PHOENIX - With a light show painting the night sky in the backdrop of Phoenix Municipal Stadium, a laser show was going on inside the park as Sun Devil Baseball routed USC, 12-1, in the opener of the final Pac-12 era series between the two teams.
As the lightning danced in the distance to the north over the Papago Mountains, ASU (21-21, 11-11 Pac-12) erupted for 12 runs on 15 hits with four homers, a double and a triple, jumping out to a 9-0 lead through five and never looking back.
Ben Jacobs had the best start of his collegiate career on the mound, punching out a career-best 11 batters in a career-high 6.