Ben Margiott

After pitching six innings and surrendering just one run last weekend at the University of Southern California, Alex Blackford looked to be head coach Tim Esmay’s third starter moving forward. Sunday, however, Blackford gave up six earned runs and retired just seven batters as Arizona State (24-12-1) fell to Valparaiso (15-23)

Having won their last five of six, No. 15 Arizona State (20-9-1, 6-6 Pac-12) travels to Los Angeles Friday looking to continue their success against unranked USC (12-20, 5-7). Arizona State swept USC at Packard Stadium in 2012, outscoring the Trojans 17-2 in the three-game series. The Trojans have lost five of

WCSN's Evan Webeck and Madison Romine give their picks during midseason grades. Trevor Williams: B+ The junior has solidified his Friday night position, building on progress made in 2012 working behind current minor leaguer Brady Rodgers. Despite improving his control, Williams has regressed in some areas. The right-hander is on pace to

The No. 21 Arizona State Sun Devils (19-9-1, 6-6) failed again Sunday to sweep a Pac-12 opponent, losing their fourth straight series finale, this time to the No. 11 Oregon Ducks (22-9, 9-3) by a score of 16-3. “Different day, same script,” ASU head coach Tim Esmay said. “We gave away

He may have given up a hit this time, but the outcome was the same: Sun Devils win. “It may not look good on the score sheet, but a win is a win,” freshman left-hander Ryan Kellogg said, after making his first start since the no-hitter at Oregon State last Saturday. Arizona

Winning Pac-12 pitcher of the week might faze some players. Instead, Matt Boyd responded with the performance of his collegiate career. The senior left-hander threw his first complete game for Oregon State and struck out a career-high 11 batters as Arizona State dropped the first of three games 5-0 in Corvallis,

All things considered, the Arizona State baseball team had an impressive weekend in Surprise. Trevor Williams threw a complete game, the Devils defeated the No. 2 team in the country twice, and the infield made great strides in the field. However, the eighth inning of the tie against Gonzaga will resonate

Freshman pitching carried ASU baseball to its second-straight weekend series victory on Sunday, this time over the Tennessee Volunteers. Freshmen Ryan Kellogg and Ryan Burr combined for eight innings pitched, one run, no walks, and ten strikeouts in the 5-1 road win. Sun Devils batters also started to show signs of power,

The fans at Packard Stadium knew their beloved Sun Devils wouldn’t go down without a fight. However, a five-run second inning by Bethune-Cookman (1-2) proved to be too difficult to overcome as ASU (2-1) dropped its first of the year, 7-6. Down by one with two outs in the bottom of the

Jake Barrett, beard on his face and 99 on his back, was the real deal. With a team-leading ERA of 1.79, the right-handed closer struck a chord of consistency in 2012, saving 11 games for the Sun Devils. That mark is tied for third most in ASU history. Barrett was