Softball Drops Spring Break Finale at No. 23 Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. - - For four-and-a-half innings, the Ball State softball team looked poised to upset 23rd-ranked Arizona State Sunday afternoon at Farrington Stadium.

Freshman pitcher Angelina Russo had the Sun Devils (18-5) on the ropes, allowing no runs and five hits over the first 4.0 innings.

On the offensive side, the Cardinals (6-13) used another two-out rally to score a pair of runs in the top of the third. Junior third baseman Haley Wynn started the rally with a double to right, and redshirt freshman catcher McKayla Timmons opened the scoring with an RBI single to left.

Two batters later, sophomore shortstop Kayla Lissy added an RBI double up the middle, giving Ball State a 2-0 edge.

Unfortunately, one of the nation's top offenses came to life in the bottom of the fifth using a three-run outburst to take its first lead of the game.

Then, after holding BSU off the board in the top of the sixth, ASU added six more runs in the bottom of the sixth to give the game its final score of 9-2. The game ended before the seventh due to a drop dead time for Ball State to reach the airport in time for its flight back to Muncie.

The Ball State softball team returns to action Friday, March 18, when it opens play in the Mizzou Classic with games versus No. 16 Northwestern (12:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. CT) and tournament host No. 14 Missouri (5:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. CT).

Softball Drops Spring Break Finale at No. 23 Arizona State

Players Mentioned

Kayla Lissy

Angelina Russo

McKayla Timmons

Haley Wynn

Players Mentioned

Kayla Lissy

Angelina Russo

McKayla Timmons

Haley Wynn