Having spent the past two weeks away from home, Sun Devil softball returns to Farrington Stadium this weekend for a three-game series with No. 8 Washington.
The first pitch on Friday is slated for 6 p.m., with Saturday planned for 5 p.m. The series finale will begin at noon on Sunday.
All three games of the series will be on the ASU Livestream. Links for the video and live stats can be found at TheSunDevils.com/coverage.
ASU will return home with an 18-10 overall record but just 3-7 over the past 10 games. They are currently eighth in the Pac-12 with a 2-4 record in conference play.
The Sun Devils have a 12-4 record at home this season. ASU has gone 40-10 at home over the past two seasons.
ASU is batting .296 and scoring 5.21 runs per game. The team is third in the Pac-12 with 41 home runs while sitting sixth with 78 extra-base hits. Their .532 slugging is second in the conference.
In the circle, the staff has a 2.78 ERA and 1.40 WHIP. The team has thrown five shutouts and averages 6.57 strikeouts per seven innings. The opposition is batting .240 with a .665 OPS and hitting a home run every 53.6 at-bats.
SERIES HISTORY
ASU has struggled in the series with Washington in the program's history. The Huskies have gone 64-34 all-time against the Sun Devils. The Sun Devils won the series last season 2-1, and the teams have split the 32 meetings since 2011.
The Sun Devils are 16-29 against the Huskies in Tempe and 13-18 at Farrington Stadium. The two teams split four games at Farrington during the 2021 campaign.
FAST STARTS
The Sun Devils have outscored the opposition 23-13 in the first inning of games this season. They are 10-1 when scoring in the first inning, which has led to a 13-2 record when scoring first.
The first-inning success has been bolstered by the team hitting seven home runs in the opening frame.
SETTING IT UP
ASU has been successful this season at getting the first batter of the inning on base. Through 171 innings at the plate, the Sun Devils have seen the first batter reach base 51.5 percent of the time.
In contrast, ASU opponents have seen their first batter in an inning reach base in 37.4 percent of their 179 opportunities.
STILL LOVE THE LONG BALL
After hitting a program-record 104 home runs in 2022, the Sun Devils have continued to deliver in that department in 2023. With 41 home runs in 28 games, ASU is seventh in the nation by hitting 1.46 per game.
The team is 14th in the NCAA in total home runs, and they have scored 66 runs via the home run this season (45.2% of total runs). ASU homered in 17 consecutive games – one shy of the program record – before being shutout by Arizona on March 10.
NOT JUST HOMERS
While the long ball has been a factor in the team's scoring output this season, ASU has totaled 78 extra-base hits to place sixth in the Pac-12.
All those extra-base hits have the team fourth in the conference and 23rd in the NCAA with a .915 OPS. The Sun Devils have at least one XBH in 22 of the team's 28 games this season.
NEARING 1,600
Arizona State, one of the most successful programs in NCAA history, needs seven wins to reach 1,600 since joining the NCAA in 1982. During those 42 seasons, the Sun Devils are 1593-828-2 (.658).
ASU has averaged 38 wins per season, made 17 consecutive postseason appearances and won two national championships in 2008 and 2011.
TOP OF THE LINEUP
Yanni Acuña continues to lead the Sun Devils from her leadoff position with a .419 batting average and a team-leading 36 hits. She has a team-high 12 multi-hit games while recording a hit in all but seven games and driving in 19 runs.
Acuña is sixth in the Pac-12 in average, and she ranks fourth in slugging (.802) and total bases (69), eighth in home runs (8) and 10th in doubles (7).
Dating back to last season, Acuña has reached base in 43 of the previous 46 games.
THE JORDYN RULES
Jordyn VanHook continues to lead the Pac-12 with 14 home runs and the country in home runs per game at 0.50. She is hitting a home run every 5.9 at-bats, and twice this season, she homered in four consecutive games.
