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Baseball Archive
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![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ASUbsb-115x115.jpg "ASU baseball taps out at regionals – again")
ASU baseball taps out at regionals – again
Posted on June 4, 2019 | No CommentsTracy 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GCUv.Sac_-115x115.jpg "WAC Tourney title slips through fingers of GCU baseball")
WAC Tourney title slips through fingers of GCU baseball
Posted on May 27, 2019 | No CommentsGCU 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bsblSwing-115x115.jpg "After midnight, Hamilton HS claims 6A baseball crown")
After midnight, Hamilton HS claims 6A baseball crown
Posted on May 17, 2019 | No CommentsAfter 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ASU-115x115.jpg "ASU baseball sweeps rival UA after 5-hour marathon")
ASU baseball sweeps rival UA after 5-hour marathon
Posted on April 1, 2019 | 2 CommentsIt 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Screen_Shot_2019_03_04_at_3_30_32_PM-115x115.png "ASU baseball is the only Pac-12 team still undefeated")
ASU baseball is the only Pac-12 team still undefeated
Posted on March 5, 2019 | No CommentsAfter 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HunterBish-115x115.jpg "ASU baseball opens critical season with 46-run series")
ASU baseball opens critical season with 46-run series
Posted on February 20, 2019 | No CommentsThere 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 […] -
![Three months have passed since the high school baseball state championships were played. Football just opened the 2018 schedule with its Zero Week games, and soccer and volleyball are […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Baseball_Silhouette_3618113674-115x115.jpg "Prep baseball done, but not Sabino HS recruiting probe")
Prep baseball done, but not Sabino HS recruiting probe
Posted on August 21, 2018 | No CommentsThree months have passed since the high school baseball state championships were played. Football just opened the 2018 schedule with its Zero Week games, and soccer and volleyball are […] -
![Jay Johnson did his best to shop the local market. But the University of Arizona baseball coach never made it to the check-out with a couple of very important […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/JayJohnnsn-115x115.jpg "UA baseball loses both top in-state recruits to MLB")
UA baseball loses both top in-state recruits to MLB
Posted on July 9, 2018 | No CommentsJay Johnson did his best to shop the local market. But the University of Arizona baseball coach never made it to the check-out with a couple of very important […] -
![Ray Anderson knows baseball. The Arizona State athletic director enjoyed a successful college career playing at Stanford. But his recent decision to bring back his head baseball coach for another […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ASUbasb-115x115.jpg "Here’s why ASU isn’t firing its baseball coach…")
Here’s why ASU isn’t firing its baseball coach…
Posted on June 13, 2018 | No CommentsRay Anderson knows baseball. The Arizona State athletic director enjoyed a successful college career playing at Stanford. But his recent decision to bring back his head baseball coach for another […] -
![Just two weeks ago, Mountain Ridge High School’s baseball team missed an opportunity to bring home the school’s first state championship in that sport when Sandra Day O’Connor High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Liberatore-115x115.jpg "Matt LIberatore earns Gatorade POY award…is MLB next?")
Matt LIberatore earns Gatorade POY award…is MLB next?
Posted on May 31, 2018 | No CommentsJust two weeks ago, Mountain Ridge High School’s baseball team missed an opportunity to bring home the school’s first state championship in that sport when Sandra Day O’Connor High […] -
![This year’s high school playoffs to decide a 6A state champion in baseball were, to say the least, full of surprises. Defending champion Hamilton High School lost twice in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BallGlove-115x115.jpg "6A baseball crown is first for Sandra Day O’Connor HS")
6A baseball crown is first for Sandra Day O’Connor HS
Posted on May 17, 2018 | No CommentsThis year’s high school playoffs to decide a 6A state champion in baseball were, to say the least, full of surprises. Defending champion Hamilton High School lost twice in […] -
![There’s something unsettling about finding out that a high school coach has been pushed out the door after giving more than three decades to building a successful program at […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FBsilhouette-115x115.jpg "Where’s the respect for HS coaches who gave decades?")
Where’s the respect for HS coaches who gave decades?
