May 21, 2012
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TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State softball team (49-8) advances to round two of NCAA Championship action as they prepare to host Louisiana (52-4) this Thursday and Friday in the Tempe Super Regional.
The NCAA Super Regional is one of eight across the nation, all of which feature three-game series' over the course of the upcoming weekend. The first team to win two games will continue to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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The first faceoff between ASU and UL will be broadcast on ESPN2 on Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m., PT. The second game, scheduled for Friday, May 25 at 6 p.m., as well as the third game at 8:30 p.m. if necessary, will be on ESPNU. All games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and www.WatchESPN.com as well. Along with the television coverage, live stats and play-by-play will be available for fans on GameTracker. Fans can find the links to everything on the ASU Softball schedule page here.
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All-session passes for the Tempe Super Regional will be on sale to the general public Monday, May 21st at 1 p.m, and are available for field level ($25), reserved level ($22), general admission for adults ($20) and general admission for senior citizens, juniors and groups ($15). Single-game tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23. Credit card machines are available at the ticket booth at Farrington Stadium.
Our senior class Win% is .806 ranking 5th in @NCAAsoftball Coach Myers is 23-2 in @ncaa home games, @SparkyArizonaSt is 74-44 in postseason
-- ASU Softball (@ASUSoftball) May 21, 2012
PREVIOUSLY FOR THE DEVILS
Arizona State opened postseason play by hosting the Tempe Regional this past weekend, where they went 3-1 to advance to the Super Regionals. The Devils came out of the gate running for a five-inning 9-0 victory over LIU Brooklyn on Friday, followed by three-straight games against No. 25 Syracuse. ASU won the first contest 3-1 on Saturday, but lost the first game on Sunday 1-0 to force a deciding Game 7, where the Devils came out on top 4-0.
Pitcher Dallas Escobedo, who threw for all three games against the Orange, saw 27 strikeouts over the weekend and is now 22-5 on the year. Freshman Haley Steele saw two home run shots through the four games and the ASU defense left 20 opposing runners on base.
DYK @asusoftball has had 24 @NCAAsoftball tournament appearances Last 2012 - National Champions 2008, 2011Record: 74-44 @SparkyArizonaSt
-- ASU Softball (@ASUSoftball) May 21, 2012
COACH MYERS IN THE POSTSEASON
ASU is 40-3 at home in 2012.
Coach Myers is 44-10 in the postseason overall
Coach Myers is 23-2 in NCAA action at Farrington Stadium.
2012 so far: 3-1
2011 National Champions: 10-0
2010: 3-2
2009: 7-3
2008 National Champions: 10-0
2007: 5-2
2006: 6-2
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Louisiana finished the regular season 49-4 with a 21-3 record in the Sun Belt Conference, and are 13-2 at away sites. They hosted the NCAA Lafayette Regional, where the Ragin' Cajuns went 3-0 with a six-inning 8-0 win over Mississippi Valley State, and two wins over Stanford with scores of 9-3 and 6-2. Louisiana is hitting a .345 batting average, and has thus far held their opponents to a .199 clip. Senior Katie Smith leads the roster with a .444 BA, one of two players with a batting average over .400. In the bullpen, Ashley Brignac and Jordan Wallace have split most of the work this season, with Brignac on a 2.02 ERA and a 23-3 record, and Wallace on a 2.10 ERA and a 26-1 record.