Softball wins series against UCLA

April 11, 2010

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/stats/2009-2010/asuucla3.h… Score</a> <separator></separator>Annie Lockwood’s home run and Hillary Bach’s meticulous pitching helped cement a program first in ASU softball history as the No. 9 Sun Devils topped the No. 5 UCLA Bruins 2-1 Sunday afternoon completing ASU’s first three game sweep of the Bruins in Westwood. Bach improves to 17-2 on the year while ASU holds at 35-6 overall and 4-2 in Pac-10 play while the Bruins drop to 27-9 and 1-5 in conference action. The caryatid of the pitching staff, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/bach_hillary00.html">H… Bach</a>, took to the mound for the Sun Devils with a 16-2 record only to find herself facing junior righty Whitney Baker who entered the rubber match with an 0-0 record and looking for her first decision of the season. The Sun Devils were again able to draw first blood for the third straight day on the Bruins after <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/castillo_kaylyn00.html… Castillo</a> pulled a 3-1 batters count before dropping a single to left only to be advanced by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/parlich_sam00.html">Sam Parlich</a> and plated by a long single to left center by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/crabb_katie00.html">Ka… Crabb</a> to snake the 1-0 lead. UCLA wasn’t about to take that lying down though as they retaliated in the third inning with a run of their own after Samantha Camuso lead-off with a single that a sac bunt and a single to right field from B.B. Bates brought on home. The Sun Devils wasted no time telling UCLA that they’d go to fisticuffs if necessary with <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/lockwood_annie00.html"… Lockwood</a> leading off the next inning with a solo shot bombed to left center for her 11th home run of the season and second of the weekend. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/bach_hillary00.html">H… Bach</a> kept the UCLA Bruins bats at bay throughout the duration as she found herself in a bit of a pickle in the sixth inning with UCLA loading the bases, but the sophomore composed herself to get out of the inning with a couple of fly outs and a pop out.  The Sun Devils will now return home to play host with the most next weekend as they host the Cal Golden Bears next Friday through Sunday in a three game series in Tempe at Farrington Stadium.

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