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Territorial Cup® Night Mar. 13 – Come take a pic with the Territorial Cup® as we battle that team down south for the only time this season. Get Tickets
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday, March 13, 7 p.m. | ASU vs. Arizona (Tempe) | L, 2-6
Friday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. Oregon (Tempe) | WATCH LIVE: Pac-12 Live Stream | LISTEN: NBC Sports 1060 AM
Saturday, March 17, 6:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. Oregon (Tempe) | WATCH LIVE: Pac-12 Live Stream | LISTEN: NBC Sports 1060 AM
Sunday, March 18, 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. Oregon (Tempe) | WATCH LIVE: Pac-12 Live Stream | LISTEN: NBC Sports 1060 AM
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NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m. | ASU vs. UNLV (Tempe) | WATCH LIVE: Pac-12 Live Stream
Friday, March 23, 7 p.m. | Arizona State at UCLA (Los Angeles) | WATCH LIVE: Pac-12 Network
Saturday, March 24, 1 p.m. | Arizona State at UCLA (Los Angeles) | WATCH LIVE: Pac-12 Network
Sunday, March 25, 12 p.m. | Arizona State at UCLA (Los Angeles) | WATCH LIVE: Pac-12 Network
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LAST WEEK
Tuesday, March 6, 3 p.m. | ASU at Pepperdine (Malibu, Calif.) | W, 10-7
Friday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. UNC-Wilmington (Tempe) | W, 9-4
Saturday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. UNC-Wilmington (Tempe) | L, 0-9
Sunday, March 11, 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. UNC-Wilmington (Tempe) | L, 1-3
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PHOENIX -- Sun Devil Baseball opens Pac-12 conference play this weekend at home as it welcomes the Oregon Ducks for a three-game series beginning Friday, March 16 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Saturday and Sunday's game will get underway at 6:30 p.m. AZT followed by a 12:30 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.
Follow the Action
Each game in the series will be streamed live through the Pac-12 Network and available online at https://pac-12.com/live/arizona-state-university.
The Sun Devil Sports Radio Network is scheduled to broadcast each game this weekend on NBC Sports 1060 AM. All games will also be available through the TuneIn app on TheSunDevils.com. Broadcaster Tim Healey is set to serve his 20th season as the "Voice of the Sun Devils" on baseball broadcasts and will be joined for the second-straight season by color analyst Max Rossiter, who was an all-conference catcher for the Devils from 2012-13.
Fans are encouraged to follow the Devils on Twitter @ASU_Baseball for updates throughout the week.
#10THINGS (Twitter-Friendly Notes)
1. .@gagecanning and @lin_lyle started the season on 15-game hit streaks, becoming the only players to do since since before 1999 at least.
2. Since at least 1999, there has not been a year in history that two different players started the season with a 13-game hitting streak.
3. With 20 career triples, @gagecanning is fourth in ASU history and chasing the NCAA record of 32 set back in the 1980s.
4. The Sun Devils currently lead the country in triples with 10 this season, six of those coming from @gagecanning, who leads the country.
5. .@gagecanning is 3rd nationally with 32 hits this season, leading the Pac-12 Conference in the process.
6. The ASU freshman HR record is 11 @BarryBonds. @spennyt19has 9 in just 17 games this season.
7. .@elingos15 is just two outs away from 4 consecutive quality starts to begin the season, going 5.2 innings with less than 3 runs in 2 starts.
8. Of the 20 frosh ranked in the Top 200 nationally in ERA, @boyd__19 is second among those with over 20 innings pitched with his 1.33 ERA.
9. .@squadslayerchaz has 4 saves in 4 save chances this season, striking out 17 in relief this year to just 3 walks.
10. .@sammmm009 has allowed oppositing teams to bat just .133 (4-for-30) against him when there's runners on the base path.
Scouting the Ducks
- Oregon opens Pac-12 Conference play at Arizona State with the
- league's best RPI according to warrennolan.com. Following the Gonzaga win the Ducks are No. 8 in the RPI. California, which is 14th, is the next best in the Pac-12. UO non-conference opponents FAU (5th) and UNLV (6th) both rank in the top 10.
- JR RHP Parker Kelly was named both a Collegiate Baseball NationalPlayer of the Week and the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Kelly tossed 7 scoreless innings in three appearances. The Ducks' righty allowed just one hit while fanning 14 and walking just one. Kelly had a career-high 7 Ks vs. UC Davis.
- This will be the seventh time in the 10 years since baseball returned to UO that the Ducks will open league play on the road. Oregon is 2-7 in conference opening games, as well as 3-6 in Pac-12 opening series. The Ducks have won three of their last five conference opening series including last season at California.
Eli's Coming
- Eli Lingos led the Sun Devils with six quality starts last season. No other Sun Devil had more than one quality start this season.
- Already, Lingos has started 2018 where he left off as he picked up the win in a quality start during opening weekend. He has two quality starts already this season and went 5.2 innings in his two other starts in which he allowed fewer than 3 runs, meaning his is just 2 outs away from starting the season with four consecutive quality starts.
- Lingos leads the team and is tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with 25 strikeouts this season.
12-Gage
- Gage Canning has put together an All-American type campaign early in this season, currently 13th nationally and second in the Pac-12 with his .457 average so far this season while his 32 total hits lead the conference and are third nationally.
- The junior became the first Devil since before 1998 at least (as early as easily accessibly game-by-game records go) to start a season on a 16-game hitting streak.
- Canning had a hit in each of the first 16 games of the season and has multiple hits in 10 of ASU's 17 games so far, including 5 games with 3 or more hits.
- Canning already has five games with 3+ hits. Last season, he became the first player to reach double digits in the category (10) since Jason Kipnis had 13 in 2009.
