ARIZONA STATE

Southern Miss erases 8-run hole, tops Arizona State

Jun 2, 2019, 5:16 PM
Arizona State starting pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi (19) pitches in an NCAA college Baton Rouge Regiona...
Arizona State starting pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi (19) pitches in an NCAA college Baton Rouge Regional baseball game, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
(Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gabe Montenegro’s two-run single to right with two outs completed a stunning comeback and lifted Southern Mississippi to a 13-12 victory over Arizona State on Sunday in an elimination game at the NCAA’s Baton Rouge regional.

The Golden Eagles trailed 10-2 in the fifth and 12-6 in the eighth before Matthew Guidry homered with two on and two out to make it 12-9.

Southern Miss opened the bottom of ninth with two singles and walk to load the bases with none out, and reliever Blake Burzell hit Hunter LeBlanc with a pitch to force home one run. Danny Lynch’s sacrifice fly to right made it 12-11 and moved the tying run to third before LeBlanc took second on a pitch in the dirt.

Reliever Chaz Montoya struck out Storme Cooper before Montenegro, who went 5-for-6 at the plate, rolled a 2-1 pitch between the first and second basemen, sending Southern Miss (40-20) into a matchup with host LSU (38-24).

Southern Miss reliever Brant Blaylock (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win, while Burzell (5-1) took his first loss this season.

Matt Wallner hit his 23rd home run of the season for the Golden Eagles.

Spencer Torkelson had three hits — including his 23rd homer this season — and drove in three runs for Arizona State (38-19).

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