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Sun Devil baseball hosts Arizona for 1st of 5 Territorial Cup games

by Jacob Garcia - March 25, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team (12-10, 3-3) hosts the first of five Territorial Cup baseball matches against the University of Arizona (11-15, 1-5) at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Packard Stadium. Freshman Seth Martinez will make his second collegiate start for the Sun Devils and his first

ASU can’t out-hit Wichita State in 12-9 loss

by Madison Romine - March 19, 2014March 19, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) Offense reigned supreme Wednesday night as the Arizona State Sun Devils (10-9) fell to the Wichita State Shockers (12-7), 12-9. The offense was immediate on both sides, as the Shockers scored one in the top of the first and ASU got three across the plate in the bottom of

ASU maturity concerns were on display in rough opening series

by Jacob Garcia - March 17, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) For the second straight series, the Arizona State Sun Devils (9-8, 1-2) captured a series-opening win. Yet as was the case with the three-game series against Tennessee, the Sun Devils dropped the final two games against Washington, giving the Huskies their first series win in Tempe since 2004. As

Inability to convert hits to runs dooms Sun Devils in Sunday loss to Washington

by Brett Deckert - March 16, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The tough losses seem to keep mounting for the Arizona State Sun Devils (9-8) a month into the season. Sunday afternoon’s 4-3 defeat in 11 innings to the Washington Huskies may have been the toughest. The Sun Devils battled back from two down in the bottom of the ninth

Lack of resolve, batting lead to 9-3 loss for Sun Devils

by Brett Deckert - March 15, 2014March 15, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State head coach Tim Esmay preaches good at-bats and mental toughness to his players day-in and day-out. On this day, his team had neither in a 9-3 loss to Washington. A six-run eighth inning for the Huskies broke a 3-3 tie and the Sun Devils could never recover

Reworked Sun Devils lineup finds success against New Mexico

by Jacob Garcia - March 13, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Of all the different position combinations Coach Tim Esmay has employed with this Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team, the one Wednesday night was the most unique. Jordan Aboites, the every day shortstop for ASU while Drew Stankiewicz is sidelined with an ailing wrist, threw 2.1 innings in relief,

Sun Devil Baseball drops Tennessee Series

by Jacob Garcia - March 10, 2014March 10, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Two words can describe the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils (7-6) up to this point on the young 2014 season: consistently inconsistent. The Sun Devils hosted the No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers this weekend, and after extending its winning streak to five games with a series-opening win, the squad

Errors prove costly for Arizona State in 6-5 loss to Tennessee

by Brett Deckert - March 8, 2014March 9, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano left the dugout several times on Saturday night against Arizona State until eventually he was forced to leave it for good. Earning an early trip to the showers in the bottom of the sixth inning after arguing multiple calls, however, prompted a stern three-run

Arizona State baseball hands Tennessee its first loss of the year

by Brett Deckert - March 7, 2014March 9, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) The Tennessee Volunteers entered Packard Stadium on Friday night as one of two remaining unbeaten teams in college baseball, but the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils cut that list to just one remaining undefeated by the end of the night. Brett Lilek continued his early season dominance in

ASU hosting three-game series against undefeated Volunteers

by Madison Romine - March 6, 2014

(Photo: Allyson Cummings/WCSN) This weekend, Packard Stadium will be the site of the battle between the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils (6-4) and the undefeated Tennessee Volunteers (12-0). ASU is coming off the Sanderson Ford Surprise Classic, where they went 3-0. Tennessee will leave Lindsey Nelson Stadium for the first