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2008 Sun Devil Softball Week 14• May 5 - 11, 2008 Stanford & Cal• Tempe, Ariz. •May 8 - 10 2008 Season Results Second-Ranked Softball Hits the Home Stretch Overall Record: 54-4 With Eyes Set on First Pac-10 Title Pac-10 Record: 16-2 DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/W-L On Tap: Feb. 8-10 Sportco KO Cla.Vegas, Nev. W 3, L 1 Feb. The second-ranked Sun Devil Softball squad (54-4, 16-1 14 Western Kentucky Farrington W; 11-3 (6) Pac-10) squad will close out their Pac-10 slate and regular season this Feb. 15-17Kajikawa Classic Farrington &TSC 6 Wins weekend, settling in to the confi nes of their home at Farrington Stadium Feb. 18 Southern Utah Farrington W; 9-3 to take on eighth-ranked Stanford Cardinal (45-10, 10-8 Pac-10) and Feb. 22-24Littlewood Cla. Farrington 5 Wins the 23rd-ranked Cal Golden Bears (40-21, 7-11 Pac-10). Games are Feb. 26 Canada (DH Exh.) Farrington 2 Losses set to start on Thursday, May 8 with ASU taking on Stanford at 7 p.m. followed by a 7 p.m. game versus Cal on Friday, May 9 and a noontime F. 29-M. 2 Wilson/DeMarini Farrington 5 Wins game against the Bears on Saturday, May 10. All games will be played Mar. 4 Creighton Farrington W; 1-0 (10) in Tempe at Farrington Stadium. Mar. 7-9 Diamond Devil Inv. Farrington 5 Wins- Mar. 14&15 Santa Clara (3 Gm) Farrington 3 Wins Mar. 19-22Judi Garmen Cla. Fullerton, Calif. 4 W, 1 L Last Time Out: Mar. 25 Marshall (DH) Farrington 2 Wins In Friday afternoon’s game against the Washington Huskies, Mar. 28 Cal* Berkeley, Calif. W; 4-2 Clint Myers remained unblemished in series against the Huskies in his Mar. 29 Stanford* Palo Alto, Calif. W; 6-0 career as ASU went into Friday tied 1-1 in this year’s series. Washing- Mar. 30 Stanford* Palo Alto, Calif. W; 3-0 (13) ton’s pitching struggled early on, walking in two runs to give ASU a boost Apr. 4 Oregon* Eugene, Ore. W; 3-2 before Katie Crabb hit her fi fth home run of the year in the third inning to cement a 3-0 lead that Katie Burkhart never relinquished, cruising to Apr. 5 Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore W; 3-2 (12) her 30th win of the year. Apr. 6 Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. W; 8-4 In Saturday’s afternoon contest against the fourth-ranked Apr. 9 Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. W; 8-1 UCLA Bruins, the road-weary Sun Devils gave in to a tough loss, with Apr. 11 UCLA* Farrington W; 3-0 UCLA coming out fi ring on all cylinders, tabbing Katie Burkhart with Apr. 12 Washington* Farrington W; 7-2 three home runs for fi ve runs, two by Amanda Kamekona alone. ASu put Apr. 13 Washington* Farrington L; 3-0 runners in scoring position in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th inning, but were Apr. 14 UNLV (DH) Farrington W; 6-5 & 14-7 unable to capitalize, falling in only their second shutout of the season. Apr. 18 Arizona* Farrington W; 2-0 Sunday’s Sun Devil squad showed a renewed vigor as Megan Apr. 19 Arizona* (FSN) Farrington W; 9-8 Elliott threw four masterful innings as ASU took it to the Bruins early in Apr. 25 Oregon State* Farrington W; 5-1 the game with Kristen Miller lifting her 13th home run of the season to Apr. 26 Oregon* Farrington W; 6-1 plate three in the fi rst, which was couple with two sacrifi ce hits in the Apr. 27 Oregon* Farrington W; 9-0(5) fourth to take home a 5-2 win from the Bruins, the fi rst time ASU has taken the series from the Bruins on their own turf since 1980. May 2 Washington* Seattle, Wash. W; 3-0 May 3 UCLA* Westwood, Calif. L; 5-0 May 4 UCLA* Westwood, Calif. W; 5-2 Series History & Scouting report May 8 Stanford* Farrington 7:00 pm No. 8 Stanford Cardinal May 9 Cal* Farrington 7:00 pm Since they fi rst met in 1984, the Sun Devils have compiled a May 10 Cal* Farrington Noon 40-19 overall record over the Cardinal. Last season alone, the Sun Dev- May 15-18 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA ils swept the Cardinal winning two at home 7-0 and 8-2 as well as taking May 23-25 NCAA Super Reg. TBA TBA one in Palo Verde 2-0. Overall under Coach Myers the Sun Devils are 7-1 May 29-June 4 WCWS Oklahoma City, OK All Day against the Cardinal. Don’t let the series history fool you though, Stanford has rallied back stronger than ever this year and looks to be a national champion- Media Relations ship threat. Entering into the weekend at 45-10 the Cardinal have show strength both defensively and offensively. The majority of Stanford’s 10 Softball Contact: Kerry Howe losses come from high-ranked powerhouse teams. Offi ce Phone: 480-965-1237 The Cardinal are also earning high marks in the Pac-10 stats Cell Phone: 480-254-8345 as they enter week 13 ranked second in walks (235) and doubles (79), Email: [email protected] third in home runs (47) fourth in batting average (.284), slugging per- www.TheSunDevils.com 2008 Sun Devil Softball Week 14• May 2008 Page 2 Quick Facts centage (.447), and in on-base percentage (.389), while striking out al- 2008 Fact most the fewest in the Pac-10 ranked sixth with 237 strikeouts. 