(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) How will the Sun Devils fare during their non-conference slate? Nick Badders: 16 non-conference games to kick off the season. TCU and Cal State Fullerton will be tough series, but I don’t think the non-conference slate is all that hard. For the sake of conversation, I say they go
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ASU Baseball: Lingos, Hingst and Van Scoyoc Tabbed as Opening Weekend Rotation
ASU Baseball: Tracy Smith relieves pitching coach Brandon Higelin of duties after two seasons
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Brandon Higelin will not return as Arizona State's pitching coach for the 2017 season, head coach Tracy Smith announced on Friday. "I have decided to make a change on our staff with the pitching coach position," Smith said. "As head coach of Sun Devil Baseball, it is my role
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils eliminated by TCU in Fort Worth Regional
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ 31-9 loss at the hands of USC overshadowed by postseason
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Following Sunday’s 31-9 blowout lose at the hands of the USC Trojans, head coach Tracy Smith didn’t feel there was any reason to discuss the game. Instead, he was more concerned about the future: tomorrow’s regional announcement and where his team would be headed to start their journey toward
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils not selected to host regional
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) After beating USC on Friday night, Arizona State's hopes of hosting a regional looked as high as ever, but recent poor play caused the committee to choose against selecting them. The Sun Devils will instead be on the road once again for regional play. Their recent surge in Pac-12 play
ASU Baseball: Aboites falters late and ASU’s Pac-12 Championship hopes follow suit
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Jordan Aboites had a stellar start to his night against USC, giving up three runs, striking out seven and walking two in 7 2/3 innings. Unfortunately for Aboites, his night didn’t end there. Instead, Aboites gave up three more runs, never getting to record that last out in the
ASU Baseball: Tables turn as UCLA downs Arizona State 13-2
(Photo: Dominic Controneo/WCSN) After Arizona State’s 12-4 onslaught of the Bruins on Friday night, UCLA was out to get even in game two and force a series deciding matinee on Sunday. The Bruins did just that. UCLA (25-27, 12-14) defeated Arizona State (32-19, 14-12) 13-2 at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday, making
ASU Baseball: Unlikely bats propel Sun Devils to 9-8 walk-off win over Oregon
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State baseball lives for the ninth inning. For the second time this season, the Sun Devils (28-15, 11-9) have pieced together a three-game streak of walk-off victories with tonight’s 9-8 win over Oregon (21-19, 9-11). Due to some early pitching struggles, Tracy Smith’s team had to find a way
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils sweep New Mexico with 1-0 walk-off victory
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State (26-15) completed the sweep over New Mexico (30-14) with Sunday’s 1-0 walk-off win at Phoenix Muni Zach Dixon earned the nod, but after some control issues and three walked batters, he was pulled in favor of Eder Erives in the third inning. Erives dominated the New Mexico lineup,