(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball got struck with some misfortune. On Thursday, it was announced that both redshirt freshman left-handed pitcher Cooper Benson and junior right-hander Boyd Vander Kooi would miss the remainder of the season due to Tommy John surgery. The demoralizing losses of the Sun Devils' Friday-night ace and veteran
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils use two four-run innings to take down Nevada 13-4
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball’s Hunter Jump had his team’s momentum at his back. Nevada freshman right-hander Kade Morris was having a rough inning in the bottom of the sixth. ASU redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy reached on an error to begin the frame. A wild pitch let him advance to
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils sweep Saturday doubleheader against Hawaii
ASU Baseball: Hawaii scores in 9th innings to stun Sun Devils 3-2
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Hawaii freshman infielder Aaron Ujimori's sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to score redshirt junior first baseman Alez Baeza was the deciding factor in the Rainbow Warriors' 3-2 victory over Arizona State Baseball on Friday night. The unearned run would be charged to redshirt freshman left-handed
ASU Baseball: Defense shows out to claim Sun Devils’ first victory of the season, 2-1
A strong defensive showing from Arizona State Baseball led to a 2-1 win over Sacramento State at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday night. Redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy, redshirt junior shortstop Drew Swift, redshirt freshman first-baseman Nate Baez and redshirt freshman second-baseman Sean McClain were the culprits of great defense by
ASU Baseball: Undefined roles loom as season opens against Sacramento State
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils prepare for 2021 with revamped, small-ball offense
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) With Arizona State Baseball losing several offensive weapons after the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, head coach Tracy Smith and the Sun Devils will be doing their best “Moneyball” impression in 2021. The program has been known in recent years to be a powerful, home-run centric team, but in the
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils picked to finish third in Pac-12 among coaches
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) The results of the 2021 Pac-12 Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll were released Wednesday and picked Arizona State Baseball to finish third in the conference. The consensus No. 1 pick was UCLA, gaining all 10 first-place votes totalling 100 points. ASU received 83 points in the poll. The Sun Devils were ranked
ASU Baseball: Fall adjusting to new role as Sun Devils’ closer
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) It wouldn’t be too far fetched to consider the pitching staff to be the strength of Arizona State Baseball heading into the 2021 season. With second-year pitching coach Jason Kelly at the helm and loads of depth, the Sun Devils' staff has turned heads this offseason, and it’s
ASU Baseball: Transfers look to make a big impact in 2021 season
Arizona State Baseball was the recipient of a fourth Top-10 recruiting class in the last five years, Collegiate Baseball News announced in September. The class saw a slew of transfers come to ASU, highlighted by junior outfielder Allbry Major from Xavier and redshirt senior infielder Conor Davis from Auburn. In the