Madison Romine, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU-Utah series preview

by Madison Romine - April 25, 2013July 10, 2013

After a nice mid-week win over UNLV on Wednesday night, the No. 8 Arizona State Sun Devils (25-12-1) travel to Utah to take on the Utes (16-20). ASU’s offense has been seemingly unstoppable as of late. Each game, more and more players step up and make it happen with their bats. There

Sun Devils drop heartbreaker to Wildcats

by Madison Romine - April 18, 2013July 13, 2013

WCSN's Evan Webeck and Ryan Hill break down the tough road loss. No. 9 Arizona State lost a heartbreaker in Tucson to rival University of Arizona 10-9 on Tuesday night. The Wildcat faithful stayed in their seats for most of the four hour game, screaming and chanting and turning the calm night

ASU beats Oregon in 11 innings

by Madison Romine - April 5, 2013July 11, 2013

In the first game of the weekend, the No. 21 Sun Devils defeated the No. 11 Oregon Ducks 6-5 in 11 innings. The once-large crowd at Packard Stadium dwindled as the innings wore on, but those who stayed were rewarded with fireworks. On a warm and breezy night in Tempe, ASU’s

McCreery deserves to be Sunday starter

by Madison Romine - March 27, 2013July 11, 2013

Arizona State's starting pitchers are intimidating. Trevor Williams takes the mound on Friday nights and the right-hander is one of the best pitchers in the conference. Williams played for Team USA last summer and was mentioned as a preseason All-American. Saturdays see Ryan Kellogg and his conference-leading 0.71 ERA and

ASU-UCLA series preview

by Madison Romine - March 26, 2013July 11, 2013

Madison Romine and Ben Margiott discuss this weekend's match-up between two baseball power houses in the Pac-12. Another week means another series against a top-10 opponent for ASU. This week, the No. 24 Sun Devils (13-7-1, 2-4 Pac-12) play host to the No. 7 UCLA Bruins (17-4, 5-1). ASU is coming off

ASU-Oregon State series preview

by Madison Romine - March 21, 2013July 11, 2013

Friday, the No. 20 Arizona State Sun Devils (12-5-1) travel to Corvallis to take on the No. 3 Oregon State Beavers (19-1) for the first of a three-game series. The Beavers are coming off a sweep of Arizona in Tucson while ASU will be trying to rebuild momentum after a heartbreaking

ASU-Long Beach State series preview

by Madison Romine - March 7, 2013July 11, 2013

Starting Friday, the No. 19 Sun Devils (7-2-1) will play host to the Long Beach State University Dirtbags (6-7). LBSU is coming off a tough loss to UCLA while ASU is coming off a 3-0-1 weekend where they beat then-No. 2 Arkansas twice. On the mound, look for ASU’s freshmen to

Williams’ complete game lifts ASU over Pacific

by Madison Romine - March 1, 2013July 11, 2013

ASU defeated Pacific 8-1 behind a complete game from Trevor Williams on Friday in its second game of the Coca-Cola Classic. This win gave Tim Esmay his 350th career win as a head coach. Williams struck out nine, walked none, and gave up five hits in his nine innings of work. It

ASU upsets No.2 Arkansas in Coca Cola Classic opener

by Madison Romine - February 28, 2013July 11, 2013

No. 24 Arizona State upset No. 2 Arkansas 3-2 in the first game of the Coca-Cola Classic in Surprise on Thursday. The game featured great pitching from both Sun Devil freshman Brett Lilek and Arkansas’ All-American ace Ryne Stanek. Lilek made his first career start and recorded his first career win.

McCreery struggles, Tennessee blows out ASU

by Madison Romine - February 23, 2013July 11, 2013

Arizona State fell to Tennessee in the second game of the series, 11-2. The Sun Devils’ defense committed four errors as Adam McCreery suffered his first loss of the year. McCreery struggled to get first pitch strikes, finishing the day with six hits, five runs, and two strikeouts. Alex Blackford came