(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) Willie Bloomquist found himself at a loss for words following Arizona State baseball’s 7-5 midweek defeat to Utah Valley last Wednesday. At that point, the Sun Devils’ third-year head coach was searching for answers after a tumultuous start to the season, as a two-game split against a struggling
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Sun Devils battle back again, win fourth straight Pac-12 series
(Photo: Xavier Littman/WCSN) PHOENIX — When sophomore infielder Elijah Hainline drew a bases-loaded walk put Washington State up 2-0 in the fifth, it almost felt like déjà vu. 24 hours earlier, the Cougars kicked off the series opener with a three-run frame that seemingly set the tone of the game. An inning
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils save season with 4-2 win over Oregon
(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Mark Wasikowski debated the situation in front of him. The Oregon head coach watched his sophomore starting right-handed pitcher Isaac Ayon throw what could have been considered four balls to Arizona State Baseball freshman designated hitter Jacob Tobias, only for home plate umpire Kelly Gonzales to call them all
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils drop regular season finale to Cougars 10-3
(Photo: Reece Andrews/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball’s series finale was a poetic way to end what was a roller coaster season. ASU entered the year with lofty expectations, a new head coach, talented transfers, and returning contributors. The immediate future seemed bright. However, the club had many missed opportunities, and maintaining consistency always seemed
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall in 10-6 slugfest in Pullman
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils drop final home series with 15-5 loss to Oregon
(Photo: Paige Cook/WCSN) Following a 6-4 win Saturday night, Arizona State Baseball looked to take the series win in the rubber match Sunday afternoon against the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks took advantage of a Sun Devil team that was short handed and lacked focus all afternoon as they topped ASU 15-5 in
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ 2022 schedule released
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball's schedule for the upcoming 2022 season was released last week by head coach Willie Bloomquist and the Pac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils – with injuries and youth being major factors – finished 2021 with a 33-22 record and did not advance past the Austin Regional of
ASU Baseball: Regular season concludes as Sun Devils host UCLA
ASU Baseball: Fall dominant, offense scores early in 9-0 win over Washington State
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Sunday was perhaps a long time coming for Arizona State Baseball and pitcher Justin Fall. Prior to the 2020 season, the redshirt junior left-handed JUCO transfer from New Jersey was a tantalizing figure. The hype was there, and appeared to be real. Fall’s ceiling was high, aligning with
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils grind out 5-4 win in second game against Washington State
(Photo: Brendan OKeeffe/WCSN) It was the perfect eighth inning. Washington State had a smashing sixth inning in which it scored all four of its runs. Arizona State Baseball was down one, and its bats had been quiet since the first frame. Nevertheless, the momentum began to shift as redshirt freshman outfielder Kai