(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX – Junior lefty Ben Jacobs had two outs in the fifth with a four-run lead. It took Jacobs six batters to record the final out in a disastrous fifth, letting the Wildcats back into the ballgame. “We left a couple pitches over the plate tonight that they didn’t
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No. 24 Sun Devils Fall 8-5 to Rival Arizona With 7,000+ in attendance
Sun Devils Waste Stellar Bullpen Performance, fall 7-3 to Kansas
(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX—If you go to Arizona State baseball’s stat page and sort the pitching tab by innings pitched one curious detail is revealed. Of course leading the team in innings pitched are the two consistent starters junior southpaw Ben Jacobs and senior righty Jack Martinez. However, without a consistent Sunday
Pitching Shines in Sun Devils’ Big 12 Home Opener, defeating Kansas 9-2
(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX – It appeared it was going to be a first-inning disaster for junior lefty Ben Jacobs. The southpaw had walked the first three batters on twenty pitches. Jacobs had a huge weight on his shoulders and struck out senior left fielder Brady Counsell. He then got senior right
Sun Devils cruise to 11-1 victory on back of dominant Jacobs
Starter Jack Martinez shines in Sun Devils’ loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — Jack Martinez entered the 2025 campaign with lofty expectations placed on him before he even threw a single pitch at the Power Four level. An incoming transfer after spending a season at Louisiana Lafayette, the senior right-hander impressed during the offseason and earned a spot as Arizona
Sun Devils’ bullpen struggles in heartbreaking loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — With two out and two strikes on Minnesota senior outfielder Parker Knoll in the bottom of the ninth, junior right-handed pitcher Lukas Kelly had the opportunity to seize the moment and give Arizona State baseball a victory. Instead, he gave up a game-tying triple. The bullpen faltered
ASU falters late in 7-6 extra innings loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — The situation late Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium had turned from a potential storybook ending to outright disaster for the maroon and gold. Junior left fielder Kien Vu stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the tenth inning with the bases loaded, two outs
Following a series split, ASU returns home to face Minnesota
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN) There was a lot of buzz in the offseason about the offseason changes, the new pitching lab, and the year-to-year jumps made by some of the non-contributors last season for Arizona State baseball. Given that ASU has been a broken record in terms of having a high-powered offense
Disastrous ninth inning leads to Arizona State’s first loss on the season
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN)i PHOENIX - Arizona State baseball senior right-handed closer Will Koger worked himself into an unenviable situation in the ninth inning of Friday night’s game against Oral Roberts. The Louisville transfer entered the top of the ninth inning with a two-run cushion, needing three outs to secure his third save