(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) Nearly a month into his tenure at the helm of Arizona State Baseball, head coach Willie Bloomquist was tasked with filling gaping holes within the Sun Devils' starting rotation – one that lost Cooper Benson, Tyler Thornton, Justin Fall and Erik Tolman to the 2021 MLB Draft. He
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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: Sun Devils blown out 10-3 by Texas, face elimination in rematch vs. Fairfield
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) It felt like the game was out of reach when all hell broke loose in the third inning, yet Arizona State Baseball was only down three runs. That’s how much momentum and energy Texas snatched up without even hitting the ball past redshirt junior left-hander Justin Fall. The frame started
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils rally 7-6 on McLain walk-off in first Regional game
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball rallied back for its 14th comeback victory of the season against Fairfield on Friday night, as redshirt freshman infielder Sean McLain's bloop single into right field scored redshirt freshman two-way player Kai Murphy to walk it off 7-6 in the opening game of the NCAA
ASU Baseball: Coming off UCLA sweep, Sun Devils make NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball’s roller coaster regular season is over. After suffering critical season-ending injuries early in the season and in the fall and struggling early on in Pac-12 Conference play while trying to piece together something of a weekend rotation, the Sun Devils still managed to go 32-20 with 16
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils win eleventh series of the season at USC, continue to heat up ahead of postseason
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) Fresh off a crucial series victory over Oregon State, Arizona State Baseball got some well-deserved recognition in the national rankings earlier this week. The Sun Devils checked in No. 25 in D1Baseball's poll before heading to Los Angeles to face the USC Trojans in their final road series of
ASU Baseball: Four-run sixth the difference in Sun Devils’ 8-6 win over URI
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) A four-run sixth inning was the difference for Arizona State Baseball in Saturday night's 8-6 victory over Rhode Island at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Three straight hits from freshmen infielders Ethan Long, Jack Moss and Hunter Haas tied the game at five all, with Haas receiving the runs batted in
ASU Baseball: Long’s two home runs power Sun Devils to 10-6 win over Utah
Ethan Long sure does like berms in the Utah Utes' Smith’s Ballpark. After hitting the game-winning home run on Friday night, the freshman designated hitter hit two more dingers on Saturday to propel Arizona State Baseball to a 10-6 victory and the series win over Utah. After only hitting two home runs
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 face Pac-12 leader Stanford in three-game home set
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball (18-9, 7-5) heads into an inevitably tough series with current Pac-12 Conference leader and No. 20-ranked Stanford (20-6, 6-3) on Friday, with first pitch kicking off a three-game home series for the Sun Devils. Thus far in 2021, the Sun Devils have used a combination of