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Takeaways from ASU Baseball’s first scrimmage of 2025

by George Lund - January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) As football season fades away and basketball season comes close to its midpoint, Arizona State baseball season has arrived. The last sport to start their inaugural season in the Big 12 will be head coach Willie Bloomquist's. Hungry to return to the NCAA tournament, a feat that hasn't

Gold team wins MGWS 3-2, clinching series with 10-1 win

by Andrew Hayslett - November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

(Photo: Samantha Farsky/WCSN) In the deciding game of the Maroon and Gold World Series (MGWS) and the series tied 2-2, redshirt junior infielder Kyle Walker hit a three-run shot that put Gold up four runs that Maroon could not make up, clinching the MGWS 3-2 for the Gold team. In game

Arizona State sweeps doubleheader in first fall action

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by Ethan Ignatovsky - October 26, 2024October 28, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX - The pounding of a baseball hitting a catcher's mitt and the ping of the bat were two sounds that could be heard around Phoenix Municipal Stadium, proving baseball was back on Saturday afternoon, at least in some form. A visual example was junior center fielder Isaiah

ASU lineup finds joy focusing on Utah after disappointing series opener

by Justin de Haas - April 13, 2024April 13, 2024

(Photo: Sam Fenway/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball’s lineup hit a low point after only getting three hits, none for extra bases, on Friday night, but it changed the narrative quickly on Saturday. The series opener against Utah was supposed to be a special day for the Sun Devils after unveiling a

Coming off five game win streak, Sun Devils set to face No. 5 Oregon State in Beaverton

by Justin Carter - April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) Less than two weeks ago, Arizona State looked helpless after getting swept by Washington State, dropping them to a 10-14 record. Since then, ASU has been riding their longest win streak of the year at five games and has returned to over .500. Now they make the trip

Sun Devils earn victory thanks to those stepping up in light of injuries

by Justin Carter - March 30, 2024March 30, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) PHOENIX — On Friday night, sophomore left-hander Ben Jacobs was put in a spot he hasn’t seen very often. With freshman righty Thomas Burns out with shoulder tendinitis for what would have been his typical Friday start, Jacobs got the reins in his place. Arizona State’s (13-14, 5-6 Pac-12)

Offensive success, timely pitching help ASU Baseball Outlasts No. 24 Kansas State

by Justin Carter - February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — On Tuesday night, Arizona State baseball played host to Kansas State, the 24th best team in the country, in a ball game that came down to the final out. For the third straight game, the Sun Devils (3-1) found themselves in a back-and-forth battle of the offenses

Offense explodes and pitching struggles in first weekend of Sun Devil Baseball

by Sammy Nute - February 18, 2024February 18, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) PHOENIX — After a long offseason and a lot of waiting, the 2024 baseball season is finally underway for Arizona State Baseball after a three-game series against Santa Clara. Each game was thrilling in its own right, and ASU presented a lot to be excited about after 27

Explosive Offense helps ASU defeat Santa Clara in high-scoring affair

by Justin Carter - February 17, 2024February 17, 2024

(Photo: Marina Williams/WCSN) PHOENIX — On the backs of a high powered Sun Devil offense, ASU baseball scraped out a win in a dogfight with Santa Clara at home. ASU followed up an opening day win over the Broncos — where it scored 11 runs — with a 14-13 victory on

Hot lineup and strong pitching Power Sun Devils to 11-6 victory over Santa Clara

by Tyler Weiss - February 17, 2024February 17, 2024

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — There’s only one word that could describe the second inning for Arizona State baseball. That word is dominance. In the top of the second inning, true freshman pitcher Thomas Burns was coming off of his first inning at the collegiate level. The right-handed pitcher started off the