Source: www.houseofsparky.com --- Friday, March 23, 2018
The Devils walked off the field with UCLA’s celebration right behind them Los Angeles — It may not seem like it when the Devils are playing good Baseball and getting wins, as they did three times against Oregon last weekend, but Arizona State (11-11, 3-1 Pac-12) is still young. It started six freshman Friday against UCLA (14-4, 40), including sporting an all-freshman infield. Errors are going to develop, mishaps are going to happen, slumps are going to transpire, but with each experience and each game, the Devils’ youth will develop and learn. On Friday at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles, Arizona State experienced something no player, nor team, ever wants to go through: being on the wrong side of a walk-off. Inheriting runners on second and third with one out in the 10th inning, Fitz Stadler grabbed the ball from ASU skipper Tracy Smith trying to operate in a jam. He threw just two pitches. The first to UCLA Kyle Cuellar hit catcher Lyle Lin’s glove. The second hit the gap in right-center field. Ballgame. In their first Pac-12 road game this season, the Sun Devils were forced to watch as the Bruins exploded out of their dugout to mob Cuellar as he rounded second in their 5-4 victory. As they dodged the flurry of incoming blue, some of the Devils just turned their back. Others, like third baseman Gage Workman, flashed a glance at the first collegiate walk-off he’s ever been apart of. Maybe it’ll be motivation going forward ...
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