Pitcher’s Duel Goes in Favor of Cal

BERKELEY, Calif. – For the second straight day, the bats failed to deliver as Arizona State lost to California 2-0 on Saturday in the second game of the three-game weekend series. The Sun Devils (17-10, 1-4 Pac-12) tallied just five singles in the loss.

ASU's pitching staff worked out of several Cal (22-7-1, 4-3-1) scoring situations to keep the Sun Devils within striking distance, but the offense was 2-for-12 with runners on base and had just one single in five at-bats with runners in scoring position.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• ASU loaded the bases in the second behind a pair of singles from Jazmine Hill and Kayla Lissy and a walk to Savannah Price but failed to score.
• Cal loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the second when Kylee Magee recorded a pair of strikeouts and forced a groundout to get out of the jam.
• The Golden Bears scored their two runs in the third on a bloop single and an error.
• In the fifth, the Sun Devils got runners to second and third with two outs but again came up empty.
• With Cal threatening again in the sixth, Gianna Boccagno picked off a runner at third.

NOTABLE

• ASU stole two bases in the game for the sixth game this season with multiple steals and third in the past four contests.
• The Sun Devils are now 2-for-24 with runners on base and 1-for-9 when in scoring position in the series.
• For the second time this season – and first in a seven-inning game – ASU pitchers didn't walk any batters.
• Alexa Milius had a pair of hits for her eighth multi-hit game of the season.
• Hill had her first stolen base since May 21, 2022, against San Diego State.
• Magee finished with three strikeouts in two innings.
• Kenzie Brown allowed just one hit with four strikeouts in her three innings.

UP NEXT
The Sun Devils look to salvage the final game of the series on Sunday at 2 p.m. MST. The game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Network.