Leake strikes 10 in baseball's victory over Missouri

February 26, 2009

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/leake_mike00.html">Mike Leake</a> threw a gem on the mound as the No. 4 Arizona State University baseball team defeated No. 15 Missouri 2-1 on Thursday in front of a crowd of 2,603 at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark. The Sun Devils are now 6-0 after the win on the first day of the DeMarini Invitational.<separator></separator>Leake had a no-hitter through seven innings and ended up going eight shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 10 to improve to 2-0 on the season. He was on the winning end of a terrific pitcher's duel, as Missouri pitcher Kyle Gibson took the loss despite allowing just five hits and two earned runs with eight strikeouts over seven innings.<separator></separator>Leake has allowed just three hits and one run with 17 strikeouts in his first two starts of the season.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/newman_matt00.html">Ma… Newman</a> was the only player in the game with multiple hits, as he had two singles and scored the game's first run to lead the Sun Devil offense.<separator></separator>ASU got all of its offense in the first two innings. Newman singled to lead off the bottom of the first, stole second base and then scored on a sharp single up the middle by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/macphee_zack00.html">Z… MacPhee</a>.<separator></separator>In the second, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/murphy_mike00.html">Mi… Murphy</a> ripped a double into the right field corner to score <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ruiz_abe00.html">Abe Ruiz</a> and put the Sun Devils in front 2-0. Leake then kept the Tigers at bay through the eighth, when he allowed a leadoff double by Andrew Thigpen to break up his no-hit bid. However, he struck out the side after that to keep Thigpen stranded on second.<separator></separator>Missouri did get on the board in the ninth, scoring a run off reliever <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lambson_mitchell00.htm… Lambson</a>, but <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/swagerty_jordan00.html… Swagerty</a> came on to record the final two outs and earn his second save. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/leake_mike00.html">Mike Leake</a> threw a gem on the mound as the No. 4 Arizona State University baseball team defeated No. 15 Missouri 2-1 on Thursday in front of a crowd of 2,603 at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark. The Sun Devils are now 6-0 after the win on the first day of the DeMarini Invitational.<separator></separator>Leake had a no-hitter through seven innings and ended up going eight shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 10 to improve to 2-0 on the season. He was on the winning end of a terrific pitcher's duel, as Missouri pitcher Kyle Gibson took the loss despite allowing just five hits and two earned runs with eight strikeouts over seven innings.<separator></separator>Leake has allowed just three hits and one run with 17 strikeouts in his first two starts of the season.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/newman_matt00.html">Ma… Newman</a> was the only player in the game with multiple hits, as he had two singles and scored the game's first run to lead the Sun Devil offense.<separator></separator>ASU got all of its offense in the first two innings. Newman singled to lead off the bottom of the first, stole second base and then scored on a sharp single up the middle by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/macphee_zack00.html">Z… MacPhee</a>.<separator></separator>In the second, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/murphy_mike00.html">Mi… Murphy</a> ripped a double into the right field corner to score <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ruiz_abe00.html">Abe Ruiz</a> and put the Sun Devils in front 2-0. Leake then kept the Tigers at bay through the eighth, when he allowed a leadoff double by Andrew Thigpen to break up his no-hit bid. However, he struck out the side after that to keep Thigpen stranded on second.<separator></separator>Missouri did get on the board in the ninth, scoring a run off reliever <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lambson_mitchell00.htm… Lambson</a>, but <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/swagerty_jordan00.html… Swagerty</a> came on to record the final two outs and earn his second save. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/leake_mike00.html">Mike Leake</a> threw a gem on the mound as the No. 4 Arizona State University baseball team defeated No. 15 Missouri 2-1 on Thursday in front of a crowd of 2,603 at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark. The Sun Devils are now 6-0 after the win on the first day of the DeMarini Invitational.<separator></separator>Leake had a no-hitter through seven innings and ended up going eight shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 10 to improve to 2-0 on the season. He was on the winning end of a terrific pitcher's duel, as Missouri pitcher Kyle Gibson took the loss despite allowing just five hits and two earned runs with eight strikeouts over seven innings.<separator></separator>Leake has allowed just three hits and one run with 17 strikeouts in his first two starts of the season.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/newman_matt00.html">Ma… Newman</a> was the only player in the game with multiple hits, as he had two singles and scored the game's first run to lead the Sun Devil offense.<separator></separator>ASU got all of its offense in the first two innings. Newman singled to lead off the bottom of the first, stole second base and then scored on a sharp single up the middle by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/macphee_zack00.html">Z… MacPhee</a>.<separator></separator>In the second, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/murphy_mike00.html">Mi… Murphy</a> ripped a double into the right field corner to score <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ruiz_abe00.html">Abe Ruiz</a> and put the Sun Devils in front 2-0. Leake then kept the Tigers at bay through the eighth, when he allowed a leadoff double by Andrew Thigpen to break up his no-hit bid. However, he struck out the side after that to keep Thigpen stranded on second.<separator></separator>Missouri did get on the board in the ninth, scoring a run off reliever <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lambson_mitchell00.htm… Lambson</a>, but <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/swagerty_jordan00.html… Swagerty</a> came on to record the final two outs and earn his second save.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils continue play in the DeMarini Invitational tomorrow, as they face Northern Illinois at 6:30 p.m. at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark. Missouri will play Oregon State at 1 p.m.<separator></separator>In earlier action in the DeMarini Invitational on Thursday, Oregon State defeated Northern Illinois 23-7.<separator></separator><separator></separator>