(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) TEMPE – The beginning of Arizona State Baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist’s tenure wasn’t the only debut on Friday night. Graduate first baseman Conor Davis made his first start in an ASU uniform after missing all of 2021 due to a torn ACL. In his first at-bat in nearly
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils open new era in 2022 against Dixie State
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The Willie Bloomquist era for Arizona State Baseball begins on Friday at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. After fall ball and grinding through spring camp, ASU has arrived at the beginning of its season ready to answer the question of what should come of the 2022 season. “[The players] have put
ASU Baseball: Inside the Sun Devils’ 2022 depth chart
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball is one day away from the beginning of the highly anticipated Willie Bloomquist-era. On Friday, the Sun Devils will open up at home against the Dixie State Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. MST at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Outside of the well-documented coaching changes, ASU looks slightly different
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ASU Baseball: Despite roles up for grabs, Peraza has pitchers bought in
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ 2022 schedule released
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball's schedule for the upcoming 2022 season was released last week by head coach Willie Bloomquist and the Pac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils – with injuries and youth being major factors – finished 2021 with a 33-22 record and did not advance past the Austin Regional of
ASU Baseball: New hitting coach Bill Mueller to leave Sun Devils for MLB
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Bill Mueller, Arizona State Baseball’s new volunteer hitting coach, is expected to join MLB's Washington Nationals as a hitting coach according to a report from Sun Devil Source. Mueller was brought in this offseason upon the hiring of head coach Willie Bloomquist along with new pitching coach Sam Peraza
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils confident in experience on the mound
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Last season, the underlying theme with Arizona State Baseball's roster was youth. The Sun Devils boasted one of the youngest lineups in the nation, with 24 freshmen scattered throughout. This fall and incoming spring provides a much different narrative, particularly within the pitching staff. Under an entirely new coaching staff,
ASU Baseball: Observations from Sun Devils’ fall scrimmage against Long Beach State
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball has progressed through its fall camp seemingly smoothly thus far. On Saturday, the Sun Devils got to face off against another squad for the first time in the Willie Bloomquist era, as ASU played a 16-inning exhibition against the Long Beach State Dirtbags. LBSU outscored the Sun
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