Arizona softball hunts for resume-building wins during conference bye week
LSU and Arizona are battling both for wins and for the right to host postseason games
Arizona softball LF Addison Duke bats against Long Beach State on Mar. 1, 2026. | Photo by Ryan Kelapire In the past, the No.
12 Arizona Wildcats might have spent their conference bye week at home playing mid-majors from the Western part of the country. The Pac-12 conference competition and early season tournaments like the Mary Nutter or Clearwater sufficed for RPI-building games. This year, they’re seeking those games in series or two-game schedules against the better teams at on-campus tournaments.
That’s where this week’s trip to Baton Rouge comes into play. It started with a spreadsheet and an overture from LSU head coach Beth Torina . “We get kind of like a spreadsheet grid of bye weekend opponents that you match up with,” Arizona head coach Caitlin Lowe said back in January.
“That’s kind of how it works. Beth reached out, and we knew that was going to be a great weekend for us. I think we kind of fought tooth and nail, like back and forth, on who was going to host it.
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