(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Coming off a midweek loss, the Arizona State Sun Devils faltered in their final two games against Long Beach State, and suffered a series loss for the first time this season. A win on Friday upped their record to 5-1, but poor defensive showings on Saturday and Sunday
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ASU Baseball: Fall ball wrap-up
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) How do you celebrate a top five ranking for your 2016 recruiting class? Getting back to work. Tracy Smith's ball club closes out its fall schedule this weekend with the culmination of the M&G World Series-now only two games of intrasquad matchups at Phoenix Muni. "I've personally never been a part
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: Tennessee Tech rallies late to even series
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) A ninth inning rally from Tennessee Tech propelled them to a come-from-behind win over Arizona State, who will have to wait until tomorrow to try to win their eighth consecutive series. The Sun Devils (27-12) took a 4-3 lead into the ninth inning, but Ryan Burr could not hold
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils blow late lead, fall to Washington
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) A late collapse by No. 4 Arizona State allowed Washington to claim the series opener 9-7 in a seesaw battle. After reclaiming a 7-6 lead in the eighth, the Sun Devils (23-11, 11-5) bullpen allowed three earned runs (all charged to Eric Melbostad) to swing the score in the
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils prepare for weekend series against Washington
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Coming off a series win against in-state rival Arizona and gaining an inside track to the Territorial Cup, ASU now travels to Seattle to face the Washington Huskies for its third road series of the season. Despite the series win, ASU suffered a brutal loss in the series finale
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils walk-off against Arizona
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils renew rivalry with Arizona
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The long awaited Territorial Cup series is upon us, and both teams enter the series having impressive seasons so far. No. 5 Arizona State (21-9, 9-3) is going through its roughest stretch of the season, going just 2-2 in its last four games against Utah and UNLV. Both victories
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall to Rebels
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) After an electrical delay suspended the game Tuesday night, Arizona State (21-9) suffered a 7-6 defeat at the hands of the UNLV Rebels (13-18) on Wednesday. With the lack of a consistent midweek starter, the Sun Devils tried something different by sending Hever Bueno to the mound to make
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils blast by Stanford behind Brian Serven’s brilliant performance
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils cemented the series sweep against Stanford Sunday, claiming a 14-6 victory behind two monster performances by both Brett Lilek and Brian Serven. Lilek was lights-out on the mound for the Sun Devils. Lilek went six innings-plus and 77 pitches without a hit. Four of