April 9, 2012
TEMPE, Ariz. - No. 4/3 Arizona State softball sees a quick turnaround from the weekend as they head to Corvallis, Ore., to play three games in two days against the No. 25/23 Oregon State Beavers.
The Devils (35-4, 7-1 Pac-12) will play the Beavers (26-10, 3-3 Pac-12) in a doubleheader on Tuesday with games at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., then in a noon contest on Wednesday.
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Tuesday live stats | 2 p.m. Katelyn Boyd has been chosen as one of 10 finalists for the 2012 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. Vote every day for Katelyn here.
Hillary Bach NAMED PAC-12 SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK | Release Here
This is Bach's third Pitcher of the Week award and the program's 67th. Bach's 101st career game of record (Friday against No. 12 UCLA) ended with a final score of 9-1 in five full innings moving her to 16-0 on the year and 82-19 in her career. She has a team-best 1.14 ERA in 92.0 innings pitched and eight shutouts. She has not lost a game since May 9, 2010 (26-straight victories). Through April 1, she was 14th in the nation in ERA and 23rd in wins.
PREVIOUSLY FOR THE DEVILS
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Arizona State played a historic series this past weekend, sweeping the No. 13/12 UCLA Bruins for only the second time in series history. The weekend also saw senior pitcher Hillary Bach earn her 82nd career win, which puts her at second place in the Sun Devil record books for career victories. The two mercy-rule wins were also the first in the ASU-UCLA series.
SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
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No. 25/23 Oregon State is in the Top-25 rankings for the first time since 2008, and is looking to improve upon its 26-10 record after a bye weekend. Most recently, the Beavers went 1-2 against UCLA, upsetting the Bruins in a 7-5 victory. OSU has picked up three victories against ranked teams throughout conference play thus far, including the upset against the Bruins and two wins against the Oregon Ducks. Statistically, junior transfer Elizabeth Santana leads the team in batting average with a .368 clip and in RBI with 28. The Beavers' pitching rotation is headed by relief pitcher Paige Hall, who is 11-1 in 24 appearances with a 2.08 ERA.