Mike Candrea's UA softball squad could be stacked in the circle next season

It doesn’t appear that UA sophomore lefty Taylor McQuillin will be an every-day pitcher the way former Arizona national-title pitchers Nancy Evans, Alicia Hollowell and Taryne Mowatt were. Candrea has another strong recruiting class — ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation — and it includes Broomfield, Colorado’s Taylor Gilmore, who was 22-3 with a 0.98 ERA in 2016. However, prep softball competition in Colorado is nowhere close to that in California and Arizona. Shelby Babock, a top UA pitching recruit from Denver five years ago, struggled in the Pac-12. Candrea’s top pitching recruit may be Hanah Bowen of Ramona High in Southern California. Bowen was 24-0 with 174 strikeouts in 141 innings. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Candrea acquires a transfer pitcher with notable college softball chops sometimes this summer. 

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