Ducks drop game two at ASU

Saturday, May 14

Phoenix, Ariz.

6:00 PM

University of Oregon

30-21, 14-12

Arizona State

25-26, 13-13

Oregon

Arizona State

Photo by: Raph Baum

05/14/22 | Baseball

Box Score Box Score: Arizona State 6, Oregon 4

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Oregon scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead after trailing by three, but Arizona State answered with three in the sixth to pull out a 6-4 Pac-12 Conference win at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday night.

The Sun Devils (25-25, 13-13 Pac-12) evened the series after the Ducks (30-21, 14-12 Pac-12) won game one 11-3 on Friday night.

How It Happened: Arizona jumped out to an early lead scoring two runs in the first and one on the second off Oregon starter Isaac Ayon (3-3).

The Ducks rallied scoring four runs in the top of the fifth. Josiah Cromwick started the rally with a single to right center and moved to third on a Jacob Walsh ground-rule double on a one-hopper off the right-field foul pole.

Gavin Grant put the Ducks on the board, driving in Cromwick with a ground out to the shortstop. Colby Shade cut the lead to one with a RBI single plating Walsh.

Brennan Milone followed Shade's RBI with two of his own, smashing his 10th home run of the season over the left-center field wall to give Oregon a 4-3 lead.

After allowing the three runs in the first two innings, Ayon settled in and did not allow a run over the next three, while striking out five of his career-high eight in those three frames.

ASU finally got to Ayon scoring a pair of runs off him in the inning and another off reliever Andrew Mosiello to take a 6-4 lead.

Box Score Notes: All nine Oregon starters registered at least one hit, with three finishing with two knocks … Jacob Walsh recorded his 15th double to tie Brett Thomas (2013) for eighth on the single-season list … Josh Kasevich (2-for-4) had his 17th multi-hit game of season and 41st of his career … Milone's home run tied him with Tom Dodd (1979), Ray Smith (1975) and Guy Krause (1975) for 10th in a single season at Oregon with 10 … Milone (2-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R) registered his 21st multi-hit game of season and 23rd of his career … Shade ( 2-for-5, RBI, R) had his 19th multi-hit game … The teams combined for just two walks, one by each team.

Up Next: The Ducks and Sun Devils meet at 12:05 p.m. Sunday in the rubber match of the series. Oregon is looking for its first series win in Arizona against ASU.