Arizona starting pitcher Trish Parks (24) is mobbed at home by her teammates after she clubbed a three-run homer during the second inning of the Arizona Wildcats vs. San Jose State Spartans college softball game Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Hillenbrand Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. 

Team to Watch for 2015-16 

Arizona’s women’s softball team is apt to get back to the College World Series in 2016. Mike Candrea’s two leading recruits are impact players on the nation’s No. 1-ranked prep team, Mission Viejo High School. Returning national Player of the Year pitcher Taylor McQuillin is 28-0 and outfielder Alyssa Palamino broke the California prep home run record last week. 


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