(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) If one was looking for the direct and immediate impact new Arizona State Baseball pitching coach Jason Kelly had in his first 17 games, a case study of junior right-handed pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi would have turned up impressive results. Vander Kooi was coming off a bad year when
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils figure to create ‘new identity’ as fall ball begins
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) At the beginning of this year, a national championship was an attainable goal for Arizona State baseball heading into the season opener. But times have dramatically changed since then-junior left-handed pitcher Justin Fall threw out the first pitch of the season on February 14 against Villanova. In nine months
ASU Baseball: Outfielder Vinny Tosti looks to excel despite tragedy
ASU Baseball: Workman’s two home runs push No. 10 Sun Devils to sweep Fresno State
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) Justin Fall may not have had his best stuff or the best start Sunday afternoon. That's been the case more than often than not in the young season for the Arizona State junior left-hander, as the highly-touted southpaw doesn't have the numbers most expected him to and has
ASU Baseball: Jump powers Sun Devils to 9-4 win over Fresno State
Down 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Arizona State junior right fielder Hunter Jump stepped into the batter's box with junior first baseman Spencer Torkelson on first base, courtesy of the projected top-three draft pick's 30th walk in what's been an already record-breaking year. With the first baseman 90 feet
ASU Baseball: Jump’s late go-ahead RBI gives No. 10 Sun Devils 4-3 win over Fresno State
(Photo: Sarandon Raboin/WCSN) The phrase Arizona State head coach Tracy Smith uses when referring to Hunter Jump returning to ASU after his one-year stint at Central Arizona Community College is “welcoming him with open arms.” “He is no stranger to us,” Smith said after their 14-1 victory over Nebraska last Saturday night.
ASU Baseball: Torkelson’s walks lead to opportunities for the rest of the lineup
ASU Baseball: Hot bats return to Tempe following road sweep
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) On their journey to a miraculous College World Series title in 2008, the Fresno State Bulldogs eliminated then No. 4 Arizona State in the NCAA Super Regionals. The Bulldogs dropped the first game of the postseason series before taking the final two contests to punch their ticket to
