ASU Softball Archives - Page 30 of 31

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: 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

Breaking: D’Arcy stepping down as Arizona State softball associate head coach

by Kerry Crowley - May 22, 2014May 22, 2014

(Photo:Josh Frons/WCSN) Arizona State softball associate head coach Chuck D’Arcy will not return to the program next season, a source confirmed to CronkiteSports.com. D’Arcy, the Sun Devils’ pitching coach, finished his fourth season on the bench with the Sun Devils and first under head coach Craig Nicholson on Sunday evening after Arizona

ASU softball ready for tough challenge at Oregon

by Matt Harden - May 1, 2014

(Photo:ASU Athletics) Only six games remain in the regular season for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and all that’s at stake is a Pac-12 championship and a potential No. 1 ranking. The third-ranked Sun Devils (42-7, 13-4 Pac-12) will travel to Eugene to take on the No. 1 Oregon Ducks (44-5, 17-1

Steele’s two doubles help ASU sweep Utah

by Julian Lopez - April 12, 2014

(Photo: Josh Frons/WCSN) Haley Steele had two RBI doubles as the Arizona State softball team completed the series sweep on Saturday afternoon, 7-4 over the Utah Utes. The Sun Devils were down two runs entering the bottom of the sixth after Utah outfielder Marissa Mendenhall hit a three-run home run in the

Sun Devils do just enough in 4-3 victory over Utah

by Matt Harden - April 12, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils got off to a hot start but had to fight off a late rally on their way to a 4-3 win over the Utah Utes on Friday night. The No. 7 Sun Devils (37-6, 11-3 Pac-12) recorded five of their seven hits in the

ASU win earns Coach Nicholson his 1,000th victory

by Zac Pacleb - April 11, 2014April 11, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Tonight’s 5-1 victory over the Utah Utes was more than just win number 36 for the No. 7 Arizona State Sun Devils. The win was the 1,000th victory of head coach Craig Nicholson’s career. ASU came out quickly posting four runs in the first inning after junior catcher Amber

ASU softball earns Territorial Cup point after defeating Arizona

by Matt Harden - March 30, 2014

(Photo:Sun Devil Athletics) The Territorial Cup series trophy could be coming to Tempe soon after the No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devils defeated the No. 8 Arizona Wildcats 4-1 on Saturday night to secure the series win. The Sun Devils (32-5, 6-2 Pac-12) were disciplined on offense, drawing ten walks from Kenzie

Arizona State softball faces off against No. 8 Arizona

by Zac Pacleb - March 28, 2014March 28, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After an unpredictable, uneven performance in their weekend sweep over the Stanford Cardinal, No. 11 Arizona State hosts No. 8 Arizona in Farrington Stadium this weekend. The Wildcats are coming off of a sweep of their own over Oregon State, whom ASU dropped a series against two weeks ago.