Softball

Rose Mofford's 90th Birthday Celebration Reminds Us Fondly Of The Grand Old Girl

We were around in 1988 when Rose Mofford, Arizona's longtime Secretary of State, ascended to the Governor's office after the impeachment of Evan Mecham, a Glendale car dealer whose tenure was a (yet another) national embarassment.   Well before she became governor, we had ... More >>

ASU Softball Catches Huge Early Break, Beats Oregon In College World Series Opener

Back in the day, we had several occasions to bat against Mike White, a native New Zealander who happened to be one of the greatest fastpitch softball pitchers of all-time. Whitey wasn't a big guy, but had great command of all of his pitches, and was an absolutely fierce competitor.So last night we t ... More >>

Phoenix College Softball Dynasty Continues (Quietly) As ASU Moves To Super-Regional

Big day for local women's college sports yesterday, specifically fastpitch softball, a sport near and dear to our heart.First, the big-time (i.e. Division I) news: Arizona State moved on to the Super-Regionals as the solar eclipse faded into the night, beating scrappy Syracuse 4-0 in the elimin ... More >>

Hitsville U.S.A.

ASU Sports in Full Force as Women Begin Defense of National Title, Men Try to Win a Basketball Game

Lots of sports action in Tempe this weekend, which for our purposes starts tonight at the Wells Fargo Arena, where the ASU Sun Devils should be in a close, if not so artistic, battle against the equally lowly Utah Utes. the game, which will not be televised (it's on KTAR620), marks the return o ... More >>

Fever Pitch

ASU Softball Team Dominant in Winning National Championship Last Night

Arizona State's women's softball team proved once and for all that it is the nation's very best last night, pounding the Florida Gators 7-2 to win the NCAA championship in Oklahoma City.Dallas Escobedo, best pitcher on best team​The Sun Devils swept the best-of-three series against the formidable ... More >>

ASU Softball Team Reaches National Championship Finals; Plays Florida Tonight in First of Best-of-Three

Arizona State and Florida, the two best-hitting teams in the Women's College World Series, won berths in the championship finals in Oklahoma City yesterday.ASU softball team hopes to be soon wearing a 2011 version of this cap​The best-of-three series promises to be a great one, with veteran, well- ... More >>

ASU Women's Softball Team Begins Quest For NCAA Crown Today

The top-ranked Arizona State women's softball team takes the field this afternoon against the Oklahoma Sooners in a first-round game at the NCAA World Series in Oklahoma City.NCAA College World Series starts this afternoon​The 4 p.m. game will be nationally televised on ESPN2 (Channel 32). It shou ... More >>

ASU Sun Devils Pull Off Controversial Last Inning Win In Softball Super Regionals

Top-ranked ASU found itself down to its final strike in its NCAA softball Super Regionals opener last night against Texas A&M, down 2-1 with the bases loaded.Dallas Escobedo and the Devils squeak one out​The Aggies had managed all of two hits against the Sun Devils freshman ace pitcher Dallas ... More >>

Arizona and ASU Softball Teams Earn Spot in Super-Regionals This Weekend

Both Arizona major-college softball programs rolled through their respective NCAA Regionals over the weekend in Tempe and Tucson, the first of two steps necessary to earn a coveted spot in the College World Series.Freshman ace Dallas Escobedo leads Devils to Super Regionals​ Neither squad rea ... More >>

ASU Softball Team Ranked Nation's Best Going Into NCAA Playoffs

Time was, Arizona State's fast-pitch softball team was a decided lesser-light, an afterthought of a program whose "rivalry" with the Arizona Wildcats was anything but. ASU ace pitcher Dallas Escobedo is one of nation's best.​ But the arrival of a new head coach, Clint Myers, a few years ag ... More >>

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The Deep End

Gay softball team throws big bash before big tourney

Soft Ballin'

Check out this underrated Valley standby

Arpaio's Raid On Maricopa County Computers Catches Eye Of Baffled Israeli

Get this straight: Israel is in a constant state of turmoil, political infighting and worn-on-the-skeeve angst--and we're not even talking about the tensions (or worse) between the Jews and the Arabs. ​Israel is beautiful in many ways, but it does gets downright goofy over there, as I ... More >>

NBA All-Star Game Swag: Eh, We've Seen Better

Wait, that's it?This is the sort of thing ordinary folks get mad about us Media Elites saying, but covering any event -- even a basketball game where the league's biggest stars take turns not playing defense -- is a lot like any other day on the job. There is one exception, and that's the free ... More >>

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Booze Pig swaggers out of the Swizzle Inn

Remembering Joe Zawinul

Down them stairs, lose them cares

Drinking Game

Kickin' balls and snarfin' suds in Tempe

Hit Parade

How slow can they go?

This Jew Won't Bunt

Why I pulled the U.S. fastpitch softball team from this year's Jewish Olympics

Fest Case Scenario

Venue up in the air for Saguaro Film Festival

She Ball

A Phoenix league goes to bat for women's baseball

REQUIEM FOR A FIREBALLERARIZONA BIDS FAREWELL TO SOFTBALL PITCHING GREAT JERRY LEE WELLS