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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils swept by BYU in dominating fashion, 19-3

by Tanner Tortorella - February 26, 2022February 26, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball entered Saturday's game against BYU defeated before the first pitch. This feeling started Thursday night, as BYU scored three runs in the final two innings to steal the first game of the series. It intensified on Friday, with ASU up two runs in the ninth inning

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ bullpen blow late lead, lose 6-5 to BYU

by Cole Bradley - February 26, 2022February 26, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State Baseball had BYU down to its last strike twice in the ninth inning on Friday night. The Sun Devils were about to follow up a blown lead on Thursday with a shutdown night from the bullpen in the second game of the series against

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall 4-2 in series-opener with BYU

by Nikash Nath - February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) TEMPE – After a pitcher-friendly 3-1 victory on Tuesday night against Nevada, Arizona State Baseball opened up a three-game series against BYU on a cool and crisp Thursday night. BYU extended its win streak against the Sun Devils to four-straight as ASU fell in a back and forth affair

ASU Baseball: BYU pitching could cause problems in 3-game set

by Tanner Tortorella - February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) It was 303 days the last time Arizona State Baseball (3-1) played BYU (2-2), and 3,951 days since the last time it beat the Cougars. The two programs have faced off six times in their history, splitting the series 3-3. However, the Sun Devils are on a three-game losing

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils win pitchers duel against Nevada 3-1

by Michael Baribault - February 22, 2022February 23, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) In the first mid-week tilt of the 2022 season for Arizona State Baseball, it defeated the visiting Nevada Wolfpack 3-1. “It was a well-played game by both teams – pretty clean baseball,” ASU Head Coach Willie Bloomquist said postgame. Sophomore infielder Ethan Long’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils top Dixie State 17-8 behind five home runs

by Nikash Nath - February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) TEMPE – After a frustrating 7-6 loss in extra innings on Saturday, Arizona State Baseball looked to rebound in its rubber match against Dixie State on Sunday afternoon. The Sun Devils opened the floodgates on Dixie State in the series finale, only failing to score in three innings as

ASU Baseball: Self-inflicted errors lead to loss to Dixie State 7-6 in extras

by Tanner Tortorella - February 19, 2022February 19, 2022

(Photo: Joey Phliska/WCSN) It was the top of the tenth inning with a runner on third base in a 6-6 ball game. Dixie State tried to bunt its runner home. Arizona State Baseball junior right-handed pitcher Dom Cacchione ran up to field the ball, but slipped as he made contact with it

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils open 2022 with 3-1 win over Dixie State

by Cole Bradley - February 18, 2022February 20, 2022

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) TEMPE – The beginning of Arizona State Baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist’s tenure wasn’t the only debut on Friday night. Graduate first baseman Conor Davis made his first start in an ASU uniform after missing all of 2021 due to a torn ACL. In his first at-bat in nearly

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 Baseball: Inside the Sun Devils’ 2022 depth chart

by Cole Bradley - February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball is one day away from the beginning of the highly anticipated Willie Bloomquist-era. On Friday, the Sun Devils will open up at home against the Dixie State Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. MST at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Outside of the well-documented coaching changes, ASU looks slightly different