Arizona Softball Adds Four-Star Infielder for 2027 Class

Over time, Arizona softball has had a tremendous amount and success thanks to the Mike Candrea era where the program turned into a national power and forever changed the game by winning eight national titles, making 25 Women’s College World Series and 37 NCAA Tournament appearances.

However, it is the players that make the program and the Wildcats have had 111 All-Americans in their rich history.

Now, under head coach Caitlin Lowe, Arizona had a highly successful 2025 season going 48-13 in the inaugural season in the Big 12. The Wildcats finished second only behind Texas Tech, which made the National Championship Series and came within a game of winning the title.

Leading the way for Arizona was dual threat player Devyn Netz, who posted an ERA of 2.25 (career-high) winning 22 games in 152 ⅓ innings of work to go along with her 118 strikeouts.

Jun 3, 2022; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Arizona Wildcats head coach Caitlin Lowe talks to an umpire during the fifth inning of the NCAA Women's College World Series game against the Oregon State Beavers at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Arizona won 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-Imagn Images | Brett Rojo-Imagn Images

But, that’s not all Netz did during the year. She was a monster at the plate batting .347 in 173 at-bats and smacked 19 home runs while driving in 68 RBI on the year.

With the ability to pitch in the circle and get it done at the plate, Netz won the Big 12 Player of the Year Award and was named to the NFCA second-team All-American list.

Although the Wildcats were able to make the postseason and host a regional as the No. 13 overall seed hosting Ole Miss, Grand Canyon and Santa Clara, the Wildcats were unable to get out of their own regional.

Then, at the end of the season, Arizona and Lowe saw a mass exodus of players entered the transfer portal and leaving the program, including most of its pitching staff and star outfielder Dakota Kennedy joining other teams.

Now, the WIldcats and coach Lowe are trying to get things back on track and are working towards building up the 2027 recruiting class.

Recently, Arizona added four-star infielder Charlie Simi, who made her announcement on her X account over the weekend.

🐻⬇️!! @ArizonaSoftball #committed pic.twitter.com/uOJx2r6UwZ
— Charlie (@charliesimi2027) September 7, 2025

When looking at the Softball America rankings, Simi is rated as the No. 56 overall recruit nationally and the eighth corner infielder in the class. SHe is listed as the top player in the state of Nevada.

Simi plays for Bishop Gorman and plays on the travel ball team for Althetics Amercado-Tidd. She has the ability to play most of the infield positions including shortstop.

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