ASU Baseball: Devils Allow Nine Runs, Swept by Wildcats
By Sam Ficarro
ASU baseball allowed the most runs in the series Saturday as No. 19 Arizona completed the three-game sweep of the Sun Devils with a 9-5 victory.
ASU baseball played well in the first two games of the series versus No. 19 Arizona playing competitive games.
On Saturday, it was a different story as the Sun Devils used six pitchers allowing nine runs and were unable to overcome an eight-run deficit as Arizona completed the sweep with a 9-5 win.
The Wildcats started quick versus ASU starter Chaz Montoya scoring three runs in the opening frame on an RBI triple by catcher Ryan Haug, an RBI double by left fielder Alfonso Rivas and an RBI single by second baseman Kyle Lewis.
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After scoring a run in the third, fourth and seventh innings, Arizona put the game away in the ninth inning with a 3-run inning on an RBI single from third baseman Sawyer Gieseke and a 2-run single from back-up catcher Cesar Salazar to take a 9-1 lead.
Montoya’s night was short pitching 2.2 innings allowing four runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks picking up his fourth loss of the season.
Arizona State had a rather quiet night offensively scoring one run in the third inning and four in the ninth when the game was well out of reach.
In the third, first baseman Lyle Lin hit an RBI sac fly to make it 4-1 Arizona as that’s all the Sun Devils could produce versus Wildcats starter Cody Deason.
Deason threw six innings allowed one earned run on eight hits, one walk and four strikeouts picking up his fifth win of the season.
The Sun Devils’ 4-run ninth inning came upon via an RBI double from pinch hitter Nick Cheema. a 2-run triple from center fielder Gage Canning and an RBI single from Lin.
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The Sun Devils (23-29) completed their final home series of the season finishing with a 17-16 home record and will travel to Utah for a three-game series to close out the season beginning Friday.