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ASU Baseball: Applying Sabermetric Stats to Sun Devil Offense

by Jacob Garcia - March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) For as rapidly as sabermetric stats have infiltrated Major League Baseball, the college baseball landscape has gone largely untouched. A number of factors go into why this is the case, ranging from the absence of expensive data tracking technology to a general satisfaction with the status quo. Still, that’s not

ASU Men’s Basketball: With Sendek gone, the coaching search begins

by Zane Hopen - March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With the firing of head coach Herb Sendek after nine seasons in the Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball program, the team will follow its season in which they had to deal with inexperience by adding a brand new coach to the system. Sendek had a 159-137 record in his

ASU Men’s Basketball: Herb Sendek fired after nine seasons as head coach

by Zac Pacleb - March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball coach Herb Sendek was fired after nine seasons at the helm following a meeting with ASU athletic director Ray Anderson. Sendek amassed a record of 159-137 (.537) during his nine years in Tempe. ASU appeared in four NITs and two NCAA Tournaments, never advancing past

Arizona State Women’s Basketball: Sun Devils overcome 16 point deficit to advance

by Tyler Strachan - March 23, 2015March 23, 2015

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) Arizona State advanced to the Sweet 16 Monday night after defeating Arkansas Little- Rock 57 to 54 in a game that the Sun Devils lead for just 1:13. “Make them pay!” A phrase that was blurted by an anonymous fan rang throughout the bellows of a hushed Wells Fargo Arena.

ASU Women’s Basketball: Katie Hempen leads the way

by Drew Martin - March 23, 2015March 23, 2015

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) Katie Hempen, Arizona State’s leading scorer for much of the season, has been in a slump lately, averaging just 7.4 points per game over the past five games. Not only did Hempen break out of her slump, but she was the catalyst to a dominant 74-55 NCAA Tournament

ASU Women’s Basketball: ASU Looks to Avoid Creating a Cinderella

by Terra Pinckley - March 23, 2015March 23, 2015

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) In the true final home game of the season, Arizona State will play the University of Arkansas-Little Rock in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The eleven seed UALR Trojans are coming off of a 69-60 upset over 6 seed Texas A&M in the first round on Saturday,

ASU Softball: Bats ignite, pitching rebounds in series finale

by Tyler Strachan - March 22, 2015March 23, 2015

(Photo: Alli Cline/WCSN) After a relief appearance on Saturday that saw her give up the winning runs to the Golden Bears, Breanna Macha rebounded in the best way possible - guiding the Arizona State Sun Devils to an 11-6 win over 12th ranked California. The freshman handled herself well in Sunday’s rubber

ASU Men’s Basketball: Richmond ends the Sun Devils’ season in an overtime thriller

by Kristina Vicario - March 22, 2015March 22, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Richmond Spiders slid past Arizona State on their home court in overtime in the second round of the NIT Sunday, ending the Sun Devils’ season. ASU got off to a slow start going 1-for-5 from the field in the first seven minutes of the contest, kick starting an

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils earn second consecutive Pac-12 series win

by Jacob Janower - March 22, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) No. 7 Arizona State (15-7, 4-2 in the Pac-12) was able to come away with a series victory against No. 15 Oregon (15-8, 2-4 in the Pac-12) while making their first road trip of the season. The Sun Devils battled the rainy conditions in Eugene to come away with

ASU Football: Jordan Simone and Marcus Ball look to settle in new roles this spring

by Zane Hopen - March 22, 2015March 22, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With nine returning starters, the Arizona State defense has as much potential to dominate as any other team in the Pac-12 considering their success toward the end of last season, along with their returners and even some weapons they have yet to reveal. Two high-value weapons the Sun Devils hope