The No. 1 team in the country enters ASU’s home field this weekend as the Sun Devils host UCLA at Phoenix Municipal Stadium for three games.
The Bruins pitching staff leads the Pac-12 in ERA and strikeouts and they have not lost a series yet in conference play.
It’s a tall task at hand for ASU, who went 7-9 in the month of April. The Sun Devils are looking to make statement wins with Nebraska, Arizona, No. 2 Stanford, and Cal still on tap during the rest of the regular season.
Prior to this weekend’s series, head coach Tracy Smith spoke to the media to discuss where a variety of topics.