TUCSON – Sun Devil softball dropped the finale of its weekend series at No. 19 Arizona 9-8 on Sunday afternoon as both teams rallied on multiple occasions throughout the contest.
Arizona State (18-25, 2-16 Pac-12) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning for the second time in the series when Tanya Windle singled home Audrey LeClair. The Sun Devils trailed 2-1 in the top of the third inning when Alesia Denby hit a three-run home run to left that gave the team a 4-2 advantage.
Arizona (31-13-1, 12-9 Pac-12) countered with the game’s next four runs to lead 6-4 when ASU came to the plate in the sixth. With two outs, ASU got a single from Libby Walsh and a double from LeClair. The Wildcats then intentionally walked Kelsey Hall before Sara Kinch delivered a grand slam to left center to put ASU in front 8-6.
The lead held through six as Deborah Jones stranded the bases loaded in the U of A sixth. The Sun Devils were unable to add to their lead in the seventh, and then Arizona scored three in the bottom of the inning to walk off with the 9-8 victory.
ASU got a hit from eight of the nine starters, including multi-hit games from Kayla Lissy and Walsh. The top three in the order – LeClair, Hall, and Kinch – each scored two runs, and Jordyn VanHook walked twice.
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