(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) On Wednesday afternoon, Arizona State head coach Tracy Smith announced that senior Sebastian Zawada left the program at ASU in order to prepare for Independent Baseball or the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in June. “Basically, he decided that, in a very amicable way, decided that he wanted
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ASU Baseball: Resiliency and Team Effort Proven Once Again, Sun Devils Sweep Long Beach State
(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) For the third straight game, the Arizona State Baseball team came back from a first-inning deficit to win a game as they topped Long Beach State on Sunday afternoon 8-5 for a three-game sweep. After every starter got a hit on Saturday, eight different players recorded hits on Sunday. Resiliency and
ASU Baseball: Game 3 Instant Recap vs. Long Beach State
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In the third game of the three-game series, the Arizona State Sun Devils hosted the Long Beach State Dirtbags, winning 8-5 to complete their second sweep of the season. The Dirtbags scored four runs in the first inning, giving them an early lead similar to that of Friday night. Ryan Lillard
ASU Baseball: Senior leadership on and off the field lead Sun Devils to series win
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Every college baseball coach will agree that upperclassmen leadership is one of the most crucial intangibles for a team's success. Arizona State head coach Tracy Smith is no different. Enter Zach Cerbo. The senior catcher, one of only two players who has been at Arizona State prior to Smith's
ASU Baseball: Game 2 Instant Recap vs. Long Beach State
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In the second game of a three-game series from Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the Arizona State Sun Devils and Long Beach State Dirtbags battled back and forth, with Arizona State emerging victorious and clinching the series by a score of 9-4. For the second straight day ASU got off to
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils give up five first inning runs, come back to win in extras
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Confidence is arguably the most important trait for any sports team to have. It can make seemingly bleak scenarios feel surmountable, which can turn a season around. Arizona State showed plenty of confidence in their series opener against the Long Beach State Dirtbags, as they battled back from a
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils Look to end Four-game Losing Streak Against Long Beach State
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State (6-7) is in the middle of a "rough patch." The team is struggling after losing its fourth straight game and second of a two-game series against No. 7 Cal State Fullerton. The Sun Devils will need to recover quickly from the losses against Fullerton, as it’s a
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils allow nine runs in three innings, fall to Cal State Fullerton 13-4
ASU Baseball: Pitching Falters, Sun Devils Lose Lead and Fall to No. 7 Fullerton 10-4
ASU Baseball: Instant Recap of Game one vs Cal State Fullerton
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In the opener of a two-game series with Cal State Fullerton, Arizona State dropped their third straight contest, losing to the Titans by a score of 10-4. In what has become a rather consistent story this season with ASU, the Sun Devil pitching staff struggled to command the strike zone, issuing eight walks