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ASU’s high-powered offense shut down in opening round of Big 12 Tournament

by Andrew Hayslett - May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) ARLINGTON, Texas — Arizona State put up an atrocious performance offensively only putting up 6 hits. The showing was especially bad considering that the Sun Devils lead the Big 12 in many offensive statistics, including runs scored. Arizona State baseball (35-22, 18-12 Big 12) shockingly lost 2-0 to BYU

Sun Devils even series with Houston, win 33rd game

by Andrew Hayslett - May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX – Arizona State baseball looked like it was going to be in an offensive shootout with Houston, with the teams trading a pair of one-run innings to start the game. Then the floodgates opened for ASU, scoring five runs in the third and breaking away from the

Disastrous Sixth Inning Derails ASU in Series Opening Loss to Houston

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by Andrew Hayslett - May 10, 2025May 10, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX – Junior lefty Ben Jacobs had been cruising through the first five innings, only allowing one hit. On his first pitch of the sixth, he hit Houston senior catcher Kenneth Jimenez. Jimenez had something to say to Jacobs, who then made a hand signal to say “take

Takeaways: Sun Devils stay hot with series win at Baylor

by Keenan Vaughan, Ethan Ignatovsky and Seth Gilefsky - May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) When Arizona State landed in Waco, Texas, to take on Baylor, the Sun Devils were scorching hot. The team was riding a five-game win streak, and sported a +44 run differential in those five wins, thanks to amazing offensive performances that ended three of those games early due

Pitching Powers Sun Devils to win over BYU in Series Opener

by Andrew Hayslett - April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX – On a night where Arizona State baseball needed length out of junior lefty Ben Jacobs and a shutdown night from the bullpen, it got just that. Jacobs was the star on the mound as he dominated Brigham Young batters, including striking out three in the fourth. ASU

Ben Jacobs’ 13 strikeouts in six innings propels ASU to 10-4 win against Texas Tech

by Keenan Vaughan - April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX — In the midst of the top of the third inning, a sudden feeling of déjà vu sunk in at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Junior left-handed pitcher Ben Jacobs got off to the best start on the mound imaginable, striking the first six batters that challenged him at the

Sun Devils’ Complete Effort Powers Much-Needed Win Over Texas Tech

by Sean Brennan - April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) PHOENIX — Adversity can be handled in one of two ways in life. You could either fold under the pressure and elect not to push any further or choose to keep fighting against all odds. Arizona State baseball dealt with its fair share of adversity this past week, losing

Takeaways: Sun Devils Drop Two of Three At Cincinnati For Second-Straight Series Loss

by Keenan Vaughan, Ethan Ignatovsky and Andrew Hayslett - April 13, 2025April 13, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) After falling at home in a three-game series to in-state rival Arizona, Arizona State was looking to close out the first half of Big 12 conference play this weekend by getting back to its winning ways at Cincinnati. The Bearcats, however, didn’t get that memo, giving the Sun

Sun Devils aim to bounce back in road series with Cincinnati

by Seth Gilefsky - April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

(Photo Courtesy of Cincinnati Athletics) Following a series where head coach Willie Bloomquist said the team hit “rock bottom”, Arizona State Baseball (22-11, 8-4 Big 12) heads to the Queen City for a weekend series with fellow conference newcomer, the Cincinnati Bearcats (19-13, 6-6 Big 12). The aforementioned “rock bottom” series against

No. 24 Sun Devils rack up 17 strikeouts in 8-4 win over Arizona

by Sammy Nute - April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) PHOENIX — When playing at a ballpark like Phoenix Municipal Stadium, there is really only one path to run prevention. With the way it makes a routine fly ball into a home run, keeping the ball inside the bark becomes difficult, but there is one consistent path to