March 10, 2006
Box Score
TUCSON, Ariz. --- The No. 18 Baylor softball team tagged Arizona's Alicia Hollowell for a season-high four runs; however, the Lady Bears could not solve the No. 1 Arizona bats as the Wildcats claimed a 12-4 five-inning victory over BU in action at Hillenbrand Stadium. With the loss, Baylor falls to 18-7 on the season as Arizona improves to 21-1 on the year.
Arizona jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as Kristie Fox and Laine Roth recorded RBI in the inning to give the Wildcats the early two-run lead.
Baylor responded with a run in the second as Arizona native Ashley Monceaux lifted her third home run of the season well over the left-center field wall to cut the Arizona lead to one. The blast would have tied the game; however, with the previous batter at the plate, Arizona center fielder Caitlin Lowe reached over the wall and robbed Tessa Lynam of her fourth home run of the season as the Wildcats held on to a one-run lead heading into the bottom of the inning.
Arizona would respond with a three-run second as the Wildcats claimed a four-run advantage. Fox provided the key hit in the inning as she hit a bases loaded clearing double to give Arizona a 5-1 lead.
The Lady Bears answered; however, with a three-run third as freshman Brette Reagan blasted a monster, two-out, three run home run into the top row of the left field bleachers as Baylor cut the lead to 5-4.
Arizona responded with a six-run third as the Wildcats managed to take an 11-4 lead. Once again, Fox had the key hit in the inning with a two-run home run over the left-center field wall to give the Wildcats a seven-run lead.
After Baylor was unable to score in the fourth or fifth, Arizona added a single run in the fifth as the Wildcats claimed a 12-4 run-rule victory.
Lisa Ferguson took the loss for Baylor as the junior fell to 9-3 on the season after allowing five runs and seven hits in 1.1 innings of work.
Hollowell picked up the victory for Arizona to improve to 12-0 on the year; however, she allowed a season-high four runs on six hits in six innings of work.
Baylor and Arizona will continue the three-game set when the teams meet for game two on Saturday, March 11, at 8:00 p.m.
