Arizona State baseball earns first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016
May 27, 2019, 9:45 AM | Updated: 11:19 am
Arizona State first baeman Spencer Torkelson waits for a pitch early on in an at-bat against Cal State Fullerton in which he hit his 14th home run of the season, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix(Jordan Kaye/Cronkite News)
(Jordan Kaye/Cronkite News)
After a 21-0 start to the season, Arizona State baseball is heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.
The Sun Devils will face Southern Miss (38-19) in the first round of Regional action. If they advance past the Golden Eagles, ASU will face the winner of regional host LSU (37-24) and Stony Brook (31-21).
For ASU, the team has slipped following their blistering start. The Sun Devils have lost five of their last seven games and fell to fifth-place in the Pac-12 standings.
A weak finish to the season has not been due to a lack of power hitting. Hunter Bishop and Spencer Torkelson have blasted 22 and 21 home runs, respectively, and as a team the Sun Devils lead the nation with 92 total quadruples.
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ASU will try to recapture some of its early season magic in Baton Rouge on Friday. First pitch against Southern Miss is slated for 10 a.m. local time.
