The Sun Devils made too many critical errors in a 6-2 loss to USC Saturday night.
Despite the Arizona State Sun Devils being eliminated from the Pac-12 title race Saturday afternoon by way of a Utah victory, Tracy Smith knew there was a lot on the line for ASU in the second game of their series against USC.
Many expected Tempe to be announced as a host site for a regional if the Sun Devils could win their final series of the regular season, a feat they could have accomplished with a victory Saturday night.
After the nine innings were played, however, there may be more questions than answers regarding ASU's postseason future as the Sun Devils dropped Game 2 to the Trojans, 6-2 in front of 3,321 fans at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.