Posted on April 17, 2018 | No CommentsThere’s something unsettling about finding out that a high school coach has been pushed out the door after giving more than three decades to building a successful program at […] -
![It’s bad enough when your baseball team loses at home. But when it gets beat by 15 runs in front of the home folks, the embarrassment reaches a new […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/UAvGCU-115x115.jpg "Not ready for prime time: GCU baseball routed by UA, 16-1")
Not ready for prime time: GCU baseball routed by UA, 16-1
Posted on April 12, 2018 | No CommentsIt’s bad enough when your baseball team loses at home. But when it gets beat by 15 runs in front of the home folks, the embarrassment reaches a new […] -
![What a difference a year can make. Desert Vista High School‘s title victory in the Bob Everett Baseball Classic and Hamilton High‘s repeat championship in the Desert Mountain Softball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hsbasbll-115x115.jpg "Desert Vista, Hamilton claim tourney titles on the diamond")
Desert Vista, Hamilton claim tourney titles on the diamond
Posted on March 19, 2018 | No CommentsWhat a difference a year can make. Desert Vista High School‘s title victory in the Bob Everett Baseball Classic and Hamilton High‘s repeat championship in the Desert Mountain Softball […] -
![Lubbock, Texas, turned out to be the end of the road for the University of Arizona baseball team last season. The Wildcats were beaten by Sam Houston State in […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/UAbighit-115x115.jpg "UA baseball will have to wait for prep home-run king")
UA baseball will have to wait for prep home-run king
Posted on July 13, 2017 | No CommentsLubbock, Texas, turned out to be the end of the road for the University of Arizona baseball team last season. The Wildcats were beaten by Sam Houston State in […] -
![Whoever takes over the job as head coach for the Chaparral High School baseball program had better come with a boat load of confidence because his performance will be […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BallGlove-115x115.jpg "Next Chaparral HS baseball coach just third in 43 yrs")
Next Chaparral HS baseball coach just third in 43 yrs
Posted on June 11, 2017 | No CommentsWhoever takes over the job as head coach for the Chaparral High School baseball program had better come with a boat load of confidence because his performance will be […] -
![The University of Arizona had two roads in this year’s post-season that would lead to a college world series. Both turned out to be dead-ends.. A week ago, Arizona’s […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rivasslide-115x115.jpg "UA baseball done, fails to get past Texas Regional")
UA baseball done, fails to get past Texas Regional
Posted on June 5, 2017 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona had two roads in this year’s post-season that would lead to a college world series. Both turned out to be dead-ends.. A week ago, Arizona’s […] -
![All dressed up and nowhere to go. That’s what it must feel like for the baseball and softball players at Grand Canyon University. The Antelopes’ baseball team won 20 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GCUsoft-115x115.jpg "At GCU, success on the diamond – but little reward")
At GCU, success on the diamond – but little reward
Posted on May 24, 2017 | No CommentsAll dressed up and nowhere to go. That’s what it must feel like for the baseball and softball players at Grand Canyon University. The Antelopes’ baseball team won 20 […] -
![Life as we know it is all about perspective, the way that we view events. The Arizona State softball team really needs some perspective right now. Sun Devil softball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASUvsUNC2-115x115.jpg "ASU softball, baseball close out disappointing seasons")
ASU softball, baseball close out disappointing seasons
Posted on May 21, 2017 | No CommentsLife as we know it is all about perspective, the way that we view events. The Arizona State softball team really needs some perspective right now. Sun Devil softball […] -
![If it feels like you’ve seen this sports movie before, it’s because you have. Last year, about this same time. That’s when Hamilton High School swept the 6A baseball […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bsblSwing-115x115.jpg "Hamilton HS repeats sweep of 6A baseball, softball titles")
Hamilton HS repeats sweep of 6A baseball, softball titles
Posted on May 17, 2017 | No CommentsIf it feels like you’ve seen this sports movie before, it’s because you have. Last year, about this same time. That’s when Hamilton High School swept the 6A baseball […] -
![The math doesn’t add up for this year’s high school baseball state tournament – at least not the way it should. One way to know whether the tournament selection […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/baseball-bats-in-dugout-631-115x115.jpg "Seedings meant nothing in 6A state baseball tournament")
