2007 Sun Devil Softball Week 8 - March 25 - April 1, 2007 UCLA & Washington • Los Angeles, Calif. & Seattle, Wash. • Mar. 30- April 1 2007 Season Results #7/9 Softball Opens Pac-10 Play at #11 UCLA & Overall Record: 34-7 #12 Washington; Burkhart Looks to Break Career Pac-10 Record: 0-0 Strikeout Record DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME/W-L This Week Feb. 8 NW St. (DH) Farrington W; 8-0 & 10-1 The Arizona State Sun Devil Softball team will open up Pac-10 Feb. 9-11 Kajikawa Classic Tempe, Ariz. 6 Wins play this weekend as they hit the road to take on #11 UCLA and Feb. 16-18 Littlewood Classic Farrington 5 Wins #12 Washington. ASU will face the Bruins on Friday, March 30 in Feb. 23-25 Palm Springs Cla. Palm Springs, Ca. 4 W, 1 L Los Angeles at Easton Stadium at 1 p.m. PT before heading to Mar. 2-4 Wilson/DiMarini Cla. Farrington 4 W, 1 L Seattle to face the Huskies on Saturday and Sunday March 31 Mar. 7 Creighton Farrington W; 4-0 and April 1 at Husky Stadium at 2 p.m. and 1 p.m. PT. Mar. 9-11 Pac-10 vs. Big XII Farrington 5 Wins Mar. 15-18Judi Garmen ClassicFullerton, Calif. 2 W, 3 L Mar. 21 UTEP (DH) El Paso, Texas L; 5-4 & 8-7 Series History Mar. 22 BYU Farrington Cancelled Since their fi rst meeting in 1980, the UCLA Bruins have held a dominant Mar. 23-25 Diamond Devil Invt. Farrington 5 Wins lead over the Sun Devils and currently hold a 87-17 lead over ASU all- time. In their last meetings in 2006, UCLA swept the three game series Mar. 30 UCLA* Westwood, Calif. 1:00 pm from the Sun Devils winning 7-4, 1-0 & 3-1. Mar. 31 Washington* Seattle, Wash. 2:00 pm Apr. 1 Washington* Seattle, Wash. 1:00 pm Since the Huskies joined the Pac in 1993, they’ve also held a lead over Apr. 6 Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 pm ASU with a current 41-12 all-time series record over the Sun Devils. The Apr. 7 Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 pm Sun Devils took the series from the Huskies last year as they won two of Apr. 13 Cal* Farrington 7:00 pm the three. They won 5-4 in 13 innings and 1-0, but dropped a 3-1 game Apr. 14 Stanford* Farrington 7:00 pm in 11 innings last year even as Katie Burkhart tied an NCAA record with Apr. 15 Stanford* Farrington 1:00 pm 23 strikeouts in a single game. Apr. 18 Arizona* Farrington 7:00 pm Apr. 20 Oregon* Farrington 7:00 pm Up Next Apr. 21 Oregon State* Farrington 7:00 pm The Sun Devils will take to the road again next weekend as they head Apr. 22 Oregon State* Farrington 1:00 pm south to face their in-state rivals and current defending National Cham- Apr. 24 UNLV (DH) Farrington 3&5 pm pions, Arizona. They face the ‘Cats on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April Apr. 27 Stanford* Palo Verde, Calif. 7:00 pm 7 at 7 p.m. Apr. 28 Cal* Berkeley, Calif. 1:00 pm Apr. 29 Cal* Berkeley, Calif. 1:00 pm Where they Stack up May 4 Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 3:00 pm As always, the Sun Devils will play one of the toughest sched- May 5 Oregon* Eugene, Ore. 1:00 pm ules in the country, with the always powerful Pac-10 Conference May 6 Oregon* Eugene, Ore. 1:00 pm schedule. Currently, the Pac-10 has seven of the eight teams May 10 Washington* Farrington 7:00 pm ranked in the top 25, with two in the Top-10 alone. May 11 UCLA* Farrington 7:00 pm May 12 UCLA* Farrington 1:00 pm May 18-20 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Non-Stop Until they reach the top May 25-26 NCAA Super Reg. TBA TBA In the fi rst polls of 2006, the Sun Devils were ranked fi fth May 31-June 6 WCWS Oklahoma City, OK All Day in in both the NFCA and USA Softball polls. Week Two saw them jump up to No. 2, while last week saw ASU remain 2 in Media Relations the NFCA poll and slip to #3 in the USA Softball Poll, despite being undefeated at 13-0. Even after a loss to Northwest- Softball Contact: Kerry Howe ern, the Sun Devils remained No. 2 in the NFCA Poll and Offi ce Phone: 480-965-1237 slipped to No. 4 on the USA Softball Poll. Currently after sev- Cell Phone: 480-254-8345 Email: [email protected] en weeks and wrapping tournament play with three tough www.TheSunDevils.com 2007 Sun Devil Softball Week 8•March 25 - April 1, 2007 Page 2 Quick Facts losses at the Judi Garmen Classic and two against UTEP, the 2007 Facts Sun Devils have slipped back to #7 and #9 in the polls. Last 2007 Overall Record: ............................................. 34-7 year, the Sun Devils fi nished ranked 6th in the country after 2007 Pac-10 Record/Standing: .......................0-0/1st 2007 NFCA/USA Softball Team Ranking: ........... #2/4 posting an 53-15 overall record and advancing to the NCAA Women’s College World Series for the fi fth time. The Sun 2006 Review Devils have now made two consecutive postseason appear- 2006 Record: ...........................................................53-15 2006 Conference Record/Finish: ................11-10/4th ances and 20 since 1982, the fi fth most in NCAA history. 