Magee Records Shutout in First Home Start, VanHook Sparks Offense to Run-Rule Win

By Bill McCulloch

Posted on February 18, 2023

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(Tempe, AZ) On the second day of the Littlewood Classic, No. 22 Arizona State (5-2) picked up a run-rule win over Portland State (2-5), 8-0 on Friday evening for the first home win of the season at Farrington Stadium.

In her first career home start, Kylee Mageeallowed three hits and struck out four to record her first career win and shutout. Jordyn VanHook went 3-for-3 at the plate with a home run, two doubles and a career-best five RBIs. Six of the team’s nine hits went for extra bases.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

After a 1-2-3 top of the first inning for Magee, Yanni Acuña hit a solo home run to get things started for the Sun Devils in the bottom of the first to give ASU a 1-0 lead.

Back-to-back doubles from VanHook and Alexa Milius extend the lead to 3-0 after two innings.

Magee worked out of a bases loaded and one out situation in the fourth with a strikeout and a groundout to keep the Vikings off the board.

VanHook homered for the second straight night with one out on the bottom of the fourth to push the ASU advantage to 4-0.

With the bases loaded in the fifth, VanHook drove in three with her second double of the evening. Milius followed with a double to right to give the Sun Devils a second walkoff run-rule of the season.

NOTABLES:

In the all-time series against the Vikings, ASU now holds a 16-0 advantage.

VanHook has had a hit in six of the seven games the Sun Devils have played in so far. She has now surpassed her career high in home runs with her fourth on the season and has had a home run in four of the last six games.

This is the third time in Milius’s career that she’s had a three-hit game and the most for her since March 20, 2022 against North Carolina.

With her fourth homer of the season, Acuña has gone yard in four of the last six games with two leadoff homers.

With her two hits tonight against the Vikings, Acuña has had multi-hit games in four of the last five games. Her on-base streak has further increased to 17 consecutive games dating back to last season and she has a hit in six of the first seven games this season.

UP NEXT:

Sun Devil Softball will be back on the field tomorrow for a doubleheader where they will face Illinois State at 4 p.m. and DePaul at 6:30 p.m. Coverage can be seen on ASU Live Stream-2.

Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Josh Fisher

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