(Berkeley, CA) Arizona State avoided being swept by California in Berkeley under the modern three-game format by claiming a 4-2 win in eight innings on Sunday afternoon. The Sun Devils got a two-run home run from Alexa Milius to take the lead in the eighth inning.
Mac Osborne and Kenzie Brown limited the Golden Bears to just six singles. Brown earned the win with six strikeouts and two hits allowed in four scoreless innings. Milius had a season-high three RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Savannah Price doubled to start the ASU third for the first hit in the game by either team. See reached third on a Yanni Acuña groundout and scored on a groundout from Milius.
Cal evened the score at 1-1 with a pair of singles and an error in the fourth inning.
Kayla Lissy singled leading off the fifth and came around to score on a wild pitch for a 2-1 advantage.
Brown got the Sun Devils to extra-innings with a pair of strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The ASU eighth began with a walk by Acuna to set up the go-ahead home run from Milius.
Brown closed out the win with a two-out strikeout after working around a leadoff walk.
NOTABLE
The home run by Milius was her first since March 20, 2022 (for Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina) and a span of 90 at bats.
The Sun Devils improved to 2-0 this season in games that go extra-innings.
Brown’s six strikeouts marked her eighth appearance this season with at least four.
Osborne allowed two runs (one earned) in a four-inning no-decision.
UP NEXT
ASU returns to Farrington Stadium to host a three-game Pac-12 series with Washington next weekend. All three games will be on the ASU Live Stream.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Josh Fisher
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