Arizona St. wins softball title

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kaitlin Cochran hit a three-run home run, Katie Burkhart pitched a four-hitter and Arizona State routed Texas A&M 11-0 Tuesday night to win its first college softball title.

Cochran slammed the first pitch from Megan Gibson over the left-field fence in the fifth inning to give the sixth-seeded Sun Devils a 4-0 lead.

Arizona State then started its celebration early with a 7-run seventh inning, highlighted by a 2-run single by Caylyn Carlson and a 3-run homer by Mindy Cowles.