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Arizona State softball cruises to six victories in season-opening tournament

by WCSN Softball - February 10, 2014February 10, 2014

(Photo:Josh Frons) The Arizona State softball team went 6-0 in the season-opening Kajikawa Classic tournament over the weekend. Dallas Escobedo and Mackenzie Popescue each picked up three victories while shortstop Cheyenne Coyle paced the Sun Devils at the plate with three home runs. The Sun Devils cruised to four mercy-rule victories in

Preseason News and Notes

by Trey Lanthier - February 10, 2014February 10, 2014

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Notes From Saturday’s Scrimmage: -Arizona State struggled mightily on offense in the first quarter, before pulling it together for a 7-5 win over Whittier. There were no official statistics for the game. The Sun Devils have never lost to the Poets in their annual preseason scrimmage. -ASU head coach

Wildcats dominate Sun Devils for first conference victory

by Zac Pacleb - February 9, 2014

(Photo Credit: Steve Rodriguez/Sun Devil Athletics) The Arizona Wildcats (5-18, 1-11) avenged their 26 point loss to the No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devils (20-4, 9-3) from five days ago with a 68-49 victory in Tucson on Sunday afternoon. The win is Arizona’s first Pac-12 victory this season. Arizona’s senior forward Erica

Sun Devils take down Penn State behind Popescue’s strong performance

by Zac Pacleb - February 8, 2014February 8, 2014

(Photo:Josh Frons) For the third time in four games, the No. 7 Arizona State Sun Devils won by way of the mercy rule, this time in a 9-1 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions. ASU had a sloppy start to the game, allowing a triple from Penn State sophomore Lexi Knief

Bachynski block leads ASU past Oregon 74-72

by Cammeron Neely - February 8, 2014February 8, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Those who watch Arizona State (18-6, 7-4) basketball on a regular basis had to have known that an Oregon (15-8, 3-8) comeback in the second half was imminent. However the Sun Devils pulled out a win and were bailed out once again by the hand of Jordan Bachynski as

Caporuscio leads offensive explosion for Arizona State

by Zac Pacleb - February 7, 2014February 7, 2014

(Photo:Josh Frons) The No. 7 Arizona State Sun Devils continued their dominant start to the season, knocking off the North Carolina State Wolfpack, 9-1, in five innings. The Wolfpack took an early lead in the top of the second inning on a solo home run from senior first baseman Leah Jones, but

Arizona State softball sweeps season-opening doubleheader

by Matt Harden - February 7, 2014February 7, 2014

(Photo:Josh Frons) The Arizona State softball players were excited to finally start the season as they took the field for the first time on Thursday for a day-night double-header. Fueled by a dominant pitching performance from Dallas Escobedo in the first game and an offensive explosion in the second game, the

Bachynski breaks blocks record; ASU topples Oregon State 86-82 in overtime

by Cammeron Neely - February 7, 2014February 7, 2014

(Photo courtesy: Steve Rodriguez/ASU Athletics) Those who stayed up late Thursday night were rewarded with a tight and physical game that saw Jordan Bachynski break the Pac-12 career blocks record as Arizona State took down the Oregon State Beavers 86-82 in overtime. Once the matchup got going, the game ran itself into

Preview: Arizona State welcomes Oregon State to Tempe Thursday night

by Samantha Pell - February 6, 2014February 5, 2014

(Photo: Noah Findling/WCSN) Two more home games, two more chances to pull ahead. For Arizona State, the coming week brings two big challenges to Wells Fargo Arena. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State and Oregon each come to Tempe, Ariz. looking to steal a win to keep their chances alive in

Arizona State softball set to open 2014 with strong Kajikawa Classic

by Julian Lopez - February 6, 2014February 6, 2014

(Photo:ASU Athletics) After months of preparation, the Arizona State softball team will finally open its season up on Thursday when the Sun Devils host Creighton at 5 p.m. as part of the Kajikawa Classic. The Sun Devils will have a busy weekend as they play six games from Thursday to Sunday