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ASU Baseball: Aboites, Sun Devils survive against Oral Roberts

by Jacob Janower - June 4, 2016August 11, 2016

(Photo:Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Facing the possibility of yet another exit in regionals of the NCAA Tournament, Arizona State delayed the chance, at least for the time being, with a 4-1 win over Oral Roberts that featured a complete game from Jordan Aboites. The Golden Eagles are now the first team in the

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils defeat Oregon 9-8 on Aboites walk-off

by Colton Dodgson - May 7, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Arizona State took game two of its series with Oregon on Saturday, winning 9-8 at home on a Jordan Aboites walk-off single. While the Sun Devil offense was able to muster four hits, they lacked the consistency to put balls in play when it mattered early on, going 0-5

ASU Baseball: Uncharacteristic issues spell doom in Sun Devils 8-0 loss to Arizona

by Colton Dodgson - April 26, 2016April 27, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The presence of Rick Monday and many other former Sun Devils made the 8-0 loss at the hands of Arizona a little easier to stomach on Tuesday night. Head coach Tracy Smith felt as though his players being given the opportunity to be around some of the greatest Sun

ASU Baseball: Zach Dixon’s complete game shutout propels Sun Devils to 4-0 win over No. 15 Cal in series finale

by Colton Dodgson - April 17, 2016October 11, 2017

(Photo: Megan Plain/WCSN) In Sunday’s series finale, freshman left-hander Zach Dixon got the opportunity to capture the biggest win of the season for the Sun Devils -- and he delivered. Arizona State (20-13, 6-9) defeated No. 15 California (21-11, 9-6) 4-0 in Sunday’s rubber match on the heels of Dixon’s complete game

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils set to host Washington at Phoenix Muni

by Bobby Kraus - April 8, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Fresh off its first Pac-12 series win of the season, Arizona State baseball will face a Washington school for the second weekend in a row, as the Washington Huskies visit Phoenix Municipal Stadium for a three-game series. The Sun Devils will try to keep their recently hot bats sizzling

ASU Baseball: Hingst’s no-hitter finally setting in

by Bobby Kraus - March 31, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Arizona State pitcher Ryan Hingst has had some time to allow the accomplishment of his no-hitter against Utah last weekend to sink in, and he still can't exactly comprehend what took place. In keeping with his even keel mentality, the sophomore is trying to enjoy the emotions that come

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils walk off on UC Davis for the second straight game

by Jacob Janower - March 12, 2016March 12, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) At this point, extra innings are becoming a formality for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Despite the added action, ASU has been clutch when they have needed it the most, winning its third consecutive game in extra innings on Saturday night by a score of 4-3. The team

ASU Baseball: With a flair for the dramatic, Sun Devils walk-off in extras

by Dominic Cotroneo - March 11, 2016March 11, 2016

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) For Arizona State (11-3), it was a Tale of Two Cities type of contest. It was the best of times for the first eight innings, it was the worst of times for the ninth inning. The age of wisdom and foolishness balanced each other out in a 6-5

ASU Baseball: Brian Serven named to Johnny Bench Award watch list

by Dominic Cotroneo - March 8, 2016March 8, 2016

(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) Junior catcher Brian Serven was named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list Tuesday, given to the nation's top collegiate catcher. Serven has caught 11 runners stealing so far this season, leading all power-five conference catchers. He also has a .325 batting average and .450 slugging percentage in ten

ASU Baseball: Tabling four Cronkite Sports writers for 2016 predictions

by WCSN Baseball - February 19, 2016

Happy Opening Day! Like Presidents Day, today is not considered a public holiday. That’s okay though because our baseball coverage team here at cronkitesports.com has a gift to lift your spirits. Seven free-response questions, 10 end-of-season awards and four contributors to culminate in our 2016 Arizona State baseball roundtable. Let’s have some