(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The highest of highs can be followed by the lowest of lows seemingly overnight in baseball, or in the case of Arizona State (25-2) after two nights, as it suffered its second loss of the season in a midweek matchup against the Long Beach State Dirtbags (4-23) by
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ASU Baseball: No. 7 Devils prepare for Tuesday tilt against Long Beach State
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) A 5 hour 10 minute victory over the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday afternoon that head coach Tracy Smith referred to as an “ugly win” clinched Arizona State’s first Territorial Cup series sweep since 2009. After such a barnburner of a ballgame in the series finale, the Devils (25-1,
ASU Baseball GALLERY: No. 9 Devils walk-off Arizona 17-16, sweep Territorial Cup series
ASU Baseball: Devils win epic back-and-forth battle to sweep Arizona, improve to 25-1
(Photo: Bobby Kraus/WCSN) Five hours and 10 minutes following the first pitch of Sunday's series finale, Arizona State (25-1, 8-1 Pac-12) finished off the sweep of arch-rival Arizona (13-14, 2-7 Pac-12) in one of the most improbable fashions imaginable, by the football-impersonating score of 17-16. Alika Williams brought the lengthy game to
ASU Baseball: Five-run first inning propels Devils to another win over Arizona
(Photo: Bobby Kraus/WCSN) Sometimes, all you need is a few offensive innings to get a victory. In Saturday's case for Arizona State baseball, the bats only came alive for two innings, but that was enough to secure them the victory. Arizona State improved to 24-1 (7-1 Pac-12) on Saturday night at Phoenix
ASU Baseball GALLERY: 8-2 win over Arizona
ASU Baseball: Spencer Torkelson and Alec Marsh key in victory over rival Arizona
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With the count 3-1, and the bright lights of Phoenix Municipal Stadium beaming down onto the outfield grass as intensely as the rivalry match being played, Spencer Torkelson stood in the right-handed batter's box waiting for the next pitch to come. Randy Labaut, the left-handed Arizona Wildcat starter, was tenderly
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ASU Baseball: No. 15 Devils rebound from first loss of 2019, secure series win over Oregon
ASU Baseball: Oregon hands the Devils their first loss of 2019
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) On the turf field in Eugene, Oregon, inside the opposing team dugout, Arizona State was forced to sit and watch the euphoria that unfolded on the field. The Oregon Ducks climbed over the railing and onto the diamond. Evan Williams, the owner of the blast that ended the