A year ago at West Ranch High School near Los Angeles, UA first basemanΒ Jessie HarperΒ hit 11 home runs. At Arizona, she is hitting .354 with 19 homers and leads the Pac-12 with 130 total bases.
She, not basketballβsΒ Lauri Markkanen, is the schoolβs top freshman athlete this year. Imagine if softball had an end-game like basketball. Harper would be a one-and-done lottery pick, on the brink of earning $3 million per year.
