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The Louisville Slugger Invitational is approaching, and ASU softball is striving to keep its perfect season alive as competition rises and it looks forward to playing coach Craig Nicholson’s previous team, Ball State.
ASU softball continued to prove its offensive depth in the lineup as it run-ruled Drake 9-1 in six innings, and Idaho State 13-4 in five innings at the Diamond Devil Invitational.
Sports are a power struggle, a battle for dominance, but there are moments in games when the tides change and the battle is obviously over, and that moment came for ASU softball in the third inning against Idaho State Saturday night.
The lineup for ASU softball looked different than usual in its game against Seton Hall Friday night as coach Craig Nicholson gave three rookie members of the team a chance to take the field.
ASU softball is known for its strong pitching staff, and Thursday’s 8-0 win against the Drake Bulldogs was no different as pitcher and catcher became one to help ASU to another victory.
You can always tell when practice is winding down for ASU softball.
ASU softball has been nothing but constant offensive barrages and dominant defensive work this season, but despite the two wins on Saturday against Illinois State and San Jose State, the Sun Devils did not look to be in peak form.
Twenty-one straight outs in softball is one of the greatest accomplishments a pitcher can earn, in the form of a perfect game or no-hitter, and this feat was within reach for ASU softball starting pitcher Dallas Escobedo on Friday night against the Oklahoma Sooners in ASU's first game at the Littlewood Classic.
ASU softball played its first non-tournament game Thursday against Tennessee State, and while the bats spoke for themselves, the pitching stole the show for ASU.
ASU softball will have its first real test this weekend at the Littlewood Classic when it faces their first ranked opponent and 2013 NCAA champion, Oklahoma.
All three batting cages were filled and the dugout was packed with helmet-clad, bat-wielding ASU softball players hungry for a pitch, as they worked their first practice following their six games at the Kajikawa Classic.
Any fear that ASU softball would not be the same under new head coach Craig Nicholson has surely dissipated following the six blowouts by the Sun Devils (6-0) at the Kajikawa Classic this weekend.
ASU softball proved that it's dangerous with bats in its hands after finishing its last day in the Kajikawa Classic by scoring 17 total runs in its doubleheader against Fresno State and UC Riverside.
Senior pitcher Dallas Escobedo throws the softball during a game against North Carolina State on Friday, Feb. 7. ASU defeated NCS 9-1. (Photo by Ryan Liu)
The ASU softball team finished its third game of the season with another offensive clinic, run-ruling the North Carolina State Wolfpack 10-1 after five innings Friday night.
ASU vs. Creighton
To open the season, the Sun Devils have eight returning starters, but second base is vacant after Sam Parlich graduated last season, leaving an opportunity for younger players.
ASU softball hosted a media day and homerun derby Saturday afternoon, giving the athletes some fun competition and fans a chance to see what this year will behold.
The ASU softball team hosts the Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 6 to start off the year, and with less than two weeks until opening day, the players are becoming more eager to begin the first season under coach Craig Nicholson.
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