In the postseason wrap-up of Arizona softball, five players were identified as key possible returners. One of those has already expressed her intention to transfer, but three of the other five went online to state their satisfaction with their experience.
Senior centerfielder Regan Shockey, junior second baseman Sereniti Trice, and sophomore pitcher Rylie Holder have all posted about their devotion to the program and happiness in Tucson on social media.
Trice made it clear that she intends to return.
Her post was short and to the point.
“See u next year wildcat nation,” Trice posted on Friday, May 22.
Shockey followed not long after with her own comments about both her experience in 2026 and her love for Arizona.
“There is not enough words to describe the love and joy I’ve felt this year with this team. I’m so incredibly grateful for this program and proud to wear this A across my chest. This team means everything to me and truly helped me fall more in love with the game. God is so good,” Shockey wrote.
Later in the day, Holder also posted. She kept it short.
“Love it here,” she wrote.
Shockey was one of the leaders that head coach Caitlin Lowe pointed to as central to Arizona’s success this season. Along with graduates Tayler Biehl and Sydney Stewart, Lowe said that Shockey gathered the 2026 squad together after several players left last year and others took their places. The trio knew what they wanted Arizona to be, and they helped others walk that path.
On the field, Shockey anchored an outfield that lost both corner outfielders to transfer after last season. Both her physical abilities and her mental fortitude kept her on the field until she had to be taken off following a collision with the outfield wall in regionals. It was the kind of fearless play that Arizona fans have come to expect from the Big 12 co-Defensive Player of the Year.
Trice was an all-conference and all-defensive honoree in her first year at Arizona. She was a critical part of a defensive effort that turned a program record number of double plays.
Holder was Arizona’s No. 2 pitcher behind graduate Jalen Adams. She will be the returning pitcher with the most innings of work in 2026 when 2027 rolls around. Her work earned her all-freshman honors.
Arizona still has critical needs. It needs at least one or two more arms. It needs at least two catchers. It needs depth. It needs one or two power bats. These three will help give it a solid base to build on, though.
