OKLAHOMA CITY — Krista Donnenwirth hit two of Arizona State’s four homers and drove in four runs, Kaylyn Castillo and Annie Lockwood had three RBIs apiece and the Sun Devils routed Florida 14-4 Monday night in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series finals.
The Sun Devils (59-6) broke the game open by scoring six times with two outs in the second and built a big enough lead to have the game stopped by mercy rule if it wasn’t played in the championship series.
Donnenwirth made it 7-0 with her three-run shot to the front of the left-field stands to finish the second-inning surge, then went back-to-back with Lockwood in the fifth as the lead bulged to 14.
The Gators (56-12) had been the hot hitting team coming into the finals, scoring at least five in their first five games and winning two games against Alabama by a combined score of 25-4 on Sunday. They boast an offense that leads the nation with 124 home runs and ranks second in scoring.
Dallas Escobedo (36-3) cooled them down enough to win the first matchup ever between freshman pitchers in the finals, winning her 18th straight decision.
