Arizona
No. 21 Arizona strands 11 in loss to No. 22 Oregon
No. 21 Arizona had a chance to secure its first series win over a ranked team this season but couldn’t get the timely hits. The Wildcats left 11 runners on base against No. 22 Oregon in a 5-2 loss.
“It is completely the story,” said Arizona head coach Caitlin Lowe.
After starter Miranda Stoddard and reliever Ali Blanchard gave up a combined five runs in the first two innings, Aissa Silva entered the game and kept the Ducks from putting any more on the board.
“I felt good today, coming in and getting my team’s back…and doing what I can,” Silva said. I definitely felt on point with my backdoor curves today, so I was really excited to get that out there.”
A day after throwing 104 pitches in five innings of relief, Silva went 4 2⁄3 innings in relief on Saturday. She gave up five runs on seven hits in the game one win. She didn’t figure in the decision in game two, but she was much more effective in the circle. Silva gave up five hits but no runs while striking out two.
While she didn’t strike out a lot of batters, the strikeouts Silva did get were crucial. She entered in the third inning with a runner in scoring position and one out. She struck out her first batter and induced a flyout to end the threat.
Silva’s second strikeout came with runners on second and third with two outs in the fifth. Once again, she was able to turn the Ducks back and keep her team in the game.
“She was awesome,” Lowe said. And I mean, when she responds like that we’re in really good shape and she can keep us in any ball game. And then we just have to execute with the runners on base.”
The Arizona offense couldn’t get the right hits at the right times.
The Wildcats got two runners in scoring position with no outs in the first inning. In the third, it was two runners on with two outs. In the fifth, the bases were loaded with one out. None of the promising situations resulted in runs.
Each of Arizona’s starters got at least one hit except for three-hole hitter Carlie Scupin, The problem was what kind of hits they were and when they happened.
“I mean, we had a lot of hits, we just didn’t have the timely hits,” Lowe said. “I think we just also weren’t dangerous in those situations, making them make tough plays. I thought we were too easy of an out in some of those situations. They know, and they’re just as frustrated, and they’re hungry for tomorrow.”
The Wildcats got their only runs in the second inning when Olivia DiNardo led off with a single and scored on a triple by Emily Schepp. Jasmine Perezchica drove in Schepp for the second run.
Neither team scored after the second inning. Despite little scoring, the game stretched on for over 2.5 hours with multiple reviews and delays.
The game started three hours after it was scheduled following an injury to Oregon centerfielder Hanna Delgado on Friday night. Delgado remained in the hospital on Saturday but is expected to fully recover according to Oregon.
The two teams will face off to claim the series on Sunday at noon MST.
PAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — A person accused of making terroristic threats toward a northern Arizona medical facility was arrested Friday morning.
Just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a person calling the facility and threatening to kill staff and Native Americans, according to the Page Police Department.
Authorities said staff placed the facility on lockdown until officers identified the suspect and arrested them outside their home.
The suspect was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threatening and intimidating, and making terroristic threats. Police have not publicly identified the person.
“The Page Police Department is grateful for and supports the medical staff’s decision to put the medical facility into lockdown until the suspect was arrested and the situation was rendered safe,” the department said in a Facebook post.
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In these four-round projections, the Arizona Cardinals don’t get a tackle until the fourth round.
We are just days away from the 2026 NFL draft, and that means some final mock drafts. What direction will the draft take the Arizona Cardinals?
Draft Wire’s Curt Popejoy put together a four-round mock draft for the Cardinals. They go defense early but rebuild the offense for 2026 and moving forward, including landing their potential franchise quarterback.
Cardinals 4-round mock draft
Here are the players in the first four rounds Popejoy projects for Arizona.
- Round 1: Ohio State EDGE/LB Arvell Reese
- Round 2: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
- Round 3: Clemson WR Antonio Williams
- Round 4: Florida OT Austin Barber
What we think of the picks
The Cardinals want to trade out of the third pick and draft a tackle, so not getting a tackle until Round 4 seems unlikely, although they did meet with Barber. They do have options at right tackle for 2026 already on the roster.
Reese would be a great pick if they don’t trade back, as they badly need pass-rushing help off the edge.
Drafting Simpson seems inevitable at this point, so it has to be in a mock draft, although the feeling is they will need to go up into Round 1 again to get him.
Williams has speed and is almost six feet tall, but he does have short arms.
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Due to significant injuries to the CB position last year which includes a shoulder surgery for Terrion Arnold, the Lions CB position scored a 6/10 need on my Lions Defensive Draft Need Rankings. Thus, an early-round selection of a young, healthy prospect like Keith Abney would not come as a surprise. He enters the draft with very low medical concern level.
Here is the excerpt from my medical report on Keith Abney:
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.com.)
Keith Abney, CB (21) – Arizona State
Projected round 2-3. #43 on Jeff Risdon board Feb 19.
Concern level 0/10
There is an isolated report of a hand injury but no corroborating information. Even if the hand injury is true, that’s of minimal to no long-term concern.
His availability in his final two seasons has been perfect. Overall, Abney appears to be medically clean and is at an excellent age.
He finished college with 6 INT and 21 PBU.
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