PHOENIX - Sun Devil Baseball will look to rebound after going 1-4 this past week. After starting the week with a dominating 15-3 win over No. 13 Oklahoma in seven innings, ASU dropped its next four games, ending its undefeated season. The Sun Devils will look to bounce back as they return to Phoenix Municipal Stadium for a three-game series against LMU.
On Tuesday, the Sun Devils visited Norman, Oklahoma, for their first roadtrip of the season. The offense put on a scoring clinic, recording 14 runs between the second and third innings. The key player who contributed to most of the scoring was Landon Hairston, who had his first career multi-home run game with a two and three-run homer.
On Wednesday, Arizona State got off to another quick start, tallying three runs in the top of the first, but the bats were silenced for the majority of the game afterwards. Austen Roellig had the lone multi-hit outing. Wyatt Halvorson had an outstanding performance. He retired all 10 batters that he pitched against. But it wasn't enough as the Sooners got two runs in the bottom of the ninth to give them the win.
Arizona State traveled to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, for the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series. They were unable to come out of Global Life Field on the winning side. Cole Carlon was spectacular on the mound in Friday's match-up against No. 4 Mississippi State. He retired 11 straight batters at one point in the game, but he was pulled from the game in the fifth inning when he suffered from cramps that forced him out of the game.
In Saturday's game against No. 20 Tennessee, the Sun Devils were down 0-4 after the second inning and tried to make a comeback. Landon Hairston reached on a one-out walk in the seventh inning, and PJ Moutzouridis' sac fly was able to bring ASU within one run as they were still trailing 3-4. They were unable to get the offense going for the rest of the game as they couldn't pull in the win over the Volunteers.
Looking to finish the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series on a high note as they took on the No. 23 Texas A&M Aggies. Down 0-2 going into the top of the second, the Sun Devils quickly responded with Garrett Michel getting his first home run of the season with a two-run shot to tie things up. However, the offense and defense struggled for the rest of the game, as ASU was unable to get anything going, resulting in a loss to the Aggies.
Arizona State will now have four days off to get ready for LMU this upcoming week. They will look to go back to their winning ways as they return home to Phoenix Municipal Stadium to take on the Lions.
LMU is coming off a struggling week themselves, going 2-5, and is 5-8 overall on the season. Before taking on the Sun Devils, the Lions will face Utah on Monday, March 2nd.
The three-game series can all be seen on ESPN+, and Sunday's game can also be heard on KDUS AM 1060.
ASU (8-4, 0-0 Big 12) | LMU (5-8, 0-0 WCC)
This week
Friday, March 6, 6:35 p.m. | Arizona State vs. LMU (Phoenix) | Watch live: ESPN+
Saturday, March 7, 6:35 p.m. | Arizona State vs. LMU (Phoenix) | Watch live: ESPN+
Sunday, March 8, 1:05 p.m. | Arizona State vs. LMU (Phoenix) | Watch live: ESPN+ | Listen on KDUS AM 1060
Next week
Tuesday, March 10, 6:35 p.m. | Arizona State vs. Arizona (Phoenix)
Friday, March 13, 6:35 p.m. | Arizona State vs. TCU (Phoenix)
Saturday, March 14, 6:35 p.m. | Arizona State vs. TCU (Phoenix)
Sunday, March 15, 6:35 p.m. | Arizona State vs. TCU (Phoenix)
Last week
Tuesday, February 24, 3:00 p.m. | Arizona State at. No. 14 Oklahoma (Norman) | W, 15-3 (7 inn.)
Wednesday, February 25, 3:00 p.m. | Arizona State at. No. 14 Oklahoma (Norman) | L, 3-4
Friday, February 27, 10:00 a.m. | Amegy Bank College Baseball Series: Arizona State vs. No. 4 Mississippi State (Arlington) | L, 4-8
Saturday, February 28, 10:00 a.m. | Amegy Bank College Baseball Series: Arizona State vs. No. 20 Tennessee (Arlington) | L, 3-5
Sunday, March 1, 5:30 p.m. | Amegy Bank College Baseball Series: Arizona State vs. No. 24 Texas A&M (Arlington) | L, 3-9
All times MST.
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