Jack Loder

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State went into Saturday’s doubleheader with No. 8 Oregon with a bad taste in their mouths after dropping a heartbreaker in the series opener Friday night. They finished the day with two wins, and furthered their case as one of the nation’s premiere teams.  Game 1 As great as

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) One of the hallmarks of a good team is having the ability to win in different ways and with different players.  No. 13 ASU showcased that ability on Sunday, as they completed the conference sweep of No.8  Arizona with a 4-3 eight inning win at Farrington Stadium in Tempe.

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Kindra Hackbarth is the face of ASU softball. Playing center field and leading off for a talented lineup, the senior reminded everyone Sunday why she makes the Sun Devil offense go. Hackbarth deposited a fastball from Stanford starter Nikki Bauer just beyond  the left field wall at Farrington

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 13 ASU Softball came into Friday night’s game against Stanford riding high. And for good reason, you would be too if you’d just bludgeoned your cross-town neighbors by 21 runs a few nights earlier. Their momentum was quickly extinguished by the Cardinal, as Stanford blitzed sophomore Lindsay

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Barring an unlikely postseason meeting, ASU and Utah softball have seen the last of each other in 2021. Nobody is more excited about this than the Utes, who went 1-4 in the five matchups, being outscored 33-14 in the process. This past weekend in Salt Lake City, the

Maddi Hackbarth vacated her perch behind home plate, making the slow trek towards the mound to pick up freshman pitcher Allison Royalty. As the duo chatted, the Washington dugout sang and danced, celebrating its fourth home run of the day in what was a dominant 11-1 Husky win in the

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) When ASU flew home from El Paso following their historic weekend at the Orange and Blue tournament, their bats may have ended up on another flight. By the time this mishap was sorted out, the offensive juggernaut that is No. 11 ASU softball (16-1) had been held scoreless