If past wounds were unhealed from ASU’s last encounter with UNLV (23-19), they could not be exposed at any time in a 9-2 midweek series win for the Devils (31-8).
Last time it all came crashing down so quickly. One inning filled with walks and errant command on the hill led the Rebels to a six-run come from behind victory in Las Vegas. Head coach Tracy Smith still refers to it as “one of the craziest things” he’s ever seen.
But a group of maturing, talented Sun Devils refused to allow such a collapse to occur again, surrendering just five hits on the defensive side of the ball while committing no errors.