(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) In 2016, no starting pitcher was as reliable as Seth Martinez. Hever Bueno was expected to be the ace coming in, but injuries derailed him and Martinez stepped in to fill the Friday night role. The junior finished with 111.1 innings pitched and a 9-4 record in 16
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ASU Baseball: Conference woes continue in Utah series
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Just a day removed from the 10th no-hitter in Arizona State baseball history, the Sun Devils (14-10) were defeated by the Utah Utes (8-13) 16-7 in Sunday’s series finale at Phoenix Muni. Arizona State now sits at 1-5 in conference play. Hever Bueno toed the rubber for the first time
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils set to host UC Davis for three-game series
ASU Baseball: Both good and bad on Opening Night
(Photo: Gabrielle Mercer/WCSN) The 2016 season finally kicked off Friday night for Arizona State baseball, and while a win was secured in the end, there will be plenty of room for improvement moving forward. The Sun Devils (1-0) defeated the Xavier Musketeers (0-1) 5-2 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium thanks in large part
ASU Baseball: Tabling four Cronkite Sports writers for 2016 predictions
Happy Opening Day! Like Presidents Day, today is not considered a public holiday. That’s okay though because our baseball coverage team here at cronkitesports.com has a gift to lift your spirits. Seven free-response questions, 10 end-of-season awards and four contributors to culminate in our 2016 Arizona State baseball roundtable. Let’s have some
ASU Baseball: Hever Bueno’s growth from the bullpen to a Friday night starter
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Last season, Hever Bueno failed to build upon an encouraging freshman season. While the infamous "sophomore slump" has seldom made an impact on Arizona State’s roster, Bueno would be considered an outlier after appearing in 14 games, throwing 16 innings and yielding one starting nod. In that limited sample, Bueno
ASU Baseball: Woodmansee, Bueno, Serven all earn top-300 prospects nod
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Regardless of the fact that nine members of last year’s team heard their name called in June’s MLB Draft, Sun Devil baseball is still in some reliable hands. Juniors Colby Woodmansee, Hever Bueno and Brian Serven were all ranked within the top 100 of D1Baseball.com’s annual top-300 prospects list. Woodmansee
ASU Baseball: Exploring 2016 storylines with season two weeks away
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team has championship expectations going into every season, but the road to Omaha, Neb. and the 2016 College World Series will be treacherous for second-year head coach Tracy Smith. The tradition of Sun Devil success in the MLB Draft continued in 2015—a boost from a
ASU Baseball: A comprehensive look at the “shutdown inning”
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall to Rebels
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) After an electrical delay suspended the game Tuesday night, Arizona State (21-9) suffered a 7-6 defeat at the hands of the UNLV Rebels (13-18) on Wednesday. With the lack of a consistent midweek starter, the Sun Devils tried something different by sending Hever Bueno to the mound to make