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Five Takeaways: Sun Devils suffer three-game sweep to Washington State

by Sean Brennan, Sammy Nute, Justin Carter, Justin de Haas and Tyler Weiss - March 25, 2024March 25, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) Willie Bloomquist found himself at a loss for words following Arizona State baseball’s 7-5 midweek defeat to Utah Valley last Wednesday. At that point, the Sun Devils’ third-year head coach was searching for answers after a tumultuous start to the season, as a two-game split against a struggling

Sun Devils overcome hitting struggles to defeat Utah Valley 5-4

by Sean Brennan - March 20, 2024March 20, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) PHOENIX — Exactly one week since Tuesday, Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist didn’t mince words when talking about his team’s 6-4 loss to New Mexico. The third-year skipper said his team lacked an “edge” and needed to do a better job of holding one another accountable. In

Midweek loss to UNM puts ASU baseball culture into question

by Justin de Haas - March 13, 2024March 20, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State is one of, if not the most historic programs in college baseball, but the team has looked like a shell of itself this season. Then-ASU athletic director Ray Anderson brought head coach Willie Bloomquist in to restore that history. A former player who bleeds maroon

Sun Devils Fall To New Mexico In “Embarrassing” Performance

by Sean Brennan - March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — Willie Bloomquist sat in his postgame press conference with an obvious look of dejection across his face. The Sun Devils head coach didn’t mince words on his team’s performance on Wednesday, one that saw it score only four runs against a New Mexico team that has conceded

Meyer, Compton, Back Like They Never Left in 10-8 Win Against Ohio State

by Tyler Weiss - February 25, 2024February 25, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) PHOENIX — In sports, an injury that requires surgery for an athlete is one of the worst experiences to endure for a multitude of reasons, one of those reasons being the amount of time away from the game while in the recovery process. This is especially true when

Sun Devils Rally To Defeat Ohio State 10-8, Split Four-Game Series

by Sean Brennan - February 25, 2024February 25, 2024

PHOENIX — Brandon Compton stepped up to the dish at Phoenix Municipal Stadium with the bases loaded, no outs and Arizona State baseball down 8-6 in the bottom of the sixth. The redshirt freshman had only one thought in his head: just put the ball in play. Up to that point,

Sun Devils bounce back with complete 14-4 win over Ohio State

by Sammy Nute - February 23, 2024February 23, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE – On Thursday, the Sun Devil offense had finally cooled off in their first meeting with Ohio State, scoring less than nine runs for the first time in the young 2024 season. The Buckeyes held Arizona State baseball's dangerous lineup to just four runs and five hits,

Explosive Offense helps ASU defeat Santa Clara in high-scoring affair

by Justin Carter - February 17, 2024February 17, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) PHOENIX — On the backs of a high powered Sun Devil offense, ASU baseball scraped out a win in a dogfight with Santa Clara at home. ASU followed up an opening day win over the Broncos — where it scored 11 runs — with a 14-13 victory on

Hot lineup and strong pitching Power Sun Devils to 11-6 victory over Santa Clara

by Tyler Weiss - February 17, 2024February 17, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — There’s only one word that could describe the second inning for Arizona State baseball. That word is dominance. In the top of the second inning, true freshman pitcher Thomas Burns was coming off of his first inning at the collegiate level. The right-handed pitcher started off the