After two straight games of scoring double-digit runs against the No. 22 Arizona Wildcats in Tucson, the No. 7 Washington Huskies were silenced on Sunday, falling 2-0.
Coach Heather Tarr’s team won the series on the road but failed to complete the sweep and sits in third in the Pac-12 behind Stanford and UCLA with a 4-2 record in conference play and 20-4 overall.
Arizona improved to 20-7-1 overall and 3-3 in Pac-12 play, thanks to a tremendous outing from pitchers Miranda Stoddard and Aissa Silva, who earned the win to move to 12-3 on the season. They combined to stifle Washington’s elite offense, holding it to just 3 hits on the afternoon.
First year Sidne Peters got the start in the circle for the Huskies and went 2 1/3 innings, allowing just 2 hits before giving way to sophomore Ruby Meylan.
The 2023 Third Team All-American allowed 4 hits over 3 2/3 innings and took the loss after giving up a two-run home run to Olivia DiNardo in the sixth inning.With the loss, Meylan, who has been Tarr’s biggest workhorse this season, fell to 8-3.
Washington will return to Husky Softball Stadium on March 22 to kick off a three-game series with the No. 16 UCLA Bruins.