ASU Baseball: Sun Devils complete sweep of SDSU with 1-0 shutout

Photo by Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesPHOENIX - Arizona State (3-0) pitched and defended its way to a nail-biting 1-0 victory and series-sweep over San Diego State (0-3) on Sunday, the first shutout ASU’s pitching staff has posted since March of 2021.

Offense was at a premium on Sunday for both teams thanks to a pitchers-duel between ASU’s LHP Florida-transfer Timmy Manning and SDSU’s RHP Jonny Guzman. Neither pitcher had given up a hit before Ethan Long (1-for-3, HBP) poked a single through the left side, Long’s first hit of the year after starting 0-for-6.

A lonely run

The only run of the game came in the bottom of the seventh inning when Jonny Weaver (1-for-3, RBI) laced a…