VanHook is slugging .927 to sit second in the conference and 10th in the NCAA. She is batting .354 with five doubles and 27 RBIs.
The first pitch on Friday is slated for 6 p.m., with Saturday planned for 5 p.m. The series finale will begin at noon on Sunday.
All three games of the series will be on the ASU Livestream. Links for the video and live stats can be found at TheSunDevils.com/coverage.
ASU will return home with an 18-10 overall record but just 3-7 over the past 10 games. They are currently eighth in the Pac-12 with a 2-4 record in conference play.
The Sun Devils have a 12-4 record at home this season. ASU has gone 40-10 at home over the past two seasons.
ASU is batting .296 and scoring 5.21 runs per game. The team is third in the Pac-12 with 41 home runs while sitting sixth with 78 extra-base hits. Their .532 slugging is second in the conference.
In the circle, the staff has a 2.78 ERA and 1.40 WHIP. The team has thrown five shutouts and averages 6.57 strikeouts per seven innings. The opposition is batting .240 with a .665 OPS and hitting a home run every 53.6 at-bats.
SERIES HISTORY
ASU has struggled in the series with Washington in the program's history. The Huskies have gone 64-34 all-time against the Sun Devils. The Sun Devils won the series last season 2-1, and the teams have split the 32 meetings since 2011.
The Sun Devils are 16-29 against the Huskies in Tempe and 13-18 at Farrington Stadium. The two teams split four games at Farrington during the 2021 campaign.
FAST STARTS
The Sun Devils have outscored the opposition 23-13 in the first inning of games this season. They are 10-1 when scoring in the first inning, which has led to a 13-2 record when scoring first.
The first-inning success has been bolstered by the team hitting seven home runs in the opening frame.
SETTING IT UP
ASU has been successful this season at getting the first batter of the inning on base. Through 171 innings at the plate, the Sun Devils have seen the first batter reach base 51.5 percent of the time.
In contrast, ASU opponents have seen their first batter in an inning reach base in 37.4 percent of their 179 opportunities.
STILL LOVE THE LONG BALL
After hitting a program-record 104 home runs in 2022, the Sun Devils have continued to deliver in that department in 2023. With 41 home runs in 28 games, ASU is seventh in the nation by hitting 1.46 per game.
The team is 14th in the NCAA in total home runs, and they have scored 66 runs via the home run this season (45.2% of total runs). ASU homered in 17 consecutive games – one shy of the program record – before being shutout by Arizona on March 10.
NOT JUST HOMERS
While the long ball has been a factor in the team's scoring output this season, ASU has totaled 78 extra-base hits to place sixth in the Pac-12.
All those extra-base hits have the team fourth in the conference and 23rd in the NCAA with a .915 OPS. The Sun Devils have at least one XBH in 22 of the team's 28 games this season.
NEARING 1,600
Arizona State, one of the most successful programs in NCAA history, needs seven wins to reach 1,600 since joining the NCAA in 1982. During those 42 seasons, the Sun Devils are 1593-828-2 (.658).
ASU has averaged 38 wins per season, made 17 consecutive postseason appearances and won two national championships in 2008 and 2011.
TOP OF THE LINEUP
Yanni Acuña continues to lead the Sun Devils from her leadoff position with a .419 batting average and a team-leading 36 hits. She has a team-high 12 multi-hit games while recording a hit in all but seven games and driving in 19 runs.
Acuña is sixth in the Pac-12 in average, and she ranks fourth in slugging (.802) and total bases (69), eighth in home runs (8) and 10th in doubles (7).
Dating back to last season, Acuña has reached base in 43 of the previous 46 games.
THE JORDYN RULES
Jordyn VanHook continues to lead the Pac-12 with 14 home runs and the country in home runs per game at 0.50. She is hitting a home run every 5.9 at-bats, and twice this season, she homered in four consecutive games.
VanHook is slugging .927 to sit second in the conference and 10th in the NCAA. She is batting .354 with five doubles and 27 RBIs.