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ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils come up inches short to Oregon State, focusing on fundamentals moving forward

by Bobby Kraus - April 14, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The later and later you get into a baseball season, the more and more the clichés of the game start to rear their ugly heads. Throwing strikes, simplifying the moment, making the routine plays are ones that come to mind for the everyday fan. In the case of Arizona State

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils lose tightly contested game to No. 4 Oregon State

by Jacob Rudner - April 13, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Put a baseball game on a scale. The first inning has both ends lined up evenly with the weight on each side distributed perfectly. As the game progresses, the scale becomes more uneven. With each run, some weight is dropped on the side of one of the two

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Devils host defending National Champion, No. 4 Oregon State

by Jessica Carnivale - April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) No. 13 Arizona State baseball had a hot start to their season but now have found themselves in a bit of a slump. The team has lost four out of their last five games, leaving them with a 9-3 record in conference play and 26-5 overall. This skid caused

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils break down late, fall to UNLV

by Chase Drieberg - April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) A baseball season is often referred to as a horse race, rather than a sprint. This, due to the length of the season and the fact that short spurts of success won’t result in making the postseason. However, for much of Arizona State’s baseball season it has felt like a

ASU Baseball: No. 7 Sun Devils suffer their second-straight dismantling loss

by Jacob Rudner - April 6, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) On a 1-2 curveball diving sharply into the Dedeaux Field dirt, Hunter Bishop swung hard and missed harder. He walked back into the dugout, put his bat down and unleashed a frustrated punch into the stomach of the blue Powerade cooler nearest the bench’s side wall. Bishop’s punch

ASU Baseball: No. 7 Sun Devils come back down to Earth after Territorial Cup sweep in loss to Long Beach State

by Bobby Kraus - April 3, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The highest of highs can be followed by the lowest of lows seemingly overnight in baseball, or in the case of Arizona State (25-2) after two nights, as it suffered its second loss of the season in a midweek matchup against the Long Beach State Dirtbags (4-23) by

ASU Baseball: No. 7 Devils prepare for Tuesday tilt against Long Beach State

by Gareth Kwok - April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) A 5 hour 10 minute victory over the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday afternoon that head coach Tracy Smith referred to as an “ugly win” clinched Arizona State’s first Territorial Cup series sweep since 2009. After such a barnburner of a ballgame in the series finale, the Devils (25-1,

ASU Baseball GALLERY: No. 9 Devils walk-off Arizona 17-16, sweep Territorial Cup series

by Karli Matthias - April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

All photos taken by Karli Matthias on March 31 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Contact @karlimatthias or knmatthi@asu.edu for high-resolution images.

ASU Baseball: No. 15 Devils rebound from first loss of 2019, secure series win over Oregon

by Jessica Carnivale - March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) When the No. 15 Sun Devils stepped on the field at PK Park on Sunday, there was only one thing on their mind: redemption. Arizona State (22-1, 5-1 Pac-12) lost to the Oregon Ducks (12-9, 2-4 Pac-12) in the second game of their series in Eugene, snapping their 21-0

ASU Baseball: Oregon hands the Devils their first loss of 2019

by Jacob Rudner - March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) On the turf field in Eugene, Oregon, inside the opposing team dugout, Arizona State was forced to sit and watch the euphoria that unfolded on the field. The Oregon Ducks climbed over the railing and onto the diamond. Evan Williams, the owner of the blast that ended the