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ASU Softball: Sun Devils come up lame in series finale against Washington

by Jack Loder - March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

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

ASU Softball: Sun Devils Grab Series Win After Splitting Saturday Doubleheader

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by Nick Hogan - March 28, 2021March 28, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 14 Arizona State clinched their series with No. 6 Washington Saturday afternoon after splitting the doubleheader. The first of Saturday’s two games was a Pac-12 game but the second will be marked down as a non-conference game, only effecting the teams’ overall record. The Sun Devils started the game

Wild Walk-off propels No. 14 ASU past No. 6 Washington in Pac-12 Home Opener

by Tanner Tortorella - March 27, 2021March 27, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Who said baserunning wasn't exciting? A wild ending at Farrington Stadium as No. 14 ASU ended its first home conference game against No. 6 Washington in walk-off fashion. The Sun Devils, down early, battles back to earn a 5-4 victory in one of the wildest endings a softball

ASU Softball: No. 11 Arizona State swept in Saturday doubleheader vs No. 2 UCLA

by Nick Hogan - March 21, 2021March 21, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 2 UCLA cruised past No. 11 Arizona State in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader after an extra innings battle Friday afternoon. It is important to note that the first game of the doubleheader was a Pac-12 conference game, but the second game will be counted as a non-conference

Sun Devils halted by Bruins pitching in Game 1 vs. UCLA

by Tanner Tortorella - March 20, 2021March 22, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 2 UCLA left the high-powered ASU offense swinging for air as they suffered their third loss of the season to the defending champs in the Pac-12 opener. The Sun Devils' late push in the seventh forced extra innings, but nothing more as the Bruins walked it off

ASU Softball: Hackbarth launches two more, ASU offense stays hot in 7-4 victory over Baylor

by Jack Loder - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

(WCSN Photo/Marlee Smith) For the second time in three at-bats, Maddi Hackbarth tossed her bat, took a hop and a skip toward first base and broke into her signature slow trot. The fifth-year senior admired her 12th blast of the year, a three-run shot that broke the game open, as it

ASU Softball: Sun Devils slug their way to another run-rule victory

by Jack Loder - March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

(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

ASU Softball: Offense dominates, scoring 60 runs in El Paso

by Tanner Tortorella - March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Four games this weekend equals four run-rule endings as No. 11 ASU (15-1) obliterated the competition during their road trip to Helen of Troy field in El Paso this past weekend. They had an average margin of victory of 13.5 runs as they finished the weekend with a

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: Torres blasts ASU to run-rule victory over New Mexico

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by Nick Hogan - February 28, 2021February 28, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 13 Arizona State stormed past New Mexico for a second time, giving ASU its fourth win of the weekend. The run-rule victory was not the prettiest of games but there were many positive takeaways for the Sun Devils. The most apparent was the stellar performance by sophomore shortstop