Hot series between Arizona softball, ASU to play out in even hotter weather
The schedule as altered due to extreme heat but it’s still bound to be warm at Hillenbrand
Arizona pitcher Jalen Adams | Ryan Kelapire It’s a hot series. Two former Arizona softball players will return to Hillenbrand as Arizona State Sun Devils. One former Sun Devils is sure to be in the luxury suite watching the Wildcat program he built while another will be in the Arizona dugout coaching the Wildcats’ offense.
It was supposed to happen in historic heat. The National Weather Service says that the normal date for the first 100 degree day in Tucson is May 24. The earliest it has ever hit that threshold was April 11, 2025.
This year, it will be even earlier. Tucson broke the 100 mark on Thursday, March 19. The same is expected on Friday, March 20 when the three-game series between the No.
20 Sun Devils and the No. 13 Wildcats will start. Another three-digit day is in the forecast for Saturday’s game before the “relief” of the high 90s returns on Sunday for the final game of the series.
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