SOFTBALL: ARIZONA STATE CAPTURES WORLD SERIES TITLE

SOFTBALL:  ARIZONA STATE CAPTURES WORLD SERIES TITLE

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Arizona State Defeats Florida 7-2
Sun Devils win second NCAA title in four years.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In pitching Arizona State to a national championship in softball, Dallas Escobedo did something few freshman have ever accomplished – and none had done for more than two decades.  Read more…

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SOFTBALL: TEAM USA CLAIMS FOURTH WORLD CUP

SOFTBALL: TEAM USA CLAIMS FOURTH WORLD CUP

USA Softball Wins Back-to-Back World Cup Titles
story courtesy of USAsoftball.com

Oklahoma City— For the second consecutive year the USA Softball Women’s National Team captured the World Cup championship. Team USA was bolstered the entire tournament by a strong offense and dominant pitching. USA scored 40 runs and only surrendered two the whole tournament.
The trend continued Monday [...]

THE FUTURE OF USA SOFTBALL

THE FUTURE OF USA SOFTBALL

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So, who’s the next big thing for USA Softball?
By Justin Harper-NewsOk.com
With Jennie Finch retiring from softball at the end of August, the sport will not just be losing one of the world’s top players. It also is losing its most famous.
So, who will be the next [...]

JENNIE FINCH TO RETIRE AFTER WORLD CUP

JENNIE FINCH TO RETIRE AFTER WORLD CUP

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story courtesy of USASoftball.com
OKLAHOMA CITY –Arguably the most recognized softball player in the World, Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.) will hang up her Red, White and Blue uniform as she announced her retirement from USA Softball effective after the 2010 KFC World Cup of Softball presented by Six Flags, [...]

DANIELLE IS COLLEGE SOFTBALL’S BEST

DANIELLE IS COLLEGE SOFTBALL’S BEST

Lawrie Wins Second Straight Honda Award For Softball
Husky pitcher wrapped up UW career with 1,860 strikeouts.
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Danielle Lawrie, a University of Washington senior and pitcher for the Canadian Olympic team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has won the 2010 Honda
Sports Award in softball, designating her [...]

UCLA BACK ON TOP!

UCLA BACK ON TOP!

UCLA Wins 11th NCAA Softball Championship
Harrison’s grand slam buoys 15-9 win over Arizona.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Andrea Harrison hit a grand slam, Megan Langenfeld homered for the third time in two games and UCLA put on a record-setting offensive show to beat Arizona 15-9 Tuesday night and win its 11th [...]

A PAC-10 SHOWDOWN AT THE WCWS

A PAC-10 SHOWDOWN AT THE WCWS

SOME FAST FACTS ABOUT THE WOMNE’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Between them, Arizona and UCLA have won 19 of the 28 NCAA championships in the sport. The Bruins lead all schools with 11 titles (a 1995 title was vacated); the Wildcats are second with eight. Six times they’ve played each other for the championship, with [...]

WCWS-DEFENDING CHAMPS SENT PACKING

WCWS-DEFENDING CHAMPS SENT PACKING

UW’s Season Ends In 4-3 WCWS Loss To Arizona
(story courtesy of gohuskies.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Washington softball team’s 2010 season came to an end Saturday afternoon at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium as the Huskies lost a Women’s College World Series elimination game to Arizona, 4-3.
The third-seeded Huskies (50-9), who won their first NCAA [...]

UCLA TEAM TO BEAT IN WCWS

UCLA TEAM TO BEAT IN WCWS

WCWS Preview: Can Anybody Stop UCLA? Fresh from consecutive mercy-rule wins over Louisiana-Lafayette in a Super Regional, in which it totaled 20 runs in 10 combined innings, fifth-seeded UCLA is on fire //
By Jonathan Raber
Special to NCAA.com
LOS ANGELES-If their reputation precedes them, the UCLA Bruins head to [...]