Austin: ASU Overcomes Adversity, Texas’ Melendez Responds

AUSTIN, Texas — Arizona State and Fairfield have followed opposite paths the entire season. 

Fairfield has been accustomed to winning … all the time, while the Sun Devils have gotten accustomed to winning games late and perhaps not in the prettiest fashion possible.

For seven and a half innings Friday night at the Austin Regional, it was easy to see why Fairfield lost one game in the regular season and entered the weekend with a gaudy 37-3 overall record. Through nine innings and a 7-6 victory, it also was easy to see how ASU has overcome incredible adversity both on[…]