TEMPE – Sun Devil softball is back at Farrington Stadium this weekend for a three-game series with Oregon State. The series is part of Alumni Weekend, and many former Sun Devils will be in attendance.
The action begins on Friday at 6 p.m. and continues on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's game is nearly sold out, but limited tickets are still available for Saturday and Sunday.
All three games will be available on the ASU Live Stream and the Pac-12 Now app.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State enters the final conference series with Oregon State at 16-9 overall and winners of two straight. The Sun Devils are 1-2 in Pac-12 action after opening conference play last weekend at Washington.
ASU continues to be one of the better offenses in the conference, ranking third in average (.328) and second in slugging (.534). They have a conference-best 46 doubles, 11 triples, and 80 extra-base hits. The Sun Devils are also tops in the Pac-12 with 53 stolen bases.
In the circle, ASU pitchers bring a 3.81 ERA and 1.54 WHIP into the weekend. The Sun Devils average 5.91 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.24 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio.
ABOUT THE BEAVERS
Oregon State comes to Tempe at 12-14 overall and 1-2 in the Pac-12. They dropped the final two games of their series with Arizona last weekend and then were swept in a doubleheader by Portland State on Tuesday.
The Beavers are last in the conference with a .228 batting average and 76 runs scored. They hold a 2.47 ERA and record 4.75 strikeouts per seven innings.
EARLY OFFENSE
ASU has used the early innings of games to get the offense going this season. Through the season's first five weeks, the team has scored 96 runs in the first three innings of play. That accounts for 61 percent of the total runs scored.
The third inning has been the most dominant for the Sun Devils, scoring 37 runs and a plus-26 run differential.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
Doubles have been aplenty for the Sun Devils this season. ASU has recorded 46 doubles this season, the most in the Pac-12 and ninth-most in the NCAA. They have at least one double in 21 of the 25 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 12 times.
ASU has also tallied 11 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for third in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game three times, including three against New Mexico State on February 25.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils have also used their speed to rack up 53 stolen bases, which leads the Pac-12 and is 10th nationally. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 20 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times.
HALL BALL
Kelsey Hall has an average of .406 entering the weekend, ranking 10th in the Pac-12. She has nine multi-hit games, including a pair of outings with three hits.
Hall is fifth in the conference with a .500 batting average and eighth with 28 hits. She also ranks seventh in runs (21), sixth in doubles (6), and 13th in walks (13).
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .391 average and a 1.149 OPS. She recently had a 13-game hitting streak, during which she went 21-for-42 with eight multi-hit games.
Lissy leads the Pac-12 with four triples and sits third with eight doubles and ninth with 46 total bases. Her 11 stolen bases are fourth in the league.
RIDING THE WIND(LE)
Tanya Windle has been locked in at the plate of late, raising her average to .415, which ranks her sixth in the conference. Windle has had three hits and four RBIs in each of the past two games, and her 27 hits this season rank her 11th in the Pac-12.
Windle tied the ASU record with three triples at Washington on Sunday and now has six on the season. She is ninth in the conference with seven stolen bases.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Yannixa Acuña is tied for the team lead with 28 hits, including five doubles, a triple, and a home run. She is fourth in the Pac-12 with 11 steals and 15th with her .373 average.
• Alesia Denby leads the team with six home runs and 20 RBIs. She is fifth in the Pac-12 in homers, seventh in RBIs and sits second with 14 extra-base hits.
• Deborah Jones has started three of the past four games in the circle for the Sun Devils. She is coming off her first complete game at ASU in defeating GCU on Tuesday.
• Mac Osborne leads the team with 17 appearances and 56.2 innings. She has a 7-3 record, a 3.46 ERA, and 52 strikeouts.
The action begins on Friday at 6 p.m. and continues on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday's game is nearly sold out, but limited tickets are still available for Saturday and Sunday.
All three games will be available on the ASU Live Stream and the Pac-12 Now app.
ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS
Arizona State enters the final conference series with Oregon State at 16-9 overall and winners of two straight. The Sun Devils are 1-2 in Pac-12 action after opening conference play last weekend at Washington.
ASU continues to be one of the better offenses in the conference, ranking third in average (.328) and second in slugging (.534). They have a conference-best 46 doubles, 11 triples, and 80 extra-base hits. The Sun Devils are also tops in the Pac-12 with 53 stolen bases.
In the circle, ASU pitchers bring a 3.81 ERA and 1.54 WHIP into the weekend. The Sun Devils average 5.91 strikeouts per seven innings and a 2.24 Strikeout-to-Walk ratio.
ABOUT THE BEAVERS
Oregon State comes to Tempe at 12-14 overall and 1-2 in the Pac-12. They dropped the final two games of their series with Arizona last weekend and then were swept in a doubleheader by Portland State on Tuesday.
The Beavers are last in the conference with a .228 batting average and 76 runs scored. They hold a 2.47 ERA and record 4.75 strikeouts per seven innings.
EARLY OFFENSE
ASU has used the early innings of games to get the offense going this season. Through the season's first five weeks, the team has scored 96 runs in the first three innings of play. That accounts for 61 percent of the total runs scored.
The third inning has been the most dominant for the Sun Devils, scoring 37 runs and a plus-26 run differential.
TAKE TWO (OR THREE)
Doubles have been aplenty for the Sun Devils this season. ASU has recorded 46 doubles this season, the most in the Pac-12 and ninth-most in the NCAA. They have at least one double in 21 of the 25 games played, with multiple doubles in a game 12 times.
ASU has also tallied 11 triples during the year to lead the conference and tie for third in the NCAA. The Sun Devils have recorded multiple triples in the same game three times, including three against New Mexico State on February 25.
THIEVERY
The Sun Devils have also used their speed to rack up 53 stolen bases, which leads the Pac-12 and is 10th nationally. ASU has stolen at least one base in a game 20 times this season, with multiple steals 15 times.
HALL BALL
Kelsey Hall has an average of .406 entering the weekend, ranking 10th in the Pac-12. She has nine multi-hit games, including a pair of outings with three hits.
Hall is fifth in the conference with a .500 batting average and eighth with 28 hits. She also ranks seventh in runs (21), sixth in doubles (6), and 13th in walks (13).
LIGHTNING LISSY
Kayla Lissy enters the weekend with a .391 average and a 1.149 OPS. She recently had a 13-game hitting streak, during which she went 21-for-42 with eight multi-hit games.
Lissy leads the Pac-12 with four triples and sits third with eight doubles and ninth with 46 total bases. Her 11 stolen bases are fourth in the league.
RIDING THE WIND(LE)
Tanya Windle has been locked in at the plate of late, raising her average to .415, which ranks her sixth in the conference. Windle has had three hits and four RBIs in each of the past two games, and her 27 hits this season rank her 11th in the Pac-12.
Windle tied the ASU record with three triples at Washington on Sunday and now has six on the season. She is ninth in the conference with seven stolen bases.
AROUND THE DIAMOND
• Yannixa Acuña is tied for the team lead with 28 hits, including five doubles, a triple, and a home run. She is fourth in the Pac-12 with 11 steals and 15th with her .373 average.
• Alesia Denby leads the team with six home runs and 20 RBIs. She is fifth in the Pac-12 in homers, seventh in RBIs and sits second with 14 extra-base hits.
• Deborah Jones has started three of the past four games in the circle for the Sun Devils. She is coming off her first complete game at ASU in defeating GCU on Tuesday.
• Mac Osborne leads the team with 17 appearances and 56.2 innings. She has a 7-3 record, a 3.46 ERA, and 52 strikeouts.