He pounded balls into the gap, launched one over the fence, stole bases and scored heaps of runs.

It was all in a weekend’s work for ASU sophomore second baseman Zack MacPhee.

The noise ASU sophomore infielder Zack MacPhee's bat made during the Sun Devils opening series against Northern Illinois last weekend apparently reverberated outside the walls of Packard Stadium.

From the steps of the dugout at Packard Stadium last week, the view of Bobby Winkles Field was the picture of perfection.

As the rain began to drizzle down from a gray sky above Packard Stadium, a cold breeze blowing through Tempe, the bats got hot for the ASU baseball team.

ASU baseball initiated the 2010 season with a 8-0 shutout of Northern Illinois on Feb. 19.