(Photo: Ellie Simpson/WCSN) In a sport dominated by men, the players of the Arizona State women's club hockey team are out to prove themselves as they enter their second full season as a program. The Devils kicked off their inaugural season with some struggles, losing the first 13 games to start, but closed the regular
Nicholas Badders
Nicholas Badders is a junior sports journalism student at the Cronkite School with aspirations of become a professional baseball play-by-play broadcaster. He has been involved with the Walter Cronkite Sports Network since he stepped foot on campus and has since risen to become the club’s President. Badders has experience covering soccer, men's and women's hockey and baseball. He has also photographed nearly every sport at ASU.
ASU Soccer: Sun Devil Desert Classic wraps with ASU loss
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After a frustrating draw on Friday night against Boston University, the Arizona State Sun Devils soccer team looked to rebound against the University of Central Florida Sunday afternoon. The 24th-ranked UCF Knights outplayed them all game long, however, as ASU fell by a final score of 2-1 in the last
ASU Baseball: Devils swept by Wildcats, ensure first losing season since 1985
(Photo: Blaine McCormick/WCSN) 1985. The only season in the history of the Arizona State baseball program that the Sun Devils had finished the season with more losses than wins. Now, 2017 can be added to that list as with their loss to the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, ASU ensured that they will finish
ASU Baseball: 54-Year Streak Comes to end as Devils Drop Series to Huskies
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With their loss to the University of Washington Huskies on Sunday afternoon, Arizona State Baseball's streak of 54 consecutive seasons with at least 30 wins came to an end. The 4-0 score put Arizona State's season record at 22-26, guaranteeing that with seven games left in 2017, the team would not
ASU Baseball: Big hit lacking as Devils drop series opener to Cardinal
ASU Baseball: Game 1 Instant Recap vs. No. 13 Stanford
(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) Despite outhitting the country's 13th-best team, the Arizona State Sun Devils were unable to scrape out a victory against the Stanford Cardinal, as they fell 7-5. The Cardinal scored early and often in the game, plating three runs in the first three innings, giving them a 3-0 lead before
ASU Baseball: Smith’s squad looks to maintain momentum in Eugene
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) For the first time all season, Arizona State comes into a series having won two straight weekend bouts. Beginning tonight, the Sun Devils will play three games in Eugene against the Oregon Ducks. Winners of five of their last six, ASU looks to continue their momentum at a time
ASU Baseball: Basepath blunders hurt Devils as Cal State Bakersfield avoids sweep
(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) Fight and comebacks have been a story of the Arizona State Sun Devils season all year long. Having been under .500 since their series against Oregon State, ASU won its first two games against Cal State Bakersfield, putting them in a position to potentially even up their record
ASU Baseball: Game 3 Instant Recap Vs. Cal State Bakersfield
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) A game away from .500, the Arizona State Sun Devils hosted the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners for the final game of a three-game series, as they looked for the sweep. In what was a very back-and-forth game at the start, Mahlik Jones started the scoring in the second for
ASU Baseball: Erives’ excellence, boom of bats sends Sun Devils in right direction in win over UNLV
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team left Berkeley’s Evans Diamond on Sunday with their head coach in the belief that his team was quitting early on and lacking the competitiveness needed to win. Having lost eight of their last 11 games, the Devils returned to Phoenix Municipal Stadium