PHOENIX – Sun Devil Baseball secured a critical win for its NCAA Tournament hopes as freshman Nick McLain blasted a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and the bullpen allowed one hit in 6.2 innings of work en-route to a 2-1 victory.
Arizona State (31-22, 16-13 Pac-12) has now won or drawn seven of its 10 season series in Pac-12 play. ASU will await the result of tonight's contest in Tucson between USC and Arizona to determine if it is the fourth or fifth seed in the conference tournament, beginning Tuesday at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Ariz.