Following a gut-wrenching defeat in the opening round of the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament to top-seeded Stanford, Arizona State (1-1) was written off and left for dead in Thursday’s elimination game against formidable foe Oregon.
Missing one of its biggest bats in Ethan Long and having exhausted what was left of Kyle Luckham in Wednesday’s loss, many saw this as the end for ASU in what has been a very disappointing campaign in Tempe. However, the eighth-seeded Sun Devils found a way once again to keep themselves alive as ASU extended their season at least one more game with a 4-2 victory over the Ducks (0-2, eliminated).