(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) TUCSON — At the end of Willie Bloomquist’s second season as head coach of the Arizona State baseball team, the 14-year MLB Veteran sat with his team for the NCAA Tournament selection show and watched as his program’s arch-rival was selected instead. The Sun Devils took care of business in
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ASU Shuts Out Arizona In Series-Clinching Win
(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) Arizona State baseball took a hard look at itself in the mirror amid culture concerns, but it appears a trip down south galvanized the troops for the Territorial Cup series. ASU head coach Willie Bloomquist said you need to “check your pulse” if the rivalry series against Arizona does
Sun Devils Seek Reversal of Fortune and Revenge against Arizona
(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) Last season, Arizona State baseball tuned into ESPN2 for the NCAA Men’s College World Series regional selection show. Players and fans watched as other at-large teams began to fill voids in the bracket, hoping the Sun Devils would be amongst them. With a superior 16-13 record in conference play
Jose Perez-less Sun Devils to face Utah in First Round of Pac-12 Tournament
(Photo: Emma Jeanson/WCSN) After recording its worst regular season record under head coach Bobby Hurley, Arizona State men's basketball is getting set for the last-ever Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday. With the team's second-leading scorer, graduate Jose Perez, leaving the team due to personal reasons, March Madness has taken off in Tempe. Perez
Midweek loss to UNM puts ASU baseball culture into question
(Photo: Sammy Nute/WCSN) PHOENIX — Arizona State is one of, if not the most historic programs in college baseball, but the team has looked like a shell of itself this season. Then-ASU athletic director Ray Anderson brought head coach Willie Bloomquist in to restore that history. A former player who bleeds maroon
Sun Devils unable to prevent big moments in loss to Oregon
ASU’s second victory over Oregon disappears in ninth inning
The stars were out in LA as USC outshined ASU on Thursday
(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball and Southern California are in the bottom half of the Pac-12 standings, but the stars were shining in the City of Angels. Desert Financial Arena had Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray in attendance for the first half of the Territorial Cup last week, but that
ASU visits USC to begin its final road trip of the season
(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) The first week of March serves as the final preparations for the ultimate push towards an NCAA Tournament berth. The facts are unmistakable: neither Arizona State men’s basketball (14-15, 8-10 Pac-12) nor USC (12-17, 6-12 Pac-12) are expecting an at-large bid into the postseason. That leaves one avenue
Sun Devils trampled by No. 11 Florida
(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) Despite being amid non-conference play, Arizona State women’s lacrosse faced a familiar foe on Sunday morning. The Sun Devils took on No. 11 Florida at Sun Devil Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium, in their third matchup against the Gators in the past two years. Florida won both previous meetings,