TEMPE – After taking a few days off last weekend with the Pac-12 open week, Sun Devil softball will leave Arizona for the final time of the regular season this weekend to face No. 8 Stanford.
The final conference matchup between the two programs begins on Friday at 7 p.m. The second game will start at 5 p.m. on Saturday, and the finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.
All three games of the series will air on Pac-12 Networks and the Pac-12 Now app, with Jenna Becerra calling the action.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State enters the weekend at 18-15 on the season and 2-6 in road games. The Sun Devils have started Pac-12 play with a 2-7 record. This will be the team's third road series of the four they have played in conference action.
ASU makes the trip, scoring 5.58 runs per game and second in the Pac-12 with 97 extra-base hits. They lead the league with 14 triples, rank second with 53 doubles, and third with 440 total bases. For the season, the team maintains a .306/.379/.501 slash line.
In the circle, ASU pitchers hold a 3.98 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. The Sun Devils average 5.37 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.05 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio. Opponents are slashing .290/.358/.458.
ABOUT THE CARDINAL
Stanford enters the weekend at 28-6 overall and leading the Pac-12 with an 8-1 record. They are coming off a 2-1 series win last weekend at Arizona. The Cardinal are 9-1 in their previous 10 games and 12-1 in home games.
At the plate, Stanford is eighth in the Pac-12 with a .286 batting average and seventh by scoring 4.85 runs per game. However, the Cardinal is sixth in the NCAA with a 1.67 ERA and second in the Pac-12 at 8.06 strikeouts per seven innings. They hold a 1.05 WHIP, and opponents are batting .213.
STRIKING EARLY
The ASU offense has been potent early in games, scoring 105 runs in the first three innings, which accounts for 57 percent of the team's 184 total runs.
The team has crossed the plate 44 times in the first inning and scored 37 runs with a plus-23 run differential in the third inning.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
ASU has hit 53 doubles this season, ranking second in the conference and 33rd nationally. Their 1.61 doubles per game is the best in the league. They have at least one double in 27 of the 33 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 14 times. The team is on pace for 79 doubles this season, which would be the ninth-most in program history.
ASU has also tallied 14 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for sixth in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game thrice, including three against New Mexico State on February 25. The 14 triples are the most since 2018 and tied for 11th most for a season in program history.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils continue to threaten the basepaths by stealing bases. They enter the weekend second in the Pac-12 and 35th in the nation with 57 steals. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 23 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times. The 57 steals are tied for the 13th-most in program history.
WINDLE ON FIRE
Tanya Windle heads to Stanford with a .400 batting average, ranking seventh in the Pac-12. She has 12 multi-hit games, five of which have been recorded in the past 10 outings. She also ranks eighth in the conference with eight doubles and 11th with 36 hits.
HALL BALL
Kelsey Hall recorded her third three-hit game of the season at San Diego. She is now batting .358 with 34 hits to rank 13th in the Pac-12. She has recorded 11 multi-hit games overall, four of which came in conference play. Hall has seven doubles, two triples, and two home runs while scoring 25 runs.
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .323 average and second in the Pac-12 with four triples. She went 21-for-42 with seven multi-hit games during a 13-game hitting streak from February 22 to March 10.
Lissy is also 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts and ranks fifth in the conference in total steals.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Alesia Denby leads the team with seven home runs and 22 RBIs. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in homers, 14th in RBIs and seventh with 15 extra-base hits.
• Libby Walsh has significantly contributed to the Sun Devils' success. Her 18 RBIs are tied for second on the team. She has five multi-RBI games and a pair of home runs.
• Marissa Schuld is 4-5 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 appearances and 10 starts. She pitched 9.0 innings – the most by a Sun Devil since 2018 – in game two at San Diego for her fifth complete game of the season.
• Deborah Jones has started five of the team's nine Pac-12 games and is 4-4 with 47 strikeouts on the season.
The final conference matchup between the two programs begins on Friday at 7 p.m. The second game will start at 5 p.m. on Saturday, and the finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.
All three games of the series will air on Pac-12 Networks and the Pac-12 Now app, with Jenna Becerra calling the action.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State enters the weekend at 18-15 on the season and 2-6 in road games. The Sun Devils have started Pac-12 play with a 2-7 record. This will be the team's third road series of the four they have played in conference action.
ASU makes the trip, scoring 5.58 runs per game and second in the Pac-12 with 97 extra-base hits. They lead the league with 14 triples, rank second with 53 doubles, and third with 440 total bases. For the season, the team maintains a .306/.379/.501 slash line.
In the circle, ASU pitchers hold a 3.98 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. The Sun Devils average 5.37 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.05 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio. Opponents are slashing .290/.358/.458.
ABOUT THE CARDINAL
Stanford enters the weekend at 28-6 overall and leading the Pac-12 with an 8-1 record. They are coming off a 2-1 series win last weekend at Arizona. The Cardinal are 9-1 in their previous 10 games and 12-1 in home games.
At the plate, Stanford is eighth in the Pac-12 with a .286 batting average and seventh by scoring 4.85 runs per game. However, the Cardinal is sixth in the NCAA with a 1.67 ERA and second in the Pac-12 at 8.06 strikeouts per seven innings. They hold a 1.05 WHIP, and opponents are batting .213.
STRIKING EARLY
The ASU offense has been potent early in games, scoring 105 runs in the first three innings, which accounts for 57 percent of the team's 184 total runs.
The team has crossed the plate 44 times in the first inning and scored 37 runs with a plus-23 run differential in the third inning.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
ASU has hit 53 doubles this season, ranking second in the conference and 33rd nationally. Their 1.61 doubles per game is the best in the league. They have at least one double in 27 of the 33 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 14 times. The team is on pace for 79 doubles this season, which would be the ninth-most in program history.
ASU has also tallied 14 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for sixth in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game thrice, including three against New Mexico State on February 25. The 14 triples are the most since 2018 and tied for 11th most for a season in program history.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils continue to threaten the basepaths by stealing bases. They enter the weekend second in the Pac-12 and 35th in the nation with 57 steals. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 23 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times. The 57 steals are tied for the 13th-most in program history.
WINDLE ON FIRE
Tanya Windle heads to Stanford with a .400 batting average, ranking seventh in the Pac-12. She has 12 multi-hit games, five of which have been recorded in the past 10 outings. She also ranks eighth in the conference with eight doubles and 11th with 36 hits.
HALL BALL
Kelsey Hall recorded her third three-hit game of the season at San Diego. She is now batting .358 with 34 hits to rank 13th in the Pac-12. She has recorded 11 multi-hit games overall, four of which came in conference play. Hall has seven doubles, two triples, and two home runs while scoring 25 runs.
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .323 average and second in the Pac-12 with four triples. She went 21-for-42 with seven multi-hit games during a 13-game hitting streak from February 22 to March 10.
Lissy is also 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts and ranks fifth in the conference in total steals.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Alesia Denby leads the team with seven home runs and 22 RBIs. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in homers, 14th in RBIs and seventh with 15 extra-base hits.
• Libby Walsh has significantly contributed to the Sun Devils' success. Her 18 RBIs are tied for second on the team. She has five multi-RBI games and a pair of home runs.
• Marissa Schuld is 4-5 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 appearances and 10 starts. She pitched 9.0 innings – the most by a Sun Devil since 2018 – in game two at San Diego for her fifth complete game of the season.
• Deborah Jones has started five of the team's nine Pac-12 games and is 4-4 with 47 strikeouts on the season.