2014 Men’s Basketball
Championship
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Arizona State head coach Clint Myers congratulates Mandy Urfer after a two-run home run in the second inning of the Sun Devils' 4-0 win against Baylor. Arizona State advanced to the WCWS Final for the first time since 2008.
Arizona State shuts down Baylor
Bears scores two runs in four games of tournament
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dallas Escobedo threw a five-hit shutout, Mandy Urfer hit a two-run homer and top-seeded Arizona State beat Baylor 4-0 on Sunday to reach the finals of the Women’s College World Series.
Annie Lockwood added an RBI double and Lesley Rogers chipped in with a run-scoring single for the Sun Devils (58-6), who will face either Florida or Alabama in the best-of-three series starting Monday night.
The offensive struggles continued for the Bears (47-15), who scored just two runs in four games at the World Series—both on game-ending home runs in extra innings.
Escobedo (35-3) got the better of Whitney Canion (31-12), who hurled a 13-inning shutout to get the Bears into the semifinals.
The Sun Devils are back in the championship series for the first time since winning the title in 2008.
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