(Photo: MLB.com) Arizona State baseball stumbled through parts of the rollercoaster that is the NCAA Division I baseball season in its first year as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Yet, for a few reasons, the year can still be categorized as a successful one. Head coach Willie Bloomquist led
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Behind the iconic voices at Farrington Stadium
(Photo credit: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) TEMPE — The smell of popcorn floats around a stadium full of 1,500 college softball fans, with bright lights and palm trees alongside the outfield fence. Metal benches wrap around the infield dirt, and echoing through the golden seats and silver bleachers are the voices of passionate
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils get first taste of new regime in fall ball
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) When former Arizona State Baseball Head Coach Tracy Smith was fired in early June following the team’s exit in the Austin Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director Ray Anderson said that he wanted to hire someone to “instill discipline,
ASU Baseball: Willie Bloomquist hired as head coach, replaces Smith
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Four days after firing Tracy Smith, Arizona State Baseball announced Sun Devil Hall of Famer and former MLB player Willie Bloomquist as its new head coach on Friday. "Sun Devil Baseball is not ordinary in any way, it is extraordinary in many ways and is absolutely special,” Arizona State
ASU Baseball GALLERY: Scrimmage vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall 8-2 in seven-inning scrimmage against Diamondbacks
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) It might not have counted in the standings for either team, but the Arizona State Sun Devils played a baseball game on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Despite the game just being an exhibition, head coach Tracy Smith and his team can be proud of the effort they put