TEMPE – With a 4-1 trip to Florida behind them, Sun Devil Softball will return to Farrington Stadium on Tuesday afternoon to host UNLV. The first of three mid-week home games this season will start at 4 p.m.
Tuesday's game with the Rebels is the first between the two programs since 2010. ASU leads the all-time series 25-4, including an 18-0 mark at home. The Sun Devils have won 18 of the last 19 meetings, including 13 straight from 1997-2007.
ASU will enter the game with a 21-8 overall record and winners of 14 of their last 17. They are 17-6 at home and 15-5 at Farrington in non-conference action.
At the plate, the Sun Devils are 44th in the NCAA with a .320 batting average. They hold a .911 OPS while scoring 5.66 runs per game. The team ranks 40th in the country by hitting 1.14 home runs per game.
Kelsey Hall and AJ Murphy currently lead the team with their .393 batting average. Hall has hit a team-high eight home runs and driven in 34. Tanya Windle has a team-best 37 hits and 11 doubles.
ASU pitchers have posted a 3.19 ERA and 1.27 WHIP thus far. The staff is second in the Big 12 by averaging 7.17 strikeouts per seven innings with opponents hitting .241.
Kenzie Brown is No. 2 in the country by striking out 11.4 batters per seven innings. She is 10-1 with a 0.89 ERA that is 10th-best in the country. Meika Lauppe has a 2.15 ERA with 39 strikeouts.
Tuesday's game with the Rebels is the first between the two programs since 2010. ASU leads the all-time series 25-4, including an 18-0 mark at home. The Sun Devils have won 18 of the last 19 meetings, including 13 straight from 1997-2007.
ASU will enter the game with a 21-8 overall record and winners of 14 of their last 17. They are 17-6 at home and 15-5 at Farrington in non-conference action.
At the plate, the Sun Devils are 44th in the NCAA with a .320 batting average. They hold a .911 OPS while scoring 5.66 runs per game. The team ranks 40th in the country by hitting 1.14 home runs per game.
Kelsey Hall and AJ Murphy currently lead the team with their .393 batting average. Hall has hit a team-high eight home runs and driven in 34. Tanya Windle has a team-best 37 hits and 11 doubles.
ASU pitchers have posted a 3.19 ERA and 1.27 WHIP thus far. The staff is second in the Big 12 by averaging 7.17 strikeouts per seven innings with opponents hitting .241.
Kenzie Brown is No. 2 in the country by striking out 11.4 batters per seven innings. She is 10-1 with a 0.89 ERA that is 10th-best in the country. Meika Lauppe has a 2.15 ERA with 39 strikeouts.