The Sun Devils came into their second matchup against the Beavers with tenacity from the first pitch. ASU brought the hitting performance early after a lead-off home run from Kindra Hackbarth in the bottom of the first.
After the solo home run, the Sun Devils’ bats fell asleep for the rest of that inning as well as the second inning.
The Beavers bounced back from the quick strike with a few hits piled up in the second. Maia Rader tied the game up with a double to score Jessica Garcia. After another hit and another runner left in scoring position, Samantha Mejia stepped up and end the inning.