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Long balls lead ASU past Arizona softball as Sun Devils clinch first series win over Wildcats since 2015

TEMPE — Fueled by four two-run homers, No. 13 ASU routed No. 8 Arizona 8-1 in the second game of the weekend series.

It clinches ASU’s first series victory over the Wildcats since 2015. The in-state rivals will play a non-conference game at 8 p.m. before wrapping up the series Sunday at 1 p.m.

Maddi Hackbarth, Alynah Torres and Makenna Harper went yard for the Sun Devils. Torres homered twice off Mariah Lopez, who surrendered three homers in an outing for the second time this season. Hackbarth kicked off the scoring in the first inning with a moonshot to left.