In college softball, trying to hit your way to the Women's College World Series is not typically a winning strategy.
The best teams almost always have the best pitching and often elite hitting too.
Of the top 10 in the USA Today coaches poll, only No. 10 LSU is not among the top 25 nationally in earned run average. Each of the top eight NCAA Tournament seeds — teams that will host a super regional if they advance — are top 25 in ERA with the lowest of those being Alabama at No. 21.
Alabama just happens to be where Arizona State is playing in a regional starting Friday.