TEMPE – Facing a roster that amounts to what is essentially an NCAA All-Star team from the last several years, the Arizona State University softball team held its own against the National Pro Fastpitch’s three-time champion USSSA Pride on Thursday evening in a hard-fought 6-2 defeat at Farrington Stadium in Tempe.
Nikki Girard went 1-for-3 with a home run and a couple highlight reel stabs at second base while Kelsey Kessler pitched 3.2 innings of one-run softball with four strikeouts in the contest.
The Sun Devils finished with a solid nine hits in the contest but struggled to bring runs home, going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.