ASU Baseball: Sun Devils come out flat in 2-0 loss to Washington State

With their spot inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament next week in safe hands, Arizona State (25-28, 13-15 Pac-12) entered its final regular season series against Washington State (25-26, 10-18 Pac-12) with a scenario where winning would be nice, but not a necessity.

On Thursday night in Pullman, Washington, the Sun Devils put in an apathetic offensive performance and spoiled a brilliant start from Kyle Luckham in a 2-0 loss in the series opener.

This was not the same team that lit up scoreboards with a surplus of power and run totals in the month of April. The Sun Devils were no match for Cougars’ starter Grant Taylor, who pitched the entire game and allowed little opportunity for the Sun…