TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Softball won its first game of the season, 9-1, in five innings a walk off single by freshman Emily Schepp to beat Utah Tech at the Candrea Classic.  
 
The Wildcats (1-0) tallied seven hits against the Trailblazers including a first-inning home run by Carlie Scupin. Freshman Regan Shockey and sophomore Kaiah Altmeyer each recorded two RBI in the game.
 
Transfer Miranda Stoddard (1-0) picked up her first win of the season. She pitched four innings and struck out one batter. Aissa Silva pitched 0.1 innings and struck out the one batter she faced.
 
Utah Tech scored first on a solo home run in the first inning. Scupin answered in the bottom of the first with a solo homer - her first home run of the season.
 
Arizona scored four runs in the fourth inning for a 5-1 lead in the game. With the bases loaded, Altmeyer drew an RBI walk followed by Shockey's two-run single – her first collegiate hit. Dakota Kennedy drove in the fourth run of the inning on an RBI single to center field. 
 
The Wildcats plated five runs in the fifth to win the game. Blaise Biringer brought in the first run by drawing a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and Altmeyer drove in the next run on a sacrifice fly. Schepp hit an RBI single to score Perezchica and Biringer scored on a throwing error by the Trailblazers.
 
Up Next
Arizona continues the Candrea Classic with a double-header on Friday, Feb. 9. The Wildcats will face Lipscomb at 4 p.m. MST and North Texas at 6 p.m. MST at Hillenbrand Stadium.
 
Candrea Classic Schedule Updates
Arizona's game against Northern Colorado scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. MST has been postponed due to weather.
 
The schedule for Friday, Feb. 9 is as follows:
9 a.m.   Northern Colorado vs. Lipscomb
11 a.m. Northern Colorado vs. Utah Tech
1 p.m.   North Texas vs. Utah Tech
4 p.m.   Arizona vs. Lipscomb
6 p.m.   Arizona vs. North Texas