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ASU falls short on the road against GCU

by Keenan Vaughan - April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) PHOENIX – The Sun Devils dropped their seventh straight game following a 5-4 loss in a tight contest in Phoenix against Grand Canyon. Momentum appeared to be swinging in Arizona State's (18-22, 2-13 Pac-12) direction almost immediately as graduate outfielder Kelsey Hall crushed the second pitch she saw

Deborah Jones shines despite loss in Utah series finale

by Keenan Vaughan - April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) TEMPE – After opening their home series against Utah with back-to-back losses, Arizona State turned to Deborah Jones to hold the Utes' potent offense in check. Despite the eventual loss and sweep at the hands of the Utes, Jones' play in the circle on Sunday at least

Final inning chaos puts ASU on losing end of sweep against Utah

by Casey McNulty - April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) It was another series sweep loss for the Sun Devils on Sunday, as they could not make a final-game comeback against the Utes. While the entirety of the game was a stalemate with six scoreless innings, the Devils could not rally their bats to overtake the massive

Arizona State nearly completes comeback attempt after offense and pitching awaken

by Ethan Ignatovsky - April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – From a bee invasion that caused a two-hour delay to nearly completing a 10-run comeback, Arizona State softball had a wild Saturday night. Arizona State (18-20, 2-12 Pac-12 Conference) had a rollercoaster game Saturday evening against Utah (24-17, 6-11 Pac-12). The Sun Devils looked like a

Utah bats spoil Sun Devils’ return to Farrington

by Jake Sloan - April 13, 2024April 13, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE – The Sun Devils came back home this weekend after spending almost a month away from Tempe on the road and looked to fill Club Farrington up with energy. Unfortunately, the Utah bats thought differently and took game one of the series 9-3. A four-run fourth

Despite losing, ASU holds Stanford to one run in series finale

by Casey McNulty - April 7, 2024April 7, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) Sunday's final game of the series against the Cardinal was a different story for the Devils. After a massive run-rule win by the Cardinal on Saturday, the Devils held the Cardinal to a one-run game, making their last game their best performance of the series by a

ASU splits doubleheader with San Diego, needed extras for the win

by Jake Sloan - March 27, 2024March 27, 2024

(Photo via Marina Williams/WCSN) ASU Softball took a quick trip to San Diego for a doubleheader against the Toreros on Wednesday afternoon. With the Toreros holding just nine wins coming into the pair of matchups, it seemed like the midweek slate would provide ASU with a break from its challenging Pac-12

Three Sun Devil freshmen find silver lining after second loss to OSU

by Casey McNulty - March 17, 2024March 17, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) TEMPE – Rain, home runs and Sun Devil freshmen were the themes of the game in the Devils' second matchup against Oregon State University. Despite getting on the scoreboard first, the Sun Devils (16-11, 1-4 Pac-12 Conference) lost to the Beavers (14-14, 3-2 Pac-12) for the second time

ASU blows another late lead, suffers back-to-back loss against OSU

by Ethan Ignatovsky - March 17, 2024March 17, 2024

(Photo via Zina Garcia/WCSN) TEMPE – For the second night in a row, a winnable game for Arizona State softball fell apart in the late innings after a bullpen collapse. Arizona State (16-11, 1-4 Pac-12 Conference) came into its Saturday evening's game against Oregon State (14-14, 3-2 Pac-12) looking to tie up

ASU struggles to defeat OSU in first Pac-12 matchup at home

by Casey McNulty - March 15, 2024March 15, 2024

(Photo via Sam Polgreen/WCSN) TEMPE – A gloomy day at Farrington Stadium resulted in some tough softball for the Sun Devils. On a rainy afternoon, ASU had its first home Pac-12 conference match-up of the season against Oregon State, and the game did not go as planned. Last year, the Devils (16-10,