Since the elephant is still in the Arizona State baseball room, let's address that first.
ASU coach Tracy Smith is returning for a sixth season in 2020.
ASU Vice President for Athletics Ray Anderson confirmed that Tuesday after meeting with Smith to review a 38-19 season, up from 23-32 in 2017 and '18.
“I meet with Tracy Smith on a regular basis regarding the health and welfare of our Sun Devil baseball program," Anderson said. "We met again today upon his return from the NCAA regional.
"After a season-long, exhaustive evaluation of the entirety of the program I informed Tracy that he will remain as head coach under his current contract.