(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX – It didn’t take long for Kansas’s junior right-handed starting pitcher Kannon Carr to get into a rhythm during the first inning against Arizona State, attacking hitters early to get quick outs. The transfer from JUCO Jefferson College needed just seven pitches to get out of the first
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Josiah Cromwick’s two home run day helps power ASU to victory
(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX – When Arizona State graduate catcher Josiah Cromwick stepped into Phoenix Municipal Stadium’s right-handed batter's box in the fourth inning he was already having himself a successful Friday night that was about to get even better. Leading off the second inning for his first at-bat, the backstop hit
Sun Devils set for first Big 12 home series, taking on Kansas
Sun Devils lack intensity in 6-3 loss to rival USC
(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX — Like any player or coach, there are a few opponents that Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist has extra motivation to face. Naturally, as an alum of the school who spent three years in Tempe from 1997-99, Arizona tops that list being the Sun Devils’
Sun Devils survive ninth inning threat to avoid the sweep
ASU falters late in 7-6 extra innings loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — The situation late Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium had turned from a potential storybook ending to outright disaster for the maroon and gold. Junior left fielder Kien Vu stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the tenth inning with the bases loaded, two outs
Jaden Alba pitches five strong innings in Sunday win
(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX — Sophomore right-hander Jaden Alba, Arizona State baseball's Sunday starter, took his time getting on top of the mound in the first inning to face Oral Roberts' four-hole hitter, junior catcher Wailele Kane-Yates. He had fallen behind and walked the first two batters he faced Sunday before allowing
Disastrous ninth inning leads to Arizona State’s first loss on the season
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN)i PHOENIX - Arizona State baseball senior right-handed closer Will Koger worked himself into an unenviable situation in the ninth inning of Friday night’s game against Oral Roberts. The Louisville transfer entered the top of the ninth inning with a two-run cushion, needing three outs to secure his third save
Ben Jacob’s career high in strikeouts isn’t enough in a late-inning loss.
(Photo: Zina Garcia/WCSN) PHOENIX—The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are only two years removed from a College World Series trip, achieving a 52-win season and riding a 18-game winning streak into Omaha before losing to the country's No. 2 and No. 8 teams at the time. Arizona State baseball hasn't made it that