Arizona State baseball faced a challenging start in the Pac-12 Tournament, dropping their opener to Stanford. In a separate game, Arizona took an early lead against Stanford, with notable performances from Maddox Mihalakis and Blake McDonald. Mihalakis scored on McDonald's chopper to short, and McDonald executed a perfect safety squeeze. Arizona's Clark Candiotti also delivered an impressive performance, retiring 16 consecutive batters. The game saw Arizona leading Stanford 6-0 by the sixth inning.
Blake McDonald with a perfect safety squeeze up the 1B line. Arizona 6, Stanford 0, 1 out, 1 on, B6.
Make it SIXTEEN in a row for Clark Candiotti. WOW. Arizona 4, Stanford 0, B6.
Make it 13 in a row for Clark Candiotti. In an absolute groove since loading the bases in the first. Arizona 4, Stanford 0, B5.
Smart and aggressive baserunning by Maddox Mihalakis to score on Blake McDonald's chopper to short with the infield in. Arizona 4, Stanford 0, 2 outs, B4.
Timing no longer off. Three-run shot off the fair pole. Arizona 3, Stanford 0, 1 out, B3. https://t.co/xfPA1ePlZm
Stanford loads the bases with two outs, but Arizona gets out of it.
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