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2 0 1 9 P A C - 1 2 S O F T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 13 A R I Z O N A S T AT E S U N D E V I L S Senior OF Morgan Howe Junior INF Jade Gortarez QUICK FACTS Location: ...................................... Tempe, Ariz. Founded: ................................................ 1885 Enrollment: ........................................ 103,410 Colors: ......................................Maroon & Gold Joined Pac-12: ................................... 1978-79 President: ..............................Dr. Michael Crow Athletic Director: ........................ Ray Anderson SWA: .................................Deana Garner-Smith Stadium: ............ Alberta B. Farrington Stadium Capacity: ................................................ 1,535 Director of Sports Information: ....... Mark Brand Softball SID: ................................... Mark Jezek Fax: ........................................ (480) 965-5408 Cell: ........................................ (254) 780-6485 E-mail: .............................Mark.jezek@asu.edu Position Starters Returning/Lost: ................. 8/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: ............................. 0/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................. 10/13 TRISHA FORD Head Coach • 3rd year at Arizona State 80-37 (.684) at Arizona State • Overall: 222-108-1 (.672) In only her second season at the helm, Ford led Arizona State to the 2018 Women's College World Series for the program's 11th all-time appearance and first since 2013 to earn Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Ford took over the Sun Devil program that has claimed over 1,600 wins and four national championships in the sumer of 2016. She spent four seasons at Fresno State after spending nine seasons at Stanford (2004-12), which included four seasons as associate head coach. Ford has been greatly involved with USA Softball as an assistant coach for the Junior National Team helping lead the U.S. Junior Team to a gold-medal performance at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Junior Women's World Championship. DATE OPPONENT TV TIME Feb. 8-10 Kajikawa Classic Feb. 8 Western Michigan P12N 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8 Missouri 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Weber State P12N 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Kansas P12N 1:30 p.m. Feb. 10 CSUN P12N 1:00 p.m. Feb. 14-17 Littlewood Classic 11:00 p.m. Feb. 14 Illinois State 5:30 p.m. Feb. 15 Florida 6:00 p.m. Feb. 16 Central Michigan 1:00 p.m. Feb. 17 Utah State 12:30 p.m. Feb. 17 San Diego 3:00 p.m. Feb. 21-24 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Feb. 21 vs. Oklahoma State 10:00 a.m. Feb. 21 vs. Texas Tech 1:00 p.m. Feb. 22 vs. Nebraska 10:00 a.m. Feb. 22 vs. Texas A&M 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman 8:00 p.m. Feb. 24 vs. Cal Poly 2:00 p.m. Mar. 1-3 Sun Devil Classic 11:00 p.m. Mar. 1 Princeton 1:30 p.m. Mar. 1 Texas 4:00 p.m. Mar. 2 Princeton 2:00 p.m. Mar. 2 Wisconsin 4:30 p.m. Mar. 3 Texas 11:30 a.m. Mar. 6-12 ASU Invitational Mar. 7 James Madison 3:00 p.m. Mar. 7 Michigan 5:30 p.m. Mar. 8 New Mexico State 6:00 p.m. Mar. 9 Lehigh 6:00 p.m. Mar. 10 South Dakota 12:00 p.m. Mar. 12 Lehigh 6:30 p.m. Mar. 15 Oregon State* 7:00 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TV TIME Mar. 16 Oregon State* 5:00 p.m. Mar. 17 Oregon State* 12:00 p.m. Mar. 22 Utah* P12N 7:00 p.m. Mar. 23 Utah* P12N 2:30 p.m. Mar. 24 Utah* P12N 12:00 p.m. Mar. 29 at Arizona* P12N 5:00 p.m. Mar. 30 at Arizona* P12N 5:00 p.m. Mar. 31 at Arizona* 4:00 p.m. Apr. 5 UCLA* P12N 5:00 p.m. Apr. 6 UCLA* 2:00 p.m. Apr. 7 UCLA* P12N 4:00 p.m. Apr. 12 at Washington* P12N 5:00 p.m. Apr. 13 at Washington* P12N 3:00 p.m. Apr. 14 at Washington* P12N 12:00 p.m. Apr. 26 at Stanford* 7:00 p.m. Apr. 27 at Stanford* 5:30 p.m. Apr. 28 at Stanford* 1:00 p.m. May 3 California* P12N 5:00 p.m. May 4 California* P12N 1:00 p.m. May 5 California* P12N 12:00 p.m. May 9 at Oregon* P12N 5:00 p.m. May 10 at Oregon* P12N 5:00 p.m. May 11 at Oregon* P12N 12:00 p.m. Times PT/subject to change * Conference Game P12N - televised on Pac-12 Networks 2019 ARIZONA STATE SCHEDULE 2019 SUN DEVIL ROSTER # NAME POS. YR. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Skylar McCarty OF Sr. Peoria, AZ. (Centennial, AZ. ) 2 Mikayla Santa Cruz RHP Fr. Tucson, Ariz (Canyon Del Oro ) 3 Kiara Kennedy INF So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista (Utah Valley ) 10 Bella Loomis INF So. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton ) 11 Samantha Mejia RHP Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Ridgeview (Fresno St. ) 13 Olivia Miller OF Fr. Tempe, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol ) 15 Jade Gortarez INF Jr. Riverside, Calif. (Hillcrest (Texas ) 22 Kindra Hackbarth OF Jr. Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale ) 23 Maddi Hackbarth C Jr. Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale (Fresno State ) 24 Yannira Acuña OF Fr. Tucson, Ariz (Salpointe Catholic ) 26 Taylor Becerra INF Sr. Whittier, Calif. (La Serna ) 28 Rylee Maston C So. Lancaster, Calif. (Paraclete ) 30 Allison (Alli) Tatnall OF Jr. Windsor Hills, Calif. (El Segundo ) 33 DeNae Chatman INF So. Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium ) 47 Morgan Howe OF Sr. Poway, Calif. (Westview (Fresno State) 50 Cielo Meza RHP RS-Jr. Fillmore, Calif.(St. Bonaventure/Long Beach State ) 54 Abby Andersen P/OF Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton ) 55 MaKenna Harper OF Fr. Stevenson Ranch, Calif., (West Ranch)