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ASU Softball: Sun Devils bounce back with a mercy-rule win over North Texas

by Bobby Kraus - February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

Coming off a disappointing performance by its own standards, Arizona State softball bounced back in the opening game of the Littlewood Classic against the North Texas Mean Green, 10-2. In the first game of another doubleheader for ASU, Dale Ryndak delivered a great performance and was boosted by a nine-run outburst from

ASU Softball: Coach Nicholson still looking to lock in an effective pitching rotation

by Drew Andre - February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline) Experience, talent, speed, movement; there are a lot of factors to take into consideration when putting together a brand new pitching staff. That’s exactly what ASU softball coach Craig Nicholson has had to do. At seasons start it wasn’t clear who would see time in the circle. It was

ASU Softball: Sun Devils battle adversity early on

by Bobby Kraus - February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline) Head Coach Craig Nicholson and his Arizona State softball team have dealt with adversity before and certainly expected to deal with it at some point this season. They just didn’t expect to be dealing with it after the first weekend of the season. Finishing the seven-game Kajikawa Classic with

ASU Softball: Seventh-inning rally not enough as Devils fall in extras to CSU Northridge

by Tyler Strachan - February 9, 2015February 9, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) After seeming to take the momentum in the bottom of the seventh, ASU failed to finish the job in extras, falling to Cal State Northridge 8-6. Trailing 6-3 with two outs and two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, ASU needed a big-time hit to keep the

ASU Softball: Macha, Devils look overmatched in early test against Texas

by Tyler Strachan - February 9, 2015February 9, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Just a day removed from whipping the Indiana Hoosiers, Arizona State received a taste of its own medicine in a 9-4 thrashing at the hands of the Texas Longhorns in its first game of a double header on Sunday. Freshman Erica Wright was masterful on the rubber for Texas,

ASU Softball: Another game, another mercy-rule victory for the Sun Devils

by Drew Andre - February 7, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils had their best performance of the season thus far. The Sun Devils pulled together a 10-2 victory, which would be cut short in the sixth inning due to the mercy rule. On the mound for both teams were their aces but neither ended with the

ASU Softball: Devils win second of doubleheader despite apparently missed home run call

by Dominic Cotroneo - February 7, 2015February 7, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) At first glance, the no. 16 Sun Devils’ 6-3 victory over the Rebels from Ole Miss seems open and shut. As simple as fair or foul, but not quite. Arizona State gathered their third win of the young season with the long ball ruling the scoring for the evening.

ASU Softball: Sun Devils suffer first loss on Day 2 of Kajikawa Classic

by Tyler Paley - February 6, 2015

In their third game in less than 24 hours, the Sun Devils took the field at Farrington Stadium in Tempe Friday afternoon and walked away with a 5-3 loss to the University of San Diego Toreros. A seventh-inning comeback bid would fall short after the Sun Devils failed to keep pace

ASU Softball: Freshman Breanna Macha dazzles in debut as Sun Devils down Western Michigan

by Bobby Kraus - February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Hockey fans refer to the legendary number 99 Wayne Gretzky as “The Great One”. That nickname may soon be bestowed upon Arizona State softball’s number 99 Breanna Macha (with apologies to ASU's last No. 99, Mackenzie Popescue, who already had a pretty great nickname). The freshman sensation from

ASU Softball: Sun Devils defeat Creighton 7-4 in season opener

by Bobby Kraus - February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

(Photo: Josh Frons) The first game of the season came with obvious jitters from freshman starter Dale Ryndak, both at the beginning and end of the game. Ryndak pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up four runs and eight hits as the Sun Devils defeated the Creighton Blue Jays 7-4 in their