(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State head coach Tim Esmay preaches good at-bats and mental toughness to his players day-in and day-out. On this day, his team had neither in a 9-3 loss to Washington. A six-run eighth inning for the Huskies broke a 3-3 tie and the Sun Devils could never recover
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Nick Hillier walks on to a legacy
(Photo: Brett Deckert/WCSN) [youtube id="5shIEGYG26U" width="620" height="360"] Nick Hillier isn't your usual captain. Or really, he is, but the way in which he earned that role isn't so usual. Out of Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, he wasn't heavily recruited, and the schools that did express interest just weren't the right
Sun Devils lose rubber match with Tennessee
Errors prove costly for Arizona State in 6-5 loss to Tennessee
(Photo: ASU Athletics) Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano left the dugout several times on Saturday night against Arizona State until eventually he was forced to leave it for good. Earning an early trip to the showers in the bottom of the sixth inning after arguing multiple calls, however, prompted a stern three-run
Arizona State baseball hands Tennessee its first loss of the year
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Tennessee Volunteers entered Packard Stadium on Friday night as one of two remaining unbeaten teams in college baseball, but the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils cut that list to just one remaining undefeated by the end of the night. Brett Lilek continued his early season dominance in
Voices of the team: seniors, captains talk Chapman
(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) For captains in any sport, rivalries are a beautiful thing. The days leading up to just another regular season matchup often require a team’s leaders to kick team-motivating up a notch. The days leading up to a key match-up against a hated rival rarely require such motivating. The Arizona
Struggles continue for ASU baseball in California road trip
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team (3-4) dropped two-of-three this past weekend on a trip through the Golden State. The Sun Devils lost their Friday and Saturday matchups against Long Beach State, 11-0, and UC Irvine, 5-2, respectively, though were able to salvage the trip on Sunday with a
Two wins in opening series is strong start for ASU baseball
(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Relievers-turned-starting pitchers Ryan Burr and Brett Lilek expected short starts. The bullpen was going to have to step up all weekend long. The Arizona State Sun Devils entered their opening weekend series against the Baylor Bears knowing those would be keys to a successful start. Two victories and a series