ASU Football: Fields excited to be back as Pierce praises fast, deep defense

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Arizona State Football defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce and senior defensive back Evan Fields spoke to the media after spring practice on Monday.  Here are the highlights from what both said during availability. Fields' return, "little things" in a fast group highlight defense ASU returns quite the speedy secondary for the

ASU Baseball: Benson, Vander Kooi out for year with Tommy John Surgery

Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN Arizona State Baseball Head Coach Tracy Smith announced Thursday that redshirt freshman left-handed pitcher Cooper Benson and redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi will both undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery.  "We feel bad for the kids, they're tremendous workers and have put a lot of time in," Smith

ASU Baseball: Defense shows out to claim Sun Devils’ first victory of the season, 2-1

A strong defensive showing from Arizona State Baseball led to a 2-1 win over Sacramento State at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday night. Redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy, redshirt junior shortstop Drew Swift, redshirt freshman first-baseman Nate Baez and redshirt freshman second-baseman Sean McClain were the culprits of great defense by

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils picked to finish third in Pac-12 among coaches

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) The results of the 2021 Pac-12 Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll were released Wednesday and picked Arizona State Baseball to finish third in the conference. The consensus No. 1 pick was UCLA, gaining all 10 first-place votes totalling 100 points. ASU received 83 points in the poll.  The Sun Devils were ranked