Arizona
Arizona softball continues to rise in national polls
Softball teams are starting to separate themselves after the second week of competition. Were their preseason rankings too high or too low? Were they left out altogether when they shouldn’t have been? The Arizona Wildcats are firmly in the camp of living up to or even exceeding expectations.
Arizona is higher after week two than it was in all four preseason polls. It rose in three of the four polls for the second straight week.
D1 Softball and Softball America both rank the Wildcats in the top 10. Softball America bumped Arizona up two spots to No. 9 this week. D1 Softball kept the Wildcats at No. 10, a position they moved into after the first week of play.
The USA Today/NFCA poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll still have the team outside the top 10. USA Softball gave the Wildcats the biggest boost of all four major rankings, moving them up four spots to No. 11.
NFCA now ranks Arizona the lowest of the four. It moved the Wildcats up two spots to No. 13 after the second week of competition. This is the poll used as the official ranking on this site.
The Wildcats now have an average ranking of 10.75 across the four polls. That’s an improvement from 12.75 after week one and 14.75 in the preseason polls.
Arizona is the highest-ranked Big 12 team in three of the four polls. The other two teams that are still ranked are Oklahoma State (5-4) and Texas Tech (8-3) after Baylor (6-4) fell out of all four this week.
The NFCA poll clusters all three Big 12 teams together with No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 14 Oklahoma State sandwiching the Wildcats. USA Softball also clusters the three together but has No. 11 Arizona over No. 12 TTU and No. 13 OSU. Softball America has the other two teams a bit behind No. 9 Arizona with the Cowgirls coming in at No. 12 and the Red Raiders at No. 13. D1 Softball has No. 11 OSU one spot behind Arizona and TTU back at No. 14.
The Wildcats can climb even higher if they rise to the occasion at this week’s Hillenbrand Invitational. Arizona will welcome in No. 1 Texas and No. 18 Stanford along with UC Davis and Colorado State beginning on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Lead photo by Madison Farwell / Arizona Athletics
Arizona
Man, woman found dead near Arizona-Utah border; suspect arrested
PAGE, ARIZ., – A suspect has been arrested after two people were found shot to death inside a home near the Arizona-Utah border.
What we know:
On July 5 at 11:30 p.m., the Page Police and Fire Communications Center responded to a report that two people had been shot near Elm and El Camino.
Once at the home, officers found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
“The suspect was unknown and not on scene when officers arrived,” police said.
Dig deeper:
Police secured the home and obtained a search warrant. Investigators then began processing the crime scene.
“Evidence collected provided investigators with a person of interest who may have been present when the shootings occurred,” police said. “Investigators located the person of interest and interviewed him but did not initially charge him with any crimes related to the double homicide investigation.”
The next day, the person of interest was arrested and booked into jail. He’s accused of two counts of first-degree murder.
What we don’t know:
No identities were released. Police didn’t release any details on what led up to the shooting.
Local perspective:
Police “do not believe there is any remaining threat to the community, as the alleged suspect and the weapon allegedly used have been seized by law enforcement.”
What you can do:
If anyone has information related to the investigation, they advise contacting Detective Terry TerEick at ttereick@pageaz.gov.
Map of the cross streets where the shooting occurred:
The Source: Information for this article was gathered from the Page Police Department’s Facebook page.
Arizona
Padres host Arizona Diamondbacks, look to stop home slide
Arizona Diamondbacks (45-45, second in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (44-46, third in the NL West)
San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (0-0); Padres: TBD
LINE: Padres -131, Diamondbacks +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres are looking to end their three-game home slide with a victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
San Diego has a 44-46 record overall and a 23-22 record at home. The Padres have a 26-13 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
Arizona is 45-45 overall and 18-25 on the road. The Diamondbacks have gone 16-4 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams match up Tuesday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado has 16 doubles and 18 home runs for the Padres. Fernando Tatis Jr. is 11 for 43 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ketel Marte has 18 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Geraldo Perdomo is 13 for 39 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 1-9, .255 batting average, 8.02 ERA, outscored by 51 runs
Diamondbacks: 4-6, .222 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored by one run
INJURIES: Padres: Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Randy Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), Freddy Fermin: 10-Day IL (head), Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (arm), David Morgan: 15-Day IL (knee), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Diamondbacks: James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Lawlar: 10-Day IL (hamstring), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (lower body), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Arizona
WATCH: Mesa teen builds free scam detection tool to protect seniors from fraud
MESA, AZ — For many seniors, scam texts and phone calls can be confusing, intimidating, and costly.
One Mesa teenager believes getting help shouldn’t be.
BASIS Mesa student Shilo Karakkattu created ScamSafe after watching older family members struggle to sort through suspicious messages.
The goal is straightforward: help people avoid becoming the next victim of fraud.
For many seniors, scam texts and phone calls can be confusing, intimidating, and costly. Karakkattu saw that the problem was affecting people he loves and decided to create a solution.
Now, organizations that work with seniors are taking notice of his invention, which could soon help thousands of people across Arizona stay one step ahead of scammers.
Watch in the player above to see the remarkable student whose latest project is protecting some of Arizona’s most vulnerable residents.
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