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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils save season with 4-2 win over Oregon

by Hunter Hippel - May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Mark Wasikowski debated the situation in front of him. The Oregon head coach watched his sophomore starting right-handed pitcher Isaac Ayon throw what could have been considered four balls to Arizona State Baseball freshman designated hitter Jacob Tobias, only for home plate umpire Kelly Gonzales to call them all

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils secure sweep of Utah with 13-6 win on Sunday

by Jonah Krell - May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball wanted to get its work done fast and simply on Sunday afternoon. After all, it was Mother’s Day. “We’ve had [Utah] on the ropes all weekend,” ASU freshman first baseman Jacob Tobias said. “We knew that today they weren’t going to back down, so we just

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils earn series win over Utah 6-3 behind Murphy’s play

by Tanner Tortorella - May 7, 2022May 7, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball was in a jam with the game knotted up in the top of the eighth inning on Friday night. Two Utah runners were on first and second base as a shallow hit to right field seemed destined to open the game in the Utes' favor. That's when

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils blow out Utah 19-7 in series opener

by Nikash Nath - May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) With the Pac-12 Conference Tournament right around the corner, Arizona State Baseball came into Friday’s matchup against the Utah Utes with a lot of ground to make up. An offensive explosion by the Sun Devils' offense propelled them to a 19-7 victory on Friday evening. “I’m happy for these guys

ASU Baseball: Bloomquist left disappointed in 9-1 loss to UNLV

by Tanner Tortorella - April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) "I thought it was downright pathetic," Arizona State Baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist said of ASU's effort against UNLV on Tuesday. ASU has become desperate for players to step up because of an injury plague that has left many of its arms and bats out of commission. This was

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils even up series with 8-5 win over rival Wildcats

by Cole Bradley - April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) Redshirt sophomore outfielder Joe Lampe stood at second base, his cleats driven into the dirt, ready to explode on contact. A deep ball to center field for an easy flyout seemed to kill those aspirations, but Lampe, regardless, tagged to get to third. However, Lampe wasn’t satisfied with just

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils get back to .500, top CSUN 6-1

by Tanner Tortorella - April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) ASU Baseball entered their midweek matchup against CSUN on a four-game winning streak that can be credited mostly to its bats that have been some of the best in the Pac-12 in recent weeks. They have scored eight runs in the past five games. However, Tuesday saw the Sun

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils honor Pedroia pregame, top USC 8-2 on Friday

by Cole Bradley - April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) TEMPE – Over its last three games coming into Friday, Arizona State Baseball has scored a lot. 45 times to be exact, and against a pair of Pac-12 adversaries in Stanford and USC. Three straight double-digit run scoring affairs gave way to game two of its weekend series against

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils swept in the Bay Area, lose 16-10 on Sunday

by Michael Baribault - April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) After winning three of its previous four games, Arizona State Baseball was swept this weekend in the Bay Area, losing to Stanford 16-10 on Sunday afternoon.The Sun Devils held a 5-4 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning, but a five-run frame for Stanford gave the

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall 10-6 to Stanford on backs of grand slam

by Nikash Nath - April 9, 2022April 9, 2022

(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) Following a frustrating and confusing 8-0 loss to the Stanford Cardinal on Friday evening, Arizona State Baseball fought hard but found itself in a similar situation to the series opener as it came up short 10-6 on Saturday afternoon. Redshirt junior left-handed pitcher Adam Tulloch made his eighth start