(Photo: Bobby Kraus/WCSN) The Washington State Cougars' (6-11, 0-1 Pac-12) nine-hole hitter Kodie Kolden stared intently back to the mound where Alec Marsh stood waiting for the sign. Marsh nodded, came set and threw. Kolden would only see the one pitch, a center-cut four-seam fastball darted into the zone at 92 miles per
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ASU Baseball: Arizona State remains perfect with win over New Mexico State
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) 15 games, 15 wins. That is the stat line for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team. After being ranked for the first time this season at #25 in the D1Baseball.com poll, ASU was looking to continue their perfect season Wednesday night against the Aggies of New Mexico
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils Remain Undefeated After Comfortably Sweeping Xavier
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils use clutch hitting, timely base running to seal series win over Xavier
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Baseball, perhaps more than any other sport, rewards teams the most for being opportunistic and not letting opportunities slip through their fingers. Spencer Torkelson did just that on Saturday night, playing a part in Arizona State's 8-3 victory over Xavier, their 14th consecutive win to begin 2019. Xavier head coach
ASU Baseball: Devils blank Xavier thanks to Vander Kooi’s arm and the long ball to remain undefeated
(Photo: Travis David V Whittaker/WCSN) Arizona State is the only remaining undefeated team in the Pac-12 and one of four teams undefeated in the country, and the Sun Devils continued their win streak into their first game against Xavier University. With 10 MPH winds blowing out, the team was set up perfectly
ASU Baseball: Sun Devil Get Statement Win Against Toughest Opponent to Date
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils Mash Their Way to Third-Straight Sweep in Support of Dabovich
(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN) The Arizona State baseball team wrapped up its third weekend series of the season on Sunday with a familiar result: a three-game series sweep, this time to improve their record to 11-0. Facing the Michigan State Spartans at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the Sun Devil offense flexed its muscles once
ASU Baseball: Torkelson’s Walk-off Home Run in Extras Keeps Devils Undefeated
ASU Baseball: Trio of juniors lead Sun Devils to ninth straight victory to begin 2019
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Prepare to play, don’t wait to play. That’s the mindset that Arizona State head coach Tracy Smith preaches to his team, making sure that every guy in uniform is ready to go when their number is called. There have been plenty of contributors to the Sun Devils’ 9-0 start to
ASU Baseball: Devils Remain Undefeated Going Into Series Against Michigan State
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Trevor Hauver’s go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning against Pepperdine on Tuesday saw him run around the bases with immense intensity and adrenaline. The Devils’ leadoff hitter was so fired up after his home run that he made the home run “trot” look more like a