Citizen Staff Writer
Citizen Staff Report
With one swing of the bat, Holly Ridley put an end to the University of Arizona softball team’s 12-game winning streak.
Ridley’s walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth gave No. 21 Texas A&M a 6-5 win over No. 10 Arizona on Friday night in College Station, Texas.
UA (13-3) led 5-2 going into the bottom of the sixth before the Aggies scored three times to tie the game.
Sarah Akamine (7-1) took the loss in relief, allowing four runs in five innings.
Starter Lindsey Sisk was pulled after giving up two runs on five hits in three innings.
Sam Banister, Stacie Chambers and Lini Koria all homered for UA.
Banister went 5 for 5, while Brittany Lastrapes went 3 for 4 for the Wildcats.
The teams meet again at 5 p.m. Saturday and 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
UA women’s swimming
The Wildcats are in second place with one day left in the Pac-10 meet in Federal Way, Wash.
California leads the Wildcats by 53 points.
UA women’s tennis
The visiting Wildcats (5-3) dropped their Pac-10 opener on Friday, losing 4-3 at Oregon.
Sarah Landsman (No. 3) and Ariane Masschelein (No. 4) picked up UA’s singles wins.
Pima softball
The Aztecs went 3-1 Friday during the first day of the El Paso (Texas) Community College Tournament.
Jordan Trujillo (Sierra Vista Buena) picked up two wins on the mound for the Aztecs, while Elisa Stensby (Buena) had nine hits on the day.
The tournament continues Saturday.
Pima women’s hoops
No. 3-ranked Pima lost 72-66 at No. 4 Mesa on Friday night to conclude its regular season at 24-5.
Tia Morrison scored 21 points and hauled in 16 rebounds to lead Pima, while teammate Abyee Maracigan (Flowing Wells) had 21 points and four boards.
The Aztecs will host a playoff game at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against an opponent to be determined.