TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 17 Arizona shut out No. 22 Arizona State, 9-0, in Tempe on Friday night. The win marks Arizona's 100th win over ASU in program history.
Devyn Netz earned the win to improve to 8-5, striking out six batters and allowing only four hits in the complete game shutout.
The Cats scored nine runs on 10 hits and
Blaise Biringer,
Izzy Pacho, and
Allie Skaggs had two hits and one RBI each.
Paige Dimler, Biringer, and Skaggs each had a double and Dimler led the Cats with two RBI.
Arizona struck first on an RBI walk from Skaggs in the first inning. In the second, Biringer singled home Dimler to add to Arizona's lead. Skaggs hit a double in the third and a fielding error by the Sun Devils allowed her to score.
In the fourth, Biringer hit a double and took advantage of a pair of passed balls to score Arizona's fourth run. Pacho drove in Arizona's fifth run with an RBI single in the fifth.
Arizona broke the game open in the top of the seventh with four runs. With the bases loaded, Dimler hit a perfectly placed two-RBI double and Pacho took advantage of a Sun Devil error to score on the play.
Dakota Kennedy followed with an RBI single to score the Cats' ninth run.
Netz secured the win for Arizona with her sixth strikeout of the night in the bottom of the seventh.
Up Next:
Arizona will continue the series against Arizona State on Saturday, March 11 at 5 p.m. MST on Pac-12 Networks.