TEMPE – Sun Devil Softball Head Coach Megan Bartlett announced the addition of outfielder Tanya Windle on Tuesday. Windle will join the Maroon & Gold as a transfer from Utah Tech, where she just completed her freshman season.
"We are thrilled to welcome Tanya into the Sun Devil family," Bartlett said. "What a happy homecoming. We're excited to watch her career unfold in front of her family and friends."
A native of Peoria, Ariz., where she attended Cactus High School, Windle was the WAC Freshman of the Year and an All-WAC First Team selection this past season. She finished the 2023 regular season as the WAC's leading hitter at .432 and leading the conference charts in hits (76), triples (7), and on-base percentage (.505).
In addition, Windle ranked in the conference's top 10 in runs scored (53, 4th), stolen bases (16, 3rd), and total bases (112, t-6th). As the Trailblazers' leadoff hitter, Windle finished with a .636 slugging percentage, 10 doubles, four home runs, and 33 RBIs.
Windle, who was also named to the 2023 TUCCI/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list, recorded a hit in 47 of her 53 games played with 25 multi-hit games, including four three-hit outings.
Sun Devil Softball 2023-24 Newcomers (May 30, 2023)
Jada Lewis, OF (FR)
Meika Lauppe, RHP (FR)
Libby Walsh, INF (FR)
Tanya Windle, OF (SO, Transfer from Utah Tech)
"We are thrilled to welcome Tanya into the Sun Devil family," Bartlett said. "What a happy homecoming. We're excited to watch her career unfold in front of her family and friends."
A native of Peoria, Ariz., where she attended Cactus High School, Windle was the WAC Freshman of the Year and an All-WAC First Team selection this past season. She finished the 2023 regular season as the WAC's leading hitter at .432 and leading the conference charts in hits (76), triples (7), and on-base percentage (.505).
In addition, Windle ranked in the conference's top 10 in runs scored (53, 4th), stolen bases (16, 3rd), and total bases (112, t-6th). As the Trailblazers' leadoff hitter, Windle finished with a .636 slugging percentage, 10 doubles, four home runs, and 33 RBIs.
Windle, who was also named to the 2023 TUCCI/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list, recorded a hit in 47 of her 53 games played with 25 multi-hit games, including four three-hit outings.
Sun Devil Softball 2023-24 Newcomers (May 30, 2023)
Jada Lewis, OF (FR)
Meika Lauppe, RHP (FR)
Libby Walsh, INF (FR)
Tanya Windle, OF (SO, Transfer from Utah Tech)