Cole Bradley, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Baseball: No. 12 Sun Devils walk-off the Aggies late in unexpected fashion

by Cole Bradley - February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) In what was expected to be a heavy offensive battle between two of the top hitters in the nation, the pitching on both sides brought their "A" game all the way until the end on Tuesday night. Coming in, both Spencer Torkelson and New Mexico State infielder Nick

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils complete sweep over Boston College after an 8-4 win

by Cole Bradley - February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Coming into the second weekend of the season, the Sun Devils failed to do what they did all last season-- hit. No. 13 ASU (5-3) had a combined average of .172 coming into their second series of the year against the Boston College Eagles (3-4). Meanwhile, the pitching staff

ASU Baseball: Pitching exceeded expectations over opening weekend

by Cole Bradley - February 17, 2020February 17, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) As the then-No. 9 Arizona State Sun Devils opening weekend drew to a close, lots of early indications of the team’s potential started to surface. Head coach Tracy Smith made it clear that the Sun Devils are using the early part of the season to find out the

ASU Baseball: Pitching shines as Sun Devils top Villanova 4-1 on opening night

by Cole Bradley - February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) The No. 9 Arizona State Sun Devils entered the season eager to make a statement as to why they are one of the most feared programs in the nation, opening up the season against the Villanova Wildcats on Friday night in Tempe. Preseason All-Americans Spencer Torkelson, Gage Workman, and

ASU Baseball: A year full of high expectations begins Friday against Villanova

by Cole Bradley - February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Tracy Smith and the Arizona State Sun Devils are ready to begin what is expected to be an exciting season Friday in Tempe. After an off-season full of accolades and Preseason All-America team honors, the Devils are finally going to show whether or not they live up to

ASU Women’s Hockey: Sun Devils win big in home-opening weekend

by Cole Bradley - November 23, 2019November 23, 2019

The Sun Devils have been nothing short of dominant to start their long homestand. After winning the first game of the weekend series against the Utah Utes by the score of 6-1, the Devils routed the Utes 11-0 in the finale on Saturday night. ASU was able to hold Utah to a

ASU Women’s Hockey: Numbers behind the scoring onslaught this season

by Cole Bradley - November 22, 2019

(Photo: Reagan Smith/WCSN) Through twelve games, No. 13 ASU Women’s Hockey has tied its record for the most wins in a single season with ten. As minuscule as this hot start may seem, it has proven to be such a monumental achievement for the girls in Maroon and Gold — and

ASU Women’s Hockey: Gulliksen is making strides on and off the ice

by Cole Bradley - November 7, 2019

(Photo: Reagan Smith/WCSN) Gulliksen grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, about thirty minutes outside of Chicago. There, hockey was a common game — but she wasn't one to stay stagnant in a city with the mainstream sport. “Hockey there is pretty big even amongst girls,” Gulliksen said. “It wasn’t that strange of

ASU Women’s Hockey: By the Numbers

by Cole Bradley - October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

(Photo: Reagan Smith/WCSN) Winning the first six games to kick off a season in any sport is no small feat, which makes the Arizona State Women's Hockey team that much more intriguing this time around. Since the program’s inaugural season in 2016, the Sun Devils have won a combined 20 games.

ASU Women’s Hockey: Sun Devils face rival GCU this coming weekend

by Cole Bradley - October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

(Photo: Reagan Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Women’s Hockey is 4-0 to start the 2019-2020 campaign. In what has arguably been the best start in program history, ASU has a +19 scoring differential. The expectations with nine freshmen on any roster are understandably low due to lack of experience, but the Devils have shown they