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ASU Softball: Maddi Hackbarth continues hot start, Sun Devils cruise to victory over Utah

by Jack Loder - March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The home plate photoshoot between Maddi Hackbarth and Alynah Torres is becoming a frequent sighting at Farrington Stadium this season. The duo broke out their signature celebration twice more Monday night as Hackbarth, a fifth-year senior, belted her fifth and sixth homers of the three week old 2021

ASU Softball: Offensive Fireworks On Display in Rout of Seattle

by Jack Loder - February 13, 2021February 16, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) The Sun Devils scored early and often in a 9-1 dominant victory over visiting Seattle Friday night at Farrington Stadium in Tempe. ASU (3-0) used a four run first inning and a five run second to come away with the 4.5 inning mercy rule victory, their third win

ASU Softball: 2021 Season Preview – Sun Devils Poised for Competition

by Jack Loder - February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) If there is a theme for the 2021 Arizona State softball season, it will be taking care of unfinished business. Fifth-year head coach Trisha Ford is returning nearly the entire roster from a promising 2020 campaign that was cut short when COVID-19 halted the spring sport season last

ASU Wrestling: Jones Adds Big Name Assistant

by Jack Loder - April 11, 2020April 11, 2020

Photo contributed by Larry Slater During a time where normal sports headlines are few and far between, Zeke Jones and the ASU Wrestling staff have provided one. The program announced the hire of assistant coach Frank Molinaro Thursday, filling the void of Chris Pendleton, who took the head job at Oregon

ASU Softball: More of the Same; Feast and Famine From ASU Bats

by Jack Loder - March 7, 2020March 7, 2020

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) In the first two contests of the final weekend of play before the PAC-12 schedule begins next week, No. 17 ASU softball (17-7) split with a dominant 12-0 win over Wright State Thursday night, followed by a 2-0 loss at the hands of New Mexico State. These two

ASU Softball: Sun Devils Give and Take Beating in Saturday Doubleheader

by Jack Loder - February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) ASU Softball (15-6) experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows Saturday during a doubleheader at Farrington Stadium in Tempe. The Sun Devils dismantled Southern Utah 12-0 in run rule fashion in the first game, before suffering the same fate in a 10-1 loss at the

ASU Softball: Sun Devils Go 3-3 in Rollercoaster Mary Nutter Classic

by Jack Loder - February 24, 2020February 24, 2020

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) For ASU softball (12-5), this past weekend’s six game Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic tournament was a tale of two halves. The red hot squad went into its first road games of 2020 coming off two successful weekend tournaments in Tempe, and provided both a feast and famine experience

ASU Softball: Pitching, Defense, Timely Hitting Carry Sun Devils in Two Wins

by Jack Loder - February 15, 2020February 15, 2020

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 23 Arizona State softball put on an exhibition of pitching and defense in a pair of low scoring wins in Friday’s doubleheader in Tempe, beating Illinois State and No. 10 Kentucky 3-0 and 3-2, respectively. With the victories, ASU moves to 6-2 on the young season. The theme

ASU Wrestling: Sun Devils Prepare for California Weekend Road Trip

by Jack Loder - February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) When the No. 4 ASU wrestling team heads west this weekend to face Cal Poly and Cal state Bakersfield, it figures to be business as usual for a red hot squad that is 12-1 for the first time in 30 years. Duals on Saturday night and

ASU Softball: Comeback Effort Comes up Short as Tennessee Wins Rain-Soaked Affair

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by Jack Loder - February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) A top 25 softball matchup that started on Monday night in Tempe ended a night later, with the visiting No. 12 Tennessee Lady Vols defeating No. 23 ASU 8-5 under the lights at Farrington Stadium. The two day finale of the Kajikawa Classic proved to be a disappointing