Sparky holds the Union Jack Classic trophy after Saturday's win over Kansas. Photo: Madison Haynie/State Press It may be the bye week, but we're still fielding your questions about all things Sun Devil Athletics. With volleyball off to a hot start, hockey around the corner, and men's and women's basketball lurking on the horizon, there is plenty to discuss in the week off from football. So shoot us your questions, we'll pick a handful to feature in our Friday responses. As al

Photo: Jakob Brooks/Cronkite News 'Ello gov'na! Got some post for us? The Sun Devils are across the pond gearing up for Saturday's matchup against Kansas from Wembley stadium, and we've got the answers to your burning questions ahead of this historic event. Submit any questions that you may have about the game or anyhing related to Sun Devil Athletics, and we will pull a few to feature on Friday. Until then, Forks up and Give 'em Hell, Devils!

After a dominant season-opening win on Saturday, the Sun Devils are getting ready to hit the road for a huge test against No. 8-ranked Texas A&M. We’re opening our mailbag up for the full week ahead of this matchup to get all of your questions not only about football, but anything on your mind about Sun Devil Athletics. Submit your questions here, and look to see if we pick your question to answer on Friday. As always, Forks Up and Give ‘Em Hell, Devils!

Photo Credit: Chris Coduto Getty Images for ONIT Coming off an 8-5 record with a Sun Bowl loss in the 2025 season, the Sun Devils are ready to start fresh when Morgan State comes to Mountain America Stadium on Saturday, September 5th. With 25 new faces across the roster from the transfer portal, the new-look Sun Devils will be poised to make noise in what looks to be a very tight majority of the Big 12 Conference standings. Starting today and going forward every Monday throug

Last season, Arizona State baseball brought in a sizable transfer portal haul that ranked among the top 20 in the nation. That group produced as six of the nine regular starters offensively came from the portal, including all-Big 12 second-team infielder Dominic Smaldino, all-Big 12 honorable-mention outfielder Dean Toigo and Big 12 all-tournament team outfielder Matt Polk, among others. On the mound, the Sun Devils brought in several arms, including Sunday starter Kole Klec

The view from the first base berm at Eldridge Park in Orleans, MA. Photo: Simon M Bruty/AnyChance Productions/Getty Images The College World Series is in full swing in Omaha for the 2026 edition, but that doesn't mean that the season is over for players not on one of the eight teams to advance that far in the postseason. Collegiate summer leagues have long been a staple for young prospects, with over 30 leagues sanctioned by the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball, a

Landon Hairston stands in the batter's box at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026. (Echo From The Buttes/Andrew Hayslett) Despite not playing, it’s been a busy past few days for rising junior outfielder Landon Hairston. On Wednesday morning, Hairston was announced as one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award, which goes to the top amateur baseball player in the nation. UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky and Georgia’s Daniel Jackson are the other two finalists. Of the

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

Dean Toigo stands in the batter's box against Baylor in Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026. (Andrew Hayslett/Echo From The Buttes) The Sun Devils had not had back-to-back weekend series from Friday through Sunday since the end of March when they faced Kansas State and West Virginia in consecutive weekends. The Arizona and BYU series both were Thursday through Saturday to avoid Easter and BYU not playing sports on Sundays. This weekend’s series at UCF was slated

Kole Klecker fires a pitch during Sunday's finale against Baylor The week started off questionably for the Sun Devils with a home loss to New Mexico State, but a key conference sweep of Baylor has Arizona State still moving in the right direction, and the voters agreed in Monday's weekly rankings update. Checking in at No. 19, the Sun Devils jumped six spots from last week's rankings according to D1Baseball.com voters, swayed by huge offensive outbursts on Friday and Sunday.

Let me be the first to offer you a warm welcome to your new home for all things Sun Devil athletics: Echo From the Buttes. My name is David Howman, and I'm the editor-in-chief of this new venture. Typically, I don't like to be self-referential in this medium, but seeing as we're starting this site up now, it feels appropriate as a one-time thing. You may recognize my name, or the names of some of our other writers here, from recent articles with Devils in Detail of the FanSid