The Fastpitch Chronicle

The Wisconsin Badger softball team is off to a great start at 17-2 and that includes wins at the Sun Devil Classic over the weekend. After beating Princeton on Friday then losing 4-1 to Texas came back on Saturdat to upset fourth ranked Texas 3-1 in nine innings and then 15th ranked Arizona State on Saturday and beat Princeton on Sunday. Former Westosha standout Kayla Konwent singled in the Texas game for Wisconsin. She  went 2x3 vs Arizona State and former Stevens Point standout Ally Miklesh was 1x2 and did some damage on the base paths. 

• The win over Texas was Wisconsin's first win over a team ranked No. 9 and UW's seventh top-10 win in program history
• The victory against the Longhorns was the second ranked win of the season, as the Badgers also took down No. 17 NC State on Feb. 15
• Kaitlyn Menz picked up her second win over Texas and the eighth ranked win of her career
• Wisconsin earned its first win in program history over the renowned Arizona State program

Straight from the dugout:
Head Coach Yvette Healy
"It was a fun day for the Badgers to come out here to Arizona State and see some of the best competition. I am really proud of the fight that we had. We played Texas tough yesterday and I think everybody wanted more out of the day. When you get big ranked wins it's great, but it's an even bigger deal when it's a bounce-back win and when you get an effort from everyone.

"We had people up and down the lineup hitting. All the pitchers contributed. It was good to see so many arms be that effective. It was such a great team win, I couldn't be more proud

The closed out the weekend 4-1 with a win over Princeton.