Inning by inning
First inning
The Sun Devils went down in order to lead off the game. BYU notched a leadoff single but Carlon got a strikeout ahead of Briggs hosing the runner stealing second. A flyout to the warning track led to both teams facing the minimum in the first.
Second inning
After two quick outs, Smaldino worked a full count walk and Briggs broke out of his 0-for-18 slump in a loud way with a rope into the pines in right field on the first pitch he saw for a 2-0 ASU lead. Zavorek singled and Moutzouridis and Hairston walked to load the bases with two outs. Zavorek scored on a wild pitch and Roellig doubled to score two more and ASU took a 5-0 advantage.
Cole Carlon kept the electricity flowing with arguably his most impressive inning of the season, touching triple digits for the first time in his career including a strikeout at 101 MPH for the second out of the frame and striking out the side in the process.
Third inning
The Sun Devils went down in order. Carlon stranded a one-out bunt single at third with a pair of groundouts on some nice defensive plays by Mouzouridis and Roellig.
Fourth inning
Briggs led off the fourth with a single but an unlucky hit-and-run attempt led to an easy double play. Moutzouridis worked a two-out walk and Hairston got an infield single to put two on but ASU couldn’t add to its lead. Landon Hairston recorded the hat trick of outs in center field on three consecutive flyouts, including one where he cooly tracked down a ball at the warning track.
Fifth inning
Contrades led off with a leadoff double and moved to third on a Toigo groundout and scored on a Polk sac fly to extend ASU’s lead to 6-0. Carlon came back and retired the side on three strikeouts for the second time in the game and brought his tally to eight for the game.
Sixth inning
Briggs walked to lead off the sixth and Zavorek followed with a single. Hairston’s RBI single extended the lead to 7-0 and then the crafty player delayed the Cougars in a double steal rundown long enough to score Zavorek and make it an 8-0 game. Carlon struck out the side for the second consecutive frame, stranding a one-out double at second.
Seventh inning
Toigo and Polk recorded a pair of one-out doubles to make it a 9-0 game. Smadino was hit by a pitch to put two on and a two-out Zavorek walk loaded the bases. Moutzouridis and Hairston drew RBI walks and Zavorek and Moutzouridis scored on a pair of wild pitches to make it 13-0. Taylor Penn entered the game to close things out and got three quick pop outs on just nine pitches to seal the run-rule victory.
