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SportZine Magazine Archive
Softball Archive
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ASU picks another CAC coach to run its softball program
Posted on July 1, 2013 | 2,621 CommentsThe 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 […] -
Red Mountain HS softball adds national title to 4 state titles
Posted on June 29, 2013 | 930 CommentsJust two years after the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team was recognized as the No. 1 team in the nation, another Arizona girls program takes a bow as […] -
ASU should start search in Tucson to replace Clint Myers
Posted on June 17, 2013 | 3,135 CommentsArizona State is ready to embark on a national coaching search to replace its head softball coach, Clint Myers, who just resigned to accept a similar position at Auburn. So […] -
Pitchers hog 2013 high school Player of the Year awards
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 853 CommentsPitchers ruled this year, as The Arizona Republic picked its small-school and big-school baseball and softball Players of the Year. Three of the four named to the awards earned the […] -
ASU softball plays past midnight, loses bid for 3rd nat’l title
Posted on June 2, 2013 | 2,834 CommentsIf 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. […] -
It’s 2011 again: ASU softball rides Escobedo into WCWS
Posted on May 27, 2013 | 613 CommentsIt’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 […] -
ASU softball gathers awards as NCAA region play begins
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 2,671 CommentsRegional 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 […] -
Red Mtn sets new prep softball record with 4 straight titles
Posted on May 14, 2013 | 780 CommentsThe 2013 high school softball season has been totally unpredictable among the big-school programs in Division I, with each of the top 10-ranked teams capable of beating any school on […] -
Arizona softball stuns No. 3 ASU, ruins Pac-12 title hopes
Posted on May 5, 2013 | 1 CommentThe roof fell in on the Arizona State softball team over the weekend. Not on their stadium, but on their season. It’s not just an old axiom that says you […] -
ASU softball is back…21 runs & 9 homers bury California
Posted on April 28, 2013 | 2,594 CommentsPity 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 […] -
College softball continues to thrive in sun-drenched Arizona
Posted on April 2, 2013 | 3,048 CommentsAs 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 […] -
Horizon HS beats state’s best to win Desert Mountain Invite
Posted on March 25, 2013 | 2,792 CommentsRed Mountain High School had to settle for a third-place finish in the popular Desert Mountain Softball Invitational that concluded Saturday. It wasn’t the result the team’s head coach, Richard Hamilton, had […] -
Prep baseball, softball tourneys sprouting like spring flowers
Posted on March 18, 2013 | 3,041 CommentsAn abundance of tournament play last week gave high school baseball and softball teams around the Valley a chance to get in some extra work, and give the coaches an […] -
Back surgery forces UA’s Fowler to redshirt this season
Posted on March 8, 2013 | 766 CommentsIn an early-January Phxfan article on the rehabilitation of Arizona Wildcats pitcher Kenzie Fowler following back surgery, we asked the rhetorical question: “Which Kenzie Fowler will be on the mound […] -
ASU softball displaying the power needed for WCWS return
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 3,261 CommentsPower 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 […] -
ASU, UA softball get early respect with high nat’l rankings
Posted on January 27, 2013 | 777 CommentsIt’s almost like a year hasn’t gone by. The Arizona and Arizona State softball teams are picking up right where they left off last year as both get ready to […] -
UA softball hopes riding on Kenzie Fowler’s back – literally
Posted on January 10, 2013 | 2,797 CommentsWhich Kenzie Fowler will be on the mound this season for the Arizona softball team? As the University of Arizona Wildcats begin spring practice this week, that’s the question that […] -
Prep baseball, softball wrap up with All-Arizona selections
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 2,565 CommentsThirteen high school players were selected for this year’s Arizona Republic All-Arizona Softball Team. But just eight schools were represented on the squad. That shows the concentration of talent this […] -
Oklahoma ends ASU quest for back-to-back softball titles
Posted on June 4, 2012 | 866 CommentsFifty-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 […] -
ASU softball is going to WCWS, Arizona is coming home
Posted on May 27, 2012 | 3,033 CommentsThe 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 […] -
No. 3 ASU, No. 11 UA advance to softball Super Regionals
Posted on May 22, 2012 | 708 CommentsIt 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 […] -
ASU softball loses series to Cal…along with Pac-12 crown
Posted on May 12, 2012 | No CommentsToday’s game with California will be a particularly difficult one for the Arizona State softball team. But not just because the Golden Bears are the No. 1 team in the […] -
Basha HS one game from softball title shot vs. Red Mtn.
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 815 CommentsThe Basha High softball team is doing it the hard way, but the Bears are getting it done. They have just one more hurdle to get to the Division I […] -
Playoffs begin: 14 high schools bid for dual diamond titles
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsAn interesting sidebar to this year’s Division I baseball and softball state playoffs involves a surprisingly high number of high schools that have at least a chance to sweep both […] -
Strong pitching key to ASU softball defending its nat’l title
Posted on April 10, 2012 | 3,119 CommentsHow 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 […] -
GCU softball 2 games from Tournament of Champions title
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 2,066 CommentsGoing into Friday’s opening game in the Tournament of Champions in California, there was no guarantee which Grand Canyon University softball team would show up. Apparently it was the right […] -
UA softball coach Candrea recovering after heart scare
Posted on March 28, 2012 | 2,758 CommentsThe human body can take just so much punishment. Arizona‘s head softball coach, Mike Candrea, thought maybe his 56-year-old body had reached its limit when he quietly excused himself from […] -
Week-long tourneys test AZ prep baseball, softball teams
Posted on March 25, 2012 | 2,848 CommentsGet as many hits as you want, but it eventually comes down to pitching – particularly in tournament play. And that’s how it played out in this week’s big high […]