Arizona's Mo Mercado (11) celebrates after scoring the second run on a Jessie Harper (19) two-run single that tied the score 2-2 against Baylor in the fifth inning of their NCAA Super Regional Game 2 at Hillenbrand Stadium, Saturday, May 27, 2017, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

This was the largest senior class Candrea had ever coached, and all eight of them contributed for Arizona at some point in their careers.

SS Mo Mercado: Played — and started — all of Arizona’s 243 games in four years with a .359 career average. Second-team All-American. 


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