(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball hit one of its lower points of the 2021 season over the weekend. After dropping their highly anticipated series against then No. 20-ranked Stanford, which included a pair of blunderous late-inning losses, the Sun Devils headed into one of the toughest parts of their regular season
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ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ costly ninth inning results in 13-5 defeat, series loss to Stanford
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Sunday’s game between Arizona State Baseball and Stanford was shaping up to be another back-and-forth duel to decide the series. After both teams went scoreless in the first inning, there would be a run scored in each of the next three frames for a total of five runs. The x-factor
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils win back and forth contest against Stanford 9-5
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The bottom of the seventh inning almost felt like the last gasp. With Arizona State Baseball down 5-3 against No. 20-ranked Stanford entering the frame, offense that had seemingly been hard to come by throughout the night manifested. ASU freshman pinch hitter Blake Pivaroff singled up the middle, and redshirt
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils face Pac-12 leader Stanford in three-game home set
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball (18-9, 7-5) heads into an inevitably tough series with current Pac-12 Conference leader and No. 20-ranked Stanford (20-6, 6-3) on Friday, with first pitch kicking off a three-game home series for the Sun Devils. Thus far in 2021, the Sun Devils have used a combination of
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils use big 4th inning, ride Fall in 8-1 win over Washington
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) It took a lot for Arizona State Baseball to get back into the win column on Friday night. After dropping three of their last four – all against rival Arizona – the Sun Devils won a 16-inning, five-hour, gladiator match against Washington that began on Friday and carried over
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils outlast Washington in 16-inning marathon 3-2
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball redshirt sophomore right-hander Tyler Thornton’s scoreless six-inning performance was overshadowed on Friday night. The Sun Devils' game against Washington lasted 16 innings, and ASU was up 2-0 until the seventh inning when the bullpen took to the mound. The Sun Devils lost control of the game
ASU Baseball: Fall dominant, offense scores early in 9-0 win over Washington State
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Sunday was perhaps a long time coming for Arizona State Baseball and pitcher Justin Fall. Prior to the 2020 season, the redshirt junior left-handed JUCO transfer from New Jersey was a tantalizing figure. The hype was there, and appeared to be real. Fall’s ceiling was high, aligning with
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils grind out 5-4 win in second game against Washington State
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) It was the perfect eighth inning. Washington State had a smashing sixth inning in which it scored all four of its runs. Arizona State Baseball was down one, and its bats had been quiet since the first frame. Nevertheless, the momentum began to shift as redshirt freshman outfielder Kai
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils score early and often in 10-0 victory over Washington State
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) A four-run first inning and a six-and-two-thirds inning shutout performance by freshman right-handed pitcher Brock Peery sparked Arizona State Baseball to a 10-0 victory on Friday night against Washington State. "It was one of the most complete performances of the season," ASU Head Coach Tracy Smith said. "Defensively we
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils look to get back in win column against Washington State
(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) After beginning the season scorching hot, ASU Baseball received its first wakeup call last weekend against then-No. 20-ranked Oregon. The Sun Devils lost their first series in Pac-12 conference play and are currently on their first multi-game losing streak of the season. ASU now looks to regroup and rebound this