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3.5.2000
ASU Baseball Completes Sweep Of No. 25 Arizona


TEMPE, Ariz. The 15th-ranked Arizona State baseball team completed a three-game sweep of Arizona this afternoon with a 14-8 victory at Packard Stadium. The Sun Devils improve to 18-4 on the year, while the Cats fall to 13-11.

ASU outscored Arizona 55-18 for the weekend. For the game, the Wildcats outhit the Devils 13 to 10, however the Cats had nine walks for the game.

Arizona got on the board first when Troy Gingrich scored on a sacrifice fly from Shelley Duncan.

The Sun Devils responded with a run in the bottom of the first to tie the game up. Arizona State scored six in the second to take the lead for good.

Jeff Duncan led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Designated hitter John Gusich also walked. Shortstop Dennis Wyrick bunted the ball back to the pitcher, Rob Shabansky, and in an attempt to put out the lead runner made a poor throw. Duncan scored on the error while Gusich moved to third. Rightfielder Jonah Martin walked to load the bases. Brooks Conrad walked to bring in Gusich from third. After a pitching change, leftfielder Mitch Jones cleared the bases with a double down the left field line.

Arizona would score in the sixth, eighth and ninth, including four homeruns, but never seriously threaten the Sun Devils lead as ASU scored in the fourth, seventh and eighth innings.

Winning pitcher for Arizona State was starter Will Waldrip (5-0) who pitched six innings, allowed four runs on seven hits with four strikeouts.

Taking the loss for Arizona was starter Rob Shabansky (1-1) who last only 1.0 inning allowing six runs on two hits with four walks and a strikeouts.

For the Devils, Mitch Jones went 3-for-5 with four RBI and three runs. Brooks Conrad had a 1-for-2 effort at the plate with two runs scored and two RBI.

For the Wildcats, Trevor Mote, Kenny Huff, Ben Diggins and Matt Abram hit homeruns with Abrams collecting three RBI on the afternoon.





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