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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tuesday, April 16
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
Arizona State
Homestand begins with 1st visit from ASU
4/16/2024 10:53:00 AM | Softball
GCU takes 11-1 run into hosting Arizona State, Southern Utah this week
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GRAND CANYON
LOPES (36-9, 15-2 WAC)
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ARIZONA STATE
SUN DEVILS (18-21, 2-13Â Pac-12)
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| SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS (17-21, 6-11Â WAC) |
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The Grand Canyon softball team, winners of 11 of its past 12 games, hosts Arizona State for the first time and celebrates First Responders/Military Appreciation Night on Tuesday at 6. The week's home action continues when Southern Utah visits GCU Softball Stadium for a weekend WAC series, including a 4:30 p.m. Friday doubleheader and a 1:30 p.m. series finale on Saturday.Â
3 THINGS TO KNOW
- The Lopes are on an three-game win streak after sweeping Tarleton State last weekend and have won 11 consecutive WAC games. GCU leads the WAC standings by four games.Â
- Graduate first baseman Ashley Trierweiler leads the nation in hits (66) and ranks in the national top 20 for batting average (.449) this season.
- GCU also holds top-10Â rankings in batting average (No. 9, .343), scoring (No. 9, 6.93), and doubles (No. 5, 75).Â
SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
- Arizona State is on a six-game losing streak after No. 8 Stanford and Utah each respectively swept a three-game series. ASU was held scoreless in four of those losses.Â
- The Sun Devils are hitting .295Â with a 4.30 ERA.Â
- The Lopes carry a 1-2 all-time record against the Sun Devils, most recently dropping an 8-2 game in Tempe on March 12. This is ASU's first regular-season visit to GCU Softball Stadium.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN UTAH
- Southern Utah has won two WAC series (vs. Stephen F. Austin and Abilene Christian) and ranks eighth in WAC standings.Â
- The Thunderbirds are hitting .276 with a team ERA of 4.80.
- Karmyna Beccera leads Southern Utah in batting average (.339) while Delaney Baker leads the Thunderbirds in the circle (4.31 ERA).Â
LAST TIME OUT
GCU at Tarleton State
- The Lopes swept their fourth consecutive series, notched their 11th straight win and defeated Tarleton State with a 35-12 scoring margin.
WHAT'S NEXT?
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The Lopes travel to Stephen F. Austin (13-32, 6-11 WAC) on April 26-27 before heading to Tucson, Arizona, for a game against No. 22 Arizona on April 30.
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