Reyna Carranco leads Arizona softball to win over Cal State Fullerton

The junior second baseman drove in three runs

Reyna Carranco drove in three runs and Taylor McQuillin tossed a three-hit shutout as the Arizona Wildcats beat Cal State Fullerton 6-0 on Sunday to cap the Hillenbrand Invitational.

Carranco knocked in two runs in the second with an infield single to short, then doubled into the right center gap to plate Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza in the fourth. Jessie Harper promptly drove in Carranco with a double to left center.

It was a nice change of pace for Arizona’s offense, which had been struggling to get timely hits and score without the use of the long ball, though Palomino-Cardoza did blast a two-run homer to left in the fifth, her fifth of the season, the most in the Pac-12.

For McQuillin, it was her was first shutout of the season. The lefty fanned four Titans, mostly inducing weak contact. The senior had allowed 10 runs (three earned) in her first two outings of the Hillenbrand Invitational.

The Wildcats (6-4) played a spotless game defensively after committing four errors in Saturday’s loss to Alabama.

Jenna Kean was a catalyst at the bottom of the lineup, tallying two singles, two runs, and a stolen base from the No. 9 spot.

The ninth-ranked Wildcats will head to Palm Springs next weekend to play in the Mary Nutter Classic where they will face Missouri, UC Santa Barbara, No. 20 Oklahoma State, Long Beach State and No. 3 Oklahoma.

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