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ASU Softball: Sun Devils Cap Off Opening Day with Pair of Wins in Walkoff Fashion

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by Nick Hogan - February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 16 Arizona State Softball opened its season with a doubleheader against the BYU Cougars in the annual Kajikawa Classic. The Sun Devils won both games but that may have been the only two similarities between the contests. The Sun Devils marched past the Cougars 7-2 in the

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 Softball: Return of the Hackbarth twins: How a canceled season could benefit ASU softball

by Zack Larsen - September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

(Photo: Troy Tauscher/WCSN) The Arizona State softball team had just wrapped up its fifth win in a row on March 10th, beating South Dakota 9-0 before the start of a crucial road trip against UCLA. Then, everything came to a crashing halt. “They told us to turn around,” head coach Trisha Ford

ASU Softball: Sun Devils Win Final Game Before Pac-12 Play

by David Rodish - March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 15 Arizona State (22-7) won its first non-invitational game of the year against South Dakota State. Consistency, effort and plate discipline are three virtues that have plagued the team. As ASU prepares to travel to the number one team in the country over the weekend, the Sun Devils

ASU Softball: Sun Devils Finish ASU Invitational with Two Final Victories

by Kaylee Connors - March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Sun Devil softball showed off the power of their bats and the discipline of their pitching staff to score 18 runs while giving up zero in Sunday's games to capture two more wins on the final day of the ASU Invitational. “I felt like we just put everything together,”

ASU Softball GALLERY: Sun Devils shutout Ohio State

by Marlee Smith - March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

All photos were taken by Marlee Smith/WCSN on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Alberta B. Farrington Stadium in Tempe, AZ. For high-resolution images contact Marlee at marleesmithphotography@gmail.com, on Twitter @MMSmithPhoto, or on Instagram @Marlee.Smith.Photography

ASU Softball GALLERY: 16-0 win over Lehigh

by Troy Tauscher - March 8, 2020March 8, 2020

All photos taken by Troy Tauscher on March 7, 2020 at Farrington Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Contact @tt_sports or ttausche@asu.edu for high-resolution images.

ASU Softball: Plate Discipline Leads to Two Wins on Day Two of ASU Invitational

by David Rodish - March 8, 2020March 8, 2020

(Photo: Troy Tauscher/WCSN) No. 17 Arizona State softball (19-7) bounced back from a tough loss to New Mexico State with dominant wins over Nebraska and Lehigh on Saturday. “I thought we responded well today,” head coach Trisha Ford said. “We were way more focused today and I loved our bite.” Plate discipline was

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 Earn Run-Rule Victory in Final Game of Sun Devil Classic

by Kaylee Connors - March 1, 2020March 1, 2020

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 17 Arizona State softball (16-6) dominated in its 16-2 run-rule victory over Maryland to end the Sun Devil Classic. The Sun Devils saw 15 different players record at-bats with 10 of them notching at least one hit. ASU jumped on Maryland early scoring two runs in the bottom