USA NCAA DIVISION I
HOUSTON COUGARS AT ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
03/26/2062
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
HOUSTON COUGARS AT ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
GAME ID: 7931 - SUNDAY, MARCH 26TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Cougars (2-5) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 11 6 0
Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2) 0 1 0 1 1 7 5 4 X 19 17 0
McDonough goes 3-for-4 in Sun Devils Win
A good performance from left fielder Joe McDonough helped the Arizona State Sun Devils defeat the Houston Cougars, 19-11. McDonough was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 5 for the Sun Devils. Arizona State goes to 5-2.

Bryant Kretz helped out the Arizona State cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the catcher went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 and driving in 2.

"I still think this team can play even better," Kretz told the Arizona State Today.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA STATE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cortez DH 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .160 3 11
K. Morris RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .263 1 5
   d-J. Dargie PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
T. Bess 3B 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .217 3 7
J. Vasquez LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .360 0 1
   h-A. Caskey PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
E. Evans C 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 .150 1 4
M. Hess 1B 4 2 1 4 1 2 3 .391 5 10
V. Ney 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 5
   a-N. Spurlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 3
   b-J. Roane 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   f-N. Kraemer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   g-T. Bayne 2B 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .750 3 11
R. Case SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2
   c-B. Battaglia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
   e-D. Chase SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-E. Wade PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
A. Whittaker CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .091 0 1
Totals 32 11 6 11 11 10 16      
a - N. Spurlin pinch hit for V. Ney in the 6th
b - J. Roane substituted for N. Spurlin in the 6th
c - B. Battaglia pinch hit for R. Case in the 7th
d - J. Dargie pinch hit for K. Morris in the 7th
e - D. Chase substituted for B. Battaglia in the 7th
f - N. Kraemer pinch hit for J. Roane in the 8th
g - T. Bayne substituted for N. Kraemer in the 8th
h - A. Caskey pinch hit for J. Vasquez in the 9th
i - E. Wade pinch hit for D. Chase in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Evans (1, 4th Inning off S. Caruso, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Hess (5, 8th Inning off C. DeJoy, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Bayne (3, 9th Inning off Z. Cunningham, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vasquez , A. Caskey , E. Evans 5 , M. Hess 4 , T. Bayne 4
2-out RBI: E. Evans , M. Hess , T. Bayne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dargie , N. Spurlin
GIDP: V. Ney
Hit by Pitch: F. Cortez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sweet CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .233 3 7
   a-J. Rieg PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Moran RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .429 1 2
   b-A. Keenan PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 0
C. Armstrong 2B 3 3 0 1 3 1 2 .433 5 16
K. Varnon 1B 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .417 0 4
   c-B. Dill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   d-A. Ortiz CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Bird DH 6 1 2 2 0 1 5 .387 4 15
J. McDonough LF 4 3 3 5 1 0 1 .481 4 11
B. Kretz C 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .417 3 13
J. Beck SS 3 2 1 3 3 0 2 .269 3 12
T. Middleton 3B 5 1 2 1 1 2 6 .310 4 7
Totals 40 19 17 17 12 10 25      
a - J. Rieg pinch hit for J. Sweet in the 7th
b - A. Keenan pinch hit for T. Moran in the 7th
c - B. Dill pinch hit for K. Varnon in the 7th
d - A. Ortiz substituted for B. Dill in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Varnon 2 (3, 4th Inning off D. Handy, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Papini, 3 on, 1 out) , J. McDonough (2, 6th Inning off P. Pease, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bird (1, 6th Inning off K. Papini, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Middleton (3, 7th Inning off M. Godfrey, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Kretz (1, 8th Inning off M. Godfrey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Varnon (2, 2nd Inning off D. Handy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. McDonough (4, 7th Inning off M. Godfrey, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Beck (3, 8th Inning off M. Godfrey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Moran 2 , A. Keenan , K. Varnon 7 , J. Bird 3 , J. McDonough 7 , B. Kretz 4 , J. Beck 4 , T. Middleton 3
2-out RBI: J. McDonough , B. Kretz 2 , J. Beck , T. Middleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Keenan , J. Bird , J. Beck , T. Middleton
Sac Fly: J. McDonough
Hit by Pitch: B. Kretz
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Middleton-Armstrong-Varnon)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA STATE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Handy L (0-2) 4.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 72 12.15   
P. Pease 1.1 2 4 4 4 3 0 50 15.00   
K. Papini 1.0 5 5 5 3 1 0 45 38.57   
M. Godfrey 1.1 5 7 7 4 3 2 58 58.50   
J. Weiss 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Handy 42
Batters Faced: D. Handy 18, P. Pease 10, K. Papini 11, M. Godfrey 14, J. Weiss 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Handy 3-6, P. Pease 0-1, K. Papini 2-0, M. Godfrey 1-0, J. Weiss 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Handy 72-42, P. Pease 50-27, K. Papini 45-21, M. Godfrey 58-32, J. Weiss 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Pease 1-1 , K. Papini 3-3 , M. Godfrey 2-2
WP: D. Handy , P. Pease 3
Hit Batsmen: M. Godfrey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Caruso 4.2 1 2 2 4 5 1 81 2.77   
K. Helton W (1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 16.20   
C. DeJoy H (1) 3.0 2 5 5 4 3 1 66 12.27   
Z. Cunningham 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 1 26 31.50   
A. Hayes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Caruso 55
Batters Faced: S. Caruso 19, K. Helton 4, C. DeJoy 15, Z. Cunningham 5, A. Hayes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Caruso 2-6, K. Helton 1-0, C. DeJoy 2-4, Z. Cunningham 0-0, A. Hayes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Caruso 81-51, K. Helton 24-15, C. DeJoy 66-35, Z. Cunningham 26-15, A. Hayes 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Helton 1-0 , C. DeJoy 2-0 , Z. Cunningham 2-2
Hit Batsmen: S. Caruso
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe McDonough
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley College
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:45
Attendance: 13215
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