As ASU junior Mary Atkinson goes, so do the Sun Devils.

It is no coincidence that Atkinson’s two best performances have also come on the same evenings as the team’s two best showings.

That trend of facing tough competition in the Pac-10 for the No. 1 ASU women’s golf team continues Monday when it heads to Tucson to take part in the 26th Annual Wildcat Invitational.

From the steps of the dugout at Packard Stadium last week, the view of Bobby Winkles Field was the picture of perfection.

As the rain began to drizzle down from a gray sky above Packard Stadium, a cold breeze blowing through Tempe, the bats got hot for the ASU baseball team.

ASU baseball initiated the 2010 season with a 8-0 shutout of Northern Illinois on Feb. 19.