Arizona State 8, at Houston 3

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Jaden Alba allowed no hits over five-plus innings and Landon Hairston homered and drove in two runs as Arizona State defeated Houston 8-3 on Saturday afternoon at M.O. Campbell Center in a Big 12 series rubber match. The Sun Devils improved to 36-18 overall. The Cougars fell to 24-31. Alba, the top star for Arizona State, struck out seven while surrendering one earned run in 5.2 innings. He walked two and yielded zero hits. The performance was a bounce-back from his previous start May 9 against Oklahoma State, when he gave up seven earned runs in 3.2… Read more...