SCOTTSDALE – Kai Murphy launched the go-ahead two-run blast in the bottom of the sixth and Sun Devil Baseball staved off elimination in the Pac-12 Tournament with a 4-2 win over #22 Oregon on Thursday at Scottsdale Stadium.
The Sun Devil pitching staff held the fourth-seeded Ducks to just two runs on six hits, stranding 11 Oregon baserunners and holding them to 1-for-13 hitting with runners in scoring position.
Murphy paced the Sun Devil offense with his 3-for-4 day, but no hit was more important than his two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth that put ASU up 3-2 and gave it a lead it wouldn't relinquish.