Arizona's Super Regional softball series against Ole Miss will start on Friday at Hillenbrand Stadium, the school announced. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m., and the game will air on ESPNU.
The best-of-three series will continue Saturday at 5 p.m. with a game shown on ESPN2; a winner-take-all Game 3, if necessary, will start at 5 p.m. Sunday and be shown on ESPNU. The winner of the weekend series will advance to next week's Women's College World Series, played in Oklahoma City.
RELEASE || Dates, Times and TV Information Announced for Tucson Super Regional📰 » https://t.co/RmTZJDP5n5🎟️ » https://t.co/F2IGNkAHgC pic.twitter.com/CHOneYy6LP
— Arizona Softball (@ArizonaSoftball) May 20, 2019
The sixth-ranked Wildcats advanced somewhat easily through a Tucson Regional that included Auburn, Colorado State and Harvard. Eleventh-ranked Ole Miss had a harder time; the Rebels lost once in the the double-elimination tournament, then had to win three win-or-go-home games. Sunday's 5-4 win over Louisiana-Lafayette came after the team trailed 4-3 in the seventh inning.
Hotty toddy, @OleMissSoftball advances past the Regional Round for just the second time in program history!#NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/NGwbSOYp1G
— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) May 20, 2019
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Photos: Arizona Wildcats 12, Auburn 3, NCAA softball regional final
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Arizona's Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza (32) yells as she rounds first after smacking a three RBI homer in the top of the fourth inning giving the Wildcats a 9-3 lead over Auburn the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Jessie Harper (19) unloads on a high pitch for her third homer of the night against Auburn in the seventh inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona players wait at home plate as Jessie Harper (19) trots home on the first of her three homers for the afternoon against Auburn in the top of the third inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Alyssa Denham (22) winds up to deliver in the fourth inning with a 9-3 lead over Auburn in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona third baseman Malia Martinez (17) gets a big hop on a chopper up the line by Auburn's Justus Perry for the first out in the bottom of the fourth inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Auburn's Justus Perry (18) goes down in pain after fouling a second ball off her foot on two consecutive pitches in the second inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Alyssa Denham (22) warms up in the visitor's bullpen before the Wildcats take on Auburn in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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A container of Arizona softballs on the field as the Wildcats take fielding drills before first pitch against Auburn in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Auburn's right fielder Alyssa Rivera (21) can't catch up to pop foul by Arizona's Jessie Harper in the third inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz. Harper homered later in the same at-bat.
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Auburn's catcher Haley Nillen (43) reaches for the ball to force Arizona's Jenna Kean (44) at the plate on a bases loaded fielder's choice hit by Arizona's Hanah Bowen in the sixth inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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A couple of young fans get a look over the outfield wall late in the game as Arizona goes against Auburn in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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A couple of the Auburn staff console Casey McCrackin (11) following the Tigers' 12-3 loss to Arizona in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Hanah Bowen (7) comes up just short as Auburn's first baseman Justus Perry (18) gets the throw following a dropped third strike in the second inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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The Wildcats huddle near the circle after giving up three runs to Auburn right after taking a three run lead of their own earlier in the third inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Jessie Harper (19) gets the grounder from Auburn's Kendall Veach (24) for the third out in the bottom of the third inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's second baseman Hanah Bowen (7) turns the pivot over Auburn's Makenna Dowell (32) but has to settle for only one out on the fielder's choice in the fifth inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Dejah Mulipola (8) catcher can't get to a pop-up that skittered down the backstop net during the Wildcats game against Auburn in the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Izzy Pacho (15) celebrates with Rylee Pierce (36) after she came home on Hanah Bowen's RBI single that gave the Wildcats the lead for good at 4-3 against Auburn in the fourth inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Carli Campbell (4) slaps a shot down the third base line that ended up driving in a run on a throwing error against Auburn in the fourth inning in the championship of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Sunday, May 19, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
Photos: Arizona Wildcats 2, Auburn 1, NCAA softball regionals
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Arizona's Tamara Statman (88) gets surrounded by her teammates s she comes back to the dugout after slashing a two RBI single against Auburn in the fourth inning in their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz. The two runs were all the Wildcats could generate as they held on to defeat the Tigers 2-1
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Arizona's starter Taylor McQuillin (18) deals a pitch against Auburn as the sun sets over their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Rylee Pierce (36), left, and Izzy Pacho (15) jumps for joy after Pierce came home on Tamara Statman's single against Auburn in the fourth inning in their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Reyna Carranco (5) watches her single get through the left side of the Auburn infield in the fourth inning in their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's first baseman Rylee Pierce (36) gets a slow roller up the line from Auburn's Makenna Dowell for an easy out in the fifth inning in their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's second baseman Hanah Bowen (7) turns the pivot over Auburn's Alyssa Rivera (21) but can't quite get the second out on Auburn's Kendall Veach's fielder's choice in the sixth inning in their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Auburn's Chardonnay Harris (13) warms up her pitching arm in the bullpen just before the Tigers take on Arizona in winner's bracket on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza (32), left, and Rylee Pierce (36) greet Reyna Carranco (5) as she comes across with the second run on Tamara Statman's single in the fourth inning agains Auburn in the winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza (32) and the Auburn players line the baselines during the national anthem kicking off their game in the winner's bracket on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's catcher Dejah Mulipola (8) ranges to the backstop to get to pop-foul by Auburn's Kendall Veach (24) that ended the top of the third inning with the bases loaded in their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's second baseman Hanah Bowen (7) gets a gentle fly ball to erase Auburn's Makenna Dowell (32) in the third inning in their winner's bracket game on the second day of the NCAA regionals at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 17, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
