(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The momentum continues to build for an Arizona State team that, at one point, was slipping toward the bottom of the conference. One weekend removed from the team’s sweep at Stanford, the Sun Devils (26-15) returned home and made it two consecutive series sweeps with three wins over a
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils get first conference series win
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State (16-10, 3-6 Pac-12) clinched its first Pac-12 series win of the season by taking the third and final game of their road matchup with the Washington State Cougars (9-16, 2-7 Pac-12) by the score of 18-3. After dropping the middle game of the series on Friday night
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils set to host UC Davis for three-game series
ASU Baseball: Arizona State improves to 3-0 with 8-2 win over Xavier
(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: Both good and bad on Opening Night
(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: Tabling four Cronkite Sports writers for 2016 predictions
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
ASU Baseball: Stage is set for a new crop of sophomore standouts
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In the words of head coach Tracy Smith, the best thing about freshman is they become sophomores. The freshman on the team might be able to attest to that fact more so than anybody. In the past, players such as Colby Woodmansee, Brian Serven and David Greer all took the
ASU Baseball: Underclassmen pitchers important for team’s hopes of contending
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Brett Lilek, Ryan Kellogg and Ryan Burr were three of the best Arizona State pitchers in recent memory. While they aren’t irreplaceable, finding pitchers to take their place will not be easy. Sheer quantity won't be an issue, as head coach Tracy Smith has a bevy of underclassmen pitchers