(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) If there’s one thing we’ve learned by now about Arizona State baseball coach Tracy Smith, it’s that he’s a perfectionist. His team is 9-5 and has beaten some high-caliber opponents, and yet he still echoes two constant displeasures in post-game press conferences. The first, “We’re thin right now,” Smith succinctly
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ASU Baseball: Serven brothers to reunite in weekend series
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In the small world that is competitive baseball, teammates treat each other like family. Players have friends all over the map thanks to high school teams and summer leagues. It’s a baseball brotherhood that lasts a lifetime. This weekend two former teammates from Palm Desert High School will reunite,
ASU Baseball: Thanks to its stellar pitching, Long Beach State will provide a challenging series for the Sun Devils
(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) This weekend will mark yet another three-game set hosted by the Sun Devils at Phoenix Muni, with the opponent this time being the Long Beach State Dirtbags. ASU is coming off a 3-1 showing at the Phoenix Muni Classic, in which its only loss was against Bakersfield. After finishing
ASU Baseball: Exhibition game with Dbacks provides value for Sun Devils
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) As part of a newly-adopted six-year exhibition series between Arizona’s Division I universities and the Arizona Diamondbacks, the ASU baseball team visited Salt River Fields on Tuesday to square off against the Chip Hale-led squad. Though the Sun Devils were stifled offensively by the Diamondbacks and dropped the contest
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils split doubleheader with Bakersfield, Purdue
(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) Game 1 vs. Bakersfield Arizona State's success rate has been fairly average in close games this season, but one constant has been the struggles of the bullpen and defense. The day game of the doubleheader was no different. The wheels came off for ASU in the ninth after they came
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils Play Host to Three Teams in the Phoenix Muni Classic
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) This Thursday begins the first annual Phoenix Muni Classic, which will bring Gonzaga, Bakersfield and Purdue to town to face off against Arizona State. The Sun Devils will face Bakersfield twice over the three-day tournament and the other two schools just once. ASU is coming off its first February series loss
ASU Baseball: Errors become Sun Devils’ downfall in loss to TCU
ASU Baseball: Series win for the Sun Devils and history for Burr
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Early runs and great relief pitching propelled Arizona State to a 5-3 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday, giving the team its second straight win of the season, as well as a series win. After Sun Devil starter Ryan Kellogg departed after five innings, allowing three runs on
ASU Baseball: Head coach Tracy Smith reveals the process that led him to Tempe
ASU Baseball: Heavy competition for the Sunday starter job
(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) Brett Lilek is set to start on Fridays. Ryan Kellogg is Tracy Smith’s starter on Saturdays. However, the pitcher who will toe the rubber on Sundays remains a mystery. The Sunday starter is the final starter in the regular three-man rotation, and the spot is usually filled by upperclassmen