FINAL: Arizona 5, No. 23 Arizona State 3
Top 11
— Arizona tallied two runs, with back-to-back doubles after which on an error from Roellig at third on a decide off transfer from Linder. 5-3, Arizona
Bottom 10
— Toigo, Contrades, and Smaldino have been retired so as. 3-3
Top 10
— Arizona RF Caleb Danzeisen ripped a liner straight towards Smaldino at first, who caught it and dove to first for the inning-ending double play, sending (*23*) Muni right into a frenzy. The play saved what would have been no less than one Arizona run, presumably two. 3-3
Bottom 9
— Niclai, Hairston, and Roellig have been retired, leaving Moutzouridis stranded. 3-3
Top 9
— Junior right-hander Derek Schaefer struck out the aspect and was met with a roar from the gang following the ultimate strikeout. 3-3
Bottom 8
— After Toigo acquired on base with a success by pitch, Contrades adopted with a game-tying two-run house run to deep straightaway middle. 3-3
Top 8
— Senior left-hander Sean Fitzpatrick was put in and struck out the aspect, preserving ASU’s deficit at two. 3-1, Arizona
Bottom 7
— After Hairston was walked to load the bases with two outs, Roellig grounded right into a 5-3 fielder’s alternative to finish the inning and depart the bases loaded. The Sun Devils are 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place. 3-1, Arizona
Top 7
— After opening the inning with a stroll, sophomore RHP Eli Buxton acquired three straight outs on a strikeout, groundout, and flyout for the fourth straight scoreless body. 3-1, Arizona
Bottom 6
— After getting two runners on board to open the inning, the Sun Devils fail to plate any runs from it, grounding right into a 5-3 double play and grounding out to brief. 3-1, Arizona
Top 6
— After issuing back-to-back one-out singles, junior right-hander Alex Overbay acquired a flyout and groundout to strand two Wildcat runners for a scoreless body. 3-1, Arizona
Bottom 5
— Briggs, Moutzouridis, and Hairston are retired for a scoreless body. The Sun Devils have gone six up, six down, over the past two innings. 3-1, Ariona
Top 5
— Sophomore left-hander Easton Barrett opened with a fast two outs earlier than issuing a stroll, which he adopted with a groundout to finish the inning. 3-1, Arizona.
Bottom 4
— Smaldino, Polk, and Longo go down to ensure that a fast inning. ASU’s offense has scraped collectively three hits to this point. 3-1, Arizona
Top 4
— Musso retired the aspect, selecting up his fourth strikeout to finish the inning. 3-1, Arizona
Bottom 3
— The Sun Devils acquired on board with a sac-fly to middle from Toigo that scored Moutzouridis. 3-1, Arizona
Top 3
— Arizona third baseman Nate Novitske launched a solo homer to proper discipline for the Wildcats third homer of the night. 3-0, Arizona
Bottom 2
— A fast 1-2-3 inning with three straight flyouts from Polk, Longo, and Briggs. 2-0, Arizona
Top 2
— Arizona left fielder Andrew Cain and catcher Beau Sylvester launched two solo homers, giving the Wildcats an early lead. 2-0, Arizona
Bottom 1
— Contrades roped a two-out double off the left discipline wall, placing runners on second and third, earlier than Smaldino popped out to proper, leaving each runners stranded. 0-0
Top 1
— A fast 1-2-3 inning for Musso, who retires the aspect with two groundouts and a strikeout wanting. 0-0
PREGAME
— No. 23 Arizona State (26-11, 9-6 Big 12) hosts Arizona (13-22, 5-10) in a midweek non-conference matchup on Monday, with first pitch scheduled for six:35 p.m. on ESPN+. It would be the fifth and ultimate Territorial Cup sport within the common season, and full a six-game in seven-day stretch for the Sun Devils.
— Freshman right-hander Austin Musso (5.91 ERA) will begin for ASU. It will probably be his second begin of the season. Through his eight appearances, he is surrendered 14 hits and 7 earned runs, selecting up 13 strikeouts alongside the way in which.
— Senior left-hander Patrick Morris (5.18 ERA) will get the beginning for Arizona; it will be his first begin of the season for the Wildcats. Through 16 appearances, he is surrendered 28 hits and 14 earned runs, putting out 24.
— Junior outfielder Landon Hairston has 23 house runs — essentially the most within the nation — by means of 37 video games, 4 shy of this system document with 19 regular-season video games remaining.
ASU lineup:
CF Landon Hairston
2B Austen Roellig
RF Dean Toigo
DH Nu’u Contrades
1B Dominic Smaldino
LF Matt Polk
3B Dominic Longo
C Brody Briggs
SS PJ Moutzouridis
RHP Austin Musso
Arizona lineup:
3B Nate Novitske
RF Caleb Danzeisen
1B Tony Lira
LF Andrew Cain
DH Maddox Mihalakis
C Beau Sylvester
2B Jackson Forbes
SS Mathis Meurant
CF TJ Adams
LHP Patrick Morris
