Karli Matthias, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Gymnastics: No. 14 Gym Devils Host No. 1 Oklahoma in home opener

by Karli Matthias - January 11, 2020January 11, 2020

(Photo: Susan Wong/WCSN) The No. 14 Gym Devils are home for the first time in 2020 to host the reigning national champion, No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. Both teams are coming off a road meet as both schools competed in the Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim, Calif. last week. OU earned the

ASU Baseball GALLERY: No. 22 Devils come from behind to take down No. 1 UCLA 8-7

by Karli Matthias - May 6, 2019May 6, 2019

All photos taken by Karli Matthias on May 5 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Contact @karlimatthias or knmatthi@asu.edu for high-resolution images.

ASU Baseball GALLERY: No. 9 Devils walk-off Arizona 17-16, sweep Territorial Cup series

by Karli Matthias - April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

All photos taken by Karli Matthias on March 31 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Contact @karlimatthias or knmatthi@asu.edu for high-resolution images.

ASU Baseball GALLERY: Sun Devils sweep Washington State, improve to 19-0

by Karli Matthias - March 18, 2019

All photos taken by Karli Matthias on March 17 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. Contact @karlimatthias or knmatthi@asu.edu for high-resolution images.

ASU Baseball GALLERY: Sun Devils Win 11-6 to Sweep Xavier and Improve to 15-0

by Karli Matthias - March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

All photos taken by Karli Matthias on March 10, 2019 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz.. Contact @karlimatthias or knmatthi@asu.edu for high-resolution images.

ASU Gymnastics: Santoses proving to be just the spark the Gym Devils needed

Gymnastics

by Karli Matthias - December 4, 2018December 8, 2018

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) At the end of the 2016 season, the Arizona State gymnastics program found itself in the need of an entirely new coaching staff. It was not long after that that ASU Vice President for Athletics Ray Anderson named Jay Santos the new head coach of the program with his

ASU Gymnastics: All eyes on the Gym Devils in 2019 campaign

by Karli Matthias - December 2, 2018December 2, 2018

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) After being ranked in the top 25 nationally all season long, the Arizona State gymnastics team is coming off its best season in the past five years, and the Gym Devils are looking to build off of that success in the 2019 campaign. “That's the goal, to try to

ASU Golf: ASU unveils state-of-the-art golf facility, The Thunderbird Golf complex

Golf

by Karli Matthias - November 1, 2018December 8, 2018

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Sun Devil Athletics unveiled its new state-of-the-art practice facility for both ASU men’s and women’s golf programs. The new home is thanks in part to the Thunderbirds organization that donated the funds for the facility which is named The Thunderbirds Golf Complex in their appreciation. It is a 7000-square foot

ASU Baseball: Playing for a Purpose– 4MOM

Baseball

by Karli Matthias - October 10, 2018March 4, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) For the Bishop family, baseball is in their blood but family trumps all. Hunter Bishop is a junior on the Arizona State baseball team where he’s spent the past two years as an everyday starter and is making a case to be a top pick in the MLB draft

ASU Baseball: Sun Devils team up with Texas Rangers in charitable fall scrimmage

Baseball

by Karli Matthias - October 7, 2018December 2, 2018

(Photo: Zachary Lucy/FourSeamsImages) With fall ball just getting started, the Sun Devil baseball team got into the swing of things by participating in a scrimmage against members of the Texas Rangers organization. The game was the first of two exhibition games allowed to be played this fall— a new legislation the NCAA