PHOENIX – There are not many baseball players in the world who draw comparisons to Major League Baseball’s top home run hitter, Barry Bonds. Especially not college baseball players. This season, Arizona State sophomore left-fielder Landon Hairston has drawn not only those comparisons, but even the same treatment. Against New Mexico
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ASU rides standout pitching to series-opening win
(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) PHOENIX – As Arizona State entered play against Baylor Friday for their final series in April, its pitching staff had surrendered 37 runs in their previous four games, including 10 in a disheartening midweek loss to New Mexico State two days prior. The Sun Devils have been susceptible to
Relief pitching falters as ASU drops extra-inning marathon against New Mexico State
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) PHOENIX — Just when Arizona State baseball was on the brink of flatlining, new life was seemingly breathed back into the team at the very last moment. Facing a two-run deficit and with only one out to spare in the bottom of the eleventh inning, redshirt junior Nu’u Contrades
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ASU Shows Signs of Toughness in Win Over Utah
(Photo: Elijah Longoria/WCSN) PHOENIX – When head coach Willie Bloomquist arrived for his postgame media availability following Arizona State baseball’s 14-13 win over Utah on Saturday, he could only express his disappointment. “For me personally, that was one of the most gut-wrenching things I’ve ever watched,” Bloomquist said. In the ninth inning, ASU
Sun Devils’ Bullpen Meltdown Nearly Costs Them Series-Evening Victory
(Photo: Elijah Longoria/WCSN) PHOENIX — When Arizona State junior right-handed pitcher Derek Schaefer retook the mound at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in the top of the ninth inning, the conditions surrounding his attempt to close out Saturday’s contest against Utah couldn’t have unfolded more perfectly. He inherited a two-out, bases-loaded situation in the
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Sun Devils fall down concerning path with loss to Utah
(Photo: Connor Gleason/WCSN) PHOENIX – A familiarity heuristic is a psychological term for a rule-of-thumb saying that people search for familiarity when faced with unknown and testing circumstances, though such familiarity is typically a distraction from a larger issue. When Arizona State baseball saw redshirt sophomore catcher Brody Briggs and head coach
Defensive miscues and poor pitching execution sink Sun Devils against UNLV
(Photo: Madison Sorenson/WCSN) PHOENIX — When UNLV and Arizona State first matched up against one another in late March, the Rebels nearly capitalized on a sloppy showing from the Sun Devils, scoring 11 runs after facing a 12-0 deficit. The comeback attempt ultimately fell short despite a scrappy team effort from
