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By my count, Arizona State is one of four 12-0 teams in the country right now, along with Florida State, Louisville and LSU. <\/p>\n
The No. 3 Sun Devils, who feature a load of 2010 Cape Leaguers, will face their toughest series yet this weekend when they host Auburn. They did get some tough competition at last week’s Coca Cola Classic but this will be their first series that really takes it up a notch.<\/p>\n
I think the question is this: will the Sun Devils rise along with the competition.<\/p>\n
Zack MacPhee, Riccio Torrez, Drew Maggi (pictured) and Zach Wilson are all 2010 Cape Leaguers and they’ve all pounded the pitching they’ve seen so far. MacPhee (Bourne) is hitting .564 with a homer, seven triples and 16 RBI, Wilson (Wareham) is at .421, Torrez (Orleans) is at .385 and Maggi (Orleans) is hitting .348. Together, that crew has done the bulk of the damage for the Sun Devils, who are hitting .372 as a team and averaging more than 10 runs per game.<\/p>\n
The Sun Devils have been without ace Josh Spence, but the rest of their pitchers have picked up the slack. Freshman Brady Rodgers (Cotuit) has a 1.10 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 16 innings. Jordan Swagerty (Wareham) has three saves. Seth Blair, who played for Cotuit in 2008 and 2009, has a 3.38 ERA. <\/p>\n
Auburn comes to the desert with a 9-2 record. Brian Fletcher, who played for Falmouth in 2008 and 2009, has been an absolute star so far. He’s hitting .467 and he’s tied for second in the league with six home runs and 24 RBI. Hunter Morris (Falmouth ’09) has also hit well, with a .423 average and two homers. As for the 2010 Cape Leaguers, Creede Simpson (Bourne) is hitting .413, and pitcher Garrett Bush (Bourne) has made one appearance.<\/p>\n
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