Jayson Rose Throws Shutout as Utah Baseball Beats ASU, 2-0
5/26/2017 3:08 PM | Baseball
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SALT LAKE CITY –Jayson Rose pitched a shutout on the mound as the Utah baseball team defeated Arizona State, 2-0, to open a three-game series on Friday afternoon.
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Rose had six strikeouts on the day, allowing three hits with four walks over eight innings. Rose is 8-3 on the year. Dylan Drachler entered in the ninth and earned the save, which included a strikeout. It was his fifth save of the season.
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The Utes (25-24, 13-15 Pac-12) scattered five hits, with the biggest hit of the day a solo home run in the second inning from Zack Moeller.
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Utah took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an unearned run after DaShawn Keirsey, Jr., reached base on an error. Chandler Anderson had an infield hit to move Keirsey to third and a sacrifice fly from Dallas Carroll put the Utes on the board.
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Moeller made it 2-0 with his fourth homer of the year in the second inning.
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The Utes had opportunities to add to their lead, stranding two runners on base in the third, seventh and eighth innings. Carroll reached base with a double and a walk and also had a stolen base, his 10th of the year.
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Arizona State stranded six on base throughout the game. Jayson's brother Josh made a highlight catch in the first inning with a diving play near the right field line, doubling up the runner at first. The Sun Devils stranded two on in the second after a pair of walks. Two of the three hits were doubles.