Sun Devil softball will face top-seeded and sixth-ranked UCLA in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Pac-12 Softball Tournament on Thursday. The game will be the third of the day for the tournament and is scheduled for a 4 p.m. first pitch.
All eight tournament games will be played at Bill & Jill Smith Family Stadium on the Stanford campus. The championship game is on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Thursday's game against UCLA will air live on Pac-12 Network and in the Pac-12 Now app. Elise Woodward (PBP), Amanda Freed (analyst), and Jenna Becerra (sidelines) will call the action.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State will bring a 20-30 overall record into the quarterfinals after earning a 3-1 win over Oregon State on Wednesday night. The win came in the first neutral site game of the season for the Sun Devils.
ASU currently scores 4.74 runs per game by hitting .283 with a .826 OPS. The Sun Devils have recorded 68 doubles, 17 triples and hit 46 home runs.
In the circle, ASU pitchers have a 4.74 ERA and 1.72 WHIP. The staff averages 4.78 strikeouts per seven innings, and the opposition is batting .303.
STRIKING EARLY
The ASU offense has been potent early in games, scoring 126 runs in the first three innings – including all three runs on Wednesday. That total accounts for 53 percent of the team's 237 total runs. The team has crossed the plate 51 times in the first inning and scored 46 runs in the third.
DOUBLE (OR TRIPLE) TAKE
ASU ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in total doubles with 68 and an average of 1.36 per game. They have hit at least one double in a game 37 times and have multiple doubles in a game 17 times.
ASU has also tallied 17 triples to lead the conference. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game four times, including Wednesday against OSU. The 17 triples are tied for the ninth-most in program history.
BUNCH OF THIEVES
The Sun Devils have also used their team speed to steal 71 bases on the season. That total ranks second in the Pac-12 and 53rd in the NCAA. ASU has stolen a base in 29 games and has had multiple steals in a game 20 times.
WINDLE PLAYS THE HITS
Tanya Windle leads the Sun Devils by batting .377 with 52 hits and 10 doubles. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in average and doubles while sitting 13th in hits. Windle is tied for the team lead with 15 multi-hit games, including five games with three hits. She has a hit in nine of the past 11 games and has never gone more than two games without a hit in her career.
LASER LECLAIR
Audrey LeClair has also delivered over the past 15 games, going 13-for-46 with two doubles, a triple, and a walk-off home run to beat Cal on April 27. She is batting .279 on the season with nine extra-base hits. LeClair has added six outfield assists on the season, including three in the same game against Utah on April 13.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Kayla Lissy has a hit in six of the last eight games while going 9-for-26 with a double, homer, two RBIs, and three multi-hit games during the span. She is one of three players in the Pac-12 to have at least 14 steals without being caught.
• Alesia Denby has a hit in four straight games with a triple and three home runs during the stretch. She leads the Sun Devils with 12 home runs and 34 RBIs while ranking seventh in the Pac-12 with 22 extra-base hits.
• Sara Kinch has seven doubles and five home runs while playing 47 games. Her 21 RBIs are third on the team, and she has hit two grand slams.
• Deborah Jones leads the team with 22 starts on the season, including 15 in conference play. Her 88 strikeouts lead the club and rank 11th in the Pac-12.
WALKING WOUNDED
Injuries have taken a toll on the Sun Devils, with season-ending injuries to pitchers Kenzie Brown and Kylee Magee affecting the rotation and Yannixa Acuña, Kelsey Hall, and Maddie Pomykalski not being options in the lineup. ASU players have lost a combined 179 games to injury this season.
All eight tournament games will be played at Bill & Jill Smith Family Stadium on the Stanford campus. The championship game is on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Thursday's game against UCLA will air live on Pac-12 Network and in the Pac-12 Now app. Elise Woodward (PBP), Amanda Freed (analyst), and Jenna Becerra (sidelines) will call the action.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State will bring a 20-30 overall record into the quarterfinals after earning a 3-1 win over Oregon State on Wednesday night. The win came in the first neutral site game of the season for the Sun Devils.
ASU currently scores 4.74 runs per game by hitting .283 with a .826 OPS. The Sun Devils have recorded 68 doubles, 17 triples and hit 46 home runs.
In the circle, ASU pitchers have a 4.74 ERA and 1.72 WHIP. The staff averages 4.78 strikeouts per seven innings, and the opposition is batting .303.
STRIKING EARLY
The ASU offense has been potent early in games, scoring 126 runs in the first three innings – including all three runs on Wednesday. That total accounts for 53 percent of the team's 237 total runs. The team has crossed the plate 51 times in the first inning and scored 46 runs in the third.
DOUBLE (OR TRIPLE) TAKE
ASU ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in total doubles with 68 and an average of 1.36 per game. They have hit at least one double in a game 37 times and have multiple doubles in a game 17 times.
ASU has also tallied 17 triples to lead the conference. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game four times, including Wednesday against OSU. The 17 triples are tied for the ninth-most in program history.
BUNCH OF THIEVES
The Sun Devils have also used their team speed to steal 71 bases on the season. That total ranks second in the Pac-12 and 53rd in the NCAA. ASU has stolen a base in 29 games and has had multiple steals in a game 20 times.
WINDLE PLAYS THE HITS
Tanya Windle leads the Sun Devils by batting .377 with 52 hits and 10 doubles. She is ninth in the Pac-12 in average and doubles while sitting 13th in hits. Windle is tied for the team lead with 15 multi-hit games, including five games with three hits. She has a hit in nine of the past 11 games and has never gone more than two games without a hit in her career.
LASER LECLAIR
Audrey LeClair has also delivered over the past 15 games, going 13-for-46 with two doubles, a triple, and a walk-off home run to beat Cal on April 27. She is batting .279 on the season with nine extra-base hits. LeClair has added six outfield assists on the season, including three in the same game against Utah on April 13.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Kayla Lissy has a hit in six of the last eight games while going 9-for-26 with a double, homer, two RBIs, and three multi-hit games during the span. She is one of three players in the Pac-12 to have at least 14 steals without being caught.
• Alesia Denby has a hit in four straight games with a triple and three home runs during the stretch. She leads the Sun Devils with 12 home runs and 34 RBIs while ranking seventh in the Pac-12 with 22 extra-base hits.
• Sara Kinch has seven doubles and five home runs while playing 47 games. Her 21 RBIs are third on the team, and she has hit two grand slams.
• Deborah Jones leads the team with 22 starts on the season, including 15 in conference play. Her 88 strikeouts lead the club and rank 11th in the Pac-12.
WALKING WOUNDED
Injuries have taken a toll on the Sun Devils, with season-ending injuries to pitchers Kenzie Brown and Kylee Magee affecting the rotation and Yannixa Acuña, Kelsey Hall, and Maddie Pomykalski not being options in the lineup. ASU players have lost a combined 179 games to injury this season.