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| The Devils scored 46 runs in the opening weekend series. |
The Devils, struggling the last couple of years, hoped to start the season off with a series win over the Irish, who is entering their 123rd season.
The first game of the season on Friday night was a glimpse of what hopes to be a positive and thrilling season.
In the second inning, the Devils scored the first run of the season off the bat of Sam Ferri, who hit a hard shot over center fielder's head. Alika Williams sprinted from first base to make it home safely. Later in the inning, with the bases loaded, Spencer Torkelson cleared the bases with a solid hit to right field. The score after two innings, Devils 4-0.
In the bottom of the third inning, Lyle Lin hit an RBI to right field, scoring Hunter Bishop, Which gave the Devils a comfortable 5-0 lead.
The Fighting Irish got on the board in the top of the seventh with a home run over the right field by Niko Kavadas, followed by a Jared Miller double over the first base man's head but was left on base.
After striking out 10 batters in five innings, Alec Marsh was relieved. Marsh's 10 strike outs are the most for a Devils pitcher since March 12, 2016 by Seth Martinez.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Devils get a free run when bases are loaded and Lyle Lin takes a full count walk. The Devils would finish the inning adding four more runs and bumping the score to 10-1 over the Irish.
The Devils finished the game with 8 hits to the Irish five, winning the first game of the 2019 season by a score of 10-1.
In game two, the Devils pounded the Irish 20-7. Carter Aldrete had two home runs, racking up six RBI.
Game three started quick for both teams. The Irish got two hits, but left runners on base, while the Devils continued their scoring from last night, scoring early on a two run home run by Bishop which also scored Torkelson. The Devils led 2-0 going into the second inning.
The Irish scored on an RBI single by Zack Prajzner, scoring Jared Miller. But the Devils come back and extend the lead on the bottom of the second on a two RBI single by Drew Swift. The inning ended after Swift crosses the plate prior to Torkelson getting thrown out trying to take second base. The Devils led 5-1.
As the game progressed, the Devils had 10 runs with 9 hits by the bottom of the fifth inning with no signs of slowing down against the stunned Irish with 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 errors.
By the end of the game, the Devils had 15 hits, winning 16-5 over the Irish who had nine hits and three errors.
After this series, the Fighting Irish travel to San Antonio, TX for the Alamo Irish Classic where they take on Eastern Michigan and Incarnate Word in two game series starting Feb 21 at 2 p.m.
The Devils host San Diego Toreros on Wednesday, Feb 20 at 6:30 p.m. MST, followed by a three game series against the UC Davis Aggies beginning Friday evening, Feb 22 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
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