Arizona softball

Arizona starting pitcher Trish Parks (24) slaps hands with coach Mike Candrea after she knocked 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.

Does Candrea's squad have what it takes? 

UA softball coach Mike Candrea will find out early in 2016 if his club has Women’s College World Series potential. He scheduled two games in late February at Alabama, which is apt to open the season ranked No. 1, or close. The Crimson Tide beat Pac-12 champion Oregon at the Women’s College World Series in June and returns its two leading pitchers, Sydney Littlejohn and Alexis Osorio, who combined to win 38 games last year. 


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