Arizona Wildcats need to ‘be where our feet are’ in Big 12 Softball Tournament

Arizona pitcher Jalen Adams delivers against Arizona State on Mar. 22, 2026 | Photo by Ryan Kelapire Conference tournaments are the beginning of the postseason but they’re also very different than any other part of the season. Neither the regular season nor the NCAA postseason has the do-or-die nature of single-elimination conference tournaments.

Teams only have to beat their opponents once, but the opposite is also true. One loss ends the run. Arizona head coach Caitlin Lowe only sees one way to approach that.

“I think what we do a really good job of when we’re playing our best softball is being exactly where our feet are in the moment,” Lowe said. “So right now we’re we’re doing our best at this interview, and then tomorrow morning, we’re going to do our best at taking our hit around in pregame BP, and we’re going to stay locked in to exactly where our feet are, because I think the moment you one, look behind you at anything that happened in the past, and two, look in front of you, that’s when you start to get lost and lose your way. So for us, it’s just putting every single ounce of energy and effort into what we’re doing in the very given moment.

” Lowe may not want to look to the past or the future, but there are lessons from the past that point the way towards what Arizona needs to do to be successful in the near future. That starts with the opening round game against Arizona State on Thursday. Arizona currently stands at No.