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Sun Devil Baseball Takes Series Behind Thornton's Strong Start

by Tony Thai, Sun Devil Media Relations

PHOENIX – The No. 3 Arizona State Sun Devils picked up the series win against the Villanova Wildcats with a 6-4 victory Sunday afternoon at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

ASU had another strong performance from starter Tyler Thornton. The sophomore - in his debut for the Sun Devils - went 6.2 innings, allowing just one hit and striking out eight batters.

Arizona State jumped out first in this game, scoring a run in the second and then putting up three runs in the third inning to hold a 4-0 lead.