March 11, 2012
Complete Tournament Results
TEMPE, Ariz. – Alix Johnson rocketed the first
The Devils are 25-2 after sweeping the Diamond Devil Invitational, which saw 10 home runs through four games of play.
Johnson went 5-10 on the weekend with six RBI, four of which came over the Aggies (16-12). Katelyn Boyd saw two home runs of her own through the tournament, going 6-12 in the invitational.
Back-to-back doubles from Valerie Swedberg and Kristi Covarrubia and a groundout from Kelsey Dodd gave the Aggies the first two runs of the game. Amber Freeman cut the lead to one, 2-1, after plating Johnson on a base hit in the bottom of the frame.
Katelyn Boyd hit a monster three-run homer in the bottom of the second to boost the Devils 4-2 over
Tehani Kaaihue scored on a bases-loaded hit by pitch to notch another run for
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Designated hitter Kelsey Dodd put one past the fence in the fourth that threw two Aggie runs on the board and tied the score at 5-5. But ASU regained the lead when Boyd came around from second on a Johnson single to center field. Johnson came around two at-bats later thanks to Elizabeth Caporuscio to make it 7-2.
The lead widened dramatically in the fifth inning when, on a bases-loaded 3-1 count, Johnson launched her first career grand slam. The Devils batted around the order in the fifth inning and Steele walked in another run to pull the score to 12-5.
Annie Lockwood nabbed the mercy-rule win for ASU with an RBI single to left field for the final score of 13-5.
Hillary Bach earned the win after coming into the game in the third inning for Mackenzie Popescue and is now 11-0 on the year. Popescue pitch 2.2 innings with one strikeout. Aggies pitcher Alex Newman records the loss and falls to 8-8.
