WACO, Texas – An inauspicious three-error seventh inning on defense for Sun Devil Baseball proved to be the difference in a 7-4 loss at Baylor in a rain-delayed season opener on Friday evening at Baylor Ballpark.
In a game that was delayed an hour due to thunderstorms in the area, the Sun Devils (30-17, 14-8 Big 12) were unable to capitalize on their four-run sixth inning, as the team managed just five hits in the game while posting four errors.
Six of Baylor’s runs came on unearned runs in the seven inning after three errors in the field on an otherwise exceptional day for the Sun Devil pitchers.
Ben Jacobs struck out 10 while allowing just one run in 5.0 innings of work, becoming the first Sun Devil to record three straight games with double-digit strikeouts since Mike Leake had three in 2009.
Lucas Kelly, Cole Carlon, Josh Butler and Sean Fitzpatrick didn’t allow any earned runs over the final 3.0 innings and added five strikeouts.
The Sun Devils will look to even the series tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m. AZT/2 p.m. locally.
TURNING POINT
After struggling to get the offense going through five innings, the bats came alive in the fifth with the Sun Devils recording a pair of two-run homers from Isaiah Jackson and Kyle Walker with no outs to take a 4-1 lead. ASU could have continued piling on with another no-out walk but the team’s third double play of the game quickly put two outs on the board. Jacob…
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