(Photo: Blaine McCormick/WCSN) Following a night in which there were 11 total runs after three innings, Saturday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium carried a very different tale. One thing was very clear, it was a pitching a duel on Saturday night. The Sun Devils (18-19, 5-10 Pac-12) rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to
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ASU Baseball: Two-out hitting leads to big win against CSU Bakersfield on Friday night
(Photo: Nick Badders/WCSN) Two-out hitting was the story tonight at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Arizona State (17-19, 5-10 Pac-12) went 8-for-16 with eight RBI’s with two outs as they cruised to a 12-6 victory over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (19-14, 6-6 WAC). ASU cranked 18 total hits on the night in 41 at-bats as
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils welcome CSU Bakersfield to Phoenix
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Following their heartbreaking 13-12 loss to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels on Tuesday night, Arizona State will try to regroup and refocus this weekend when they welcome the CSU Bakersfield Road Runners to Phoenix Municipal Stadium. This will be the final non-conference series for Tracy Smith and Co. for the rest
ASU Baseball: Sitting down with head coach Tracy Smith
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) I sat down with the man at the helm of the Sun Devil Baseball team about what it’s like to run one of the most storied college baseball programs. Smith, who’s from Kentland, Indiana, began his head coaching career at Miami of Ohio, going 317-220-1 from 1997-2005 including back-to-back
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils surrender four in ninth, lose heartbreaker to UNLV 13-12
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Coming off the thrill of a four-run ninth inning resulting in a walk-off win against Washington State on Sunday, Arizona State suffered a reversal in fortune on Tuesday night in Las Vegas, losing to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels 13-12. The Sun Devils went into the final frame leading 12-9
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils ride big first inning to clinch first Pac-12 series win in high-scoring affair
(Photo: Blaine McCormick/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils did something they haven’t done all season: they batted around their entire batting lineup in the first inning. ASU also scored a season-best six runs in the first inning. The Sun Devils put up 10 runs against the Washington State Cougars on Friday night and
ASU Baseball: Canning, Higgins help ASU get key win over Washington State
(Photo: Blaine McCormick/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils did something that haven’t done very often in 2017: score the first run of the game. ASU took down Washington State 6-5 thanks in large part to some early scoring. Gage Canning, ASU’s leadoff hitter, went 2-for-4 with four RBI's, extending his hitting streak to six games.
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils restart Pac-12 play against Washington State
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Coming off of a 5-3 win against the UNLV Runnin' Rebels on Tuesday night, Arizona State (13-18, 2-10 Pac-12) will look to turn around its rough start in Pac-12 play this season when they host the Washington State Cougars (15-14, 2-7 Pac-12) at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Both teams are coming
ASU Baseball: Erives’ excellence, boom of bats sends Sun Devils in right direction in win over UNLV
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team left Berkeley’s Evans Diamond on Sunday with their head coach in the belief that his team was quitting early on and lacking the competitiveness needed to win. Having lost eight of their last 11 games, the Devils returned to Phoenix Municipal Stadium
ASU Baseball: Canning’s big weekend not enough as Golden Bears sweep Devils
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) With golden opportunities being few and far between for the Arizona State Sun Devils in 2017, a series against a California Golden Bears team similar in record seemed perfect for the squad. However as the Devils left Berkeley, poor pitching, struggles with hitting and a lack of competitiveness drove