Tempe, Ariz. - The Sun Devil baseball team fell to USC, 10-1, in their second game of the three-game series on Saturday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Freshman right-handed hitter Spencer Torkelson had the lone RBI for the Devils of the night, while junior Gage Canning waited until his last at-bat to extend his on-base streak to all 31 games.
Starting left-handed pitcher Eli Lingos began a promising start for ASU in the first inning, striking out two straight USC batters, but Lingos was did not receive the help from his defense that has helped his success this season as ASU finished with three errors in the contest. He lasted 4.1 innings and added three strikeouts and only allowed three earned runs in the process..
The Sun Devils struggled to find their rhythm in the second inning, and the Trojan offense jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. The runs given up would be the first runs allowed by Lingos in his last 22.2 innings pitched.
The lone run for the Sun Devils came in the eighth inning when Workman and Canning reached aboard via walk and single. Torkelson arrived at the plate and connected on a 2-2 pitch through the left side, which scored Workman and counted as his 30th RBI of the season - a total that leads the Sun Devuls.
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Spencer Van Scoyoc received the call from the bullpen to close things out and held the Trojans to two hits through three innings of work and striking out two in the process in his best outing of the season.
Up next: The Sun Devils return to action against USC on Sunday, April 8 to complete the three-game series at 12:30 p.m. MST. Follow the game live online on Pac-12 Plus.
Freshman right-handed hitter Spencer Torkelson had the lone RBI for the Devils of the night, while junior Gage Canning waited until his last at-bat to extend his on-base streak to all 31 games.
Starting left-handed pitcher Eli Lingos began a promising start for ASU in the first inning, striking out two straight USC batters, but Lingos was did not receive the help from his defense that has helped his success this season as ASU finished with three errors in the contest. He lasted 4.1 innings and added three strikeouts and only allowed three earned runs in the process..
The Sun Devils struggled to find their rhythm in the second inning, and the Trojan offense jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. The runs given up would be the first runs allowed by Lingos in his last 22.2 innings pitched.
The lone run for the Sun Devils came in the eighth inning when Workman and Canning reached aboard via walk and single. Torkelson arrived at the plate and connected on a 2-2 pitch through the left side, which scored Workman and counted as his 30th RBI of the season - a total that leads the Sun Devuls.
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Spencer Van Scoyoc received the call from the bullpen to close things out and held the Trojans to two hits through three innings of work and striking out two in the process in his best outing of the season.
Up next: The Sun Devils return to action against USC on Sunday, April 8 to complete the three-game series at 12:30 p.m. MST. Follow the game live online on Pac-12 Plus.