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ASU Baseball: Aboites keys Sun Devils’ midweek victory

by Jacob Janower - May 19, 2015May 19, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) A gem from Jordan Aboites led Arizona State to a 4-1 victory over the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Tuesday night, catapulting the Sun Devils to their 33rd win of the season. While the game served as a break from the typically rigorous Pac-12 play, ASU (33-19, 17-10) did not

ASU Baseball: Wednesday practice report

by Dominic Cotroneo - May 13, 2015May 13, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) Five games in seven days is no easy stretch, and head coach Tracy Smith knows his personnel's focus at the end of the regular season. "Just making sure we’re getting our work in and with the quick turnaround for tomorrow’s game, it’s more of just the technical stuff. We

ASU Baseball: A comprehensive look at the “shutdown inning”

by Dominic Cotroneo - April 23, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) One of Tracy Smith's first dilemmas about his team was its lack of an identity. In the first few weeks, the skipper admitted he was still learning the kind of team he had. There isn't a doubt now the "Cardiac Devils" have found their angle: close games. There has been

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils come back again to win series against Oregon State

by Jacob Janower - March 15, 2015

(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The importance of winning the opening conference series cannot be stressed enough for Arizona State (12-6, 2-1), especially when playing the defending conference champions. Fortunately for the Sun Devils, they were able to capitalize on the ineffectiveness of Oregon State’s bullpen in the late innings and win the rubber

ASU Baseball: Jordan Aboites overcomes poor night and Seth Martinez dazzles for a career-high nine strikeouts

by Kristina Vicario - February 26, 2015February 27, 2015

(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) An inning removed from his shortest relief appearance of the season and an 0-for-3 night at the plate, Jordan Aboites needed a morale booster. The two-way second baseman-relief pitcher came through in a big way for both himself and his team, as his walk-off single in the ninth propelled

ASU Baseball: Examining the projected use of the wealth of freshman bullpen depth

by Jacob Garcia - February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

(Photo: Kimmy Davis/WCSN) The now-No. 9 Arizona State Sun Devil baseball team may have taken two of three from formerly-No. 5 Oklahoma State this weekend, but an interesting, counter-intuitive, stat revealed itself. ASU’s starting pitchers combined for 12 innings pitched, while the bullpen accumulated 16 innings of work over the three-game series. This reliance

ASU Baseball: Series win for the Sun Devils and history for Burr

by Jacob Janower - February 14, 2015

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Early runs and great relief pitching propelled Arizona State to a 5-3 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday, giving the team its second straight win of the season, as well as a series win. After Sun Devil starter Ryan Kellogg departed after five innings, allowing three runs on