, Nancy Bowling and true freshman Taylor McQuillin, the Wildcats struck out a combined 40% of the batters they faced.
But Arizona was able to generate the run support as well.