Kien Vu Archives - Cronkite Sports

Sun Devils fall short in front of ASU peers, lose 3-2 to No.6 Oregon State

by Justin de Haas - May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) SCOTTSDALE — There was a lot of excitement at Scottsdale Stadium when newly minted Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini as well as football head coach Kenny Dillingham and his team were in attendance for the Arizona State baseball game on Thursday, but No. 2 Oregon State stymied

Sun Devils Can’t Overcome Early Deficit, Lose Pac-12 Tournament Opener

by Justin de Haas - May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) SCOTTSDALE — Arizona State baseball has a knack for comeback victories and almost completed one of its best ones yet, but it fell short in the Pac-12 Tournament's opening game. As the No. 5 seed in the tournament, ASU was expected to take care of No. 8 Stanford on

ASU Completes Wild Ninth-Inning Comeback On Senior Night

by Justin de Haas - May 19, 2024May 19, 2024

(Photo: Sammi Maxwell/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball scheduled fireworks after the conclusion of Saturday night’s game to cap off Senior Night for the last regular season game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, but the show came earlier than expected. Before the fireworks could light up the sky, the ASU offense lit up

Sun Devils waste midweek opportunity, fall 5-3 to No. 17 Arizona

by Sammy Nute - May 7, 2024May 7, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — A little over one year ago, then-No. 18 Arizona State baseball visited unranked Arizona Wildcats in a midweek game towards the latter half of the year. The Sun Devils were in prime position to make their first NCAA Tournament under head coach Willie Bloomquist, and the

Ethan Mendoza Displaying Growth In Sun Devils’ Middle Infield

by Justin de Haas - May 1, 2024May 1, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State freshman second baseman Ethan Mendoza has been one of the team’s best first-year players with a .281 batting average in 36 starts entering Wednesday, but the power was not there as he had a big goose egg in the home run column. That zero turned

Sun Devils Run-Rule UC San Diego For Second Straight Night

by Sean Brennan - May 1, 2024May 2, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — Although Arizona State baseball handily defeated UC San Diego 15-5 on Tuesday night, the game didn’t always seem like it would be a blowout, with the Sun Devils trailing 4-2 after the top of the third. However, ASU took a 6-3 lead with a four-run third and

Sun Devils snap five-game winning streak, fall to USC 11-6

by Sammy Nute - April 28, 2024April 28, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) PHOENIX — Riding a five-game winning streak, Arizona State baseball has been playing some of its best ball over the last two weeks. The Sun Devils completed a sweep of UCLA last weekend for the first time since 2010, and Sunday offered ASU a chance to complete a

Improved Mental Approach Fueling Kien Vu’s Recent Success

by Sean Brennan - April 27, 2024April 27, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) PHOENIX — When Kien Vu stepped into the batters’ box with no outs in the bottom of the first inning against USC, fans at Phoenix Municipal Stadium eagerly waited for the first pitch of the at-bat to be thrown, expecting the sophomore outfielder to do something big. Such expectations

ASU baseball is putting all together against USC

by Justin de Haas - April 27, 2024April 27, 2024

(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist talked all season about the hypothetical of the offense and pitching putting it all together for complete victories, and now, the team is doing that consistently. There were times this year when the offense would catch fire and the pitching

Thunderous Hitting, Effective Pitching Highlight Sun Devils’ 12-1 Win Over USC

by Tyler Weiss - April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

(Photo: Sam Fenway/WCSN) PHOENIX — In the second inning of Friday night's game against USC, Arizona State baseball’s offense was in search of a spark after a 1-2-3 inning in the first. The game was scoreless headed into the second, that was, until junior Jacob Tobias stepped up to the plate.