(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The 2016 season finally kicked off Friday night for Arizona State baseball, and while a win was secured in the end, there will be plenty of room for improvement moving forward. The Sun Devils (1-0) defeated the Xavier Musketeers (0-1) 5-2 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium thanks in large part
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ASU Women’s Basketball: No. 9 Sun Devils dominate the Cougars for fifth straight win
(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) With “Hotline Bling” by Drake booming over the loudspeakers and a Canadian flag raised up in the tunnels, “Canadian Night” was in full effect at Wells Fargo Arena, with Arizona State’s Quinn Dornstauder serving as the lone Canadian participant of the evening. Dornstauder and company did not squander the
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils, Musketeers set for opening series
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State will kick off its season against Xavier in a four-game series at Phoenix Municipal Stadium this weekend. For both teams, this weekend will serve as a means to feel out where they stand. It will be head coach Tracy Smith’s second opening day with ASU. This year, though,
ASU Women’s Basketball: No. 9 ASU prepares for matchup with lowly Washington State
(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) On Friday night, the No.8 Arizona State Sun Devils (22-4, 13-1 Pac-12) will take on the Washington State Cougars (12-13, 3-11 Pac-12) for the second time this season. In the previous matchup between ASU and Washington State, the Sun Devils were able to talk away with a dominating 18-point
ASU Baseball: Tabling four Cronkite Sports writers for 2016 predictions
Happy Opening Day! Like Presidents Day, today is not considered a public holiday. That’s okay though because our baseball coverage team here at cronkitesports.com has a gift to lift your spirits. Seven free-response questions, 10 end-of-season awards and four contributors to culminate in our 2016 Arizona State baseball roundtable. Let’s have some
ASU Softball: Previewing the Littlewood Classic
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils are looking forward to the Littlewood Classic this weekend to build upon an already stellar start to the season. With last weekend out of the way the Sun Devils made a big statement by knocking off then-No. 8 Tennessee 5-4 in extra innings.
ASU Lacrosse: With 20 new freshmen the Sun Devils are set for years to come
ASU Women’s Basketball: Walk-on Qiana Levy finds her spot at ASU
(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) A year ago, Qiana Levy was just another one of your everyday students. As a criminal justice and criminology major, Levy lives on the Downtown Phoenix campus at Arizona State University, attending the majority of her classes there as well. There was nothing particularly abnormal about her routine. She woke
ASU Baseball: Hever Bueno’s growth from the bullpen to a Friday night starter
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Last season, Hever Bueno failed to build upon an encouraging freshman season. While the infamous "sophomore slump" has seldom made an impact on Arizona State’s roster, Bueno would be considered an outlier after appearing in 14 games, throwing 16 innings and yielding one starting nod. In that limited sample, Bueno
ASU Baseball: Canning turning heads despite inexperience at collegiate level
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) College baseball coaches rarely want to rely too much on inexperienced freshmen to fill key roles in their lineup, but Tracy Smith does not have much of a choice heading into the 2016 season. Most notably, the open outfield spots, with perhaps the exception of left field, appear