ASU baseball begins fall play with returning talent, new skipper
There comes a time each year when we have a convergence of all three major college sports: football, basketball, and baseball. That time is now. Football is moving into the … Read More
Category: Baseball
UA’s athletic director rolling the dice with coaching hires
How does Dave Heeke sleep at night? The University of Arizona athletic director is so far out on a limb right now that the slightest breeze could bring the whole … Read More
Chip Hale takes reins of UA baseball program from Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson‘s reward for taking the University of Arizona baseball team to the College World Series was a move to Louisiana, where he will take over the LSU program and … Read More
Road to Omaha turns into dead end for UA baseball
Until yesterday, the only time a University of Arizona baseball team had met Pac-12 foe Stanford in a College World Series game was 36 years ago. A 9-2 loss in … Read More
Power at the plate carries UA baseball to CWS berth
There was real reason for concern among University of Arizona baseball fans after Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss. It looked like the Wildcats’ road to the College World Series had … Read More
ASU baseball gives Bloomquist his first shot at coaching
Arizona State University is trying something different in an effort to turn around its sagging baseball program. The Pac-12 school just hired a new head coach with no coaching experience. No … Read More
ASU, GCU done, but UA baseball begins super regional play
And then there was one. That would be the University of Arizona baseball team, the only Arizona team still alive in the quest for a berth in the Men’s College … Read More
After 7 underachieving seasons, Smith out as ASU baseball coach
It’s exceedingly difficult to maintain a national reputation in college baseball when you haven’t been to the College World Series in over a decade and it’s been 40 years since … Read More
GCU baseball’s first-ever NCAA Tourney game is against UA
It has been a long journey for Andy Stankiewicz. When the former Major League baseball player took over the Grand Canyon University baseball program in August of 2010, the plan … Read More
Has a new tradition begun in Arizona college baseball?
“We hope to continue to do this every year.” So said Grand Canyon University baseball coach, Andy Stankiewicz, a couple of weeks back when discussing this year’s in-state series with … Read More
Doubling down: UA has two 2020 Top-5 recruiting classes
What is it about Tucson that is drawing the studs in college sports? It’s always a big deal for a college when one of its major sports pulls in a … Read More
Collector’s tip: scoop up a Spencer Torkelson rookie card
The business of collecting baseball cards isn’t what it once was. In today’s digital age, the baseball card industry isn’t booming like it was decades ago; it’s more of a … Read More
Bobby Winkles, who started ASU baseball program, dies
Hundreds of mourners packed into the All Saints Catholic Newman Center at Arizona State, braving the July heat of an Arizona summer in 2017, to pay final tribute to one … Read More
Baseball’s cancellation especially hard for ASU skipper
College coaches across the country are anxiously waiting to see whether their spring sports seasons, suspended by the NCAA in reaction to the threat of the coronavirus, will be able … Read More
ASU baseball taps out at regionals – again
Tracy Smith isn’t making it easy on his boss. The fifth-year Arizona State baseball coach made some improvements this season, but it’s hard to tell whether it will be enough … Read More
WAC Tourney title slips through fingers of GCU baseball
GCU baseball players must have hornets buzzing around in their dreams, turning them into full-blown nightmares. Over the last four games against the Sacramento State Hornets, Grand Canyon University … Read More
After midnight, Hamilton HS claims 6A baseball crown
After playing Mountain Ridge High School for three straight playoff games, the Hamilton High School baseball team was happy to be able to finally get past the Mountain Lions … Read More
ASU baseball sweeps rival UA after 5-hour marathon
It was an ugly win for Arizona State baseball. But ASU coach Tracy Smith will gladly take the ‘W’ – especially since it marks the first time in 10 years … Read More
ASU baseball is the only Pac-12 team still undefeated
After two straight losing seasons, it’s no secret that Tracy Smith‘s job as Arizona State‘s head baseball coach is on the line. His team is keenly aware of that … Read More
ASU baseball opens critical season with 46-run series
There was some concern about whether the Arizona State baseball team can put together a pitching staff for this season that will enable the Sun Devils to turn things around … Read More