(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) When Amber Freeman looks back on her collegiate softball career she will see one that embodied excellence and defied belief in every way. Freeman has done just about everything a single player can do over a four-year period in the game of softball, except claim the most important
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ASU Softball: Second shutout of season results in series loss to Utah
ASU Softball: Ryndak struggles against Utah
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Growing pains are expected for any freshman pitcher making the transition from high school to collegiate softball, and Arizona State freshman Dale Ryndak is no exception. Playing in the second of a three-game set against the Utah Utes (32-16, 10-10 Pac-12), Ryndak continued her propensity of giving up
ASU Softball: Two dark horses become ASU’s top offensive threats
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) When the Arizona State softball team began its season in February, the players slated to be top contributors quickly proved their worth. Senior catcher Amber Freeman, senior third baseman Haley Steele, and sophomore shortstop Chelsea Gonzales immediately became vital to the team’s success. However, some of ASU’s most important
ASU Softball: Clutch Hitting Gives Sun Devils Game One Win
ASU Softball: Young Teams, Same Intense Territorial Cup Rivalry
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) Arizona State University and the University of Arizona have one of the fiercest rivalries in all of college sports, and that carries onto the softball field. This weekend the Sun Devils will face their nemesis in a battle of two ranked teams in Tucson. ASU currently holds the reign
ASU Softball: The Sun Devils are launching the long ones, have 31 home runs so far
ASU Softball: Sun Devils unable to hold on against No.4 Oklahoma University
ASU Softball: Coach Nicholson still looking to lock in an effective pitching rotation
(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
(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