(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State baseball's Friday night starter, junior Ben Jacobs, has all the makings of an elite starting pitcher. A fastball that tops out at 95 is paired with a splitter and slider combination made his arsenal lethal. To top it off, the lefty delivers it all
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Sun Devils aim to build off midweek win against Gonzaga this weekend
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) Arizona State baseball desperately needed a performance like the one it put forward on Tuesday night. After a weekend against Minnesota that saw them blow two late-game leads en route to their first series loss of the season, the Sun Devils seemingly unleashed those frustrations on UNLV, winning 7-0
Sun Devils survive ninth inning threat to avoid the sweep
Starter Jack Martinez shines in Sun Devils’ loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — Jack Martinez entered the 2025 campaign with lofty expectations placed on him before he even threw a single pitch at the Power Four level. An incoming transfer after spending a season at Louisiana Lafayette, the senior right-hander impressed during the offseason and earned a spot as Arizona
Another late-inning blown lead causes ASU to drop series to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — Close games have not bode well for Arizona State Baseball recently. It has been a recurring pattern of a hard-fought early inning affair turned into a bullpen letdown for the Sun Devils in recent days, and after another ninth inning implosion against the Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sun Devils’ bullpen struggles in heartbreaking loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — With two out and two strikes on Minnesota senior outfielder Parker Knoll in the bottom of the ninth, junior right-handed pitcher Lukas Kelly had the opportunity to seize the moment and give Arizona State baseball a victory. Instead, he gave up a game-tying triple. The bullpen faltered
ASU falters late in 7-6 extra innings loss to Minnesota
(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX — The situation late Friday night at Phoenix Municipal Stadium had turned from a potential storybook ending to outright disaster for the maroon and gold. Junior left fielder Kien Vu stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the tenth inning with the bases loaded, two outs
Jaden Alba pitches five strong innings in Sunday win
(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX — Sophomore right-hander Jaden Alba, Arizona State baseball's Sunday starter, took his time getting on top of the mound in the first inning to face Oral Roberts' four-hole hitter, junior catcher Wailele Kane-Yates. He had fallen behind and walked the first two batters he faced Sunday before allowing