- Canning was the only player in the Pac-12 last season to finish with a double-digit number doubles while also posting at least six home runs and six triples.
Gage Gets Triples
- Canning is the NCAA's active leader in career triples with 20 so far in his career and six this season - a total that also leads the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record for triples is 32 (set by Indiana State's Bob Zeihen over a four-year career from 1985-88) and the NCAA single season record is 17 (set by New Mexico's Keith Hagman in 1980). At Canning's current pace, he could be on pace to challenge both of those by the end of the season.
- The ASU career record for triples is 26 by Alan Bannister and Ed Irvine back in the 1970s.
#LINSANITY2018
- Lyle Lin had his 15 game-hitting streak to start the season come to an end in the finale against UNCW. He and Canning had become the only Sun Devils since at least 1998 to start a season on a 15-game hitting streak.
- Lin enters this weekend batting .387 on the season, good for 7th in the Pac-12 while his 27 total hits are second in the league.
- Lin has matched Canning with multiple hits in 10 of the 16 games played this season.
- The sophomore leads the team with 11 hits this season with two outs - 4 more than any other player on the team - and is batting .478 (10-of-23) in the process.
A Swift Start
- Drew Swift has been one of the elite freshmen in the country in the small sample size to date, batting .278 average and a .418 on-base percentage while adding a much-needed defensive prowess at shortstop.
- Swift leads the team with 11 walks, a total that's good for 11th in the Pac-12 and is 3 more than any other Sun Devil.
- The freshman has produced many productive at-bats, leading the team in advancing runners 19 times on 39 attempts thus far this season (.487) and he is batting .318 this season with runners in scoring position.
- Swift is second in the Pac-12 with 48 defensive assists this season.
- The frosh has helped to turn nine double plays this season, helping the Sun Devils to be fourth in the Pac-12 with 14 double plays this season.
- Swift has just 3 errors at shortstop this season and rode a 11-game streak without an error until the final game of the UNCW series.
Fear the Tork
- Spencer Torkelson has provided some pop in the Sun Devil lineup that is already off to a historic pace.
- The freshman has nine home runs in 17 games this season, a total that is tied for third in the nation.
- The Sun Devil freshman record is 11 home runs by Barry Bonds in 1983.
- Torkelson is already tied with Ike Davis and Bob Horner for third among freshmen in ASU history in the category.
- Torkelson and Kentucky's Luke Heyer are the only two players in the country with at least 5 doubles and 8 home runs on the year.
- The freshman was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week following Long Beach State and Oklahoma State.
- Torkelson is third on the team with a .313 average, with 14 of his 20 hits this season going for extra bases.
- He is 13th nationally and 2nd in the Pac-12 with a .813 slugging percentage this season and 8th in the Pac-12 with 16 RBI this season. His 52 total bases this year are 6th nationally and second in the Pac-12.
Not Playing Kooi
- Boyd Vander Kooi has been as impressive a freshman as any in the country thus far this season, logging a 2-1 record in his first career starts with a paltry 1.33 ERA.
- Kooi's 1.33 ERA is good for 4th in the Pac-12 this season.
- Of the 20 freshmen ranked in the Top 200 nationally in ERA, Vander Kooi is second among those with over 20 innings pitched with his 1.33 ERA.
Dellan's Dealin'
- Dellan Raish, who redshirt for the Sun Devils last season, has been one of the exciting surprises of 2018.
- Raish had a 2.38 ERA in seven appearances this season with 13 strikeouts - averaging nearly a strikeout per inning on the season.
- Raish has been efficient in keeping runners off the base path, allowing the opposition to hit just 3-of-26 this season (.115) with this bases empty on the year.
And All That Chaz
- Sophomore Chaz Montoya has been exceptional in relief this season, posting four saves in eight appearances to date, tied for fourth in the Pac-12.
- Montoya has an impressive 0.73 ERA in those appearances, striking out 17 with just 3 walks allowed.
- Montoya is striking out 1.3 batters per inning pitched this season.
- The sophomore has allowed just 1 earned run this season with that coming in his longest appearance of the year in 3.2 innings against Oklahoma State and has allowed just one extra-base hit.
- He is a perfect 4-for-4 in save opportunities this season.
- Montoya has inherited 5 runners this season and not allowed a single one of them to score thus far.
Sam I Am
- Sam Romero has come on strong in his debut as a Sun Devil this season, working into a role as the Friday night starter.
- In his first career Friday-night start, Romero earned the win as he went 6.0 innings with just one run allowed while he struck out seven batters.
- On the season, Romero is 1-0 with a 3.78 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched with 16 strikeouts.
- ASU is 4-1 in games that Romero has appeared in this season.
- Romero has been absolutely lockdown when runners reach base against him, allowing the opposition to bat just .133 (4-for-30) with a runner on base this season with 7 strikeouts in that span.
Marshing to the Beat
- Alec Marsh has been exceptional for the Sun Devils this season, leading the team with a 1.59 ERA in 4 appearances with a 2-1 record.
- His ERA is good for 8th in the Pac-12.
- Marsh has struck out 15 batters this season while allowing just 11 hits.
- Opponents have just one extra base hit in 17.0 innings pitched and are averaging just .177 batting against him.
Keeping It Interesting
- The Devils have a knack for success in close games in recent years.
- Since 2016, the Devils are 7-3 in extra-inning games, with six walk-off wins (two last season) and are 23-8 (1-1 this year) in one-run games - including 7-6 in Pac-12 play.
- ASU has driven in the game-winning run in the eighth inning or later 14 times (four times this year).
- Arizona State has notched 10 wins since 2016 when trailing after six innings (four times last season).