Marathons, apparently, are not exclusively limited to cross country running.
In an 11-inning, heart-pounding opening game of the Super Regional round played Friday night in Tempe, Ariz., 9-seed Northwestern took down 8-seed Arizona State behind a complete-game, 179-pitch performance from its ace, Danielle Williams. The ‘Cats, who trailed 3-0 after five, battled back with a pair of home runs in the sixth and seventh frames to send the game to extras before eventually prevailing 4-3 after four free innings of softball.
Freshman Mac Morgan made the start for the Sun Devils in the circle and instantly showed the Wildcats that they would be in for a fight.