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Wyatt Baumeyer

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Contrades, Carlon outshine Omaha in season opener

No player is immune to injury, and Arizona State junior second baseman Nu’u Contrades knows that better than anyone. While posting career highs in multiple offensive categories, the second baseman missed the final month of 2025 after appearing in just five games due to injury the season prior. Entering his fourth season in Tempe, Contrades has yet to play a full season away from the shelf. Safe to say, the baseball gods owed Contrades a break. Perhaps that break came on Friday evening

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Chester, Brown Slay Wildcats in Mercy Ruling

One could hear a pin drop at Farrington Stadium Saturday night, as sophomore second baseman Tiare Ho-Ching lay motionless on the ground. Moments earlier, the second baseman took a pitch to the helmet to lead off the fifth inning. Miraculously, she walked off under her own power to a parade of cheers

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The voices behind America's growing officiating shortage

Remedios’ encounter is not an isolated case, as a growing decline in sportsmanship has dwindled the number of active younger umpires across the United States. With 69% of umpires saying sportsmanship is declining nationally, according to the 2023 National Officiating Survey (NASO), and an aging workforce that pressures the next generation to fill their role, umpires like former professional Zach Richardson said a change in societal behavior is necessary to reverse the trend

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Early Run Propels Sun Devils past Sooners

However, Arizona State (7-2) responded to Hurley’s early decision, immediately going on a 27-3 run en route to an 86-70 victory over Oklahoma (6-3). The Sun Devils shot an impressive 54% (13-24) from 3-point range while limiting the Sooners to a mere 35% field goal percentage, all while recovering from a lengthy week of travel. 

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