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ASU Baseball: Key takeaways from the Sun Devils’ opening series win against Sac State

by Jonah Krell - February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball came into the 2021 season with uncertainty, but its opening series win against Sacramento State answered some of its biggest question marks. Here are four key takeaways from the Sun Devils' duel with the Hornets. Pitching, pitching and more pitching Coming into this season, it was figured that

ASU Baseball: Defense shows out to claim Sun Devils’ first victory of the season, 2-1

by Michael Baribault - February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

A strong defensive showing from Arizona State Baseball led to a 2-1 win over Sacramento State at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday night. Redshirt freshman right-fielder Kai Murphy, redshirt junior shortstop Drew Swift, redshirt freshman first-baseman Nate Baez and redshirt freshman second-baseman Sean McClain were the culprits of great defense by

ASU Baseball: Fall Ball showcases improvement from pitching staff

by Hunter Hippel - November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) If one was looking for the direct and immediate impact new Arizona State Baseball pitching coach Jason Kelly had in his first 17 games, a case study of junior right-handed pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi would have turned up impressive results. Vander Kooi was coming off a bad year when

ASU Baseball: No. 10 Sun Devils hit the road for first time for two-game set at Cal State Fullerton

by Hunter Hippel - March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Sunday's 18-10 wallop by Nebraska against Arizona State may not have come at a better time for the Sun Devils. Sure, a loss in that fashion may not entirely be a good thing, but as head coach Tracy Smith said after the game, the performance might have been

ASU Baseball: Offense explodes again behind Thornton’s quality start in victory over Nebraska

by Gareth Kwok - February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Every time Tyler Thornton takes the hill, head coach Tracy Smith can be assured that he is receiving a guaranteed solid six innings from the sophomore. It’s been a small sample size of three starts to the season, but Thornton has made his case of why he is the Sun

ASU Baseball: Tyler Thornton impresses, No. 9 Sun Devils win series against Villanova

by Gabe Swartz - February 16, 2020February 16, 2020

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Following a Saturday showing which saw the Sun Devils produce just one run over the course of their losses to Villanova and No. 13 Michigan, No. 9 Arizona State (2-2) bounced back Sunday afternoon with a 6-4 victory over Villanova (1-2). A double to right center by Hunter Jump

ASU Baseball: Team USA Baseball Exhibition Notebook

by Gareth Kwok - October 26, 2019October 28, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) Arizona State baseball played the USA Baseball Olympic Team at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Friday night in the final game of ASU’s fall baseball schedule. Here are notes and takeaways from the exhibition matchup as Team USA used a four-run seventh inning to beat the Devils 7-3. Junior