Coming into the day, ASU softball just needed to win one game to move on to the regional championship game.
In the first game, against Ole Miss, Dale Ryndak was on for Arizona State.
Ryndak pitched a complete game and made an Ole Miss team that run-ruled Southern Illinois the day prior, look like a very beatable team.
The problem for ASU is that the bats couldn’t come alive, and they ultimately dropped that game 2-0. Because of the regional format, ASU then had to face the winner of UNC-Southern Illinois later in the day.
UNC would end up beating Southern Illinois, setting up a Tar Heels vs.