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Message: [QUOTE="AZgirl, post: 3979870, member: 11314"] That would surprise me because not even all Arizona fans thought they would be there. In fact, a lot didn't because while they played a ton of ranked teams this year and had no bad losses, they lost most of those games against ranked opponents--especially on the road. The hitting would disappear and the pitching wasn't dominant enough to win low-scoring games. The committee sure didn't expect them to be there, either, or they wouldn't have sent them on the road in supers. This might be the most surprising Arizona team to make the WCWS since the event started purely based on results. They are star-studded on offense, but the pitching has been pasted together. Hanah Bowen, who started the first game at Arkansas, used to play more second base than she pitched. This year she has been a crucial starter, at times surpassing Alyssa Denham, because Mariah Lopez struggled. Yes, Arizona is storied, but before 2019, they had missed 7 straight WCWS. This is the first time that they have gone to back-to-back in about a decade. [/QUOTE]