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ASU falls short on the road against GCU

by Keenan Vaughan - April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) PHOENIX – The Sun Devils dropped their seventh straight game following a 5-4 loss in a tight contest in Phoenix against Grand Canyon. Momentum appeared to be swinging in Arizona State's (18-22, 2-13 Pac-12) direction almost immediately as graduate outfielder Kelsey Hall crushed the second pitch she saw

Deborah Jones shines despite loss in Utah series finale

by Keenan Vaughan - April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) TEMPE – After opening their home series against Utah with back-to-back losses, Arizona State turned to Deborah Jones to hold the Utes' potent offense in check. Despite the eventual loss and sweep at the hands of the Utes, Jones' play in the circle on Sunday at least

Final inning chaos puts ASU on losing end of sweep against Utah

by Casey McNulty - April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) It was another series sweep loss for the Sun Devils on Sunday, as they could not make a final-game comeback against the Utes. While the entirety of the game was a stalemate with six scoreless innings, the Devils could not rally their bats to overtake the massive

Mother Nature makes pitstop at Farrington and rejuvenates Sun Devil offense in close loss

by Jake Sloan - April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) TEMPE – The Devils came into Saturday’s game looking to bounce back after Friday night ended in a 9-3 blowout loss. However, they found themselves in an unusual situation as nature highlighted the night in Farrington Stadium. The Devils (18-20, 2-12 Pac-12 Conference) were down early 3-0 in

Arizona State nearly completes comeback attempt after offense and pitching awaken

by Ethan Ignatovsky - April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – From a bee invasion that caused a two-hour delay to nearly completing a 10-run comeback, Arizona State softball had a wild Saturday night. Arizona State (18-20, 2-12 Pac-12 Conference) had a rollercoaster game Saturday evening against Utah (24-17, 6-11 Pac-12). The Sun Devils looked like a

Alesia Denby provides silver lining in tough ASU loss

by Ethan Ignatovsky - April 13, 2024April 13, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – It’s normally hard to find a bright spot in a 9-3 loss, but the night that Arizona State’s graduate shortstop Alesia Denby had Friday against Utah can’t be overlooked. Despite scoring first, Arizona State (18-19, 2-11 Pac-12 Conference) couldn’t match the offensive production of Utah (23-17,

Utah bats spoil Sun Devils’ return to Farrington

by Jake Sloan - April 13, 2024April 13, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – The Sun Devils came back home this weekend after spending almost a month away from Tempe on the road and looked to fill Club Farrington up with energy. Unfortunately, the Utah bats thought differently and took game one of the series 9-3. A four-run fourth

ASU back at home for weekend series against Utah

by Jake Sloan - April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) After a three-week road trip down the West Coast, the Sun Devils are back in Farrington this weekend to take on Utah. On their road trip, ASU lost a staggering seven of their eight games, getting swept by Oregon and then-No. 2 Stanford and splitting a doubleheader

Despite losing, ASU holds Stanford to one run in series finale

by Casey McNulty - April 7, 2024April 7, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) Sunday's final game of the series against the Cardinal was a different story for the Devils. After a massive run-rule win by the Cardinal on Saturday, the Devils held the Cardinal to a one-run game, making their last game their best performance of the series by a

Stanford Dominates ASU in run-rule shutout

by Jake Sloan - April 6, 2024April 6, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) Following Friday's 4-0 loss to No. 2 Stanford, ASU softball looked to reverse course in the second game in Palo Alto. The Cardinal (29-6, 13-1 Pac 12) could do no wrong in the box, putting up nine hits and drawing 10 walks in a dominant 14-0 victory over