Baseball knocks off Arizona 4-3 in Tucson
<p>The No. 6 Arizona State University baseball team defeated No. 28 Arizona 4-3 in a non-conference meeting at Sancet Stadium in Tucson on Tuesday. The Sun Devils improve to 29-9 on the season with the win, and finish 4-1 against the Wildcats this season.</p><separator></separator><p>The win was highlighted by excellent relief pitching, as <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/blackford_alex00.html"… Blackford</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/williams_trevor00.html… Williams</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/lambson_mitchell00.htm… Lambson</a> combined to go 4.1 shutout innings, allowing just one base runner in that span. Blackford got the win, going 2.2 perfect innings out of the bullpen to move to 4-0 on the season. Williams retired all four batters he faced, and Lambson got the game's final out to earn his sixth save. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ottoson_kyle00.html">K… Ottoson</a> started on the mound, allowing six hits and three runs in 4.2 innings.</p><separator></separator><p>Arizona's usual Friday night starter, Kurt Heyer, took the loss. He allowed nine hits and four runs in six innings.</p><separator></separator><p>ASU jumped on Arizona in the second inning. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/demichele_joey00.html"… DeMichele</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/wilson_zach00.html">Za… Wilson</a> began the inning with consecutive singles, and they both came home on a double by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/carrillo_xorge00.html"… Carrillo</a>. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/workman_andy00.html">A… Workman</a> then followed up with an RBI single to score Carrillo and put the Sun Devils on top 3-0.</p><separator></separator><p>Arizona would cut into the deficit with two runs in the bottom of the second. The score remained 3-2 until the fifth, when <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/macphee_zack00.html">Z… MacPhee</a> led off with a triple and then scored on a groundout by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/torrez_riccio00.html">… Torrez</a>. The Wildcats scored a run in the bottom of the fifth, but Blackford came on to get the final out of the inning and keep ASU in front.</p><separator></separator><p>Arizona did not get another base runner until the bottom of the ninth, when Bobby Rinard got a pinch-hit double with two outs against Lambson, but Lambson then got Alex Mejia to ground out to secure the win.</p><separator></separator><p>Carrillo, MacPhee and Workman all had two hits in the win.</p><separator></separator><p>The Sun Devils now return to Pac-10 play, coming home to face No. 21 Stanford for a three-game series beginning on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>