SAN DIEGO – The first day of the 2023 softball season looked a lot like years past as the Sun Devils secured a pair of victories at the SDSU Season Kickoff. No. 22 Arizona State woke up late to rally past CSUN 6-3 in eight innings to start the festivities. The Sun Devils (2-0) then spoiled San Diego State's party with an 8-2 win to close the day and give Megan Bartlett a 2-0 start as head coach at ASU.
SUN DEVILS 6, MATADORS 3 (8 innings)
In the opener against CSUN (0-1), the Sun Devils overcame a 3-0 deficit with six unanswered runs to win in extras.