LOS ANGELES, Ca. – The bats that shot the Sun Devils quickly into second place in the Pac-12 and revitalized an Arizona State program longing for excitement this season, failed them once again under the marine layer of the Los Angeles night. Again, the Sun Devil offense went mute in a 2-0 loss.
Losers of their last five games, Arizona State Sun Devils (29-20, 14-11 Pac-12) headed into Saturday night’s game searching for their 30th win in the season to stay afloat in the Pac-12 standings. In a night that featured both starting pitchers going seven innings, it was a late Trojan rally that propelled USC (30-20, 15-11 Pac-12) past the dwindling Sun Devils.