2008 Overall Record: ............................................. 54-4 On the offensive front sophomore outfi eld Alissa Habner leads 2008 Pac-10 Record/Finish: .................................16-2 the way followed by sophomore catcher Rosey Neill. Habner has played 2008 USA Softball/NFCA Team Ranking: ........... #2/2 in all 55 games for the Cardinal and is hitting .379 with 15 doubles and six home runs for a .565 slugging percentage. Neill is right on her heels 2007 Review as well, batting .359 with nine doubles and a Pac-10 leading 17 home 2007 Record: ........................................................... 54-17 runs. 2007 Conference Record/Finish: .................. 13-8/2nd Defensively Missy Penna has stepped up huge for Stanford as 2007 Postseason Record: ..........................................5-2 the junior right-handed hurler enters the series with a 33-9 record and a 2007 Postseason Finish: .....................WCWS (Seventh) 2007 Final Ranking: ...................................................8th 1.06 ERA. On the year Penna has only alllowed 43 earned runs in 283.2 Final 2007 USA Softball/NFCA Team Ranking ....#8/7 innings of work while striking out 353 batters. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................................8/1 No. 23 California Golden Bears: Coaching Since their fi rst meeting in 1981, the Bears hold a 37-60 all- Head Coach: ................................. Clint Myers, 3rd Year time record over the Sun Devils. For the Cal program, since 1988 when Career Record: .................................................... 588-75 Record at ASU: .....................................................107-32 head Coach Diane Ninemire fi rst took the helm, she’s brought the team Associate Head Coach: ......... Robert Wagner, 3rd Year to nine Women’s College World Series, 20 consecutive NCAA Regional Assistant Coach: ........................Kirsten Voak, 3rd Year appearances and one national title, making Cal a national contender every year. History While Coach Myers has brought the ASU program to new heights NCAA Appearances: ................. 21 (Three Consecutive) and levels, he still has one feat remaining against the Cal Bears. To take Best Finish: ............ Six WCWS (82, 87, 99, 02, 06, 07) a series from them. The last time ASU took a Pac-10 series from Cal was in 2002 where ASU took the series 2-1 with an 8-4 and 2-1 win. School Information Cal rolls into this weekend with a 40-21 overall record and 7-11 Home Facility: ................... Farrington Stadium (1,535) in Pac-10. Founded: .................................................................1885 The Bears come into this weekend with some impressive stats Enrollment: ..........................................................63,278 Conference: .....................................................Pacifi c-10 as they’re batting .278 overall, good for sixth in the Pac-10. As a team Nickname: ..................................................... Sun Devils they’ve scored 295 runs, with 72 doubles, six triples and 35 home runs Colors: .................................................Maroon and Gold on the season. With their 295 runs scored, they are third only to ASU President: ............................................Dr. Michael Crow and Arizona. Vice President for Athletics: ............................Lisa Love On defense, the Bears have the fi fth highest team ERA in the Pac-10 with a 2.17, but they are fourth in batters struck out with 403. Sports Information Department They’re fourth in wins with 40. Softball SID: ...................................................Kerry Howe For the Bear’s offense, Freshman fi rst baseman Sanoe Keka- Howe’s Email: [email protected] huna is getting it done at the plate. Playing in all 61 games, Sanoe leads Howe’s Offi ce Phone: ............................. 480-965-1237 the team in batting average, hitting .333 with 32 runs scored and a Howe’s Cell Phone: .................................480-254-8345 SID Offi ce Phone: .....................................480-965-6592 team-high 15 doubles and eight home runs for 45 RBIs . SID Offi ce Fax: ........................................480-965-5408 Web Site: ...................................www.thesundevils.com Mailing Address: ................................... PO Box 872502 Also leading the Bears is yet another freshman, Valerie Arioto who’s hit .330 on the year with her speed doing most of the damage as she’s collected 17 doubles and four triples and two home runs already. The main upperclassman making a splash for the Bears is junior outfi elder Gina Leomiti who has hit .311 on the year with the third-highest tally of RBIs with 41.