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No. 24 Sun Devils rack up 17 strikeouts in 8-4 win over Arizona

by Sammy Nute - April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) PHOENIX — When playing at a ballpark like Phoenix Municipal Stadium, there is really only one path to run prevention. With the way it makes a routine fly ball into a home run, keeping the ball inside the bark becomes difficult, but there is one consistent path to

‘He gave us a chance to win’: Jack Martinez puts up strong start in loss to Arizona

by Sean Brennan - April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

PHOENIX — In the moments leading up to the start of the seventh inning, Arizona State senior right-handed pitcher Jack Martinez stepped onto the mound inside Phoenix Municipal Stadium looking to put his last frame of work behind him. He’d just given up three runs on three hits that ballooned Arizona’s lead

No. 24 ASU’s pitching allows two Crooked Numbers in loss to Arizona

by Andrew Hayslett - April 5, 2025April 5, 2025

(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX – Junior lefty Ben Jacobs had two outs in the fifth with a four-run lead. It took Jacobs six batters to record the final out in a disastrous fifth, letting the Wildcats back into the ballgame. “We left a couple pitches over the plate tonight that they didn’t

No. 24 Sun Devils Fall 8-5 to Rival Arizona With 7,000+ in attendance

by Keenan Vaughan - April 5, 2025April 5, 2025

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE — With two outs in the top of the fifth inning, Arizona State had all the momentum it could’ve hoped for. The Sun Devil bats had scored four runs in the first four innings of the game while junior left-handed pitcher Ben Jacobs completely dominated on the