For some, nothing less than firing Tracy Smith will suffice to pay for the worst season in Arizona State baseball history.
For Vice President for Athletics Ray Anderson, the decision maker, to stand behind the coach he hired in 2014 further inflames those who believe ASU's most successful men's team should never suffer a 23-win season, the first below 30 in 55 years.
Anderson has not backed away from comments May 6 about Smith made during a weekend when center fielder Andrew Shaps was dismissed and several other players left for varying reasons.
“Our head coach is doing everything the right way and has this program on the correct trajectory,” Anderson said.