ASU softball unveils new pitching staff in today’s opener
There may never be another pitching duo quite like the one that just graduated the Arizona State softball program, but second-year head coach Craig Nicholson has a good jump … Read More
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KU ace pitcher Kessler brings experience to ASU softball
Craig Nicholson has been busy this off-season stockpiling arms in the weapons race that is called college softball. In a team sport where one player, standing alone on a … Read More
UA softball packs for Super Regionals; ASU just packs it in
What would Clint have done? You can’t help but ask yourself that question, if you’re an Arizona State softball fan. Clint Myers left Tempe last year after eight years … Read More
ASU, UA softball both in College World Series? Good chance
Talk about peaking at the right time. With a half dozen games left on the regular schedule, Arizona’s Pac-12 softball teams are bringing the wood and throwing fire. Arizona … Read More
ASU softball wins Territorial Cup point, climbs nat’l rankings
The Arizona Wildcats took Sunday’s game with rival Arizona State into extra innings before pulling out a 6-5 win. But it wasn’t enough to keep ASU from earning a … Read More
New ASU softball coach Nicholson has a tiger by the tail
When a new coach takes over a program coming off some down years, he’s generally given a few seasons to begin the rebuilding process. While that’s always a difficult … Read More
ASU picks another CAC coach to run its softball program
The road to a softball head-coaching job at Arizona State apparently runs through Coolidge. To be more specific, through Central Arizona College, a JUCO powerhouse in softball that is situated … Read More
ASU softball plays past midnight, loses bid for 3rd nat’l title
If you were looking for the results of yesterday’s Women’s College World Series game between Arizona State and Michigan in this morning’s newspaper, don’t blame The Republic for its omission. … Read More
It’s 2011 again: ASU softball rides Escobedo into WCWS
It’s looking a lot like 2011, when the Arizona State softball team rode their big freshman hurler to a national title. Dallas Escobedo is back again – and so are … Read More
ASU softball gathers awards as NCAA region play begins
Regional competition begins tomorrow in the world of college softball, and Arizona State is going into battle with a full quiver of arrows. The Sun Devil roster is loaded with … Read More
ASU softball is back…21 runs & 9 homers bury California
Pity the poor softball team that is next up on the schedule after No. 5 Arizona State gets beat by an unworthy opponent. Right now, that’s California. And all the … Read More
College softball continues to thrive in sun-drenched Arizona
As might be expected in a climate that offers year-round opportunity for outdoor play, softball enjoys both popularity and success – something most evident at the college level. The three … Read More
ASU softball displaying the power needed for WCWS return
Power at the plate. That’s the propellant that is going to carry the Arizona State softball team through the season and likely through post-season play as well. Another trip back … Read More
Oklahoma ends ASU quest for back-to-back softball titles
Fifty-three wins. Not bad for a season’s work on the softball diamond. But it wasn’t enough. Arizona State (53-11) saw its hopes for a second straight national title dashed in … Read More
ASU softball is going to WCWS, Arizona is coming home
The Arizona and Arizona State softball teams both lost their opening games in the Super Regionals. The Sun Devils were able to overcome the misstep. The Wildcats weren’t. ASU did … Read More
No. 3 ASU, No. 11 UA advance to softball Super Regionals
It took Arizona State a little longer to get the job done, but when the dust settled over the weekend, both of the state’s Pac-12 softball teams survived their regional … Read More
Strong pitching key to ASU softball defending its nat’l title
How do you beat Arizona State‘s two-headed monster on the mound? Only four teams have been able to figure that one out so far this season. And that’s why it’s … Read More
After 2011 title, ASU softball at it again…16 straight wins
And the beat goes on. Sunday’s win against Creighton University is the 16th straight for the Arizona State softball team, last years’ national champion. The Sun Devils finished last season … Read More
ASU, UA softball drop in rankings after Kajikawa Classic
The Kajikawa Classic softball tournament at Arizona State opens the season and is a good way to get an early preview of Arizona’s Pac-12 teams. It wasn’t ugly this year…but … Read More
ASU is early favorite for 2nd straight national softball title
The Arizona Wildcats took their place on the pedestal of college softball at the start of the 1990’s, beginning a rivalry with mighty UCLA, which had ruled the college softball … Read More