For the last month and change, the Pac-12 standings have been about as crowded as can be. Stanford, Arizona State, Oregon State, UCLA and Cal were all within just two games of each other heading into the regular season’s penultimate Sunday.
In a series finale slugfest Sunday at Dedeaux Field, Arizona State (32-17, 16-11 Pac-12) outlasted USC (23-25, 11-16) in a 10-6 game to win the series. It’s the Sun Devils’ fifth-straight series victory.
Kai Murphy got the starting nod on the bump for the Sun Devils. The two-way Oregon State transfer gave Arizona State coach Tracy Smith exactly what he needed.