Two Arizona gymnasts will represent the Wildcats in the NCAA Nationals at 1 p.m. today in Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

Seniors Monica Bisordi and Andi McCabe are making their third and second Nationals appearances, respectively. McCabe tallied a 9.9 on the floor exercise at the NCAA South Central Regionals, and Bisordi's score of 39.450 in the all-around division earned her a No. 3 seed in the national all-around competition. [Read article]

Name: Kristie Fox
Year: Freshman
Position: Shortstop
Hometown: San Diego

Freshman shortstop Kristie Fox beat on the Sun Devils' pitching last weekend in No. 1 Arizona's sweep over Arizona State. Fox had five RBIs on four hits in the series and went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and a home run in the first game.

Fox has filled in well for her predecessor, All-America shortstop Lovie Jung, hitting .387, eighth in the Pacific 10 Conference. She's eighth in the Pac-10 in home runs and seventh in the conference in total bases. [Read article]

Men's hoops inks recruit Verdejo

Incoming recruit Jesus Verdejo has signed his National Letter-of-Intent to play basketball at the UA, the athletics department announced yesterday.

Verdejo, a native of Puerto Rico, will report in the fall.

"We're excited to get a player of Jesus' caliber at this point of the recruiting season," said head coach Lute Olson. "He is a proven winner with the ability to play a couple of positions for us. Jesus will definitely make our perimeter positions that much stronger." [Read article]

The Wildcat baseball team rallied from a six-run deficit to edge UNLV 10-9 yesterday in Las Vegas, earning a two-game sweep of the Rebels.

Sophomore first baseman Jordan Brown continued his hitting onslaught, going 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a home run in the sixth inning to ignite the Wildcats' seven-run rally.

Brown led off the sixth with a solo shot to cut UNLV's lead to 9-4. Sophomore catcher Nick Hundley's one-out single drove in sophomore outfielder Trevor Crowe later in the inning to pull Arizona (18-15-1, 5-4 Pacific 10 Conference) to within four. [Read article]

The Arizona softball team set the school record for wins to open a season this year, but it looks like it won't end there, as the Wildcats are topping the national charts.

"I just think that anything that happens from here on out is a plus. I couldn't even tell you what those records may be," said UA acting head coach Larry Ray.

Freshman centerfielder Caitlin Lowe is fifth in the country in batting average at .483, first in steals and first in runs scored. Lowe is 15 runs away from the No. 8 spot on Arizona's all-time single-season chart. After being caught stealing just once, she is No. 6 in UA history in steals and 10 steals behind the No. 2 spot. [Read article]