Arizona State 2, UCLA 1

Arizona State, making its fourth WCWS appearance, won two games in the same World Series for the first time ever. ASU is now 4-7 all-time in the Women's College World Series.

UCLA junior shortstop Natasha Whatley tied Arizona's Amy Chellevold (1982-85) for the Pac-10's fourth-highest hit total for a single season with her 112th this evening. She was 1-for-4 against the Sun Devils.

ASU added to its single-season win record with its 46th victory today.

Sun Devil senior pitcher Erica Beach has allowed five earned runs in 51.0 innings (0.69 earned run average) with a record of 6-1 in this year's NCAA postseason. Beach has thrown every inning this postseason for Arizona State.

ASU's Kristin Farber extended her career-best hitting streak to 17 games. She is batting .571 in this year's postseason (12-for-21).

UCLA failed to advance to the NCAA National Championship game for the first time since 1998. Also, the Bruins' WCWS finish was their worst in school history (18 appearances).

Arizona State sophomore third baseman Phelan Wright notched her 17th double of the year tonight to tie Alyssa Johnson (1996) for the most doubles in a Sun Devil single season.

UCLA now leads the all-time series with Arizona State, 71-16. Today's game marked the first time the two teams met in the Women's College World Series.

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