(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) Nearly a month into his tenure at the helm of Arizona State Baseball, head coach Willie Bloomquist was tasked with filling gaping holes within the Sun Devils' starting rotation – one that lost Cooper Benson, Tyler Thornton, Justin Fall and Erik Tolman to the 2021 MLB Draft. He
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils confident in experience on the mound
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Last season, the underlying theme with Arizona State Baseball's roster was youth. The Sun Devils boasted one of the youngest lineups in the nation, with 24 freshmen scattered throughout. This fall and incoming spring provides a much different narrative, particularly within the pitching staff. Under an entirely new coaching staff,
ASU Baseball: Coming off UCLA sweep, Sun Devils make NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball’s roller coaster regular season is over. After suffering critical season-ending injuries early in the season and in the fall and struggling early on in Pac-12 Conference play while trying to piece together something of a weekend rotation, the Sun Devils still managed to go 32-20 with 16
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils hit the road to open Pac-12 play against Oregon
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball looks to get back on track this weekend when it travels to Eugene to open up Pac-12 Conference play in a three-game series with No. 20-ranked Oregon. “It’s nice to go out on the road,” ASU Head Coach Tracy Smith said on Tuesday. “Something like this
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils look to extend winning streak against Cal State Fullerton
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils lean on bevy of pitchers to beat Utah 5-0, earn series sweep
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball went through a merry-go-round of pitchers on Sunday afternoon, with a total of eight Sun Devils circulating through the final game of three against Utah. However, ASU did this not out of total necessity, but because it had the flexibility and comfort to afford it. In
ASU Baseball: Lampe’s potentially game-saving play leads to Sun Devils’ 4-1 win over Utah
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball (7-2) won its fifth straight game on Saturday, defeating Utah 4-1 in the second game of a non-conference series. "Kind of a hard fought battle there, guys stepping up much like last night [by] making pitches and making the plays we needed to win," ASU Head
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fueled by bullpen and timely offense en route to a 4-3 win over Utah.
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball got struck with some misfortune. On Thursday, it was announced that both redshirt freshman left-handed pitcher Cooper Benson and junior right-hander Boyd Vander Kooi would miss the remainder of the season due to Tommy John surgery. The demoralizing losses of the Sun Devils' Friday-night ace and veteran
ASU Baseball: Benson, Vander Kooi out for year with Tommy John Surgery
Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN Arizona State Baseball Head Coach Tracy Smith announced Thursday that redshirt freshman left-handed pitcher Cooper Benson and redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi will both undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery. "We feel bad for the kids, they're tremendous workers and have put a lot of time in," Smith
ASU Baseball: Hawaii scores in 9th innings to stun Sun Devils 3-2
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Hawaii freshman infielder Aaron Ujimori's sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to score redshirt junior first baseman Alez Baeza was the deciding factor in the Rainbow Warriors' 3-2 victory over Arizona State Baseball on Friday night. The unearned run would be charged to redshirt freshman left-handed