(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) In the first year of the Willie Bloomquist era, Arizona State Baseball went 26-32. As is normally the case in the first year under a new regime, ASU’s 2022 season was rocky at times. And the biggest issue for the now-second-year head coach and his staff without question was
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall in 10-6 slugfest in Pullman
ASU Baseball: Nine-run eighth scores Sun Devils’ 16-9 comeback victory
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils split doubleheader highlighted by 17-10 win
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball split a doubleheader on Saturday, winning 17-10 against San Francisco in its first game of the day and falling to Missouri 6-4 in the second game. Below are recaps of each contest from reporters Michael Baribault and Tia Reid. Game 1 By Michael Baribault ASU's bats were hot
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils win pitchers duel against Nevada 3-1
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) In the first mid-week tilt of the 2022 season for Arizona State Baseball, it defeated the visiting Nevada Wolfpack 3-1. “It was a well-played game by both teams – pretty clean baseball,” ASU Head Coach Willie Bloomquist said postgame. Sophomore infielder Ethan Long’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the
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: Tracy Smith fired after seven seasons
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director Ray Anderson announced that ASU head coach Tracy Smith has been fired. Smith met with Anderson on Monday when the team returned from Austin, Texas after its 1-2 record in the NCAA Regional Tournament. A contract extension was given to Smith
ASU Baseball: Regular season concludes as Sun Devils host UCLA
ASU Baseball: Four-run third inning from Cal sinks Sun Devils in series opener
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Cal's (24-19) four-run third inning was enough to propel the Golden Bears past Arizona State Baseball (25-15) for a 7-2 victory in the first of a three-game series played in Berkeley. ASU received two solid innings from freshman right-handed pitcher Joe Hauser to open the game. He faced six
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils battle, survive in 14-13 win over Rhode Island to clinch sweep
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Just when one might have thought that the back-and-forth duel was over and silence would have washed over the crowd, Phoenix Municipal Stadium was jolted back to life in the sixth inning on Sunday afternoon. It would stay that way until the very last out, as Arizona State Baseball