Ryan Hill, Author at Cronkite Sports

Sun Devils lose heartbreaker to Stanford

by Ryan Hill - May 6, 2013August 15, 2013

(Photo: ASU Athletics) The stands were packed again at Packard Stadium Saturday night, but it seemed like the same great show had another re-run, as No. 8 Arizona State dropped the second game of the series in heartbreaking fashion against No. 25 Stanford, 9-8 in 11 innings. Freshman sensation Ryan Kellogg

Appel too much for Sun Devils

by Ryan Hill - May 4, 2013August 15, 2013

(Photo: Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE) It was a star-studded Friday night and ESPNU was in town. Scouts were in the stands and both aces were on the mound. With just one more month left this season, the race for the top spot in the Pac-12 continued to heat up as No. 8 Arizona

Blackford, Sun Devils break Sunday skid

by Ryan Hill - April 14, 2013July 11, 2013

Young teams faced off in a rubber match as ASU (22-10-1) took on USC (13-22). With the constant struggle of finding a Sunday starter, senior Alex Blackford gave the Sun Devils a shot in the arm as they beat USC 6-5. Blackford had a no-hitter through four and two-thirds innings before

Takeaways from ASU-Oregon series

by Ryan Hill - April 8, 2013July 11, 2013

WCSN's Ben Margiott and Greg Cameron discuss the Sunday pitching controversy in Tempe. The No. 15 Arizona State Sun Devils took on the No. 16 Oregon Ducks this weekend with something to prove. The Sun Devils took two out of three from the Ducks in a weekend series that was supposed

Good, bad and ugly versus UCLA

by Ryan Hill - March 31, 2013July 11, 2013

With the heat rising in Tempe, the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils are getting into the heart of their schedule and conference play. ASU took on fourth ranked UCLA this weekend and took two of the three games from the Bruins. The Sun Devils had a productive weekend against

Kellogg throws no-hitter as ASU wins 4-0

by Ryan Hill - March 23, 2013July 11, 2013

After dropping the opening game of this three game series, the Sun Devils were looking to even up the series against third-ranked Oregon State, but nobody could have expected the kind of day freshman pitcher Ryan Kellogg was going to have, as he threw the ninth no-hitter in program history,

Sun Devils win 11-2, sweep Dirtbags

by Ryan Hill - March 10, 2013July 11, 2013

Coming off a great weekend in Surprise, the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils continue to roll as they completed a sweep of the Long Beach State Dirtbags 11-2 on Sunday. The Sun Devils had a doubleheader Saturday after Friday’s opener was postponed due to weather, but that did not seem

Sun Devils take another from No.2 Razorbacks in Surprise

by Ryan Hill - March 2, 2013July 11, 2013

In day three of the Coca-Cola Classic, the No. 25 Arizona State Sun Devils (7-2) came out and shocked the college baseball world again as they beat the preseason No. 1 Arkansas Razorbacks (7-4) by a score of 3-1. The game embodied the three essentials of baseball: pitching, defense, and timely

Looking back on ASU’s first roadtrip

by Ryan Hill - February 25, 2013July 11, 2013

It was a decent weekend for the No. 22 Arizona State Sun Devils as they hit the road on their first road trip of the 2013 season. ASU faced the Tennessee Volunteers in a three-game series, where the Sun Devils took two out of three games in Knoxville. There were a

Breaking down opening win versus Bethune-Cookman

by Ryan Hill - February 15, 2013July 11, 2013

With preseason All-American Trevor Williams on the bump, it seemed almost too easy to call an ASU win in the team’s season-opening game against Bethune Cookman. The season opened in epic fashion, as the Sun Devils took the win from the Bethune Cookman Wildcats in the 11thinning. Williams didn’t go as