Arizona State (12-12, 4-2 Pac-12) plays eight games in 11 days, starting with a three-game stint on Thursday against at struggling Washington State (5-14, 1-5).
The Cougars bat a collective .241 and have the worst ERA (5.19) in the Pac-12 — and frosty Pullman temperatures have only caused greater damage.
Weather forced the Cougs to cancel a four-game home series with Sacramento State, and WSU has played 13 of 19 games of the road. Its away record: 2-9. Home? 2-2. The Cougars stole two of four from St. Mary’s who won a series against ASU in February.