House of Sparky · May 17, 2021
ASU Baseball: Oregon State scores 11 as Sun Devils fall in series finale
Richard Martinez/House of SparkyThe Arizona State offense (30-16, 14-10 Pac-12) has been firing on all cylinders in recent weeks, but in a game the Sun Devils needed all the offensive horsepower they could find, the bats sputtered in an 11-4 loss to Oregon State (32-17, 14-10).
Kai Murphy started his second consecutive Sunday contest, facing his former team as he stepped on the bump.
His strong performance last weekend against Cal was erased quickly by an aggressive approach from the Beaver bats.
The dam broke open in the top of the second as Oregon States’s hottest hitter, Troy Claunch, launched a home run to straightaway center field to open the scoring.