The Diamondbacks got a jump on the rest of the Cactus League on Wednesday, meeting Arizona State’s baseball team in a seven-inning exhibition game as part of the annual Collegiate Baseball Series and defeating the Sun Devils 6-2 at Salt River Fields.
First baseman Christian Walker went 2 for 2 with a two-run single in the first inning for the Diamondbacks, and shortstop Tony Renda hit an RBI triple to right field for the go-ahead run in the fifth. Arizona added four runs in the sixth, two by way of bases-loaded walks.
Taylor Clarke threw a scoreless first inning for the Diamondbacks, who also got clean innings out of Ryan Atkinson, Michael Dimock, David Carpenter, Parker Markel and Taylor Grover.