ASU Softball: Sun Devils drop Super Regionals elimination game, conclude season

It seems like a common theme of this sports year for Arizona State.

So close.

First it was basketball losing at the buzzer to Stanford, then baseball giving up an eighth inning lead to Arizona in their respective conference tournaments. However, nothing may have been more shocking than softball’s 8-6 loss on Sunday, in a game that would have sent them to Oklahoma City for the first time since 2018.

The Sun Devils came out of the gate and punched first, something they did in every game of these Super Regionals against No. 9 Northwestern. Despite leading 5-0 after three innings of action, even the largest advantage of the weekend was not enough to keep the Wildcats at bay.

Northwestern would…