ASU baseball season ends with record third straight NCAA Baseball Tournament miss
There is no denying the rich history of the Arizona State baseball program, which includes five national championships, 22 College World Series appearances and 41 NCAA Tournament appearances since the sport began varsity play in 1959.
But the Sun Devils set a dubious mark when the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket was unveiled on Monday.
The ASU baseball team will miss the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year in 2024, which will mark the first time that has happened since the Sun Devils failed to earn a tournament berth in the first five seasons as a varsity program from 1959-63.
Willie Bloomquist's team fell out of NCAA Tournament contention after its 0-2 performance in the Pac-12 Tournament. ASU likely needed a strong showing in that tourney to earn a spot.
This was Bloomquist's third season as the Arizona State baseball coach. The team went 26-32 in 2022, 32-23 in 2023 and 32-26 in 2024.
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Some Arizona State baseball fans vented over the state of the program:
ASU always does less with more.
— Wildcat Bill (@superfly247365) May 24, 2024
Peraza needs to be gone or reduced to recruiting only. Need to find a new pitching coach
— Blake Hanna (@Koaedge1995) May 23, 2024
ERA closer to 7 than 6 from the latest stat sheet. Change needs to happen
— David D (@daduke1979) May 23, 2024
Noah, below is a link to an article you wrote after Willie’s first season at ASU. It speaks about the historic pitching woes. We are two years down the road and it is another historic pitching woes season. At what is this more than NIL? Coaching has to take some responsibility.
— Kyle A. Dodenhoff (@kydodenhoff) May 24, 2024
Sweet (sarcasm). SO, all major ASU athletics completely SUCK NOW. Awesome. Question is: Will I ever see a national championship from my alum before I die? Football, basketball + baseball? Probably not.
— ampersandaz (@ampersandaz) May 24, 2024
Need to really hit the recruiting trail hard. Make some changes on the coaching staff also. Peraza needs to go
— Blake Hanna (@Koaedge1995) May 23, 2024
Horrific.
— Tdurn51 (@tdurn51) May 23, 2024
We were shocked last year being left out. Perhaps we will be shocked this year and get in. This feeling sucks.
— Dooby-Scoo (@ProudDevilAlum) May 23, 2024
Yawn....this once proud program is now hot garbage because Mikey Crow doesn't want the sports teams to do well.
— Gary Federov (@GaryFederov) May 23, 2024
Other ASU baseball fans thought the future of the program looked bright:
Hopefully they can keep the team together and get a few more elite pitchers. I have faith in Bloomquist and trust he will turn the Devils into another Powerhouse!!
— Greg Hutch (@hutch_greg45843) May 24, 2024
Don’t forget- the new AD’s FULL ATHLETIC BACKGROUND is the basball team.
— The Pro From Dover (@TimWhatley96) May 23, 2024
Let's get it done next season!!
— David D (@daduke1979) May 23, 2024
Thanks for a great year. Thank you especially to the seniors and to @williebloom for his work in resurrecting the program. Better days are ahead. GO DEVILS!
— Tony Alba (@Anthony43041394) May 23, 2024
How do you feel about the state of the Sun Devils baseball program right now?
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona State baseball to miss record third straight NCAA Tournament
