Arizona State softball was not expected to win the Pac-12 title in 2022. In fact, preseason media rankings had the Sun Devils stuffed in the middle of the conference with a projected fifth-place finish.
Those expectations were bulldozed long ago by these Sun Devils, making way for a coronation on Friday night in Seattle. After a 8-4 victory over the Washington Huskies, Arizona State claimed its third Pac-12 title.
Throughout the season, the Sun Devils have voyaged across the Pac-12 universe in a transition from surprisingly competitive, to remarkably consistent, and then finally to dominant front-runners.