Seedings meant nothing in 6A state baseball tournament
Posted on May 15, 2017 | No CommentsThe math doesn’t add up for this year’s high school baseball state tournament – at least not the way it should. One way to know whether the tournament selection […] -
![The young’uns on the GCU baseball diamond are growing up under the watchful eye of former major leaguer Andy Stankiewicz, now in his sixth season as head baseball coach […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GCUdugout-115x115.jpg "Boys to men…GCU baseball growing into WAC power")
Boys to men…GCU baseball growing into WAC power
Posted on May 11, 2017 | No CommentsThe young’uns on the GCU baseball diamond are growing up under the watchful eye of former major leaguer Andy Stankiewicz, now in his sixth season as head baseball coach […] -
![As the 2017 baseball and softball season winds down in Arizona, a handful of high school teams have managed to leave their mark on the national sports landscape. One […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hsbasebll-115x115.jpg "Prep baseball, softball teams put AZ in national spotlight")
Prep baseball, softball teams put AZ in national spotlight
Posted on April 20, 2017 | No CommentsAs the 2017 baseball and softball season winds down in Arizona, a handful of high school teams have managed to leave their mark on the national sports landscape. One […] -
![Now that we’re beginning the descent down the back side of the high school baseball and softball schedules, it’s a good time to take note of the various tournaments […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hsbasebll-115x115.jpg "Hamilton softball, Queen Creek baseball win key tourneys")
Hamilton softball, Queen Creek baseball win key tourneys
Posted on March 23, 2017 | No CommentsNow that we’re beginning the descent down the back side of the high school baseball and softball schedules, it’s a good time to take note of the various tournaments […] -
![It will be interesting to see if the new rules limiting pitch counts for Arizona’s high school baseball pitchers will have an effect on game scores. More rest should […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pitch3-115x115.jpg "New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball")
New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball
Posted on March 20, 2017 | No CommentsIt will be interesting to see if the new rules limiting pitch counts for Arizona’s high school baseball pitchers will have an effect on game scores. More rest should […] -
![This year’s University of Arizona baseball team is just a handful of games into the new season. These early games are designed to get a look at who’s ready […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/morimoto-115x115.jpg "Hot bats: UA hitters averaging 10 runs a game for 8-0 start")
Hot bats: UA hitters averaging 10 runs a game for 8-0 start
Posted on February 27, 2017 | No CommentsThis year’s University of Arizona baseball team is just a handful of games into the new season. These early games are designed to get a look at who’s ready […] -
![It must be the weather, right? Well, you can’t deny that most college baseball players would be drawn to a climate that enables year-round play. But there has to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ASUforks-115x115.jpg "ASU baseball has No. 1 recruiting class, UA is No. 4")
ASU baseball has No. 1 recruiting class, UA is No. 4
Posted on September 28, 2016 | No CommentsIt must be the weather, right? Well, you can’t deny that most college baseball players would be drawn to a climate that enables year-round play. But there has to […] -
![Cameron Cannon was a standout shortstop on Glendale’s Mountain Ridge High School baseball team, good enough to get picked in this year’s Major League Baseball draft. But, fortunately for […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bsblSwing-115x115.jpg "Local prep star Cannon delays MLB start to play at UA")
Local prep star Cannon delays MLB start to play at UA
Posted on August 3, 2016 | No CommentsCameron Cannon was a standout shortstop on Glendale’s Mountain Ridge High School baseball team, good enough to get picked in this year’s Major League Baseball draft. But, fortunately for […] -
![So, what’s a run to the national championship game in college baseball worth? How about $1 million? It’s probably not just coincidental that right after the University of Arizona […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/UAbsbl-115x115.jpg "$1 million…nice consolation prize for UA baseball title run")
$1 million…nice consolation prize for UA baseball title run
Posted on July 12, 2016 | No CommentsSo, what’s a run to the national championship game in college baseball worth? How about $1 million? It’s probably not just coincidental that right after the University of Arizona […]