Defending national champs down the Jacks

Friday, March 6

Tempe, Ariz.

9:00 PM

South Dakota State University

Arizona State

3/6/2009 1:00:00 AM | Softball

By: SDSU Sports Info

TEMPE, Ariz. ? The defending Women's College World Series champion and No. 7 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils rattled-off 12 first inning runs in a 13-0 defeat of South Dakota State on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz., in the first of an eight game, spring break roadtrip for the Jackrabbits.

The loss drops the Jacks to 3-13 on the season, while the defending champs improve to 19-4.

Brittany Postma led off the first inning with a single down the right field line and then advanced to third two batters later on an Ashley Durazo single, but the Jacks could not push a run across.

Arizona State fared much better in its first at-bat, essentially putting the game out of reach with 12 run on 13 hits.

Dani Broshar hit a two-out single in the fourth and advance to second on a Stacey Evans bunt single in the next at bat, but the Sun Devils ended any hopes of plating a run by retiring the next batter for the third out.

Postma led the Jacks with a 2-for-3 night at the plate, while Jenna Marston pitched the entire game for the Jacks and falls to 1-8 with the loss.

The Jacks get two more shots at the defending champs, starting on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT, followed by the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT.