SUN DEVIL BASEBALL

Dean Toigo drove in three of Arizona State's four runs in Sunday's season finale. Photo: Tom Hardon/Echo From The Buttes Coming out of the loser's bracket is always a challenge in the NCAA tournament, usually involving playing a doubleheader for the chance for a winner-take-all game to advance to the Super Regionals. After taking down regional host Nebraska by an 11-8 score early on Sunday, Arizona State was primed for a rematch against Ole M

Starting pitcher Kole Klecker tossed a dominant game to save the bullpen in an elimination game. Photo: Tom Hardon/Echo From The Buttes Less than 12 hours after a grueling 14 inning loss to Ole Miss, the Sun Devils took to the field in an elimination game against South Dakota State, looking to extend the season at least one more day. After the bats went ice cold from the 8th inning on last night, the offense needed a short memory to move on in the tournament. Dean Toigo

Arizona State outfielder Matt Polk swings at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Andrew Hayslett/Echo From The Buttes) The last time the Sun Devils played a game that went 14 or more innings was on April 9, 2021, when Arizona State defeated Washington 3-2 in 16 innings. A lot has changed since that game: there is a new head coach for the Sun Devils, the Sun Devils moved to the Big 12 and all the players in Friday’s game were in high school or middle school.

Redshirt sophomore catcher Brody Briggs stands in the batter's box at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Echo From The Buttes/Andrew Hayslett) SURPRISE, Ariz. – Last season, the Sun Devils mustered six hits and no runs in the first round of the Big 12 tournament, as they were upset by BYU. A year later, it was a similar, underwhelming exit, although a round later. After a solid Friday night performance from the Sun Devil starter Cole Carlon, Bloomquist turn

Landon Hairston stands in the batter's box at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026. (Andrew Hayslett/Echo From The Buttes) SURPRISE, Ariz. – Sophomore center fielder Landon Hairston broke out this season. The Big 12 Player of the Year has grown into a powerful bat that can hit home runs at any time, something he did only four times in 2025. Hairston spent the first two months of his freshman career searching for power, with only three doubles before hitting his

Landon Hairston etched a new chapter in the Sun Devil Baseball record books. Photo: Andrew Hayslett With a lot at stake and little time left on the schedule, the Sun Devils made their way to Texas for a final regular season series before conference tournament play at Houston. A spot in the postseason tournament already secured, Arizona State was still on the edge of securing a bye to next Thursday’s quarterfinal round in Surprise. Thursday An unusual name got the call at star

Kole Klecker delivers the opening pitch of Sunday's finale against Oklahoma State. Photo: Tom Hardon While Arizona State pulled out a gritty 11-7 win in the home finale on Sunday, this past weekend saw the Sun Devils (34-17, 17-10 Big 12) lose their first conference series since March 27-29 at home against West Virginia. With that came a drop in the major polls with three games left on the schedule. Sliding from No. 16 last week, the Sun Devils stay in the rankings this week

Dominic Smaldino is greeted at home plate by Dean Toigo and Ky McGary after his third inning home run. Photo: Tom Hardon The name may be Smaldino, but the bat played enormous for the Sun Devils on Sunday afternoon. After losing the first two games of the weekend, Arizona State was looking for a win on Mother's Day to end the home side of the season on a high note. It wasn't without some trepidation, but the Sun Devils held on to the 11-7 win over Oklahoma State. The win was o

What was billed as a battle of potent offenses turned into a wild back-and-forth game in the late innings, seeing Oklahoma State hang on to claim a 9-6 win in the opening game of the final home series of the season. Cole Carlon took the ball in his usual Friday night spot and looked like he could be in for a short outing. Allowing single runs in each of the first three innings, Carlon stood at 67 pitches with four walks in that span. The next four innings however, he was ligh

Landon Hairston waits for his pitch against Baylor. Photo Credit: Andrew Hayslett Just two weeks remain in the regular season, and time is running short for significant movement in the national rankings. Thankfully on this May the 4th, the polls are strong with the Sun Devils. Another weekend series win over a tough unranked opponent in Central Florida has jumped Arizona State up three spots in the latest D1Baseball.com poll, sitting at No. 16 in Monday's rankings. Baseball A