TEMPE – With the open week in Pac-12 play this weekend, Sun Devil softball will travel to San Diego for a doubleheader with the Toreros on Wednesday at noon. ASU will then take the remainder of Easter Weekend off before returning to conference play the following weekend.
Both games of the doubleheader will be broadcast on ESPN+ with David Gentile calling the action.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State heads to San Diego at 17-14 and is looking to snap a three-game losing streak. They have gone 1-5 on the road, with all six games being in Pac-12 play.
ASU enters the doubleheader third in the Pac-12 with 177 runs and 256 hits. The Sun Devils are the conference leader in doubles and triples, second in total bases, and fourth in home runs. The team has a slash line of .311/.384/.512, and its slugging is No. 23 in the NCAA.
In the circle, ASU pitchers hold a 3.96 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. The Sun Devils average 5.59 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.20 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio. Opponents are slashing .288/.355/.459.
ABOUT THE TOREROS
San Diego is 9-25 overall and 8-12 at home this season. They have yet to begin WCC play. The Toreros are 3-7 in their last 10 games.
San Diego has a slash line of .251/.308/.332 at the plate with 44 doubles and 10 triples. San Diego pitchers have a 5.70 ERA and 1.80 WHIP while striking out 4.56 batters per seven innings.
EARLY OFFENSE
ASU continues to jump out to early leads by scoring in the first three innings of games. Through Sunday, ASU has scored 102 runs in the first three innings of play, which accounts for 58 percent of the total runs scored.
The team has crossed the plate 41 times in the first inning and they have scored 37 runs with a plus-25 run differential in the third inning.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
ASU has recorded 52 doubles this season, the most in the Pac-12 and 19th-most in the NCAA. They have at least one double in 26 of the 31 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 14 times. The team is on pace for 82 doubles this season which would be the eighth-most in program history.
ASU has also tallied 13 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for fourth 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 13 triples are tied with the 2018 squad for most triples in a season this century.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils have also used their speed to rack up 54 stolen bases, second in the Pac-12 and 26th nationally. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 21 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times.
WINDLE ON FIRE
Tanya Windle heads to San Diego 14-for-27 (.519) with six doubles and nine RBIs over the last eight games. That has raised her average to .412, which ranks sixth in the Pac-12. She also ranks fourth in the conference with eight doubles and eighth with 35 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's slash line is .348/.435/.539 entering the week. She is 11th in the Pac-12 in runs (23), eighth in doubles (7), eighth in triples (2), and ninth in walks (13). Hall has 10 multi-hit games, hitting a pair of home runs and driving in 12.
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .333 average and second in the Pac-12 with four triples. She went 21-for-42 with seven multi-hit games during a 13-game hitting streak from February 22 to March 10.
Lissy is also 11-for-11 in stolen base chances and ranks fifth in the conference in stolen bases.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Alesia Denby leads the team with seven home runs and 21 RBIs. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in homers, 13th in RBIs and sixth with 15 extra-base hits.
• Libby Walsh has been a big contributor to the Sun Devils' success. Her 18 RBIs rank second on the team and 17th in the Pac-12. She has five multi-RBI games and a pair of home runs.
• Audrey LeClair's average is .296, with three doubles and three RBIs. Since moving into the starting lineup, she has been 10-for-29 (.345) with a double and a triple over the last nine games.
• Deborah Jones has started six of the Sun Devils' past ten games in the circle. She recorded her first complete game at ASU in defeating GCU on March 12.
• Marissa Schuld made two starts last weekend at Oregon and nine starts on the season.
Both games of the doubleheader will be broadcast on ESPN+ with David Gentile calling the action.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State heads to San Diego at 17-14 and is looking to snap a three-game losing streak. They have gone 1-5 on the road, with all six games being in Pac-12 play.
ASU enters the doubleheader third in the Pac-12 with 177 runs and 256 hits. The Sun Devils are the conference leader in doubles and triples, second in total bases, and fourth in home runs. The team has a slash line of .311/.384/.512, and its slugging is No. 23 in the NCAA.
In the circle, ASU pitchers hold a 3.96 ERA and 1.52 WHIP. The Sun Devils average 5.59 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.20 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio. Opponents are slashing .288/.355/.459.
ABOUT THE TOREROS
San Diego is 9-25 overall and 8-12 at home this season. They have yet to begin WCC play. The Toreros are 3-7 in their last 10 games.
San Diego has a slash line of .251/.308/.332 at the plate with 44 doubles and 10 triples. San Diego pitchers have a 5.70 ERA and 1.80 WHIP while striking out 4.56 batters per seven innings.
EARLY OFFENSE
ASU continues to jump out to early leads by scoring in the first three innings of games. Through Sunday, ASU has scored 102 runs in the first three innings of play, which accounts for 58 percent of the total runs scored.
The team has crossed the plate 41 times in the first inning and they have scored 37 runs with a plus-25 run differential in the third inning.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
ASU has recorded 52 doubles this season, the most in the Pac-12 and 19th-most in the NCAA. They have at least one double in 26 of the 31 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 14 times. The team is on pace for 82 doubles this season which would be the eighth-most in program history.
ASU has also tallied 13 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for fourth 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 13 triples are tied with the 2018 squad for most triples in a season this century.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils have also used their speed to rack up 54 stolen bases, second in the Pac-12 and 26th nationally. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 21 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times.
WINDLE ON FIRE
Tanya Windle heads to San Diego 14-for-27 (.519) with six doubles and nine RBIs over the last eight games. That has raised her average to .412, which ranks sixth in the Pac-12. She also ranks fourth in the conference with eight doubles and eighth with 35 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's slash line is .348/.435/.539 entering the week. She is 11th in the Pac-12 in runs (23), eighth in doubles (7), eighth in triples (2), and ninth in walks (13). Hall has 10 multi-hit games, hitting a pair of home runs and driving in 12.
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .333 average and second in the Pac-12 with four triples. She went 21-for-42 with seven multi-hit games during a 13-game hitting streak from February 22 to March 10.
Lissy is also 11-for-11 in stolen base chances and ranks fifth in the conference in stolen bases.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Alesia Denby leads the team with seven home runs and 21 RBIs. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in homers, 13th in RBIs and sixth with 15 extra-base hits.
• Libby Walsh has been a big contributor to the Sun Devils' success. Her 18 RBIs rank second on the team and 17th in the Pac-12. She has five multi-RBI games and a pair of home runs.
• Audrey LeClair's average is .296, with three doubles and three RBIs. Since moving into the starting lineup, she has been 10-for-29 (.345) with a double and a triple over the last nine games.
• Deborah Jones has started six of the Sun Devils' past ten games in the circle. She recorded her first complete game at ASU in defeating GCU on March 12.
• Marissa Schuld made two starts last weekend at Oregon and nine starts on the season.