(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Junior catcher Brian Serven was named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list Tuesday, given to the nation's top collegiate catcher. Serven has caught 11 runners stealing so far this season, leading all power-five conference catchers. He also has a .325 batting average and .450 slugging percentage in ten
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils return to Muni for three-game series with Eastern Michigan
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State (5-3) will return to Phoenix Muni this weekend for a three-game series against Eastern Michigan (4-5). The Sun Devils finished last weekend’s series with Long Beach State 1-2 and have lost three of their last four since sweeping Xavier to start the year. Eastern Michigan has lost four
ASU Baseball: Instant Recap of Sun Devils’ 11-5 loss to the Wolf Pack
ASU Baseball: Plenty of preseason questions answered during the first weekend of the season
ASU Baseball: Martinez’s strong outing gives the Sun Devils a win in game one of the doubleheader
ASU Baseball: Underclassmen pitchers important for team’s hopes of contending
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Brett Lilek, Ryan Kellogg and Ryan Burr were three of the best Arizona State pitchers in recent memory. While they aren’t irreplaceable, finding pitchers to take their place will not be easy. Sheer quantity won't be an issue, as head coach Tracy Smith has a bevy of underclassmen pitchers
ASU Baseball: Non-conference schedule preview
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) One year ago the Sun Devils opened Phoenix Muni in grand fashion with a set of series against Oklahoma State, TCU and Long Beach State. They even added a midweek game against the Oklahoma Sooners to make their non-conference schedule even more robust. This season, ASU will only face
ASU Baseball: Woodmansee looking to continue meteoric rise in 2016
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The date was February 13, 2015. Phoenix Municipal Stadium was hosting its first Arizona State baseball game since 1974 and Tracy Smith was coaching in his first ever Sun Devil game. Sophomore shortstop Colby Woodmansee, who was batting eighth in the game, was at the plate in a tie
ASU Baseball: Question marks aplenty in the Sun Devil outfield
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) It is not often that a team will lose its entire starting outfield from the previous year, but that is exactly what has happened to Arizona State. Both Trever Allen and Jake Peevyhouse graduated, while Johnny Sewald opted to sign with the Houston Astros after they drafted him
ASU Baseball: Fall ball wrap-up
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) How do you celebrate a top five ranking for your 2016 recruiting class? Getting back to work. Tracy Smith's ball club closes out its fall schedule this weekend with the culmination of the M&G World Series-now only two games of intrasquad matchups at Phoenix Muni. "I've personally never been a part