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ASU Baseball: Offense explodes again behind Thornton’s quality start in victory over Nebraska

by Gareth Kwok - February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Every time Tyler Thornton takes the hill, head coach Tracy Smith can be assured that he is receiving a guaranteed solid six innings from the sophomore. It’s been a small sample size of three starts to the season, but Thornton has made his case of why he is the Sun

ASU Baseball: Freshmen shine, offense explodes for dominate win over Nebraska

by Hunter Hippel - February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) For a team loaded with what is projected to be multiple high round draft picks and with top-end talent, Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium looked a bit different than the average game for the No. 12 Sun Devil baseball team. Thanks to nagging outfield injuries, Arizona State had

ASU Baseball: No. 12 Sun Devils look to continue win streak in Nebraska series

by Hunter Hippel - February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) No. 12 Arizona State baseball is on the way to redeeming themselves after a tough start to the season. After underwhelming at 2-3 in it's first five games, the Sun Devils have ripped off four straight wins and are starting to look like the preseason powerhouse they were

ASU Baseball: No. 12 Sun Devils walk-off the Aggies late in unexpected fashion

by Cole Bradley - February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) In what was expected to be a heavy offensive battle between two of the top hitters in the nation, the pitching on both sides brought their "A" game all the way until the end on Tuesday night. Coming in, both Spencer Torkelson and New Mexico State infielder Nick

BREAKING– ASU Baseball: Catcher Sam Ferri out for season with knee injury

by WCSN Baseball - February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

(By Gareth Kwok and Gabe Swartz) (Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Arizona State head coach Tracy Smith announced officially after the Devils win over New Mexico State Tuesday night that redshirt junior catcher Sam Ferri will miss the remainder of the 2020 season due to a knee injury. Ferri’s injury occurred in the eighth

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils complete sweep over Boston College after an 8-4 win

by Cole Bradley - February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Coming into the second weekend of the season, the Sun Devils failed to do what they did all last season-- hit. No. 13 ASU (5-3) had a combined average of .172 coming into their second series of the year against the Boston College Eagles (3-4). Meanwhile, the pitching staff

ASU Baseball: Thornton shines as No. 13 Sun Devils defeat Boston College 8-4

by Gareth Kwok - February 22, 2020February 22, 2020

(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) Through two starts at ASU, starting pitcher Tyler Thornton is becoming what the team and fans were hoping for from the National Freshman of the Year in 2019. The sophomore transfer from Saint Mary’s threw his second consecutive quality start, pitching six innings while allowing six hits, two earned

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devil offense awakens to defeat Boston College, 10-4

by Gabe Swartz - February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) There hadn’t been many hard hit balls off Arizona State bats in the first five games. For a team that entered Friday night with a 2-3 record and a paltry 2.4 runs scored per game, line drives were few and far between. After the 13th-ranked Sun Devils struggled Tuesday

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils hope bats will come, continue nonconference against Boston College

by Hunter Hippel - February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Tuesday night was supposed to be the time things rounded into shape for No. 13 Arizona State Baseball this season. It was the night a projected overpowering offense would show up for the first time in the new season. It was the night, for the first time this

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils falter with runners in scoring position, fall to Oklahoma State, 2-1

by Gabe Swartz - February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Through five games, opposing teams have made clear one thing to No. 13 Arizona State (2-3)-- Spencer Torkelson will not beat them. Once again Tuesday night, Oklahoma State employed the same strategy taken by the Villanova Wildcats just three days earlier at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Rather than give one