NW Briefs: Lincecum fires 2-hit shutout, beats ASU

TEMPE, Ariz. — Tim Lincecum ran his string of scoreless innings to 28-2/3 with his second consecutive two-hit shutout as Washington beat 13th-ranked Arizona State 8-0 Friday night in the opener of a Pac-10 baseball series.

Lincecum (7-2), a junior right-hander from Liberty High School in Issaquah, struck out 12, walked four and hit one batter. Both Arizona State hits were doubles.

Lincecum already has 109 strikeouts, the third straight season he has reached triple figures. Only two other UW pitchers have struck out 100 or more in a season.

Lincecum also became only the third pitcher in Pac-10 history to strike out 400 in a career. With 401, he's 48 short of conference record-holder Rik Currier, who fanned 449 in four seasons at USC (1998-2001).

First baseman Curt Rindal of the Huskies (22-11 overall, 4-3 Pac-10) went 0 for 3 and was hit by a pitch twice against ASU (23-10, 2-2), ending his hitting streak at 21 games.

UW softball team falls

1-0 to No. 2 Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. — Alicia Hollowell struck out 14 in a two-hitter as second-ranked Arizona edged No. 14 Washington 1-0 in the opener of a Pac-10 softball series. Hollowell, a senior, struck out nine of the first 10 Huskies hitters.

It was her second start since coming back from a facial injury that she suffered March 19 against Texas. Hollowell has allowed one run in 14 innings in two Pac-10 victories since for Arizona (31-4, 2-1). Washington (27-11, 1-3) became her 11th shutout victim.

Baseball

• Brandon Crawford's two-out grand slam in the fourth inning led UCLA (17-13, 2-2) to a 9-5 Pac-10 victory in Pullman over Washington State (21-11, 3-4). Scott Suttmeier had a pinch-hit, two-run single for the Cougars.

• Starter Josh Monroe and four relievers combined to allow only five hits as Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 5-1 in Spokane in the opener of a three-game West Coast Conference series.

Fastpitch softball

• Cal pitcher Kristina Thorson, a senior from Shorecrest High School, is among 25 finalists for the USA Softball collegiate player of the year award. Thorson (23-3) leads the Pac-10 in victories, strikeouts (239) and innings pitched (157-1/3).

• Brenda Stice and Marjalena Santos each hit two home runs and Erin Martin pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts to lead Seattle University to 8-0 and 4-3 wins over visiting Saint Martin's. Martin (14-6) won both games.

• Nicole Walker and Morgan Parkerson hit home runs and Jackie Quint pitched a five-hit shutout as Western Washington beat Western Oregon 6-0 for a split of a doubleheader in Bellingham. Western Oregon won the opener 4-1.

Basketball

• Sara Nichols, 27, a Bothell High School graduate who has been a part of the Western Washington women's program as player or coach for 10 years, resigned as assistant coach.

Rowing

• Lia Pernell of Seattle's Pocock Rowing Center had the fastest time in women's single sculls heats to advance to the semifinals of the spring's first U.S. national-selection regatta on Lake Mercer near Princeton, N.J. Pocock rowers Reilly Dampeer, in women's singles, and Francis Cuddy, in men's single sculls, also advanced.

Track and field

• Washington State's Drew Ulrick (men's discus), James McSwain (men's 100) and McKenzie Garberg (women's discus) reached NCAA regional qualifying marks at the Texas Relays in Austin.

• WSU sophomore La Shawnda Porter of Renton won the 100 and 200 meters as the Cougars won 13 events in the 37th annual Pelluer Invitational at Eastern Washington's Woodward Field in Cheney.

Tennis

• Arizona's women won five of six singles matches to beat Washington 5-2 at Bill Quillian Stadium. Sophomore Tara Simpson had the only singles win for the Huskies. Dinka Hadzic and Victoria Brymer won for the UW at No. 1 singles.

• Washington State's women's team lost 7-0 in Pullman to 16th-ranked Arizona State.

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