Opening night. Always one of the best nights in all of softball. The grass is freshly cut. The sands looks smooth. The hot dogs smell like heaven on earth. It truly means that it’s time to play ball. Unfortunately, Opening Night was spoiled for 19th-ranked Arizona State as they fell to No. 11 Tennessee 7-4 in the Kajikawa Classic.
Despite the defeat, they were many great things that ASU could take away from this game. All four of ASU’s transfers had hits in the game including catcher Maddi Hackbarth who hit a bomb to deep center in her first at-bat as a Sun Devil.