Sun Devils score five runs in the sixth in road win
(Salt Lake City, UT) A five-run sixth inning created the separation needed for Sun Devil Softball to down Utah 7-2 on Friday evening in the first of three games between the teams this weekend.
Arizona State (29-14, 9-7 Big 12) took a lead on an RBI single from Samantha Swan in the second inning, only to see Utah (12-28, 4-9) counter with two runs in the bottom of the frame. ASU quickly pulled even in the third when Ashleigh Mejia drove home a run with a groundout.
Pitching took over until the sixth when the Sun Devils broke through to take the lead back. Swan drove home the go-ahead run with a single to left center. After Takyla Davis walked to load the bases, Tiare Ho-Ching punched a shot to right-center to score two more runs for the Sun Devils. ASU added a run on a double steal and then capped the scoring with an RBI hit from Yannixa Acuña.
Swan finished the game with three hits to lead the team’s nine-hit attack. Tanya Windle added two hits with Ayden Allen’s fourth-inning double the team’s only extra-base hit.
Kenzie Brown settled in after allowing the two runs in the second and held the Utes to just five hits on the night, with only two leaving the infield. She added nine strikeouts and no walks in securing win No. 16 on the season.
NOTABLE
- This is the second come-from-behind win this month after having just one during March. It’s also the ninth of the season.
- With two hits, Windle now has 50 hits on the season.
- Swan recorded her team-best fourth game this season with at least three hits.
- She also had her second multi-RBI game of the season.
- Ho-Ching scored multiple runs for the third time in the last nine outings.
- She also had hit for the 11th time in the last 12 games.
UP NEXT
ASU and Utah will play game two of this series on Saturday with first pitch at 4 p.m. AZT.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Josh Fisher
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