(Photo:Sun Devil Athletics) There was no need for late-game heroics Sunday night as the Arizona State softball team defeated Stanford, 9-0 in five innings. “Tonight, everything came together,” head coach Craig Nicholson said. “We made some good defensive plays and we hit and pitched well.” A big issue for the Sun Devils this
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Arizona State escapes marathon game with 16-15 win
Arizona State softball looks to rebound against Stanford
(Photo:Sun Devil Athletics) No. 8 Arizona State welcomes in the No. 23 Stanford Cardinal in the Sun Devils' first Pac-12 home series of the season. The Cardinal have played in Tempe already this season during the Kajikawa Classic in early February, but this will be their first matchup with the Sun Devils
Roundtable: Was ASU seeded fairly in the NCAA tournament and how far will they go?
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Cammeron Neely (@CammeronNeely, caneely@asu.edu) : As I was watching CBS reveal what teams were placed where Sunday afternoon I initially thought three things. 1. This is just about the correct seed that the Sun Devils deserve. The U of A win gave them "street cred" and they won the correct games
Nick Hillier walks on to a legacy
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) [youtube id="5shIEGYG26U" width="620" height="360"] Nick Hillier isn't your usual captain. Or really, he is, but the way in which he earned that role isn't so usual. Out of Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, he wasn't heavily recruited, and the schools that did express interest just weren't the right
Arizona State softball set to start Pac-12 play vs. Oregon State
(Photo:ASU Athletics) The Arizona State Sun Devils are set to begin conference play after sweeping the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. and finishing the nonconference season with a 26-3 record. The Sun Devils will play in their first true road games this weekend as they travel north to Corvallis to take
Sun Devils break slump, explode for 16 runs in win over Detroit
(Photo:Josh Frons/WCSN) An offensive explosion got the Arizona State Sun Devils back on track as they defeated the Detroit Titans 16-2 on Monday night in five innings. The game was a last-minute addition to the schedule as a make-up after Saturday’s rain out against FIU, but ASU head coach Craig Nicholson did
Arizona State offense shuts down, Sun Devils lose two straight
Arizona State gets back on track against FIU
(Photo:Scotty Bara/WCSN) [youtube id="fM0j3U_FPFY" width="560" height="315"] Despite a two-hour delay, the Arizona State Sun Devils bounced back from their first loss of the season by defeating the Florida International Panthers 8-0 in five innings on Friday night. Starting pitcher Mackenzie Popescue recorded her second shutout of the season, allowing only two hits in
Defense getting the job done for ASU
(Photo: Debbie Braasch/ASU Lacrosse) The first three games of the season for ASU have seen its defense give up only 15 goals, an impressive feat considering the top-15 status of both Stanford and Minnesota-Duluth. Assistant coach Todd MacRobbie says the hard play and the communication between the defense and the offense contributes