PHOENIX — In the moments leading up to the start of the seventh inning, Arizona State senior right-handed pitcher Jack Martinez stepped onto the mound inside Phoenix Municipal Stadium looking to put his last frame of work behind him. He’d just given up three runs on three hits that ballooned Arizona’s lead
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No. 11 Sun Devils’ Season Ends With 4-2 Loss To No. 6 Denver in NCHC Semifinals
(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Graduate forward Artem Shlaine’s game-tying goal in the second period of Arizona State hockey’s NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal game was a perfect embodiment of his team’s mindset throughout the 2024-25 campaign. Likely playing with a fractured foot after blocking a shot in the first per
Sun Devils lack intensity in 6-3 loss to rival USC
(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX — Like any player or coach, there are a few opponents that Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist has extra motivation to face. Naturally, as an alum of the school who spent three years in Tempe from 1997-99, Arizona tops that list being the Sun Devils’
No. 12 Sun Devils find killer instinct in Game 2 win
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) TEMPE — A little over week ago, Arizona State forwards Artem Shlaine and Kyle Smolen sat in Mullett Arena’s Media Room fielding questions about the No. 12 Sun Devils’ upcoming NCHC Quarterfinal series. Towards the end of the press conference, Smolen was asked if the bigger stage added any pressure
No. 12 Sun Devils down Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, lead NCHC Quarterfinals 1-0
(Photo: Jordan Talley/WCSN) TEMPE — Arizona State hockey head coach Greg Powers has been waiting for a moment like the one at Mullett Arena on Friday for years. Playoff hockey. A 5,000-seat, state-of-the-art arena flooded with fans wearing white. Games in March with NCAA Tournament implications. Powers’ vision of what his program could
Sun Devils aim to build off midweek win against Gonzaga this weekend
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) Arizona State baseball desperately needed a performance like the one it put forward on Tuesday night. After a weekend against Minnesota that saw them blow two late-game leads en route to their first series loss of the season, the Sun Devils seemingly unleashed those frustrations on UNLV, winning 7-0
Starter Jack Martinez shines in Sun Devils’ loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — Jack Martinez entered the 2025 campaign with lofty expectations placed on him before he even threw a single pitch at the Power Four level. An incoming transfer after spending a season at Louisiana Lafayette, the senior right-hander impressed during the offseason and earned a spot as Arizona
No. 12 Sun Devils Travel To Omaha As Postseason Implications Loom
(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) When Arizona State men’s hockey hosted Omaha at Mullett Arena in mid-November, both teams were victims of sluggish starts to their 2024 campaigns. The shorthanded Sun Devils limped into the two-game set with a pedestrian 3-6-1 record, and the Mavericks weren’t in much better shape. After winning the
Sun Devils rebound with 12-5 win over Oral Roberts
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN) PHOENIX — In baseball, it’s uber-important to have a short memory. With so many games on the schedule — around 60 for most NCAA squads — a team cannot become fixated on one isolated result or outcome, even if it adds another tally into the loss column. On Friday, Arizona State held
