(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball got struck with some misfortune. On Thursday, it was announced that both redshirt freshman left-handed pitcher Cooper Benson and junior right-hander Boyd Vander Kooi would miss the remainder of the season due to Tommy John surgery. The demoralizing losses of the Sun Devils' Friday-night ace and veteran
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils use two four-run innings to take down Nevada 13-4
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball’s Hunter Jump had his team’s momentum at his back. Nevada freshman right-hander Kade Morris was having a rough inning in the bottom of the sixth. ASU redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy reached on an error to begin the frame. A wild pitch let him advance to
ASU Baseball: Hawaii scores in 9th innings to stun Sun Devils 3-2
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Hawaii freshman infielder Aaron Ujimori's sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to score redshirt junior first baseman Alez Baeza was the deciding factor in the Rainbow Warriors' 3-2 victory over Arizona State Baseball on Friday night. The unearned run would be charged to redshirt freshman left-handed
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ offense looks to breakout against Hawaii
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Two themes defined Arizona State Baseball's opening series win against Sacramento State. First, the offense proved the preseason perception that it is likely not the home run-smashing, run-producing juggernaut it once was. Second, the pitching staff isn’t just solid – it’s potentially dominant. The Sun Devils, led by redshirt freshman starter
ASU Baseball: Fall adjusting to new role as Sun Devils’ closer
(Photo: Jessica Carnivale/WCSN) It wouldn’t be too far fetched to consider the pitching staff to be the strength of Arizona State Baseball heading into the 2021 season. With second-year pitching coach Jason Kelly at the helm and loads of depth, the Sun Devils' staff has turned heads this offseason, and it’s
ASU Baseball: Tyler Thornton impresses, No. 9 Sun Devils win series against Villanova
(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Following a Saturday showing which saw the Sun Devils produce just one run over the course of their losses to Villanova and No. 13 Michigan, No. 9 Arizona State (2-2) bounced back Sunday afternoon with a 6-4 victory over Villanova (1-2). A double to right center by Hunter Jump
ASU Baseball GALLERY: No. 22 Devils come from behind to take down No. 1 UCLA 8-7
ASU Baseball: No. 7 Sun Devils suffer their second-straight dismantling loss
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) On a 1-2 curveball diving sharply into the Dedeaux Field dirt, Hunter Bishop swung hard and missed harder. He walked back into the dugout, put his bat down and unleashed a frustrated punch into the stomach of the blue Powerade cooler nearest the bench’s side wall. Bishop’s punch
