Out of every possible scenario for Arizona State baseball this season, an historic home run chase was among the most unlikely.
Mitch Jones’ school record for homers has stood since for close to two decades since he banged 27 as a senior in 2000. With ASU still a year away from moving the fences in at its now larger home at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, no one expected that mark would be in jeopardy with 16 games remaining this season.
Those who have come closest to Jones were Jeff Larish with 23 in 2005, a season that extended to the College World Series, and Brett Wallace with 22 in 2008 when ASU played through a super regional.