(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball split a doubleheader on Saturday, winning 17-10 against San Francisco in its first game of the day and falling to Missouri 6-4 in the second game. Below are recaps of each contest from reporters Michael Baribault and Tia Reid. Game 1 By Michael Baribault ASU's bats were hot
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ASU Baseball: Luckham’s gem leads to 4-2 win over San Francisco
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball redshirt junior right-hand pitcher Kyle Luckham left the mound in the 9th inning with 107 pitches thrown and one standing ovation from Sun Devils fans in Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Cal State Fullerton transfer put on a master pitching performance that secured ASU the series
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils power past Dons 8-5, Long and Tulloch shine
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) TEMPE– Sophomore third baseman Ethan Long was unusually quiet in the power department through Arizona State Baseball’s first 14 games this season. With no home runs and a .404 slugging percentage to boot coming into the series opener against San Francisco, he appeared due for that one big
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall to UC Irvine in series opener 4-3
(Photo: Brendan Belfield/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball came into its series opening matchup with UC Irvine sporting a 7.64 bullpen earned run average after 12 games of nightmarish performances on the mound. Overall, the starting pitching has been good, but on Tuesday night, it seemed to be flipped. Because when ASU sophomore right-hander
ASU Baseball: Early pitching woes for Sun Devils are a story in two parts
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) Two-faced. That’s how Arizona State Baseball’s pitching performance thus far this season can be summarized. Through its first 12 games, ASU has dealt with heartbreak in nearly half of those contests, blowing both sustainable and unsustainable leads consistently. If games like the 19-3 shellacking that BYU poured on in the
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils swept by No.4 Oklahoma State after 11-6 loss
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State Baseball’s long season-opening homestand is over, and through its first nine games, the Sun Devils are in an early hole. The last week in particular has seen them drop five straight, and the rubber match of a two-game set against No.4 Oklahoma State –
ASU Baseball: Bullpen falters again, Sun Devils lose 7-5 to No. 4 Cowboys
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) After an ugly and forgettable series against BYU, Arizona State Baseball looked to refresh as they welcomed in No. 4-ranked Oklahoma State into Tempe for a two-game series on Tuesday night. Much like that series against the Cougars though, the Sun Devils held a sizeable lead that they let
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils swept by BYU in dominating fashion, 19-3
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) Arizona State Baseball entered Saturday's game against BYU defeated before the first pitch. This feeling started Thursday night, as BYU scored three runs in the final two innings to steal the first game of the series. It intensified on Friday, with ASU up two runs in the ninth inning
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils’ bullpen blow late lead, lose 6-5 to BYU
ASU Baseball: Sun Devils fall 4-2 in series-opener with BYU
(Photo: Joey Plishka/WCSN) TEMPE – After a pitcher-friendly 3-1 victory on Tuesday night against Nevada, Arizona State Baseball opened up a three-game series against BYU on a cool and crisp Thursday night. BYU extended its win streak against the Sun Devils to four-straight as ASU fell in a back and forth affair