Former Arizona Pitcher, Tuscon Native Aissa Silva Transfers to Arizona State
Just two days after the Arizona Wildcats were upset by Ole Miss in Regionals, junior pitcher Aissa Silva headed to the transfer portal.
Following a breakout sophomore season leading Arizona with 22 victories and 110 strikeouts, the Tucson native took to X on Tuesday to announce she is staying near home and is headed to Tempe to become a Sun Devil.
I am OFFICALLY committed to ASU. Thank you for all the support everyone has shown me. I’m so excited for the new adventures to come and to stay close to home! Beyond grateful to the asu coaching staff for taking me in as one of their own!! 😈🔱 #forksup #asu pic.twitter.com/9QLFukynZx
— Aissa Silva (@Aissa2023) May 27, 2025
With Devyn Netz graduating, it was possible Silva was in line to become the Wildcats’ next ace in 2026, but instead, she’ll be one of the oldest on the Sun Devils pitching staff, right behind fifth-year senior, Kenzie Brown.
Over her three-year career at Arizona, Silva accumulated 159 strikeouts in 227.2 innings, allowed 140 runs, 217 hits, and 46 home runs, and had a career ERA of 3.69. In 89 appearances, she started 31 games and ended her career at Arizona with a 26-10 record.
Seven other Wildcats have entered the transfer portal including pitchers Ryan Maddox, Sydney Somerndike, and Brooke Mannon.
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Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.
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