"This team has found their identity and have developed," UA coach Mike Candrea said. "There is no doubt they know that offense is the big part of their game."

But will it hold up in muggy Lafayette, and more daunting, will it hold up against Christina Hamilton?

The Ragin' Cajuns ace is just the latest in a long line of pillars in the pitching circle who've deigned to take on UA's power. The Wildcats have taken a balloon pump to opposing pitching stats, and though Hamilton is 27-2 with a 1.53 ERA, those numbers aren't too foreign.