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ASU Softball: Last place Stanford comes to town for ASU’s final home series of the season

by Drew Andre - May 6, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) For the Arizona State seniors it’s their final chance to shine in Tempe. Stanford is coming to town for the Sun Devils' last home series of the season this weekend. The struggles have been obvious for ASU and the team has dropped its last 12 games. However in the past four

ASU Softball: Losing streak continues on the road against UCLA

by Drew Andre - May 1, 2016

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) Make it 12 in a row. Arizona State’s funk continued in Los Angeles as No. 15 UCLA swept the Sun Devils. The theme was late inning collapses by the ASU pitching staff, which allowed 23 total runs over the three-game series. Last weekend ASU was swept by No. 7 Oregon.

ASU Softball: Sun Devils look for a win in Los Angeles

by Andre Simms - April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Riding a nine game losing streak, and being unranked for the first time since 2006, the Arizona State Sun Devils travel to Los Angeles to take on the UCLA Bruins. The Sun Devils find themselves second to last in the Pac-12 standings, only ahead of winless Stanford. While

ASU Softball: Kelsey Kessler has been everything and more for the Sun Devils

by Jacob Franklin - April 28, 2016

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) Coming from the Big 12 to the Pac-12 presents a unique challenge, but for redshirt junior pitcher Kelsey Kessler it has been everything and more. Kessler grew up in Blue Springs, Mo. and was recruited to play softball at Kansas. Through her first two years with the Jayhawks, Kessler was

ASU Softball: No. 25 Sun Devils get swept for the third straight series

by Jacob Franklin - April 24, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) In a game that the No. 25 Arizona State Sun Devils needed to win, they took No. 5 Oregon into extra innings, but could not out last the Ducks, dropping their ninth straight game. Redshirt junior pitcher Kelsey Kessler started the game for ASU although her outing did not

ASU Softball: One swing of the bat boosts the Ducks over the Sun Devils

by Drew Andre - April 23, 2016April 24, 2016

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) Pitching seemed like it could lead ASU to a victory over No. 5 Oregon Saturday night, but one swing of the bat changed that in the Sun Devils 5-4 loss. Before the game Saturday former Sun Devil pitching legend Katie Burkhart was honored as the inaugural member of the

ASU Softball: Sun Devils lose to Ducks, drop seventh straight game

by Andre Simms - April 22, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Back home after a tough sweep in Salt Lake City, the No. 25 Arizona State Sun Devils dropped their seventh straight game, a 10-4 contest against the No. 5 Oregon Ducks. The game got off to a less than ideal start for the Sun Devils as the first

ASU Softball: ASU’s biggest Pac-12 opponent comes to Tempe

by Andre Simms - April 22, 2016April 22, 2016

(Phot0: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) Coming off of their second straight sweep in Pac-12 play and entering their first series as an unranked team, the Arizona State Softball team returns to Tempe for what will be their toughest weekend of the season to date. This very well could be the series that defines

ASU Softball: Looking closer at the Sun Devils-Ducks matchup

by Drew Andre - April 21, 2016

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) One thing is known going into the series between No. 5 Oregon and Arizona State: The Sun Devils will be heavy underdogs. The odds are stacked against the team from Tempe, and for good reason. The disparity doesn’t just come from the numbers, because in a way that can

ASU Softball: Sun Devils get swept again by Utes, skid continues

by Andre Simms - April 18, 2016

(Photo: Elaine Wilson/WCSN) The No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils were unsuccessful in trying to snap their five game losing streak as they lost the last game of their series with Utah, 6-5. After allowing a leadoff single in the bottom of the first inning, junior Kelsey Kessler battled back to keep