Drew Andre, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Softball: Sun Devils hold off late push from Boise State to win

by Drew Andre - February 20, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) The first game of the Diamond Devil Invitational for the Arizona State Sun Devils would be a low-scoring grind against the Boise State Broncos. Thanks to solid pitching, ASU won 4-3. It was a freshman-pitching duel. In the circle for ASU was Breanna Macha who entered with a 3-3

ASU Softball: Sun Devils unable to hold on against No.4 Oklahoma University

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by Drew Andre - February 15, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline) On a cool Saturday night and the back end of a back-to-back, the Sun Devils faced a tough test against the No. 4 team in the nation, Oklahoma University. After being in control the majority of the game, ASU couldn’t hold on, and fell to Oklahoma 5-1. It was

ASU Softball: Dale Ryndak’s dominant pitching put an exclamation on the Sun Devil’s 9-4 win

by Drew Andre - February 14, 2015February 14, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline) As the Littlewood Classic continued to role on, the Arizona State Sun Devils would do the same against Boston University. In a game that consisted of four home runs, ASU defeated the Terriers 9-4. The pitching matchup was a battle of junior pitchers. For ASU, Alexis Copper would make

ASU Softball: Coach Nicholson still looking to lock in an effective pitching rotation

by Drew Andre - February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline) Experience, talent, speed, movement; there are a lot of factors to take into consideration when putting together a brand new pitching staff. That’s exactly what ASU softball coach Craig Nicholson has had to do. At seasons start it wasn’t clear who would see time in the circle. It was

ASU Softball: Another game, another mercy-rule victory for the Sun Devils

by Drew Andre - February 7, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils had their best performance of the season thus far. The Sun Devils pulled together a 10-2 victory, which would be cut short in the sixth inning due to the mercy rule. On the mound for both teams were their aces but neither ended with the

ASU Soccer: Sun Devils look to end three-game losing streak as they travel to Utah

by Drew Andre - November 2, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) If Arizona State is going to have a chance at qualifying for the NCAA tournament, Sunday's game against the University of Utah in Salt Lake City is a must win. The Sun Devils enter the game as the favorites, but based on the current slump they are in,

ASU Soccer: Breaking down the Sun Devils’ loss to Cal

by Drew Andre - October 25, 2014

(Photo: Jacob Garcia/WCSN) It was not the game that Arizona State soccer's head coach Kevin Boyd imagined Friday night. The team’s offensive woes continued in Friday's 1-0 loss against the Cal Bears. The Sun Devils have only scored three goals in their last four games. Tonight against Cal, it was a

ASU Soccer: Pac-12 standings at halfway point

by Drew Andre - October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/WCSN) Pac-12 women’s soccer is as strong as it has ever been. Currently four teams are ranked in the top 25, and two teams are on the cusp of being raked. Eleven of the 12 teams in the conference have above a .500 overall record. Only UCLA remains undefeated

ASU Soccer: Morris shines in Sun Devils’ road trip to Washington

by Drew Andre - October 15, 2014

(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) The reign of the Northwest came down hard on the Arizona State Sun Devils. After this weekend's trip to Washington the Devils come home with a loss, and a tie. First on Friday they came up short to the University of Washington, 2-1. They followed that match up