Sunday, May 20
Tempe, Ariz.
9:00 p.m.
Syracuse University
0
at
4
2/2 Arizona State
No. 2 ASU Eliminates No. 25 Syracuse, 4-0
5/20/2012 11:34:32 PM | Softball
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TEMPE, Ariz. – The Syracuse University softball team (43-16) was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by No. 2 Arizona State (49-8) on Sunday evening in the Championship game of the Tempe Regional by the score of 4-0.
Syracuse achieved its second most wins in program history with 43 and advanced deeper into the NCAA Tournament than ever before. Its win earlier today against the Sun Devils was the highest nationally-ranked opponent the Orange has ever defeated.
The Sun Devils scored three runs on three hits in the bottom of the first inning and was aided by two Syracuse fielding errors. The Orange would settle down and record 1-2-3 innings in the second and the third.
Syracuse loaded the bases after Jasmine Watson and Carey-Leigh Thomas walked and Shirley Daniels singled in the fourth inning with one out. SU, though, was unable to score as Dallas Escobedo got Julie Wambold and Ashley Dimon to strikeout which ended the inning.
Arizona State then tacked on a fourth run in the bottom of the frame with a solo shot to left by Haley Steele. The ASU third baseman connected on a full-count pitch for her 10th home run of the campaign.
Syracuse once against applied pressure in the fifth inning but stranded another two runners. The Orange ultimately left nine runners on base in the contest.
Jenna Caira pitched the first three inning and allowed five hits and four runs, three of which were earned. Stacy Kuwik threw the final three innings and gave up just one hit and struck out five batters. Caira finished the season with a record of 27-9. She recorded 97 career victories in her four years.
“I am proud of this team for going even deeper into the post-season this season,” head coach Leigh Ross said. “We continue to reassure ourselves that Syracuse University can contend with anyone in the nation. We represented Syracuse well this weekend and throughout the season and I am grateful to have such an upstanding group of girls.”
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