Pac-12 pleased with first men's hoops tourney in Vegas
The inaugural experience in Las Vegas was well received by fans, media, players and coaches.
The inaugural experience in Las Vegas was well received by fans, media, players and coaches.
Big innings and missed opportunities plagued the ASU baseball team Sunday afternoon and they dropped the final game of their Pac-12 opening series 11-8 to Washington State.
In their final tune-up before Pac-12 play began, ASU faced three ranked teams and battled away from the friendly confines of Tempe, Ariz.
After the tough start on vault, ASU got back to their normal performances on bars with four scores of 9.850 or above.
The loss to the Bruins eliminated the Sun Devils out of the Pac-12 Tournament in the second round — and ultimately their hopes of making the NCAA Tournament.
Evan Gordon hit seven of his eight attempts from the free-throw line that helped ASU seal the 85-83 overtime win.
ASU senior wing Carrick Felix has been named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Jahii Carson becomes the fourth Sun Devil to win Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors.
In victories over UC Davis and New Mexico State, the ASU softball team (25-1) proved it can win close games and also explode offensively. Offensively, ASU only struck out twice in 64 plate appearances in the doubleheader. “If you don’t put the ball in play you don’t give yourself a chance,” ASU coach Clint Myers said.
Playing well above Tempe’s measly 1100 feet in elevation, the Sun Devils beat Colorado and Utah on the road, pushing their wining streak to nine straight matches.
ASU took second scoring a 195.675 with No. 13 Denver in first with a 197.200 and Illinois State in third with 194.275.
The Sun Devils shot 28 percent from the field for the game, leading to a 48-41 loss to Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.
ASU softball coach Clint Myers earned career win No. 400.
As an opportunity opened up for the Sun Devils, ASU threw virtually every one of them away with a turnover.
ASU has the duty of coming back from the tough loss, and it will do it on the road for a tri-meet against No. 13 Denver and Illinois State in Denver.
Coach Herb Sendek, who is 7-7 against the Wildcats, treats it as equally as every other game of the season.
ASU will make a California road trip with eyes on No. 1 USC, as well as Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Monterey Bay.
ASU will be the only school from the west in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Tournament at the Long Cove Club in South Carolina from March 8 to March 10.
The ASU track and field team is entering its second championship meet on March 8 and March 9 in Arkansas.
Having a mock draft before teams have even had the chance to sign free agents is like driving a car without a steering wheel — it’s useless.
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