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ASU Baseball: No. 15 Sun Devils drop series in Seattle against Washington

by Bobby Kraus - April 28, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) In their return to Pac-12 play this weekend, the Arizona State baseball team continued their up-and-down performance that has been ongoing throughout the entirety of April, as they dropped two of three this weekend on the road against the Washington Huskies. The series got off to an inauspicious start

ASU Baseball: No. 15 Sun Devils head to Washington for three-game series against Huskies

by Jessica Carnivale - April 26, 2019April 26, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team is on the road again this weekend, traveling to Seattle for a three-game series against the Washington Huskies, after winning their midweek game on Tuesday against University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The No. 15 Sun Devils wrapped up their non-conference home schedule in 2019 with

ASU Baseball: No. 15 Devils get revenge on UNLV, power past Rebels 9-2

by Gareth Kwok - April 23, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Two weeks ago from Tuesday night, Arizona State baseball suffered one of the worst losses head coach Tracy Smith had ever seen. On the road against UNLV, ASU blew a five-run lead in the ninth and allowed the Rebels to come back and win the game 10-9. The

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils come up inches short to Oregon State, focusing on fundamentals moving forward

by Bobby Kraus - April 14, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The later and later you get into a baseball season, the more and more the clichés of the game start to rear their ugly heads. Throwing strikes, simplifying the moment, making the routine plays are ones that come to mind for the everyday fan. In the case of Arizona State

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils lose tightly contested game to No. 4 Oregon State

by Jacob Rudner - April 13, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Put a baseball game on a scale. The first inning has both ends lined up evenly with the weight on each side distributed perfectly. As the game progresses, the scale becomes more uneven. With each run, some weight is dropped on the side of one of the two

ASU Baseball: Marsh throws complete game masterpiece as No.13 Devils take series opener over Beavers

by Gareth Kwok - April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Alec Marsh stared into Sam Ferri’s catcher’s mitt in the top of the seventh inning with a 3-2 count. Digging into the batter’s box was Oregon State’s All-American catcher Adley Rutschman, the projected number one overall draft pick this June. A matchup countless numbers of college baseball fans

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Devils host defending National Champion, No. 4 Oregon State

by Jessica Carnivale - April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) No. 13 Arizona State baseball had a hot start to their season but now have found themselves in a bit of a slump. The team has lost four out of their last five games, leaving them with a 9-3 record in conference play and 26-5 overall. This skid caused

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils break down late, fall to UNLV

by Chase Drieberg - April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) A baseball season is often referred to as a horse race, rather than a sprint. This, due to the length of the season and the fact that short spurts of success won’t result in making the postseason. However, for much of Arizona State’s baseball season it has felt like a

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils salvage series finale with USC, look to improve on sloppy weekend

by Jacob Rudner - April 7, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) LOS ANGELES -- A baseball game is like a mirror: a pane of glass clear enough, with reflections so strong, that a player or a team can look into it with a clear picture of the past staring right back at the looker. Each game a new peek

ASU Baseball GALLERY: No. 9 Devils walk-off Arizona 17-16, sweep Territorial Cup series

by Karli Matthias - April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

All photos taken by Karli Matthias on March 31 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Contact @karlimatthias or knmatthi@asu.edu for high-resolution images.