5th year outfielder Dean Toigo stands in the batters' box in Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026. (Echo From The Buttes/Andrew Hayslett) PHOENIX – Close your eyes and imagine you are at a baseball game. What sounds do you hear? You probably thought of a crack of a bat (or, in college’s case, the plink of a metal one), a glove pop when a player catches a ball, some dugout chatter or an umpire making a strike three call. If you did not think of somethin

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