Arizona softball team runs win streak to 14 with blowout win over Utah

The Arizona softball team finished off a record-breaking weekend in Salt Lake City with a 13-2 rout of host Utah on Sunday.

The No. 9-ranked Wildcats (32-7, 12-0 Pac-12) outscored the Utes 48-3 over three games, the most runs UA has scored in a conference series since the league moved to three-game set in 2010.

The Wildcats scored nine runs in the fifth to break the game open. Mali Martinez drove in four runs, including a bases-loaded double in the fifth. Rylee Pierce homered and drove in three runs and Jenna Kean had a bases-loaded triple in the fifth.

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Hillary Edior went 4 for 4 and drove in two runs in the win, while Jessie Harper was 3 for 3 and scored twice for UA, which has won 14 games in a row.

Taylor McQuillin (14-5) allowed two runs on two hits and struck out five to earn her second victory in three days.

UA will visit Grand Canyon for a doubleheader Friday and a single game Saturday. The Wildcats’ next Pac-12 series is April 18-20 at home against Stanford.