(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
Tag: Erik Tolman
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 kick-off Pac-12 play with 6-3 win over No. 20 Oregon
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball limped into Pac-12 Conference play on Friday against the No. 20-ranked Oregon Ducks hot at the dish, but depleted on the mound. Following a 10-9 nail-biting loss to UNLV on Tuesday, it was announced that redshirt sophomore left-handed pitcher Erik Tolman will be missing the remainder
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’ nine-game winning streak snapped in 10-9 loss to UNLV
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Runs were scored in every inning except the ninth, and a back and forth battle ended 10-9 in favor of visiting UNLV over Arizona State Baseball on Tuesday afternoon. Rebels' sophomore infielder Edarian Williams' RBI single in the eighth inning that scored junior first baseman Jack-Thomas Wold gave UNLV
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils shut out Cal State Fullerton, dominate offensively in 10-0 win
(Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) For Arizona State baseball, it felt like déjà vu from its 5-0 win over Utah last Sunday. Only this time, the damage to Cal State Fullerton on Friday night was much greater. Just like their last game, redshirt freshman right-hander Seth Tomczak started for the Sun Devils and pitched into
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils look to extend winning streak against Cal State Fullerton
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: 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