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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils hit road for first time this year

by Bobby Kraus - February 26, 2016

(Photo: Gabe Mercer/WCSN) After a 4-1 start to the 2016 season, highlighted by an opening weekend sweep of the Xavier Musketeers, the Arizona State Sun Devils are heading west for their first road trip of the young season to take on the Long Beach State Dirtbags. Head coach Tracy Smith will be

ASU Baseball: Instant Recap of Sun Devils’ 11-5 loss to the Wolf Pack

by Dominic Cotroneo - February 23, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State started on the wrong foot and could never gain its footing back in an 11-5 loss to Nevada. Giving up four runs in the first inning then being promptly shut down 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the inning was a punch in the nose they

ASU Baseball: Plenty of preseason questions answered during the first weekend of the season

by Jacob Janower - February 21, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) David Greer and Andrew Snow shined in a 5-1 Arizona State win over Xavier to complete a four game sweep. With the win, the Sun Devils set the tone for what’s to come from a team facing expectations that are lower than what they have ever been. From the

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils beat Xavier 5-1, sweep the four game series

by Jacob Janower - February 21, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The Sun Devils finished off the four game sweep of the Xavier Musketeers in the opening series of the season with a 5-1 win. It took a few innings for ASU to get going offensively, but five doubles, including two by Andrew Snow, gave more than enough support

ASU Baseball: Arizona State improves to 3-0 with 8-2 win over Xavier

by Colton Dodgson - February 20, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State bested Xavier 8-2 in the second game of Saturday’s double-header, improving to 3-0 on the young season behind a breakout performance from sophomore center fielder Andrew Shaps. The Sun Devils have now won three straight games, and while the sample size has been minute, it looks as

ASU Baseball: Arizona State defeats Xavier 8-2 to improve to 3-0

by Colton Dodgson - February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State bested Xavier 8-2 in the second game of Saturday’s double-header, improving to 3-0 on the young season. To this point, it’s been an all-around series for Arizona State, with both the pitching and the offense coming to life. In the three games, the Devils have posted 15 runs,

ASU Baseball: Martinez’s strong outing gives the Sun Devils a win in game one of the doubleheader

by Jacob Janower - February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In game one of the doubleheader, the Arizona State Sun Devils edged the Xavier Musketeers 2-1, to put them at 2-0 on the young season. Scoring was uncommon for much of the game, yet ASU remained in control for the majority of the contest. Seth Martinez set the

ASU Baseball: Both good and bad on Opening Night

by Bobby Kraus - February 19, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The 2016 season finally kicked off Friday night for Arizona State baseball, and while a win was secured in the end, there will be plenty of room for improvement moving forward. The Sun Devils (1-0) defeated the Xavier Musketeers (0-1) 5-2 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium thanks in large part

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils, Musketeers set for opening series

by Colton Dodgson - February 19, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State will kick off its season against Xavier in a four-game series at Phoenix Municipal Stadium this weekend. For both teams, this weekend will serve as a means to feel out where they stand. It will be head coach Tracy Smith’s second opening day with ASU. This year, though,

ASU Baseball: Tabling four Cronkite Sports writers for 2016 predictions

by WCSN Baseball - February 19, 2016

Happy Opening Day! Like Presidents Day, today is not considered a public holiday. That’s okay though because our baseball coverage team here at cronkitesports.com has a gift to lift your spirits. Seven free-response questions, 10 end-of-season awards and four contributors to culminate in our 2016 Arizona State baseball roundtable. Let’s have some