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ASU Baseball: Pitching staff a big reason behind the Sun Devils success

by Jacob Janower - March 13, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/ WCSN) Coming into the 2016 season, most of the questions about ASU baseball surrounded the pitching staff. With a proven offense and multiple key pitchers leaving, Tracy Smith was going to be forced to mix and match to find the right pitchers both in his rotation and bullpen. After

ASU Baseball: Ryan Lillard’s walk-off gives ASU its eighth straight win

by Jacob Janower - March 13, 2016March 13, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils won on their third straight walk-off as Ryan Lillard’s single gave ASU a comeback 3-2 win. ASU (12-4) saw their bats disappear for most of the game until timely hitting in the final two frames was enough to get them by. Steady pitching was

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils walk off on UC Davis for the second straight game

by Jacob Janower - March 12, 2016March 12, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) At this point, extra innings are becoming a formality for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Despite the added action, ASU has been clutch when they have needed it the most, winning its third consecutive game in extra innings on Saturday night by a score of 4-3. The team

ASU Baseball: Instant recap of the Sun Devils 4-3 win over UC Davis

by Jacob Janower - March 12, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State has had the flair for the dramatic in recent games. Tonight was no exception as the “Cardiac Devils” came out in full force. In the end, the Sun Devils grabbed their third walk-off of the season, with Brian Serven once again playing the role of hero.

ASU Baseball: With a flair for the dramatic, Sun Devils walk-off in extras

by Dominic Cotroneo - March 11, 2016March 11, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) For Arizona State (11-3), it was a Tale of Two Cities type of contest. It was the best of times for the first eight innings, it was the worst of times for the ninth inning. The age of wisdom and foolishness balanced each other out in a 6-5

ASU Baseball: Instant recap of Sun Devils’ 6-5 win over UC Davis

by Dominic Cotroneo - March 11, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The game could have been a lot uglier a lot faster for a team that doesn't mind to "win ugly." Considering ASU could only push one run across in the bottom of the first when, at one point, the bases were loaded with one out. The problem is it

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils set to host UC Davis for three-game series

by Colton Dodgson - March 11, 2016March 11, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Only a day removed from its sweep of No. 23 Cal State Fullerton on the road, Arizona State (10-3) will return home for a three-game series with UC Davis (5-7). This season, the Sun Devils are 7-1 at home, the lone loss coming against Nevada on Feb. 23. The Aggies

ASU Baseball: A look at the ASU-Cal State Fullerton series by the numbers

by Colton Dodgson - March 10, 2016March 10, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State baseball has flown under the radar this season while the team’s national stock continues to discreetly climb. Now at 10-3 fresh off of a road series sweep over No. 23 Cal State Fullerton, Tracy Smith’s team might just find itself ranked within the top 25 heading

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils take on Titans for two-game midweek series

by Bobby Kraus - March 8, 2016March 8, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) After completing its second sweep in three series to begin the 2016 season, Arizona State (8-3) hits the road for one of its toughest matchups before Pac-12 conference play against the Cal State Fullerton Titans (6-4). The Sun Devils will return to Goodwin Field for the first time since

ASU Baseball: Brian Serven named to Johnny Bench Award watch list

by Dominic Cotroneo - March 8, 2016March 8, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Junior catcher Brian Serven was named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list Tuesday, given to the nation's top collegiate catcher. Serven has caught 11 runners stealing so far this season, leading all power-five conference catchers. He also has a .325 batting average and .450 slugging percentage in ten