The Arizona-UCLA series is always one of the most anticipated events on the college softball calendar. The Pac-12 rivals are the winningest programs in the sport, producing 20 national championships and hundreds of All-Americans.
Add increased fan capacity, senior week emotions and postseason implications into the equation, and this year’s rendition—a four-game set in Tucson—should make for an exciting finish to the regular season.
“This is a big weekend for sure,” said Jessie Harper, one of Arizona’s seven seniors. “I always love playing UCLA. I mean, I grew up 30 minutes away from UCLA, so I would go to all their games.