Sun Devils pound Bears 11‑2 behind Carlon’s 11 strikeouts
PHOENIX (Interstat) — Cole Carlon struck out 11 over six innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits, as Arizona State routed Baylor 11-2 on Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in a Big 12 matchup.
Beckett Zavorek homered twice, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Dominic Smaldino drove in three runs on a homer and a double. Dean Toigo and Nu’u Contrades each homered as the Sun Devils pounded 16 hits. Arizona State improved to 29-14 overall; Baylor fell to 22-19.
Travis Sanders homered and went 3-for-4 for the Bears, who managed only four hits. Baylor starter Lucas Davenport took the loss, allowing six earned runs in six innings with five strikeouts.
The Sun Devils scored in each of the first three innings, taking a 5-2 lead on Smaldino’s two-run homer in the first and Zavorek’s solo shot in the second. Baylor’s Sanders and Kennett answered with solo homers in the fourth and fifth, but Arizona State pulled away with five runs in the eighth, capped by Contrades’ RBI single and a wild pitch that scored Moutzouridis.