Krista Donnenwirth hits three home runs in day one of Fall Tournament

November 14, 2007

TEMPE, Ariz. - Eight home runs, three from <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/donnenwirth_krista00.h… Donnenwirth</a> alone, and 47 runs scored was the final tally on the night as the Sun Devil Softball team kept their fall tournament season spotless, as they beat Central Arizona 6-1 and Chandler-GilbertCommunity College 23-0 and 18-0 to push their fall record to 15-0. The Sun Devils will hit the field again tomorrow with a 3 and 5 p.m. games against Central Arizona followed with a 7 p.m. nightcap Mesa Community College to wrap their fall season. <separator></separator>Game one saw <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/burkhart_katie00.html"… Burkhart</a> blaze by the Central Arizona Vaqueras as she racked up 18 strikeouts in the game while allowing only two hits. For the offense <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/cowles_mindy00.html">M… Cowles</a> went 1-for-2 on the night with two runs scored as she launched one of her two home runs on the night to lead ASU to a 6-1 win over the Vaqueras.<separator></separator>In their first meeting with the Gilbert-Chandler Community College Coyotes, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/elliott_megan00.html">… Elliott</a> pitched a one-hit, eight strikeout complete game shutout to push her fall record to 5-0. The ASU offense ignited in the first and never stopped as they scored ten runs in the first inning and 13 through the rest of the game with <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/donnenwirth_krista00.h… Donnenwirth</a> leading the way going 3-for-4 with two home runs en route to their 23-0 win.<separator></separator>In the nightcap the Sun Devils faced the GC CC Coyotes again, this time with <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/urfer_mandy00.html">Ma… Urfer</a> on the mound where she allowed only six hits with four strikeouts in the complete game shutout. The offense was again unstoppable with Donnewirth going 2-for-3 with another home run on the night to bring her total to three in two games. The star of the offense though was <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/andorferlopez_clarissa… Andorfer-Lopez</a>, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBIs, to account for six runs in the 18-0 final score for the Sun Devils. <separator></separator>The Sun Devils will hit the field again tomorrow as they wrap up their final fall tournament where they face Central Arizona at 3 and 5 p.m. followed with their final game at 7 p.m. versus Mesa CC. All games will be held at Farrington Stadium and admission is free.<separator></separator>