(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) On an afternoon in which ASU needed to squeak one out to even the series over the No.1 TCU Horned Frogs, pitcher Ryan Kellogg was able to settle down after a shaky start and get the 7-6 win. If one were to look at the stats, it would seem that
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ASU Baseball: TCU series preview
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The No. 9 Arizona State Sun Devils will face off against the No. 1 Texas Christian Horned Frogs this weekend in one of the most anticipated series in this college baseball season. Led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, TCU is coming off a 2014 College World Series appearance, the
ASU Baseball: Five-run seventh sparks Sun Devil win
ASU Baseball: Woodmansee’s game-winning double and Burr’s history-making evening propel Sun Devils to 7-4 win
(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) Colby Woodmansee hit .200 a season ago, and despite his defensive wonders at shortstop, was benched in the latter half of the season because of his offensive struggles. In 2015, he’s not only been a transformed hitter, but arguably the Sun Devils' best hitter. Woodmansee went 3-for-4 with two singles and
ASU Baseball: Examining the projected use of the wealth of freshman bullpen depth
(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) The now-No. 9 Arizona State Sun Devil baseball team may have taken two of three from formerly-No. 5 Oklahoma State this weekend, but an interesting, counter-intuitive, stat revealed itself. ASU’s starting pitchers combined for 12 innings pitched, while the bullpen accumulated 16 innings of work over the three-game series. This reliance
ASU Baseball: New coaching staff, new stadium. Tracy Smith and Co. react
ASU Baseball: With a changeup added to his arsenal and improved command, Ryan Burr has transformed from a thrower into a pitcher
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Making the leap from thrower to pitcher may be the single most important step in the development of a young hurler. The difference—between thrower and pitcher—may seem trivial, but the 2015 season for Arizona State baseball (and Ryan Burr, in particular) will be the perfect opportunity to showcase its importance. Left-hander
ASU Baseball: Season preview, part three
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Today concludes the three-part series previewing the 2015 Arizona State baseball team. If you happened to miss the first two parts, Wednesday’s edition covered coaches’ and players’ takeaways from the first practices of the season and how the team is handling numerous off-the-field distractions, and Thursday’s centered on
ASU Baseball: Season preview, part two
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) As promised in yesterday’s part one of the 2015 season preview, today’s part two features pitching and hitting outlooks for the Sun Devil baseball squad. The ASU pitching staff will feature left-hander Brett Lilek on Friday nights, left-hander Ryan Kellogg on Saturdays, and either right-hander Darin Gillies or right-hander
ASU Baseball: Season preview, part one
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The commencement of the 56th season for the Arizona State baseball team is just over two weeks away, so naturally, the time has come to begin discussing what has changed, what is the same and what to expect from this 2015 Sun Devil squad. Last season ended in disappointment for