Even the best of teams can be challenged and frustrated in a conference as elite as the Pac-12 is for softball.
For Arizona State, that portion of their regular season schedule occurred over the last month.
Nine straight games against top-five opponents and nine straight losses.
“Nobody wants to lose nine games in a row, especially to top-10 teams,” said senior center fielder Morgan Howe. “Those are the games you come here to play for and play in.”
ASU lost nine straight over the course of a three-week stretch from March 29-April 14. The losses occurred to No.