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ASU Baseball: Tracy Smith has found his Swiss Army knife in Erik Tolman

by Jacob Rudner - April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Tactfully, the owner of the versatile tool removed it from the pocket in which it waited. Its blades sat sharpened, its pliers strong and its tweezers tucked away still useful but unnoticed at the top of the Swiss Army knife. The knife’s name is flexible: multitool, multi-blade even

ASU Baseball: No. 16 Sun Devils overcome sluggish start, top Seattle University in midweek matchup

by Bobby Kraus - April 16, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Despite the marathon that is a baseball season, whether it be the 162-plus game gauntlet of the Major League campaign or the 50-plus game trek to Omaha for the collegiate game, every game has to be approached with a playoff-like desire to win in order to give yourself

ASU Baseball: No.13 ASU bats not enough to win series against No. 4 Oregon State

by Jack Lautaret - April 15, 2019April 22, 2019

The Sun Devils returned to Tempe to host the No. 4 Oregon State Beavers. The Devils fought and the bats had moments of glory, but that wasn't enough for to win the series as the Beavers took two of three off ASU.

ASU Baseball GALLERY: 4-3 loss to Oregon State

by Nicholas Badders - April 14, 2019April 14, 2019

All photos taken by Nicholas Badders on April 13, 2019 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix.

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils come up inches short to Oregon State, focusing on fundamentals moving forward

by Bobby Kraus - April 14, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The later and later you get into a baseball season, the more and more the clichés of the game start to rear their ugly heads. Throwing strikes, simplifying the moment, making the routine plays are ones that come to mind for the everyday fan. In the case of Arizona State

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils lose tightly contested game to No. 4 Oregon State

by Jacob Rudner - April 13, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Put a baseball game on a scale. The first inning has both ends lined up evenly with the weight on each side distributed perfectly. As the game progresses, the scale becomes more uneven. With each run, some weight is dropped on the side of one of the two

ASU Baseball: Marsh throws complete game masterpiece as No.13 Devils take series opener over Beavers

by Gareth Kwok - April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Alec Marsh stared into Sam Ferri’s catcher’s mitt in the top of the seventh inning with a 3-2 count. Digging into the batter’s box was Oregon State’s All-American catcher Adley Rutschman, the projected number one overall draft pick this June. A matchup countless numbers of college baseball fans

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Devils host defending National Champion, No. 4 Oregon State

by Jessica Carnivale - April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) No. 13 Arizona State baseball had a hot start to their season but now have found themselves in a bit of a slump. The team has lost four out of their last five games, leaving them with a 9-3 record in conference play and 26-5 overall. This skid caused

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils break down late, fall to UNLV

by Chase Drieberg - April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) A baseball season is often referred to as a horse race, rather than a sprint. This, due to the length of the season and the fact that short spurts of success won’t result in making the postseason. However, for much of Arizona State’s baseball season it has felt like a

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils salvage series finale with USC, look to improve on sloppy weekend

by Jacob Rudner - April 7, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) LOS ANGELES -- A baseball game is like a mirror: a pane of glass clear enough, with reflections so strong, that a player or a team can look into it with a clear picture of the past staring right back at the looker. Each game a new peek