(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Two themes defined Arizona State Baseball's opening series win against Sacramento State. First, the offense proved the preseason perception that it is likely not the home run-smashing, run-producing juggernaut it once was. Second, the pitching staff isn’t just solid – it’s potentially dominant. The Sun Devils, led by redshirt freshman starter
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ASU Baseball: Key takeaways from the Sun Devils’ opening series win against Sac State
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball came into the 2021 season with uncertainty, but its opening series win against Sacramento State answered some of its biggest question marks. Here are four key takeaways from the Sun Devils' duel with the Hornets. Pitching, pitching and more pitching Coming into this season, it was figured that
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils officially receive NCAA postseason bid as #2 seed in Baton Rouge regional
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils split rain-shortened series against California
Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN It wasn't an ideal trip to northern California for the Arizona State baseball team (36-15, 15-11 Pac-12), as Mother Nature forced a failed attempt for a doubleheader on Sunday at Evans Diamond against the California Golden Bears (30-18, 15-11 Pac-12). As a result, the Sun Devils will return
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils prepare for weekend trip to take on Big Ten foe Nebraska
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) It has been ten years since Arizona State baseball has had a season sweep over University of Arizona. On May 7, the Wildcats had the chance to defend themselves against the series sweep but fell to the Sun Devils 10-7, securing the season sweep for Arizona State. This has
ASU Baseball: No. 15 Sun Devils drop series in Seattle against Washington
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) In their return to Pac-12 play this weekend, the Arizona State baseball team continued their up-and-down performance that has been ongoing throughout the entirety of April, as they dropped two of three this weekend on the road against the Washington Huskies. The series got off to an inauspicious start
ASU Baseball: No. 15 Sun Devils head to Washington for three-game series against Huskies
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team is on the road again this weekend, traveling to Seattle for a three-game series against the Washington Huskies, after winning their midweek game on Tuesday against University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The No. 15 Sun Devils wrapped up their non-conference home schedule in 2019 with
ASU Baseball: No. 16 Sun Devils can’t complete sweep, drop series finale to Utah
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team (30-8, 12-6 Pac-12) traveled north this weekend for a three-game series against the University of Utah (12-21, 4-14 Pac-12) The Sun Devils won their first Pac-12 series since sweeping Arizona March 29-31, taking two of three in Salt Lake City. The first game of
ASU Baseball: Tracy Smith has found his Swiss Army knife in Erik Tolman
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Tactfully, the owner of the versatile tool removed it from the pocket in which it waited. Its blades sat sharpened, its pliers strong and its tweezers tucked away still useful but unnoticed at the top of the Swiss Army knife. The knife’s name is flexible: multitool, multi-blade even
ASU Baseball: Marsh throws complete game masterpiece as No.13 Devils take series opener over Beavers
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Alec Marsh stared into Sam Ferri’s catcher’s mitt in the top of the seventh inning with a 3-2 count. Digging into the batter’s box was Oregon State’s All-American catcher Adley Rutschman, the projected number one overall draft pick this June. A matchup countless numbers of college baseball fans