Photos: Arizona Wildcats 5, Mississippi 2, Game 1 NCAA Super Regional
The Wildcats go down by one run twice in the first two innings, but come back to take the opener of their Super Regional series 5-2 over Mississippi at Hillenbrand Stadium in Tucson.
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Arizona's starter Taylor McQuillin (18) deals against Mississippi in the third inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz. McQuillin pitched a complete game in the Wildcats 5-2 win to open the series.
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Arizona's shortstop Jessie Harper (19) applies the tag on Mississippi baserunner Kaylee Horton (1) on her steal attempt in the third inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Jessie Harper (19) gets tagged just short of the plate by Mississippi catcher Autumn Gillespie (24) but a run crossed ahead of her on Malia Martinez's single to make the score 4-2 in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Hannah Martinez (2) beats the throw to Mississippi Abbey Latham (30) to leg out an infield hit in the second inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz. Martinez would eventually come around to score to tie the game.
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Arizona's Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza (32) watches her hit fall for a single against Mississippi in the first inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Malia Martinez's bloop single drops in front of Mississippi right fielder Kaylee Horton (1) by her for a double in the third inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's shortstop Jessie Harper (19) loses her grip on the ball after tagging Mississippi runner Kylan Becker (15) in the face on her stolen base in the first inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Hannah Martinez (2) gets back as the ball skips into the outfield when Mississippi catcher Autumn Gillespie (24) skipped the pickoff throw into right field in the second inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz. Martinez ended up at second on the play.
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Arizona's right fielder Hannah Martinez (2) settles under a gentle fly ball by Mississippi's Jessica Puk (20) in the third inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's second baseman Hanah Bowen (7) applies the tag to Mississippi's Kelsha Loftin (32) on ball she fielded for a fielder's choice in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's starter Taylor McQuillin exults after striking out the final Mississippi batter in a Super Regional win at Hillenbrand Stadium, May 24, 2019.
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Mississippi shortstop Mikayla Allee (6) has a lot of trouble fielding a ball from Arizona's Jessie Harper but ended up barely forcing Alyssa Palomino-Cardoza at second in the first inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's second baseman Hanah Bowen (7) backs up to glove a looper into short right from Mississippi's Kylan Becker (15) in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's Tamara Statman (88), left, gets hopped up with Malia Martinez (17) before the first pitch against Mississippi in Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's left fielder Carli Campbell (4) fights off the sun to bring down a looping ball from Mississippi's Tate Whitley (11) to end the top of the first inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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One Arizona fan stands out in the crowd as the Wildcats take on Mississippi in Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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Arizona's head coach Mike Candrea talks with the home plate umpire after a Mississippi batter was ruled to have been nicked by a Taylor McQuillin pitch in the third inning of Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regional at Hillenbrand Stadium, Friday, May 24, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
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