2006 Postseason Record: ..........................................6-2 2006 Postseason Finish: ...........................WCWS (Fifth) Leaders of the Pac 2006 Final Ranking: ...................................................6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................................7/1 After seven weeks of play the Sun Devils have found them- selves at the top of the Pac-10. Tied in wins with Oregon, the Coaching Sun Devils are also dotting their names in individual stand- Head Coach: ................................ Clint Myers, 2nd Year Career Record: .................................................... 534-58 ings. Kaitlin Cochran is leading in batting average (.530), Record at ASU: .......................................................53-15 slugging percentage (.923), on-base percentage (.620), Assistant Coach: ................... Robert Wagner, 2nd Year runs scored (45), hits (62), fourth in RBIs (41), fi rst in dou- Assistant Coach: .......................Kirsten Voak, 2nd Year bles (12) and in total bases with 108. Cochran also claimed History the fi rst Pac-10 Player of the Week of the season for the NCAA Appearances: .....................................................20 second time in her career, and is also currently this week’s Best Finish: ................. Five WCWS (82, 87, 99, 02, 06) Pac-10 Player of the Week. School Information Home Facility: ................... Farrington Stadium (1,535) Katie Burkhart is no slouch on the mound either as she is Founded: .................................................................1885 fourth in the Pac-10 in ERA (1.00), fi rst in opposing batting Enrollment: ..........................................................63,278 Conference: .....................................................Pacifi c-10 average (.137), fi rst in batters struck out (249), fi rst in bat- Nickname: ..................................................... Sun Devils ters struck out looking (55), and fourth in wins (16). Colors: .................................................Maroon and Gold President: ............................................Dr. Michael Crow Vice President for Athletics: ............................Lisa Love On offense, ASU is third in the Pac-10 in batting average (.318), slugging percentage (.514) and second in on-base Sports Information Department percentage (.420). The Sun Devils lead the Pac in runs W. Tennis SID: ................................................Kerry Howe scored (267), hits (345), RBIs (257), home runs (50) and Howe’s Email: [email protected] Howe’s Offi ce Phone: ............................. 480-965-1237 total bases (557). Howe’s Cell Phone: .................................480-254-8345 SID Offi ce Phone: .....................................480-965-6592 On defense, ASU is leading the Pac-10 in batters struck out SID Offi ce Fax: ........................................480-965-5408 Web Site: ...................................www.thesundevils.com (373), batters struck out looking (102) and wins (33). Mailing Address: ................................... PO Box 872502 ..................................................Tempe, AZ, 85287-2505 You’re Such a Record Breaker Junior pitcher, Katie Burkhart is on the prowl again for yet another ASU and a Pac-10 record. Burkhart is only four strikeouts away from the ASU career record of 893, held by current ASU pitching coach, Kirsten Voak. She is also only fi ve strikeouts away from tying for 10th place all-time in career leaders for the Pac- 10 with Jennifer Spediacci of Washington. Burkhart also topped another ASU record last year as she beat Kirsten Voak’s single-season strikeout record of 316 with 420 in the 2006 season. She also claimed a career fi rst perfect game against Notre Dame at the Judi Garman Classic March 15. 2007 Sun Devil Softball Week 8 • Mar. 25- April 1 2007 Page 3 2007 NFCA POLL Sun Devils to watch The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body MARCH 14 of Softball in the United States, has selected its initial “Watch Rank Record School List” for the 6th Annual USA Softball National Collegiate Player of 1 33-2 Tennessee the Year Award. This award, which is considered one of the most prestigious honors in women’s collegiate softball, is designed to 2 28-3 Texas A&M recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate 3 31-3 Alabama softball players across the country. Already on the list for this sea- son are junior pitcher, Katie Burkhart and sophomore First-Team 4 36-3 Oklahoma All-American, Kaitlin Cochran. The pair was also named to the ESPN.com Pre-season All-American List. 5 24-7 Arizona* 6 31-5 LSU Burkhart has also claimed Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors twice already this season, the fi rst week of the season and is the 7 34-7 Arizona State* current holder of the award.