Richard Flores, Author at Cronkite Sports

Arizona State’s undefeated season ends with heartbreaking conclusion

by Richard Flores - February 28, 2014February 28, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The no. 3 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday losing 3-2 to unranked South Carolina. Arizona State did not fall short on chances, as they went 1-10 with runners in scoring position all night. That never hurt them worse than in the

ASU has opportunity to improve in this weekend’s tournament

Arizona State

by Richard Flores - February 27, 2014February 28, 2014

(Photo: Josh Frons/WCSN) ASU head coach Craig Nicholson will welcome some familiar faces into Farrington Stadium this weekend during the Louisville Slugger Invitational. On Sunday, ASU will host Ball State, the team Nicholson left to join the Sun Devils. Nicholson spent the past seven seasons as head coach at Ball State, earning

Arizona State Softball takes undefeated record into Diamond Devil Invitational

by Richard Flores - February 19, 2014February 20, 2014

(Photo: Josh Frons/WCSN) The undefeated Sun Devils continue their whirlwind start to the season with another three-day, five-game tournament at Farrington Stadium for the Diamond Devil Invitational. The tournament, which goes from Friday to Sunday, includes games against Boston College, Idaho State and Seton Hall. The Sun Devils will also take on

Popescue helps the Sun Devils stay perfect in long relief effort

by Richard Flores - February 13, 2014February 14, 2014

(Photo:Josh Frons) It was a little rocky at times, but the Sun Devil softball team overcame a 3-1 deficit in the second inning to get a 10-3 victory over Tennessee State, its seventh of the season. Starter Alexis Cooper was pulled after just 1.2 innings after allowing three runs on three

ASU softball takes Game 1 in Super Regional

by Richard Flores - May 26, 2013July 14, 2013

Arizona State began the Tempe Super Regional on the right foot by fending off a late comeback by the Kentucky Wildcats to earn a 5-4 victory and a one to nothing lead in the best of three series. Dallas Escobedo got the ball for the Sun Devils in game one and

ASU softball blows eight run lead to Arizona

by Richard Flores - May 4, 2013July 10, 2013

No. 3 Arizona State traveled to Tucson on Friday night just two games back of conference leading Oregon and left a full three games back after a 10-9 walk-off loss to the unranked Arizona Wildcats. Arizona had lost five straight coming into this year’s Territorial Cup matchup, but the southern rivals

Two costly errors cripple the Golden Bears

by Richard Flores - April 28, 2013July 10, 2013

On Sunday afternoon, as temperatures continued to heat up near triple digits, the Sun Devil offense cooled off. After scoring 21 runs in the first two games against No. 10 Cal, ASU needed some help from the Golden Bears defense to squeak out a 5-3 Victory at Farrington Stadium. “When you get

Arizona State loses first Pac-12 series, falls to third in conference

by Richard Flores - April 22, 2013July 10, 2013

On paper, it should have been an easy weekend for Arizona State softball on the road in Utah, but the Sun Devils ended up losing their first Pac-12 series of the season. With two losses against the Utes, the Sun Devils (39-7, 10-5) fell to third place in the Pac-12 standings,

Sun Devils prepare for road tilt in Utah

by Richard Flores - April 18, 2013July 10, 2013

With just 12 games remaining this season, the Sun Devils begin their stretch on the road against the Utah Utes. The Utes come into play this weekend with a 19-23 overall record and a 4-11 record in the Pac-12. On paper this matchup looks to be in the Devils’ favor. Here

Huskies take down Sun Devils in opening game of weekend series

by Richard Flores - April 13, 2013July 11, 2013

Washington ace Kaitlin Inglesby threw a complete game seven hitter, baffling No. 2 Arizona State all evening, as the 14th ranked Huskies picked up a 3-1 win at Farrington Stadium. Starting in the third inning, Inglesby retired 12 Sun Devils in a row before a Bethany Kemp single in the seventh. “She