No. 1 Softball Increases Win Streak to 23 With Two More Wins in Diamond Devil Invitational
March 8, 2008
Game one slated ASU ace Katie Burkhart versus
The pitchers kept it knotted at ones through seven as they headed to extra innings where Katie Burkhart shut down the Aztecs in the eighth as the Sun Devils stepped in to finish it in the bottom of the inning as Mindy Cowles hit a two-run home run over the scoreboard for a walk-off 3-1 win.
Game two put the ball in Megan Elliott's hand where she allowed one run off after an error allowed a Tiger on who was plated off an RBI ground out. The Sun Devils rallied behind her though, scoring two off two hits from Kaitlin Cochran and Krista Donnenwirth and never relinquished the lead.
The Tigers struggled through the remainder of the game as they walked 13 on the night, five with the bases loaded to bring in a run as ASU ran off with a 10-3 win in the nightcap of Day Two of the Diamond Devil Invitational. Megan Elliott grabbed her ninth win of the season to push her record to a flawless 9-0.
The Sun Devils will wrap the Diamond Devil Invitational tomorrow with a 1 p.m. game against the