(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The 64 teams for the 2015 NCAA Tournament were unveiled on Monday, and Arizona State was awarded a two-seed in the Regional hosted by one-seed Cal State Fullerton. Arizona State’s first-round matchup is slated for 3 p.m. on Friday against three-seed Clemson, while CSU Fullerton takes on four-seeded Pepperdine. The
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ASU Baseball: Regular season ends on a sour note
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In the grand scheme of things, the regular season finale in regards to postseason hosting chances was in dormie mode. There was pride and third place in the Pac-12 on the line, but in the end, there was little to gain for the victor. Southern California (37-19, 18-12) defeated
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils win series with a walk-off single in extra innings
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) It took 11 innings, but Arizona State earned its sixth walk-off win of the season, a 6-5 victory to win the series on senior night against the Washington State Cougars. Andrew Snow delivered the decisive blow, an RBI single with one out in the 11th off of Cougars closer
ASU Baseball: Lilek turns in a brilliant outing, but Sun Devils come up short in extra innings
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) After a rain delay that lasted nearly two hours, No. 12 Arizona State (31-19, 16-10) came up short in a pitcher's duel against the Washington State Cougars (27-25, 10-16), losing 1-0 in 10 innings. ASU pitched impeccably well, but could not solve the Cougars' pitching, which had the Sun
ASU Baseball: Kellogg stifles Washington State, Sun Devils take series opener
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Throughout his three-year career at Arizona State, it’s been blatantly obvious that Ryan Kellogg’s importance cannot be quantified by numbers or peripherals. Sure, he’s well on his way to becoming just the second pitcher in school history to lead his team in wins, but low strikeout totals and a
ASU Baseball: Bid for hosting regional on thin ice as Sun Devils host Washington State
ASU Baseball: Wednesday practice report
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Five games in seven days is no easy stretch, and head coach Tracy Smith knows his personnel's focus at the end of the regular season. "Just making sure we’re getting our work in and with the quick turnaround for tomorrow’s game, it’s more of just the technical stuff. We
ASU Baseball: Losers of five of their last seven games, how close are the Sun Devils to not hosting a Regional?
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Following Arizona State’s series-ending 2-1 win over UCLA on Sunday, for the first time all year, head coach Tracy Smith was asked how he feels about his team’s Regional-hosting chances. Not only was his response interesting, but it provides the perfect lede for a bigger-picture article. “I would think. We
ASU Baseball: Andrew Snow’s patience pays off
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) It only takes one player to change the course of any single game. That is Andrew Snow’s mindset, one the 6-foot-1, 165-pound freshman describes as his motivation. “That’s the thing my dad would always talk to me about,” Snow said. “It doesn’t matter who it’s going to be, but
ASU Softball: Amber Freeman’s triumphant journey as a Sun Devil Softball Great
(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) When Amber Freeman looks back on her collegiate softball career she will see one that embodied excellence and defied belief in every way. Freeman has done just about everything a single player can do over a four-year period in the game of softball, except claim the most important