Ethan Ignatovsky

BREAKING: Arizona State is hiring Molly Miller as its new women’s basketball head coach, per @TaliaGoodmanWBB and @On3sports Miller is coming off a year where she won the WAC Coach of the Year, leading GCU to a WAC title and a Women’s March Madness appearance. @CronkiteSports

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Yesterday, the Crawdads managed to eek out a W in a masterful pitchers' duel against the Merchants. Carson Timothy went six strong innings to keep them quiet, and the offense did just enough to win in the end. @EthanIgnatovsky has the details⬇️⬇️⬇️ walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/26/wal…

Our @KaseyKazliner, @EthanIgnatovsky and @charlielimo_tv previewed today’s game against the Alameda Merchants and the Crawdads playoff push

Last night, Walnut Creek's offense seemed to put its recent struggles behind itself, exploding for 10 runs for the first time since July 9. The performance guided the team to a crucial win over the Menlo Park Legends. @EthanIgnatovsky has the details walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/25/wal…

Former Arizona State infielder Camden Bates had committed to GCU, per his Instagram. Bates, a rising junior, appeared in five games for the Sun Devils, registering six at-bats, after transferring from Tennessee. @CronkiteSports

ASU officially lands transfer RHP Taylor Penn from Western Kentucky. Penn, a member of the CUSA All-Freshman team, started four games but was mostly used out of the bullpen, pitching a total of 31 innings. He registered a 3.48 ERA and 25 K’s to just five BB’s. @CronkiteSports

The Crawdads got back in the win column last night with clutch hitting, clean defense and a great performance from the pitching staff. It was exactly the kind of game the team needed in this tight playoff race. @EthanIgnatovsky has the details ⬇️⬇️⬇️ walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/24/cra…

Former Arizona State right-hander Chase Wagner, who redshirted his 2025 freshman season, has committed to Saint Mary’s, per his Instagram. @CronkiteSports

Baseball America ranked @ASU_Baseball No. 22 for next season, highlighting Beckett Zavorek and Landon Hairston as breakout picks, Dean Toigo and Dominic Longo as key adds, and Cole Carlon moving into the rotation. Only issue? They think ASU plays in the ACC 😅 @DevilsDigest

Yesterday, the Crawdads seemed to forget the fundamentals yet again. The team committed three errors, more defensive miscues and the pitching staff just couldn't throw strikes at points. Ultimately, it led to a bad loss. @EthanIgnatovsky has the details walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/23/cra…

Out of the nine Sun Devils taken in the MLB draft, only Brandon Compton and Isaiah Jackson cracked Baseball America’s Top 30 Prospects lists for their respective new orgs Compton is listed as the Marlins No. 13 prospect and Jackson as the Angels No. 27 prospect @CronkiteSports

ASU has landed rising junior left-hander Brady Louck out of the transfer portal from FSU. The No. 1 LHP out of Illinois in Perfect Game’s 2023 class recorded a 3.86 ERA and 10 K’s in 11.2 IP in 2025. He started 4 games (14 appearances overall) in 2024. @CronkiteSports

The Walnut Creek Crawdads fell yesterday to the Sonoma Stompers in the last meeting between the two teams in the regular season. The Crawdads couldn't carry over their first-inning success from Saturday, and it cost them. @EthanIgnatovsky has more ⬇️ walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/21/cra…

2nd-rder Brandon Compton signs w/@Marlins for $2 million (slot 46 value = $2,128,800). @ASU_Baseball OF, produced record exit velos at @MLBDraft Combine, big raw power, former two-way guy only full-time hitter since 2024. @MLBDraft

The Crawdads needed to move on from Fridays loss quickly. Luckily, catcher Zach Justice wasn’t interested in waiting around, hitting a two-run first inning home run to give the ‘Dads a lead they would never lose. @EthanIgnatovsky has more ⬇️⬇️⬇️ walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/20/ear…

The Crawdads seemed to have momentum on their side after tying their game against the Sonoma Stompers in the eighth inning. Four errors and five runs later, the ‘Dads were handed their most embarrassing loss of the summer. @EthanIgnatovsky has details ⬇️ walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/18/emb…

Arizona State has landed transfer right-handed reliever Nick Anello from Jacksonville University. Anello was named to the 2025 All ASUN third team as a junior, posting a 3.72 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 19.1 innings pitched across 19 outings. @CronkiteSports

Baseball: Nine Sun Devils were selected in the 2025 MLB, after an up and down year in their first Big 12 season a talented cast was plucked by a heap of Major League sides Our @EthanIgnatovsky has the breakdown on all of ASU’s 2025 Draftees cronkitesports.com/who-were-the-n…

Congratulations to our All-Stars! Left-handed pitcher @BradynBarnes5 Right-handed pitcher @RaymondOlivas10 Left-handed pitcher @aiden_white22 Right fielder @JoeyDonnelly11 Catcher @BrandonClizbe Third baseman @LeiningerRyley First baseman @Johnyouens3

Heading into Monday evening, the Walnut Creek Crawdads were winless against the Menlo Park Legends. It seemed like that streak would continue, but then a big seventh inning changed the tide of the game. @EthanIgnatovsky has the details ⬇️⬇️⬇️ walnutcreekcrawdads.org/2025/07/14/wal…