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ASU baseball hungry after disappointing end to 2025

by Ethan Ignatovsky - October 11, 2025October 11, 2025

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) From the outside looking in, Arizona State baseball had a great 2025 season. The Sun Devils stayed in the hunt to finish the regular season as the No. 1 team in the Big 12 until the final weekend of their first year in the conference, and they won

Sun Devils explode for 17 runs, complete sweep over Long Beach

by Ethan Ignatovsky - May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX – When Arizona State junior right fielder Kien Vu came up to bat in the bottom half of the first inning, he had all the momentum on his side. He and his Sun Devil teammates were trailing visiting Long Beach State by one run, but ASU’s batters

Takeaways: Sun Devils Drop Two of Three At Cincinnati For Second-Straight Series Loss

by Keenan Vaughan, Ethan Ignatovsky and Andrew Hayslett - April 13, 2025April 13, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) After falling at home in a three-game series to in-state rival Arizona, Arizona State was looking to close out the first half of Big 12 conference play this weekend by getting back to its winning ways at Cincinnati. The Bearcats, however, didn’t get that memo, giving the Sun

King Shines as ASU Gets Offensive Outpour

by Andrew Hayslett - April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

(Photo: Nickolas Montei/WCSN) PHOENIX – After being down for the first time all day, the red hot bat of senior shortstop Matt King slugged his third home run in five plate appearances, putting Arizona State baseball ahead in a game that they would continue to dominate. Arizona State's (22-11, 8-4 Big 12)

No. 24 Sun Devils rack up 17 strikeouts in 8-4 win over Arizona

by Sammy Nute - April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) PHOENIX — When playing at a ballpark like Phoenix Municipal Stadium, there is really only one path to run prevention. With the way it makes a routine fly ball into a home run, keeping the ball inside the bark becomes difficult, but there is one consistent path to

No. 24 ASU’s pitching allows two Crooked Numbers in loss to Arizona

by Andrew Hayslett - April 5, 2025April 5, 2025

(Photo: Austin Hurst/WCSN) PHOENIX – Junior lefty Ben Jacobs had two outs in the fifth with a four-run lead. It took Jacobs six batters to record the final out in a disastrous fifth, letting the Wildcats back into the ballgame. “We left a couple pitches over the plate tonight that they didn’t

No. 24 Sun Devils Fall 8-5 to Rival Arizona With 7,000+ in attendance

by Keenan Vaughan - April 5, 2025April 5, 2025

(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TEMPE — With two outs in the top of the fifth inning, Arizona State had all the momentum it could’ve hoped for. The Sun Devil bats had scored four runs in the first four innings of the game while junior left-handed pitcher Ben Jacobs completely dominated on the

Sun Devils lack intensity in 6-3 loss to rival USC

by Sean Brennan - March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

(Photo: Joshua Eaton/WCSN) PHOENIX — Like any player or coach, there are a few opponents that Arizona State baseball head coach Willie Bloomquist has extra motivation to face. Naturally, as an alum of the school who spent three years in Tempe from 1997-99, Arizona tops that list being the Sun Devils’

Sun Devils set with experience and depth for 2025 campaign

by Sammy Nute - February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

(Photo: Samantha Maxwell/WCSN) Finally, after what always feels like one of the longest and most arduous waits, the winter is finally melting away to give way to baseball season. Arizona State baseball will open the season with four home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, starting Friday with a three-game set against

Notebook: Sun Devils talk depth, new conference and more in first spring availability

by Sean Brennan - January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

(Photo: Sam Fenway/WCSN) As the calendar flips from January to February, the 2025 college baseball season is rapidly approaching. In just about three weeks’ time, Arizona State baseball will begin its fourth campaign under head coach Willie Bloomquist when it hosts Ohio State on Feb. 14. There are several storylines surrounding the