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ASU Baseball: Talented freshmen finally have a chance to play meaningful games
(Photo: Bobby Kraus/WCSN) You could say the future is now when referring to Arizona State baseball, which can be both a blessing and a curse from a coach's perspective. Tracy Smith and his Sun Devils got their 2018 season underway Saturday with a doubleheader against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, with Smith running
ASU Baseball: Inauspicious start for Sun Devils
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Opening Day was supposed to be a celebration and fresh start, yet found Arizona State struggling in more ways than one. Not only did the returners fall to some of the usual stumbles as they did a year ago, but the highly-touted freshman class was inefficient. After arriving late to Phoenix
ASU Baseball: Mike Cather Making His Presence Felt Early On
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Opening Night is fast approaching, beginning what some might say is a make-or-break season for head coach Tracy Smith at the helm of Arizona State baseball. One crucial aspect of Smith’s quest to bring a national championship back to the Valley of the Sun has been filled: the
ASU Baseball: Breaking down the Sun Devil starters
Friday night, Sun Devil Baseball’s 2018 campaign will be underway, with the lights shining bright on Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Devils kick off their season with a four-game series against head coach Tracy Smith’s former team (player: 1985-1988, HC 1997-2005), the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks. Below is the full breakdown of the
ASU Baseball: First impressions after first practice
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team has officially had their first practice of the spring. The Sun Devils followed up practice with a scrimmage game, but before that, head coach Tracy Smith talked to the media regarding how he’s feeling about his team three weeks before Opening Day against
ASU Baseball: 10 Takeaways from Media Day
(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) It was all smiles at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Friday morning, where the Arizona State baseball team held their annual Media Day. Throughout the morning, the Sun Devils made their way through several different stations where they got to sport their uniforms for the first time in 2018. The
ASU Baseball: Maroon and Gold World Series fall report
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team concluded fall practice last weekend, with Game 5 of the Maroon and Gold World Series taking place on October 21. Tracy Smith's staff split the roster into two teams, maroon and gold for a series of five intrasquad scrimmages over the course of 12 days. The typical
ASU Baseball: Mike Cather hired as Sun Devils’ new pitching coach
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils hired former major league player and minor league coach Mike Cather as the program's new pitching coach on Tuesday, the program announced in a press release. Cather, 46, has been a minor league pitching coach for four different MLB organizations since 2006. Most recently,
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils head to Salt Lake City to close out the year against the Utes
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Arizona State is coming off a disappointing weekend in which the Sun Devils got swept by their in-state rival Arizona. The Wildcats won three close games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in a Territorial Cup matchup, but ASU had already clinched this year’s Territorial Cup prior to last weekend’s