ASU baseball season comes to close

<p>The ASU baseball team ended its run with a trip to the 2009 College World Series, where the Sun Devils tied for third after a 4-3 loss against Texas, closing out the season at 51-14 overall.</p><separator></separator><p>The June 19 game started with the Sun Devils in front 1-0, followed by a solo home run from Texas to tie the game. ASU infielder Drew Maggi's two-out RBI single in the fourth put ASU back in front. The Longhorns tied the game with a run in the fifth, and the teams remained deadlocked until the ninth.</p><separator></separator><p>ASU broke the 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth after hitting a two-out triple to the right field corner. Texas tied the game again in the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run to center and then eliminated the Sun Devils with a walk-off homer to left.</p><separator></separator><p><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p><separator></separator><p>It was the 21st time in school history and the third time in the last five seasons the Sun Devils have gone to the College World Series.</p><separator></separator><p>In the opening round of the series, a four-run 10th inning lifted the Sun Devils to a 5-2 win over North Carolina, with pitcher Mitchell Lambson earning the win, going three innings out of the bullpen and allowing three hits and one run while striking out five.<!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p><separator></separator><p>The team then took a hit against Texas, falling 10-6 and faced North Carolina in an elimination game. A grand slam by Kole Calhoun led the team to a 12-5 win over North Carolina and pitted them against Texas once again, where the 4-3 loss then ended their series run. </p>