Too many mistakes to win a rivalry game
For a good chunk of the season, the Arizona Wildcats' defense was the strong point of this team.
On Tuesday in Tempe, it cost them the game.
A couple of misplays early gave ASU a 4-0 lead in the first two innings, and the Sun Devils never looked back, taking the first of five games between the two teams by a score of 7-5.
The positive story from this game on the Arizona (20-13, 5-7 Pac-12) side was the return of Tyler Crawford. It had been hinted that the fifth-year senior and lone player remaining from the 2012 team would be back on Tuesday, and that happened in the fifth.