#UCLA might want to rethink the bear decals on their softball helmets. They look a bit cheap, and on nearly every batterโs helmet you can see the sticker peeling off. #WCWS
Came all the way from Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ to see @MileyCyrus receive her star on the Walk of Fame, and before going back home I stopped by to say goodbye to itโฆ and it was already dirty ๐ญ. Had to clean it up real quick. Smilers, we literally have one job!
Megan Bartlett talked this week about ASU being back.
Portal is always a factor, but they could return a strong core. Mejia, Swan, Chester, Schepp, Ho-Ching were big-time contributors throughout the year.
Meika Lauppe added to her pitch repertoire this year and mixed her high velocity with a change-up, something Barlett said could be "career-changing." Coach Bartlett also mentioned her excitement about the young arms coming to Tempe in their prep recruiting.
They'll see three outfielders that were in the rotation graduate. Kenzie Brown and Aissa Silva are also out of eligibility. Brooklyn Ulrich was steady as could be at shortstop and graduated.
It's a group that played a lot of really good softball for ASU and will be tough to replace.
But you're seeing the incremental steps each year in the Bartlett era, and they'll look to build in 2027.
Letโs talk about Kenzieโs 2026 postseason:
5-0 | 0.90 ERA | 31 IP | 34 K | 8 BB | 4 ER | .153 BA
7 IP, 7 K, 1 ER vs. Arizona (5/7)
7 IP, 9 K, 0 ER vs. Texas Tech (5/9)
7 IP, 6 K, 2 ER at Texas A&M (5/16)
3 IP, 2 K, 0 ER at Texas A&M (5/17)
7 IP, 10 K, 1 ER at Texas (5/22)