We're down to the wire here, folks.

After the Sun Devils baseball team was able to defeat the Texas Longhorns 3-1 on Friday night, UT game right back in game two to win 5-1 on Saturday night.

What's on the line? The winner gets a spot in the College World Series, an honor that all teams aim for all season long. The loser gets to watch the CWS on ESPN at home.

ASU will be the road team tonight, and will have first ups. What does the pitching situation look like?

Esmay said he plans to decide this morning who his starting pitcher will be. Jake Barrett had been the Sunday starter for ASU throughout the season, but is still ailing from an arm injury suffered on May 15.

"We have to see where everybody's at and make that adjustment when everyone wakes up and we see how fresh they are," Esmay said. "It will be a staff day."

First pitch is at 4:00 PM Pacific time. Good luck to the Devils!

The Sun Devils baseball and softball teams have had a lot in common so far the postseason. Both teams exceeded expectations during the 2011 campaign, and both teams needed walkoff hits to defeat upstart opponents. 

ASU took another step towards a memorable 2011 season by defeating the Texas Longhorns 3-1 on friday night. Taylor Jungmann gave up two runs for Texas, who is now one loss away from elimination. 

The Sun Devils look to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 2009. Kramer Champlin goes for the series sweep on the mound for ASU. 

Joey DeMichele continues his torrid season by knocking in an important RBI in the eighth inning of yesterdays game.

Lets talk about the game here! You can catch all the action on ESPN at 4:00 PM Pacific time. Also available on ESPN3.com if you have access to that sort of thing. Go Devils!

We're getting very close to the first game of the Super Regional between Arizona State (42-16) and Texas (47-16). Excitement is building, and Super Regionals across the country are already under way.

Burnt Orange Nation is covering this regional quite heavily, so check out their site if you're interested in those crazy UT fans' perspective.

Tonight, Brady Rodgers takes on Texas superstar Taylor Jungmann in the first game. The Sun Devils really need to get off to a good start in this series, seeing that Jake Barrett didn't make the trip and ASU would be forced to rely on Mitchell Lambson or Kyle Ottoson to pitch the series finale on Sunday.

Here's hoping that Joey DeMichele has some more heroics left in him after his excellent game-winning home run last Friday night.

Lets talk about the game here. Coverage begins on ESPN at 4:00 PM Pacific time, and you can also chck it out on ESPN3.com if you're stuck at work during that timeframe. Go Devils!

We've been here before, playing an elite baseball school in order to get to Omaha and the College World Series.

Texas and Arizona State clash again in the 2011 postseason, this time facing off in the Super Regional. Hosting the series will be the Longhorns, who went 47-16 during the season and through the regional.

The last time the Sun Devils and Longhorns met in the postseason, it was 2009. Mike Leake and the Devils were unable to defeat Texas in two tries. Just in case you wanted a refresher on these painful memories, head on over to SB Nation's Texas blog.

Enough of that, right? Lets focus on current events.

Texas got a scare from Kent State during the Austin Regional, losing to the Golden Flashes before beating them twice in elimination games to advance to the Super Regional.

ASU nearly was tripped up by an upstart New Mexico Lobos team last Friday, but Joey DeMichele delivered a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to propel the Sun Devils to victory.

The Devils defeated Charlotte and Arkansas by a combined score of 29-5 to close out the Tempe Regional last weekend.

Arizona State has dealt with a lot of adversity during the 2011 season, not knowing they'd be postseason eligible until the final weekend of the regular season. While talented, no one can tell how successful this team would have been without the postseason ban hanging over their heads.

With the Sun Devils now able to focus solely on the task of winning baseball games, we can finally catch a glimpse into the true potential of this team.

The Sun Devils are catching Texas at a good time, one week after highly regarded starting pitcher Taylor Jungmann (13-1, 1.40 ERA) was lit up by Kent State for seven earned runs. It was his first loss of the season, and provided important game tape on how to beat his tough fastball.

ASU will likely put Brady Rodgers on the mound on Friday, with Kramer Champlin toeing the rubber on Saturday. Here's the game schedule for the Super Regional:

Friday, 6/10: 4:00 PM Pacific time. TV: ESPN

Saturday, 6/11: 4:00 PM Pacific time. TV: ESPN

Sunday, 6/12: 4:00 PM Pacific time. TV: ESPN2 (if necessary)

Remember, all games will be broadcast over the internet on ESPN3.com, so it should be pretty easy to follow your Devils this weekend.

