Bobby Kraus, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Softball: Sun Devils battle adversity early on

by Bobby Kraus - February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline) Head Coach Craig Nicholson and his Arizona State softball team have dealt with adversity before and certainly expected to deal with it at some point this season. They just didn’t expect to be dealing with it after the first weekend of the season. Finishing the seven-game Kajikawa Classic with

ASU Softball: Freshman Breanna Macha dazzles in debut as Sun Devils down Western Michigan

by Bobby Kraus - February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Hockey fans refer to the legendary number 99 Wayne Gretzky as “The Great One”. That nickname may soon be bestowed upon Arizona State softball’s number 99 Breanna Macha (with apologies to ASU's last No. 99, Mackenzie Popescue, who already had a pretty great nickname). The freshman sensation from

ASU Softball: Sun Devils defeat Creighton 7-4 in season opener

by Bobby Kraus - February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

(Photo: Josh Frons) The first game of the season came with obvious jitters from freshman starter Dale Ryndak, both at the beginning and end of the game. Ryndak pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up four runs and eight hits as the Sun Devils defeated the Creighton Blue Jays 7-4 in their

ASU Softball season preview

by Bobby Kraus - January 28, 2015

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) The spring of 2015 will be one of change for the Arizona State softball team. Out are the dominant forces in the circle of Dallas Escobedo and Mackenzie Popescue. In are unproven freshmen Breanna Macha and Dale Ryndak. Macha was a two-time All-Arizona selection at Red Mountain High