Arizona's Katiyana Mauga (34) draws an intentional walk from Baylor with runners on in the sixth inning of their NCAA Super Regional Game 2 at Hillenbrand Stadium, Saturday, May 27, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

It was puzzling that UA third basemanΒ Katiyana MaugaΒ was not a first-team All-American selection by the NFCA last week. Florida’sΒ Jessie WarrenΒ was the first-team pick at third base, and she had statistics superior to Mauga: a .413 batting average with 23 homers and 68 RBI. Mauga hit .356 with 25 homers and 61 RBI. But the softball coaches created space for five at-large choices, and Mauga wasn’t among them.Β 


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