STANFORD, Calif. – Two big innings led the way for Arizona State as the Sun Devils (28-24, 16-13 Pac-12) defeated Stanford (20-27, 11-15 Pac-12) 10-1 on Saturday to clinch a series win over the Cardinal from Sunken Diamond.
Arizona State scored four runs in the first inning, and plated five in the eighth, to run away with the series following a 13-1 victory on Friday night.
The home run provided the bulk of the damage on Saturday afternoon, as Nick McClain connected for the first of his two home runs in the first inning – a three-run shot to left field. He would tack on a solo homer in the third, running his season total to 12, before Kien Vu highlighted the five-run eighth with a three-run round-tripper to blow the game wide open. The home run was Vu’s 12th of the season and second of the series.
Stanford plated its lone run of the game in the bottom of the first, benefitting from what was ultimately ruled a wild pitch as a ball in the dirt got lodged in the chest protector of Ryan Campos with the bases loaded. The Cardinal had loaded the bases with one out on three consecutive singles from Ethan Hott, Cort MacDonald and Malcolm Moore.
Left-hander Connor Markl was impressive in the start for Arizona State, escaping that first-inning jam and allowing just the one run on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts over six innings of work. Markl moved to 6-3 on the season, while…
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