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No. 2 UCLA softball scored in the eighth inning Friday for a 2-1 Pac-12 opening home win over No. 11 Arizona State.
ASU’s Makenna Harper homered leading off the seventh to extend the game into extra innings.
In the eighth, UCLA’s Aaliyah Jordan doubled in the winning run as the Bruins improved to 16-1, 1-0.
ASU dropped to 17-3, 0-1 with freshman pitcher Allison Royalty (5-2) taking the loss. Lindsay Lopez pitched the first 3 1/3 innings for the Sun Devils.
The series continues with a doubleheader Saturday and single game Sunday. The Friday, Sunday and first game of the doubleheader count as Pac-12 games with the other being non-conference.
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