The 2011 MLB Draft was held this week, and eleven current Sun Devils were selected by Major League clubs.

While there is no standout talent on the ASU roster this season, it is full of quality depth players that play well as a team. Riccio Torrez, ASU's junior third baseman, is likely to sign with the Rays.

Catcher Xorge Carrillo is a senior, and will also likely sign.

With the uncertainty surrounding ASU's 2012 postseason eligility, the Sun Devils might also lose Ruettiger, Barnes and MacPhee to the minor leagues.

Here's the full list of ASU players drafted this week:

Sun Devil Draft Picks
Riccio Torrez, 4th Round, Tampa Bay Rays
Johnny Ruettiger, 8th Round, Baltimore Orioles
Austin Barnes, 9th Round, Florida Marlins
Zack MacPhee, 13th Round, Cleveland Indians
Xorge Carrillo, 14th Round, New York Mets
Mitchell Lambson, 19th Round, Houston Astros
Brandon Magee, 21st Round, Oakland Athletics
Zach Wilson, 21st Round, New York Yankees
Kyle Ottoson, 24th Round, Washington Nationals
Kramer Champlin, 33rd Round, Toronto Blue Jays
Andy Workman, 34th Round, Los Angeles Angels

After a long season, the goal of any team is to make the postseason.

For a long time, the Sun Devils didn't think they would be eligible to play in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. After the school appealed the postseason ban handed down in December, the Devils were allowed back in.

At 39-16, ASU has had its fair share of successes in 2011, including a road split against Cal State-Fullerton and a home sweep of Oklahoma. They've also had their moments of defeat, losing easy games to teams such as Delaware, Oral Roberts, BYU, and a road sweep at the hands of Oregon State.

The Mountain West Connection asked for my take on the Sun Devils before the game tonight, and I readily accepted. Here's an excerpt:

5. What would it take for New Mexico to get past Arizona State in game one?

From the looks of New Mexico's record, some luck. ASU fans are very supportive and the team is quite motivated to play for injured teammate Cory Hahn, who suffered a horrific neck injury early in the season. The Devils do quite well at Packard Stadium, going 25-7 during the 2011 regular season.

The Lobos have already played the Sun Devils three times this season in both squad's season openers. ASU won all three games by a combined total of 23-8. The pitching will have to be greatly improved for the Lobos to have a chance on Friday.

 The game is being broadcast online at Fox Sports, and you can follow this link to watch the Sun Devils take on the Lobos tonight.

The Sun Devils are hosting a regional.

After the school decided to appeal the postseason ban handed down by the NCAA in December, the ban was essentially lifted until a ruling was made. While we await the final decision, the ASU baseball team (39-16) has been given the honor of being a regional host in the 2011 postseason.

ASU has drawn a bracket with Arkansas, Charlotte, and New Mexico. As the top seed, they have been paired with the 20-39 Lobos, who made the field after pulling off a huge upset of TCU (42-17) in the Mountain West Conference tournament.

The regional begins play on Friday, June 3, and could extend all the way through June 6 if necessary. ASU will need to win three games, with the regional taking on a double-elimination format.

Six Pac-10 teams made the tournament: Arizona, Arizona St., California, Oregon St., Stanford, UCLA.

Tickets for the game will go on sale Wednesday. A lot of great things are happening for spring sports at Arizona State!

The 2011 Sun Devils baseball team has been through a lot.

First, ASU was banned from postseason play due to a myriad of violations spearheaded by former coach Pat Murphy. Then, freshman Cory Hahn suffered an awful neck injury, of which the severity has been kept under wraps by the family and school.

No one would have blamed this ASU baseball team if they would have had a mediocre season. After all, the odds were stacked against them from the beginning.

That's what makes this season so special for the Sun Devils, who have gotten off to a 34-11 start in regular season play on the strength of their pitching and experience.

Kramer Champlin and Brady Rodgers lead the team with seven wins each, with Jake Barrett close behind with six. The entire staff has an ERA of 3.09, which has made it very difficult on the opposition. 

The Sun Devils have been lethal at home, going 23-5 in 2011 at Packard Stadium. They have been a respectable 8-5 on the road as well.

ASU looks to sweep the Long Beach State Dirtbags out of town on Sunday afternoon at 12:30 PM Pacific time. Head on out to Packard and cheer this team on!