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No. 15 Baseball Continues Pac-12 Play At USC

April 11, 2013

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No. 15 Arizona State (20-9-1, 6-6) at USC (12-20, 5-7)

April 12, 6 p.m. PT | No. 15 Arizona State at USC | Los Angeles (Dedeaux Field) | RADIO: NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 | STATS
April 13, 2 p.m. PT | No. 15 Arizona State at USC | Los Angeles (Dedeaux Field) | WATCH: NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 | STATS
April 14, 2 p.m. PT | No. 15 Arizona State at USC | Los Angeles (Dedeaux Field) | WATCH: NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 | STATS

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Projected Pitching Matchups

Pitcher W-L APP GS ERA IP SO BB
FRI: ASU - RHP Trevor Williams 4-2 8 8 2.84 57.0 46 9
USC- LHP Sean Silva 0-1 7 1 7.59 10.2 8 9
SAT: ASU - LHP Ryan Kellogg 7-0 8 7 2.19 53.1 33 6
USC -RHP Wyatt Strahan 1-1 7 7 2.20 41.0 24 27
SUN: TBA -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USC - LHP Kyle Twomey 2-3 9 8 4.79 47.0 34 19

LOS ANGELES - The 15th-ranked Sun Devils head to Los Angeles to play USC for a three-game series Friday-Sunday at Dedeaux Field. First pitch on Friday is at 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday's games are set for a 2 p.m. start.

Can't Make It?
Sunday's game at 2 p.m. will be televised nationally on ESPNU with Dari Nowkhah and Sun Devil alum Paul Lo Duca on the call, while Saturday's game at 2 p.m. will be streamed live at www.pac-12.com/live/usctrojans. All three conference games against the Trojans will be broadcast on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060, and fans can also follow the team on Twitter at @ASU_Baseball for live scoring and updates from the weekend, and check thesundevils.com for stats, notes and more.

Devils vs. USC
The Sun Devils hold a 100-96^ edge over the Trojans all-time. ASU swept USC last season in Tempe, winning 5-1, 4-0 and 8-1 on April 13-15. The Trojans took two-of-three against ASU last time the teams met in Los Angeles, with USC winning Friday and Sunday, 5-1 and 6-2, respectively. ASU won Saturday's contest, 7-4.
^-Some wins in 2007 later vacated due to NCAA sanctions. Records do not reflect vacations

Quick Hits

  • The Devils have seven wins this season over top-10 teams, with two coming against Arkansas, one at Oregon State on March 23, two against UCLA on March 28 and 29, and two against Oregon on April 5 and 6, which is the most in the Pac-12
  • All nine of ASU's primary starting position players are local Arizona products for the first time in more than 30 years
  • ASU has scored more than 50 percent of its runs (32 of its past 63) with two outs dating back to March 28 game against UCLA
  • As of April 10, ASU ranks first in the Pac-12 in doubles (67), and second in triples (15), home runs (18) and slugging percentage (.437)
  • As of April 10, Trevor Williams is first the Pac-12 with 57 innings pitched, is 4th in batters struck out (46) and is tied for 8th in the conference in walks allowed with nine
  • As of April 10, ASU's pitching staff ranks 37th in Div. I in hits allowed per nine innings (8.02)
  • As of April 10, ASU ranks 30th in Div. I in slugging percentage, 10th in triples per game, 19th in doubles per game and 45th in home runs per game
  • As of April 10, Trever Allen is the only player in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 3 in the conference in slugging percentage (3rd, .569), triples (T1st, 5) and home runs (T3rd, 5)
  • As of April 10, Trever Allen and Kasey Coffman rank 3rd and 14th, respectively, in triples in Div. I
  • As of April 10, Kasey Coffman is one of just four players in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 4 in the conference in runs scored and the top 9 in slugging percentage (Tanieulu, WSU; Dixon, Ariz,; Field, Ariz.)
  • ASU is 16th on the national average attendance list, and first in Pac-12 and No. 1 on the West Coast, with an average of 2,760 fans per game
  • Four Sun Devils have been named Pac-12 Player of the Week: Trevor Williams (3/12) and Trever Allen (2/26)
  • James McDonald had 12 assists on April 5, 2013, vs Oregon, which is the most since Raoul Torrez had 11 against May 16, 2008, vs Washington
  • ASU is 10-0 when not committing an error and three of those games have against top-5 teams (Arkansas, two vs. UCLA)