Heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, it looked like Arizona State was going to endure a gut-punch of a loss in its Austin Regional opener. The bullpen had coughed up a three-run lead in the seventh inning with a brutal stretch of free passes.
With all that behind them, the Sun Devil lineup did what this team has done all year long.
They didn’t quit.
Arizona State rallied for two runs in the home half of the ninth to come from behind to beat Fairfield 7-6 in dramatic fashion Friday night.
“That’s baseball, anything can happen that’s why we play to the last out,” Arizona State coach Tracy Smith said.