(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — Close games have not bode well for Arizona State Baseball recently. It has been a recurring pattern of a hard-fought early inning affair turned into a bullpen letdown for the Sun Devils in recent days, and after another ninth inning implosion against the Minnesota Golden Gophers
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Sun Devils’ bullpen struggles in heartbreaking loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — With two out and two strikes on Minnesota senior outfielder Parker Knoll in the bottom of the ninth, junior right-handed pitcher Lukas Kelly had the opportunity to seize the moment and give Arizona State baseball a victory. Instead, he gave up a game-tying triple. The bullpen faltered
ASU falters late in 7-6 extra innings loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — The situation late Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium had turned from a potential storybook ending to outright disaster for the maroon and gold. Junior left fielder Kien Vu stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the tenth inning with the bases loaded, two outs
Following a series split, ASU returns home to face Minnesota
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN) There was a lot of buzz in the offseason about the offseason changes, the new pitching lab, and the year-to-year jumps made by some of the non-contributors last season for Arizona State baseball. Given that ASU has been a broken record in terms of having a high-powered offense
Sun Devils dominate Oral Roberts in 9-2 win, clinch series victory
Contrades Gives New Meaning to ‘Back’ After Missing Time With Injury
Sun Devils rebound with 12-5 win over Oral Roberts
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN) PHOENIX — In baseball, it’s uber-important to have a short memory. With so many games on the schedule — around 60 for most NCAA squads — a team cannot become fixated on one isolated result or outcome, even if it adds another tally into the loss column. On Friday, Arizona State held
Ben Jacob’s career high in strikeouts isn’t enough in a late-inning loss.
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN) PHOENIX—The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are only two years removed from a College World Series trip, achieving a 52-win season and riding a 18-game winning streak into Omaha before losing to the country's No. 2 and No. 8 teams at the time. Arizona State baseball hasn't made it that
