(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball’s Hunter Jump had his team’s momentum at his back. Nevada freshman right-hander Kade Morris was having a rough inning in the bottom of the sixth. ASU redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy reached on an error to begin the frame. A wild pitch let him advance to
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils sweep Saturday doubleheader against Hawaii
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
ASU Baseball: Key takeaways from the Sun Devils’ opening series win against Sac State
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball came into the 2021 season with uncertainty, but its opening series win against Sacramento State answered some of its biggest question marks. Here are four key takeaways from the Sun Devils' duel with the Hornets. Pitching, pitching and more pitching Coming into this season, it was figured that
ASU Baseball: Defense shows out to claim Sun Devils’ first victory of the season, 2-1
A strong defensive showing from Arizona State Baseball led to a 2-1 win over Sacramento State at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday night. Redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy, redshirt junior shortstop Drew Swift, redshirt freshman first-baseman Nate Baez and redshirt freshman second-baseman Sean McClain were the culprits of great defense by
ASU Baseball: Benson’s stellar start not enough as Sun Devils fall in the ninth 4-2
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State had everything going its way in the season opener against the Sacramento State Hornets. Until they didn’t. After dominating the first eight innings, the Sun Devils saw their 2-0 lead blow up in their faces when Hornets catcher Dawsen Bacho hammered a grand slam off of redshirt
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils prepare for 2021 with revamped, small-ball offense
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) With Arizona State Baseball losing several offensive weapons after the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, head coach Tracy Smith and the Sun Devils will be doing their best “Moneyball” impression in 2021. The program has been known in recent years to be a powerful, home-run centric team, but in the
ASU Baseball: Transfers look to make a big impact in 2021 season
Arizona State Baseball was the recipient of a fourth Top-10 recruiting class in the last five years, Collegiate Baseball News announced in September. The class saw a slew of transfers come to ASU, highlighted by junior outfielder Allbry Major from Xavier and redshirt senior infielder Conor Davis from Auburn. In the
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils figure to create ‘new identity’ as fall ball begins
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) At the beginning of this year, a national championship was an attainable goal for Arizona State baseball heading into the season opener. But times have dramatically changed since then-junior left-handed pitcher Justin Fall threw out the first pitch of the season on February 14 against Villanova. In nine months
ASU Baseball: Hot bats return to Tempe following road sweep
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) On their journey to a miraculous College World Series title in 2008, the Fresno State Bulldogs eliminated then No. 4 Arizona State in the NCAA Super Regionals. The Bulldogs dropped the first game of the postseason series before taking the final two contests to punch their ticket to