Dominic Cotroneo, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Baseball: Wednesday practice report

by Dominic Cotroneo - May 13, 2015May 13, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Five games in seven days is no easy stretch, and head coach Tracy Smith knows his personnel's focus at the end of the regular season. "Just making sure we’re getting our work in and with the quick turnaround for tomorrow’s game, it’s more of just the technical stuff. We

ASU Baseball: Bringing the hustle back to the diamond

by Dominic Cotroneo - May 5, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) David Eckstein, Pete Rose, Dustin Pedroia are a few of the true 100 percent effort players on every given night. They ran/run a full 90 feet at their highest effort possible on seemingly every routine ground ball and fly ball. They would finish games with jerseys so dirty

ASU Baseball: A comprehensive look at the “shutdown inning”

by Dominic Cotroneo - April 23, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) One of Tracy Smith's first dilemmas about his team was its lack of an identity. In the first few weeks, the skipper admitted he was still learning the kind of team he had. There isn't a doubt now the "Cardiac Devils" have found their angle: close games. There has been

ASU Baseball: Another come-from-behind win notches Territorial Cup point

by Dominic Cotroneo - April 22, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) For Arizona State, coming from behind to win ballgames has been so common one might start guessing who will be the next player in the batters box to start the comeback. On Wednesday night, however, it was a series of key defensive plays that started the comeback for

ASU Hockey: NCAA roster unveiled for 2015

by Dominic Cotroneo - April 15, 2015April 15, 2015

(Photo: Ross Leviton/WCSN) With the Frozen Four concluded and Providence owning the championship, the first official NCAA off-season has begun for Arizona State Ice Hockey. They have hit the ground running announcing their schedule on Monday, offering season ticket deposits as of Wednesday morning, and now their roster for the 2015

ASU Hockey: Rivard’s four goals, Felbel’s strong performance lead ASU to victory

by Dominic Cotroneo - March 6, 2015March 6, 2015

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) There were concerns in the goalie play for the No. 1 Sun Devils in their first game of the National Tournament against the Colorado Buffs. There was never any doubt about the offense. Behind a career night from Eric Rivard and strong performances from the rest of the top

ASU Baseball: Serven brothers to reunite in weekend series

by Dominic Cotroneo - March 6, 2015March 6, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In the small world that is competitive baseball, teammates treat each other like family. Players have friends all over the map thanks to high school teams and summer leagues. It’s a baseball brotherhood that lasts a lifetime. This weekend two former teammates from Palm Desert High School will reunite,

ASU Softball: Devils win second of doubleheader despite apparently missed home run call

by Dominic Cotroneo - February 7, 2015February 7, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) At first glance, the no. 16 Sun Devils’ 6-3 victory over the Rebels from Ole Miss seems open and shut. As simple as fair or foul, but not quite. Arizona State gathered their third win of the young season with the long ball ruling the scoring for the evening.