Tanner Tortorella, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils open new era in 2022 against Dixie State

by Tanner Tortorella - February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The Willie Bloomquist era for Arizona State Baseball begins on Friday at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. After fall ball and grinding through spring camp, ASU has arrived at the beginning of its season ready to answer the question of what should come of the 2022 season. “[The players] have put

ASU Women’s Soccer: Douglas, Van Deursen break two records in Senior Day rout of Utah

by Tanner Tortorella - November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) ASU made history on senior day in a match that saw four seniors find the back of the net and two ASU records be broken on the same goal in a 4-1 rout against Utah. The Sun Devils entered the match after winning their first conference game of

ASU woes continue in 2-0 loss to No. 14 Stanford

by Tanner Tortorella - October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) ASU continues their Pac-12 winless streak after a disconcerting road loss to No. 14 Stanford 2-0. The Sun Devils entered with little hope of returning to the NCAA tournament, but winning against a highly ranked opponent could have been their ticket back on track. However, the dynamic offense and

ASU Women’s Soccer: Sun Devils Pac-12 struggle, fall 1-0 to Ducks

by Tanner Tortorella - October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) ASU entered their Sunday matchup with Oregon without a win in conference play (0-3-1) and it left the same way with a 1-0 defeat. The Sun Devils had many opportunities in those previous conference matchups, but timely mistakes cost them. The same could be said for today's match

ASU Women’s Soccer: Sun Devils bite the dust in loss to No. 21 Trojans 2-1

by Tanner Tortorella - October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) ASU returned to Tempe for the first time in three weeks to face Pac-12 opponent No. 21 USC. They entered the match off a draw to an underperforming Washington team and looked to bounce back big against a rank conference foe. However, the overwhelming winds had a different

ASU Women’s Soccer: Sun Devils hold off late Red Raiders attack; leave Tuscon with a pair of wins

by Tanner Tortorella - September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) TUCSON - Arizona State held on against No. 21 Texas Tech late efforts that saw the Red Raiders cut a 3-0 deficit to 3-2. The win caps off a two-game series in Tucson that sees ASU leave undefeated with a win against Nebraska on Thursday as well. Entering Sunday's

No. 12 Sun Devils fall short to No. 8 Ducks in Extra Innings

by Tanner Tortorella - April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Heartbreak came early in the weekend for the Sun Devils at Farrington Stadium as No. 12 ASU fell in the ninth inning to No. 8 Oregon in the series opener on Friday by a score of 6-5. An early disastrous start for the Sun Devils saw them fall

ASU Softball: No. 13 ASU splits doubleheader against No. 8 Arizona in blowout fashion

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by Tanner Tortorella - April 18, 2021April 18, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) No. 13 ASU had a Saturday filled with ups and downs during their doubleheader against No. 8 Arizona. All the ups came in the first game that saw the Sun Devils flex their offensive prowess in an 8-1 win. However, all the downs came in the second game,

ASU Softball: Late Long Balls by Sun Devils lead to doubleheader sweep of Cardinal on Saturday

by Tanner Tortorella - April 11, 2021April 11, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) It was not pretty by the Sun Devils, but ASU prevailed from behind late. Fielding errors, Stanford's laser pitching, and hitting almost were too much to handle for Arizona State as they fell behind early. However, the Sun Devils' late-game heroics helped secure the come from behind victories

Wild Walk-off propels No. 14 ASU past No. 6 Washington in Pac-12 Home Opener

by Tanner Tortorella - March 27, 2021March 27, 2021

(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Who said baserunning wasn't exciting? A wild ending at Farrington Stadium as No. 14 ASU ended its first home conference game against No. 6 Washington in walk-off fashion. The Sun Devils, down early, battles back to earn a 5-4 victory in one of the wildest endings a softball