Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza flashed one finger on her right hand and two on her left as Dejah Mulipola tapped home plate and retreated to the Arizona dugout.
Three innings later, Palomino-Cardoza flashed a one and a three.
Mulipola’s 12th and 13th homers of the season propelled the Wildcats to an 8-0 run-ruling of Oregon on Saturday at Hillenbrand Stadium. The UA catcher is now tied for the Pac-12 lead in long balls, pulling even with Arizona shortstop Jessie Harper.
“She’s seeing it like a beach ball right now and putting good swings on good pitches and hitting the ball hard,” coach Mike Candrea said of the junior backstop.