Game 1: By Valentina Martinez The score was 6-5. It was the top of the ninth and Arizona State Baseball needed one more out to end an action-packed game that had become a battle of bats. With the exception of the fourth, either the Sun Devils or Hawaii – their opponnet in
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ offense looks to breakout against Hawaii
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Two themes defined Arizona State Baseball's opening series win against Sacramento State. First, the offense proved the preseason perception that it is likely not the home run-smashing, run-producing juggernaut it once was. Second, the pitching staff isn’t just solid – it’s potentially dominant. The Sun Devils, led by redshirt freshman starter
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: Fall Ball showcases improvement from pitching staff
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) If one was looking for the direct and immediate impact new Arizona State Baseball pitching coach Jason Kelly had in his first 17 games, a case study of junior right-handed pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi would have turned up impressive results. Vander Kooi was coming off a bad year when
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
ASU Baseball: No. 12 Sun Devils walk-off the Aggies late in unexpected fashion
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils falter with runners in scoring position, fall to Oklahoma State, 2-1
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Through five games, opposing teams have made clear one thing to No. 13 Arizona State (2-3)-- Spencer Torkelson will not beat them. Once again Tuesday night, Oklahoma State employed the same strategy taken by the Villanova Wildcats just three days earlier at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Rather than give one
ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils welcome Oklahoma State for midweek matchup
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Arizona State baseball had high expectations to live up to coming into the opening weekend of the season. Baseball America had them ranked No. 3 in the country. D1Baseball had them ninth. They did not exactly live up to the rankings. The Sun Devils came out of their weekend 2-2,
ASU Baseball: Pitching exceeded expectations over opening weekend
ASU Baseball: Team USA Baseball Exhibition Notebook
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Arizona State baseball played the USA Baseball Olympic Team at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Friday night in the final game of ASU’s fall baseball schedule. Here are notes and takeaways from the exhibition matchup as Team USA used a four-run seventh inning to beat the Devils 7-3. Junior