Bauer Debuts, Diamondbacks Avoid Getting Swept in Atlanta

Finally something for Dbacks fans to shake their rattles about. Highly anticipated right-handed pitcher, Trevor Bauer, made his major league debut throwing a total 74 pitches through just four innings. Despite all the hype, Bauer struggled to find the zone in the second half of his outing; he says he’s…

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Second Straight in Atlanta

On the day shortstop Stephen Drew returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lineup Wednesday after missing nearly a year, the D-Backs lost their second straight game to the Atlanta Braves. Wednesday’s 6-4 loss dropped the D-Backs back to .500 on the season (37-37), as Drew went 1-for-4 in his 2012 debut…

Arizona Wildcats One Win From College (Baseball) World Series Finals

In a pretty improbable turn of events, the Arizona Wildcats baseball team is but one win away from a berth in the best-of-three NCAA College World Series championship round this weekend. The Wildcats await the winner of tonight’s elimination game in Omaha between the powerful Florida State Seminoles and the…

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Again to Texas Rangers

For the second-straight night, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bats were silent, as the team fell again to what may be the best team in baseball, the Texas Rangers. On Monday night, they lost 9-1, with their sole run coming on an eighth-inning solo homer by Miguel Montero. On Tuesday night, they…

Arizona Diamondbacks Sweep Oakland A’s in Weekend Series

The Arizona Diamondbacks earned just their second series sweep of the season this weekend, coming out on top in three games against the Oakland A’s.On Friday, the Diamondbacks saw something the team hasn’t seen for quite some time — heroics from third baseman Ryan Roberts.Roberts hit a three-run, walk-off home…

ASU Softball Season Ends With Hard-Fought Loss to Oklahoma Sooners

Women’s college softball is terrific these days — these girls can really play ball, and they all look so damn coachable. So, natch, it’s very hard to win a national championship, no matter the level, no matter the sport, and Division I fast-pitch definitely is no exception. The Arizona State…