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Devil Dish: March 23

Pitching wins championships. With that being said, it looks as if the Arizona Diamondbacks won’t be celebrating a World Series victory this coming October.

By Greg Dillard | March 22, 2010

STILL PERFECT: The ASU baseball team celebrates after its 6-0 win over Houston on Saturday at Packard Stadium. The Sun Devils also beat Houston 6-5 on Sunday to push their record to 20-0 to start the season. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball pushes record to 20-0, nears program mark for best start

The No. 1 Sun Devils got great pitching and timely hitting and swept a three-game series from Houston over the weekend to improve to 20-0 on the season, the second-best start in school history.

By Andrew Gruman | March 21, 2010

Baseball finishes sweep of Auburn

Behind a well-balanced offensive attack, the ASU baseball team defeated Auburn 8-3 at Packard Stadium on Sunday, earning a three-game sweep of the SEC squad.

By Nick Kosmider | March 14, 2010

Hot bats help Sun Devils top Auburn

As has been the story in the early going for the Sun Devils, when one facet of the team seems to shake during a game, ASU got production elsewhere.

By Nick Kosmider | March 13, 2010

Baseball stays perfect with comeback win over Auburn

There wasn't anything unlucky about No. 13 for the ASU baseball team on Friday night.

By Nick Kosmider | March 12, 2010

GOOD EYE: Senior outfielder Kole Calhoun takes a pitch during a game last month at Packard Stadium. ASU opens up a weekend series against Auburn on Friday. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball set to embark on tough stretch

As ASU students begin heading off to various spring break destinations Friday, members of the school's baseball team are settling in for a challenging test.

By Nick Kosmider | March 11, 2010

HE'S SAFE: Sophomore infielder Zach Wilson slides into second base in the Sun Devils’ win against Northern Illinois. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Sun Devils take down rival Grand Canyon

The No. 2 ASU baseball team got all it could handle from cross-town rival Grand Canyon, winning 4-2 behind stellar pitching and a few clutch hits from the squad’s veterans.

By Nick Kosmider | March 9, 2010

BIG CONTRIBUTOR: Sophomore infielder Riccio Torrez is part of a well-rounded ASU offense that has seen multiple players contribute to the Sun Devils’ 11-0 start. (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Multiple players contributing for baseball

"ASU [baseball] has been manufacturing runs in bunches to begin the season, averaging just more than 11 runs per contest."

By Nick Kosmider | March 8, 2010

LOCKED IN: ASU junior Merrill Kelly waits for the sign from his catcher during the Sun Devils’ win over Northern Illinois last month. ASU swept all four opponents in this weekend’s Coca-Cola Classic. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball sweeps Coca-Cola Classic

For the third straight weekend, weather wreaked havoc on a game for the No. 2 Sun Devils.

By Nick Kosmider | March 7, 2010

ASU club baseball

An inside look at the lesser known ASU club baseball team.

By Andy Suekoff | March 7, 2010

Devil Dish

People really need to stop saying that the Seattle Mariners are going to win the AL West this year. The Angels are still the better team, hands down.

By Kyle Glaser | March 3, 2010

NOT IN TIME: ASU senior first baseman Kole Calhoun stretches to catch a pickoff attempt during a game earlier this year at Packard Stadium. The Sun Devils will open up the Coca-Cola Classic against Cal Poly on Thursday in Surprise. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

Baseball off to Surprise for Coca-Cola Classic

For the eighth straight season, the Sun Devils will kick off play in the Coca-Cola Classic at Surprise Stadium, a 45-minute drive from the familiar confines of their home ballpark in Tempe.

By Nick Kosmider | March 3, 2010

ROCK AND FIRE: ASU junior pitcher Merrill Kelly delivers a pitch during a game earlier this season at Packard Stadium. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

ASU defeats Meiji University in exhibition

Tokyo baseball team from Meiji University played the Sun Devils in an exhibition game as part of a two-week trip to the United States.

By Nick Kosmider | March 2, 2010

ASU baseball opens with drumming of Towson

Arizona State, ranked second in the country, started off a four-game series with the Towson Tigers. Seth Blair had a career night and Arizona State wins the first game in the series 15-1.

By Master Tesfatsion | March 2, 2010

Devil Dish

For us D-Backs fans, we can only hope 2010 is not a repeat of the dismal 2009 season.

By Greg Dillard | March 2, 2010

Baseball to face Japanese team in exhibition

The ASU baseball team is preparing for an exhibition against a Japanese university, despite negative results from its past attempts to schedule exhibitions with foreign teams.

By Nick Kosmider | March 1, 2010

SUN DEVIL SWEEP: Senior outfielder/pitcher Kole Calhoun goes for a hit in last week's game against Northern Illinois. The Sun Devils played four games against Towson this week, sweeping them in each game. (Photo by Scott Stuk)

ASU stays perfect with close win over Towson

The game was delayed nearly five hours due to rain — the second straight weekend weather has wreaked havoc at Packard Stadium.

By Nick Kosmider | February 28, 2010

MacPhee, ASU hoping to follow up great weekend with another

He pounded balls into the gap, launched one over the fence, stole bases and scored heaps of runs.

By Nick Kosmider | February 25, 2010

Sun Devils beat Northern Illinois 8-0 in baseball season opener

ASU baseball opens the season with an 8-0 shutout of Northern Illinois.

By Eric Gembarowski | February 24, 2010

Editorial: Don't bash baseball

Calling what ASU does to opposing baseball teams “wins” and “blowouts” during the early portions of the season doesn’t quite do justice to just how dominating the baseball team is.

By Editorial Board | February 23, 2010

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