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.
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.
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.
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.
Moeller made it 2-0 with his fourth homer of the year in the second inning.
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.
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.
Utah and Arizona State play game two of the series on Saturday, May 27, at 11:30 a.m. MT.
