TEMPE – Sun Devil softball begins a run of three straight weeks away from home with a three-game series at Oregon this weekend in Eugene. The series is the final conference matchup between the two programs.
Play will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. MST from Jane Sanders Stadium. The action continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes at noon on Sunday.
Friday's game is on Pac-12 Network, and the final two games will air on Pac-12 Oregon. All three games will also be on the Pac-12 Now app. Ben Creighton will call the action all three days.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State heads north at 17-11 overall after splitting four games at Farrington Stadium last week. The team is 2-4 in Pac-12 play to sit in seventh place. They hold a 1-2 record in road games.
ASU begins the weekend leading the Pac-12 in runs, hits, doubles, triples, extra-base hits, and total bases. They slash .325/.398/.534 and rank second in the conference in average and slugging.
In the circle, ASU pitchers hold a 3.87 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. The Sun Devils average 5.62 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.19 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio. Opponents are slashing .286/.353/.441.
ABOUT THE DUCKS
Oregon is 16-10 on the season, and they have gone 2-1 in both Pac-12 series they have played to sit tied for third at 4-2. They are 7-3 in the last ten games and have a 5-2 record at home.
The Ducks slash .320/.391/.486 and lead the Pac-12 with 55 stolen bases. They are third in the conference in doubles and second in triples. Oregon pitchers have a 2.72 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.
EARLY OFFENSE
ASU continues to jump out to early leads by scoring in the first three innings of games. Entering the road trip, ASU has scored 98 runs in the first three innings of play, which accounts for 57 percent of the total runs scored.
The third inning has been the most dominant for the Sun Devils, scoring 37 runs with a plus-26 run differential.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
ASU has recorded 50 doubles this season, the most in the Pac-12 and 10th-most in the NCAA. They have at least one double in 24 of the 28 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 14 times. The team is on pace for 88 doubles this season which would be the sixth-most in program history.
ASU has also tallied 12 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for fifth in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game thrice, including three against New Mexico State on February 25. The only ASU team with more triples this century is the 2018 squad with 13.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils have also used their speed to rack up 53 stolen bases, second in the Pac-12 and 19th nationally. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 20 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times.
WINDLE ON FIRE
Tanya Windle enters the weekend on a five-game hitting streak in which she has gone 11-for-17 with six doubles and nine RBIs. That has raised her average to .427 to rank fourth in the Pac-12. She also ranks fourth in the conference with eight doubles and seventh with 32 hits.
Windle tied the ASU record with three doubles at Washington on March 10. She has recorded a team-best 11 multi-hit games, including five in March.
HALL BALL
Kelsey Hall has a slash line of .367/.459/.570 entering the road trip. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in runs (21), 10th in doubles (6), seventh in triples (2) and walks (13). Hall has nine multi-hit games while hitting a pair of home runs and driving in 12.
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .367 average and a 1.098 OPS that is 10th in the Pac-12. She is the only player in the conference to rank in the top 10 in OPS with fewer than three home runs.
Lissy leads the Pac-12 with four triples and sits fourth with eight doubles and ninth with 51 total bases. Her 11 stolen bases are fourth in the league.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Alesia Denby leads the team with seven home runs and 21 RBIs. She is third in the Pac-12 in homers, seventh in RBIs and sits second with 15 extra-base hits.
• Libby Walsh has come up big for the Sun Devils with 18 RBIs to rank second on the team and 14th in the Pac-12. She has five multi-RBI games to go with a pair of home runs.
• Audrey LeClair's average is .318, with three doubles and three RBIs. In the past five games since becoming a starter, LeClair has gone 8-for-20 with three multi-hit games.
• Deborah Jones has started five of the past seven games in the circle for the Sun Devils. She recorded her first complete game at ASU in defeating GCU on March 12.
• Marissa Schuld has thrown a complete game to earn the win each of the past two Sundays.
Play will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. MST from Jane Sanders Stadium. The action continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes at noon on Sunday.
Friday's game is on Pac-12 Network, and the final two games will air on Pac-12 Oregon. All three games will also be on the Pac-12 Now app. Ben Creighton will call the action all three days.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State heads north at 17-11 overall after splitting four games at Farrington Stadium last week. The team is 2-4 in Pac-12 play to sit in seventh place. They hold a 1-2 record in road games.
ASU begins the weekend leading the Pac-12 in runs, hits, doubles, triples, extra-base hits, and total bases. They slash .325/.398/.534 and rank second in the conference in average and slugging.
In the circle, ASU pitchers hold a 3.87 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. The Sun Devils average 5.62 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.19 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio. Opponents are slashing .286/.353/.441.
ABOUT THE DUCKS
Oregon is 16-10 on the season, and they have gone 2-1 in both Pac-12 series they have played to sit tied for third at 4-2. They are 7-3 in the last ten games and have a 5-2 record at home.
The Ducks slash .320/.391/.486 and lead the Pac-12 with 55 stolen bases. They are third in the conference in doubles and second in triples. Oregon pitchers have a 2.72 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.
EARLY OFFENSE
ASU continues to jump out to early leads by scoring in the first three innings of games. Entering the road trip, ASU has scored 98 runs in the first three innings of play, which accounts for 57 percent of the total runs scored.
The third inning has been the most dominant for the Sun Devils, scoring 37 runs with a plus-26 run differential.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
ASU has recorded 50 doubles this season, the most in the Pac-12 and 10th-most in the NCAA. They have at least one double in 24 of the 28 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 14 times. The team is on pace for 88 doubles this season which would be the sixth-most in program history.
ASU has also tallied 12 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for fifth in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game thrice, including three against New Mexico State on February 25. The only ASU team with more triples this century is the 2018 squad with 13.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils have also used their speed to rack up 53 stolen bases, second in the Pac-12 and 19th nationally. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 20 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times.
WINDLE ON FIRE
Tanya Windle enters the weekend on a five-game hitting streak in which she has gone 11-for-17 with six doubles and nine RBIs. That has raised her average to .427 to rank fourth in the Pac-12. She also ranks fourth in the conference with eight doubles and seventh with 32 hits.
Windle tied the ASU record with three doubles at Washington on March 10. She has recorded a team-best 11 multi-hit games, including five in March.
HALL BALL
Kelsey Hall has a slash line of .367/.459/.570 entering the road trip. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in runs (21), 10th in doubles (6), seventh in triples (2) and walks (13). Hall has nine multi-hit games while hitting a pair of home runs and driving in 12.
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .367 average and a 1.098 OPS that is 10th in the Pac-12. She is the only player in the conference to rank in the top 10 in OPS with fewer than three home runs.
Lissy leads the Pac-12 with four triples and sits fourth with eight doubles and ninth with 51 total bases. Her 11 stolen bases are fourth in the league.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Alesia Denby leads the team with seven home runs and 21 RBIs. She is third in the Pac-12 in homers, seventh in RBIs and sits second with 15 extra-base hits.
• Libby Walsh has come up big for the Sun Devils with 18 RBIs to rank second on the team and 14th in the Pac-12. She has five multi-RBI games to go with a pair of home runs.
• Audrey LeClair's average is .318, with three doubles and three RBIs. In the past five games since becoming a starter, LeClair has gone 8-for-20 with three multi-hit games.
• Deborah Jones has started five of the past seven games in the circle for the Sun Devils. She recorded her first complete game at ASU in defeating GCU on March 12.
• Marissa Schuld has thrown a complete game to earn the win each of the past two Sundays.