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Pitching Shines in Sun Devils’ Big 12 Home Opener, defeating Kansas 9-2

by Andrew Hayslett - March 22, 2025March 22, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX – It appeared it was going to be a first-inning disaster for junior lefty Ben Jacobs. The southpaw had walked the first three batters on twenty pitches. Jacobs had a huge weight on his shoulders and struck out senior left fielder Brady Counsell. He then got senior right

Sun Devils dominate Oral Roberts in 9-2 win, clinch series victory

by Keenan Vaughan - February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX — The classic saying that it’s not about how you start but rather how you finish can't be truer in sports. Arizona State watching a two-run lead evaporate in the bottom of the ninth on Friday to allow Oral Roberts to hand the team its first loss

Sun Devils’ young relievers struggle in win over Ohio State

by Sean Brennan - February 16, 2025February 16, 2025

(Photo: Bryan Ross/WCSN) PHOENIX — In the first three seasons of head coach Willie Bloomquist’s tenure at Arizona State, there has been a consistent formula to winning games. The Sun Devils were never going to beat you 2-1; they were going to out-slug you, put up crooked innings and never stop

Sun Devils set with experience and depth for 2025 campaign

by Sammy Nute - February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

(Photo: Samantha Maxwell/WCSN) Finally, after what always feels like one of the longest and most arduous waits, the winter is finally melting away to give way to baseball season. Arizona State baseball will open the season with four home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, starting Friday with a three-game set against

‘We’re a pitching school,’ Sun Devil baseball overhauls pitching approach before 2025 season

by Sammy Nute - February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist will be the first one to tell you that he isn’t the most familiar with the new age of baseball analytics. All the new lingo that comes along with the numbers and graphs can sometimes feel like a foreign

Notebook: Sun Devils talk depth, new conference and more in first spring availability

by Sean Brennan - January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

(Photo: Sam Fenway/WCSN) As the calendar flips from January to February, the 2025 college baseball season is rapidly approaching. In just about three weeks’ time, Arizona State baseball will begin its fourth campaign under head coach Willie Bloomquist when it hosts Ohio State on Feb. 14. There are several storylines surrounding the