Arizona State baseball is back in the spotlight Thursday night when the Sun Devils meet Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Big 12 baseball tournament at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona. Game No. 8 is scheduled for 8 p.m. MST, which is 11 p.m. ET, and the winner moves on in the conference tournament bracket.
The matchup features the No. 3 Sun Devils against the No. 6 Bearcats in a game that gives Arizona State a chance to keep its tournament run alive on home-state soil. Fans can watch the quarterfinal on ESPNU, or stream it on FUBO, which also offers a free trial for viewers looking to tune in without a long-term commitment.
The timing makes this one of the late games on the tournament schedule, and that matters for anyone following from the East Coast, where the first pitch comes just before midnight. For Arizona viewers, though, it is a prime-time test with a place in the semifinals at stake, and Surprise Stadium will be the setting as the two teams try to extend their season a little longer.
There is no need to read much into the scoreboard before the first pitch. What matters is the bracket: the winner advances, the loser goes home, and Arizona State baseball gets a chance to keep building on a strong tournament seed if it can get past Cincinnati on Thursday night.
