It's hard to find hope in a sixth straight loss, five by run rule.
But for No. 21 Arizona State softball, a 16-5 defeat Sunday to No. 1 UCLA was softened by scoring for the first time since March 24.
The Sun Devils broke through after 30 scoreless innings over five-plus games with two-run homers by Alli Tatnall and Kindra Hackbarth in the third inning. They added another run in the fifth on a Taylor Becerra triple and Hackbarth single to come out of an offensive fog in the words of ASU coach Trisha Ford.