OKLAHOMA CITY—The Arizona Wildcats wound up their first trip to the Women’s College World Series in nine years with a 1-2 record, going 6-2 overall in the postseason. But what got them a few of those pre-WCWS victories, and many of the others during the regular season, didn't show up in OKC.
While Arizona had a much stronger pitching performance this season than in recent years, it was always going to be offense that carried the team. In the postseason, both the power and the ability to turn the order over diminished.
Arizona had five players who hit over .