Redshirt freshman two-way player Kai Murphy, making his first start as a pitcher, was completely dialed in for Arizona State Baseball on Sunday afternoon. At-bat after at-bat, the left-hander made sure Cal stood no chance. With little resistance from the Golden Bears, ASU comfortably got runs across the plate while Cal’s
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ASU Baseball: Four-run third inning from Cal sinks Sun Devils in series opener
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Cal's (24-19) four-run third inning was enough to propel the Golden Bears past Arizona State Baseball (25-15) for a 7-2 victory in the first of a three-game series played in Berkeley. ASU received two solid innings from freshman right-handed pitcher Joe Hauser to open the game. He faced six
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils battle, survive in 14-13 win over Rhode Island to clinch sweep
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Just when one might have thought that the back-and-forth duel was over and silence would have washed over the crowd, Phoenix Municipal Stadium was jolted back to life in the sixth inning on Sunday afternoon. It would stay that way until the very last out, as Arizona State Baseball
ASU Baseball: Four-run sixth the difference in Sun Devils’ 8-6 win over URI
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) A four-run sixth inning was the difference for Arizona State Baseball in Saturday night's 8-6 victory over Rhode Island at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Three straight hits from freshmen infielders Ethan Long, Jack Moss and Hunter Haas tied the game at five all, with Haas receiving the runs batted in
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils lose 7-6 heartbreaker in ninth inning to close out Utah series
ASU Baseball: Long’s two home runs power Sun Devils to 10-6 win over Utah
Ethan Long sure does like berms in the Utah Utes' Smith’s Ballpark. After hitting the game-winning home run on Friday night, the freshman designated hitter hit two more dingers on Saturday to propel Arizona State Baseball to a 10-6 victory and the series win over Utah. After only hitting two home runs
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils out-slug GCU, top Lopes on late home run by Major 13-10
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball hit one of its lower points of the 2021 season over the weekend. After dropping their highly anticipated series against then No. 20-ranked Stanford, which included a pair of blunderous late-inning losses, the Sun Devils headed into one of the toughest parts of their regular season
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ costly ninth inning results in 13-5 defeat, series loss to Stanford
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Sunday’s game between Arizona State Baseball and Stanford was shaping up to be another back-and-forth duel to decide the series. After both teams went scoreless in the first inning, there would be a run scored in each of the next three frames for a total of five runs. The x-factor
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils win back and forth contest against Stanford 9-5
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The bottom of the seventh inning almost felt like the last gasp. With Arizona State Baseball down 5-3 against No. 20-ranked Stanford entering the frame, offense that had seemingly been hard to come by throughout the night manifested. ASU freshman pinch hitter Blake Pivaroff singled up the middle, and redshirt
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils face Pac-12 leader Stanford in three-game home set
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball (18-9, 7-5) heads into an inevitably tough series with current Pac-12 Conference leader and No. 20-ranked Stanford (20-6, 6-3) on Friday, with first pitch kicking off a three-game home series for the Sun Devils. Thus far in 2021, the Sun Devils have used a combination of