Photo highlights: Softball advances to Women's College World Series
On Saturday, May 25, the Sun Devil softball team hung on to top the Kentucky Wildcats 5-4 in the NCAA Softball Tempe Super Regional, held at Farrington Stadium in Tempe.
Haley Steele throws a Kentucky runner out after making a great play to grab the ball in the infield.
Cheyenne Coyle then brought Wigness and Johnson home with her 20th home run of the season to give ASU a 3-0 lead.
Cheyenne Coyle meets her teammates at home plate after her three-run home run gave ASU a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.
The Sun Devils congratulate each other after taking game one against Kentucky, 5-4. After Saturday's game, the team needed just one more win on Sunday to punch a ticket to the Women's College World Series.
Farrington Stadium is reflected in a fan's sunglasses as he watches the Sun Devils prepare to take on Kentucky for the second game of the Super Regionals on Sunday.
Dallas Escobedo's pitching led ASU to their second victory over Kentucky for the weekend. Escobedo improved to 30-4 with the 5-2 victory; she is now 5-0 (1.24 ERA) in the postseason this year.
Sunday's deciding game saw the score tie twice before Arizona State was able to take command in the top of the seventh on a two-run homer by Haley Steele.
The Kentucky Wildcats didn't want to go down without a fight, however, tying it up in the bottom of the third. It took until the top of the seventh for Arizona State to pull ahead, doing so on a two-run shot by Haley Steele to left.
The team celebrates after their second win. Arizona State softball will be making its 11th program trip to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City after beating Kentucky 5-2 on Sunday in the Tempe Super Regional. The Sun Devils open play at 4 p.m. PT, May 30 against Texas on ESPN2.