(Photo Courtesy Auburn Athletics) Arizona State Baseball senior infielder Conor Davis transferred to Tempe to take over the first base vacancy left by Spencer Torkelson, who was selected No. 1 overall in the 2020 MLB Draft. While Davis wasn’t expected to produce the historic numbers his predecessor put up, it was
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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: Observations from Sun Devils’ fall scrimmage against Long Beach State
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball has progressed through its fall camp seemingly smoothly thus far. On Saturday, the Sun Devils got to face off against another squad for the first time in the Willie Bloomquist era, as ASU played a 16-inning exhibition against the Long Beach State Dirtbags. LBSU outscored the Sun
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils get first taste of new regime in fall ball
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) When former Arizona State Baseball Head Coach Tracy Smith was fired in early June following the team’s exit in the Austin Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director Ray Anderson said that he wanted to hire someone to “instill discipline,
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ season ends in 9-7 loss to Fairfield
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball and Fairfield just couldn’t help themselves in the NCAA Baseball Tournament’s Austin Regional. On Friday night, the two went back and forth, with the Sun Devils getting out to an early lead, the Stags clawing back and taking the lead only to be topped by
ASU Baseball: Long ball Ethan Long stays hot by calling game
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils top Utah 5-4 behind Long’s late home run
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) After splitting its mid-week series with cross-town rival Grand Canyon, Arizona State Baseball kicked off its four-game road weekend series with a Friday night bout against Utah. After using a dozen pitchers in the final game against GCU, the Sun Devils were still looking to salvage any stamina for
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall to Grand Canyon 4-1 Wednesday, split mid-week series
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball (20-12, 8-7 Pac-12) used 12 pitchers during Wednesday night's game at Grand Canyon but couldn't string together enough hits as it fell to the Lopes 4-1 to split the mid-week series. "Pitching was a challenge going into the mid-week, and we wanted to make sure guys
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 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