Wildcats open home schedule against 4 unranked opponents at Pepsi Classic

Preparing an unranked squad to face the Arizona softball team is a daunting task. Led by a balanced offensive attacked and dominant pitching, the third-ranked Wildcats (10-0) have steamrolled through teams in tournaments in Tampa, Fla. and Phoenix. Arizona has outscored its opposition 83-4.

"They looked in midseason form at the beginning of the season, so that's kind of scary for everyone else," said Lee Ann Jarvis, head softball coach at New Mexico State.

Jarvis, who saw Arizona play one game last weekend at the Fiesta Bowl Tournament in Phoenix, is one of four coaches who bring their respective teams to Tucson this weekend for the Pepsi Arizona Softball Classic. Besides New Mexico State (3-8), Bowling Green (0-0), Oklahoma State (2-3), Kentucky (1-2) and Pacific (2-2) will compete in the three-day tournament. Arizona opens play today against Bowling Green at 3 p.m. and Oklahoma State at 5 p.m.

Led by senior Toni Mascarenas' seven home runs, Arizona has already hit 25 long balls in 10 games.