Defensive and pitching lapses are killers. Arizona softball found out the hard way in a 6-4 loss to Florida State at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational on Thursday. Despite the miscues, the Wildcats found a way to battle back, but they came up short in their first loss of the season.
Devyn Netz gave up six runs in 3.1 innings against the Seminoles. Only two were scored as earned runs, but the seven hits and two walks given up by Netz were as responsible for the damage as the errors by her defense.
Freshman lefty Aissa Silva was the big story in the circle for the Wildcats.