M Softball knocks off #2 ASU
I'm done with basketball. Officially a softball fan now.
~Herm
All that said, this is a huge win for them!
ASU left 12 runners on base, M just 5. Good fortune, or the M pitchers and fielders' ability to stay focused under pressure, or some of both. In any case, I'll take it. ASU is a very good team.
We all owe MSB big time today.
Ashley Lane went long for 2 RBIs and ended up 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored. Amy Knapp went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs. Nicole Sappingfield went 1 for 4 with an RBI.
Sara was the winning pitcher in 2.1 innings giving up 0 ER off 4 hits; she walked 1 and struck ou 2. Haylie came on in relief pitching 4.2 innings giving up 4 ER off 10 hits. She struck out 3 and walked 1.
Overall a very good outing for us. We only had 5 hits but they were all key hits. ASU had 14 hits but as the OP says, good defense kept us strong. No errors against a great team usually wins every time.
the confusion. Overall we did very well today. We need to gain some consistancy.
Pics would certainly be appreciated. Thanks so much.
is always appreciated on bad days. Yay for this and the Coach Greg news earlier today. Thanks for sharing!
That's a huge win for the team. Looking at ASU's schedule, they haven't played the toughest teams (they'll get plenty in the Pac 12 schedule, so unlike us they don't have to work as hard to prove themselves in the non-conf portion). However, they only have two losses, one of which was to us, and 12 mercy-rule wins. Hopefully we can complete the Arizona sweep! Down 1-0 early, but lots of time to come back.