2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Pac-12 champions ; NCAA Tempe Regional champions; NCAA Tempe Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	51–14 (21–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Pat Murphy (15th year);
Home stadium	Packard Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

Last updated October 26, 2024

2009 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Arizona State ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	6	.778	51	–	14	.785
Washington State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	8	.704	32	–	25	.561
No. 24 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	12	.556	37	–	19	.661
UCLA ‍‍‍	15	–	12	.556	27	–	29	.482
Arizona ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	30	–	25	.545
Stanford ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	30	–	25	.545
Southern California ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	28	–	28	.500
Washington ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	25	–	30	.455
California ‍‍‍	9	–	18	.333	24	–	29	.453
Oregon ‍‍‍	4	–	23	.148	14	–	42	.250

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Basehall

The 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium, and played as part of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team was coached by Pat Murphy in his fifteenth season as head coach at Arizona State.

Personnel

Roster

2009 Arizona State Sun Devils roster^[2]^[3]

Pitchers

3 – Jordan Swagerty – Freshman
8 – Mike Leake – Junior
35 – RJ Preach – Sophomore
36 – Jeeter Ishida – Freshman
40 – Mitchell Lambson – Freshman
43 – Seth Blair – Sophomore
45 – Josh Spence – Junior
48 – Tony Annino – Senior
51 – Jake Borup – Freshman
56 – Jason Franzblau – Senior
58 – Kyle Brule – Sophomore

Catchers

13 – Austin Barnes – Freshman
55 – Carlos Ramirez – Junior
76 – Andrew Pollak – Freshman

Outfielders

11 – Matt Newman – Sophomore
15 – Brandon Magee – Freshman
18 – Jeff Lusardi – Freshman
23 – Johnny Ruettiger – Freshman
28 – Jason Kipnis – Junior
46 – Andy Workman – Sophomore
49 – Kole Calhoun – Junior

Infielders

2 – Zack MacPhee – Freshman
4 – Mike Murphy – Senior
20 – Abe Ruiz – Freshman
22 – Jared McDonald – Junior
25 – Zach Wilson – Freshman
29 – Raoul Torrez – Junior
30 – Riccio Torrez – Freshman
37 – Drew Maggi – Freshman

Coaches

2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff^[3]
42 – Pat Murphy – Head coach – 15th year 10 – Tim Esmay – Assistant coach – 9th year 17 – Andy Stankiewicz – Assistant coach – 3rd year 32 – Josh Holliday – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log^[4]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 20	Milwaukee*	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 15–3	1–0
Feb 21	Milwaukee*	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 13–5	2–0
Feb 21	Milwaukee*	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–1	3–0
Feb 22	Milwaukee*	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–0	4–0
Feb 24	Missouri*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 3–1	5–0
Feb 26	Missouri*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational)	W 2–1	6–0
Feb 27	Northern Illinois*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational)	W 6–1	7–0
Feb 28	Oregon State	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational)	W 6–3	8–0

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 1	Missouri*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational)	L 2–5⁸	8–1
Mar 5	Holy Cross*	No. 5	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 15–0	9–1
Mar 6	Holy Cross*	No. 5	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 12–1	10–1
Mar 7	Holy Cross*	No. 5	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–3	11–1
Mar 10	Kansas State*	No. 5	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic)	L 2–6	11–2
Mar 11	Kansas State*	No. 5	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic)	W 12–1	12–2
Mar 13	Kansas*	No. 5	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic)	W 9–4	13–2
Mar 14	Kansas*	No. 5	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic)	L 2–3	13–3
Mar 15	Kansas*	No. 5	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic)	W 12–10	14–3
Mar 20	Arizona	No. 8	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–1	15–3	1–0
Mar 21	Arizona	No. 8	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–3	16–3	2–0
Mar 22	Arizona	No. 8	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 23–9	17–3	3–0
Mar 27	Southern California	No. 7	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 2–1	18–3	4–0
Mar 28	Southern California	No. 7	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–1	19–3	5–0
Mar 29	Southern California	No. 7	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–8	19–4	5–1
Mar 31	No. 2 Cal State Fullerton*	No. 7	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–7	19–5

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	No. 2 Cal State Fullerton*	No. 7	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 3–1	20–5
Apr 3	at Washington	No. 7	Safeco Field • Seattle, WA	W 3–1	21–5	6–1
Apr 4	at Washington	No. 7	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 12–1	22–5	7–1
Apr 5	at Washington	No. 7	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 6–2	23–5	8–1
Apr 7	at No. 1 Arkansas*	No. 2	Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 3–7	23–6
Apr 8	at No. 1 Arkansas*	No. 2	Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 7–8	23–7
Apr 10	Washington State	No. 2	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 13–3	24–7	9–1
Apr 11	Washington State	No. 2	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–1	25–7	10–1
Apr 12	Washington State	No. 2	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 4–10	25–8	10–2
Apr 17	Stanford	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–6	26–8	11–2
Apr 18	Stanford	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–2	27–8	12–2
Apr 19	Stanford	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–3	28–8	13–2
Apr 21	Hawaii*	No. 2	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 17–2	29–8
Apr 24	at California	No. 2	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 3–1	30–8	14–2
Apr 25	at California	No. 2	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 6–10	30–9	14–3
Apr 26	at California	No. 2	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 6–5	31–9	15–3
Apr 29	at Arizona*	No. 2	Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 20–3	32–9

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 1	at No. 22 Oregon State	No. 4	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 4–2	33–9	16–3
May 2	at No. 22 Oregon State	No. 4	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	L 3–4	33–10	16–4
May 3	at No. 22 Oregon State	No. 4	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	L 5–10	33–11	16–5
May 5	San Diego*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–7¹¹	34–11
May 6	San Diego*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–6	35–11
May 8	Winthrop*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–3	36–11
May 9	Winthrop*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–9	37–11
May 10	Winthrop*	No. 4	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 5–0	38–11
May 15	Oregon	No. 3	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–0	39–11	17–5
May 16	Oregon	No. 3	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–2	40–11	18–5
May 17	Oregon	No. 3	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–0	41–11	19–5
May 20	at Arizona	No. 3	Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 9–3	42–11
May 22	UCLA	No. 3	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–0	43–11	20–5
May 23	UCLA	No. 3	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 4–10	43–12	20–6
May 24	UCLA	No. 3	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–5	44–12	21–6

Postseason

NCAA Tempe Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg Record
May 29	(4) Kent State	No. 3 (1)	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 17–6	45–12	1–0
May 30	(2) Oral Roberts	No. 3 (1)	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–1	46–12	2–0
May 31	(2) Oral Roberts	No. 3 (1)	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–3	47–12	3–0

NCAA Tempe Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR Record
June 6	No. 13 Clemson	No. 2 (5)	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–4	48–12	1–0
June 7	No. 13 Clemson	No. 2 (5)	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–2	49–12	2–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 14	No. 4 (4) North Carolina	No. 2 (5)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–2	50–12	1–0
June 16	No. 5 (1) Texas	No. 2 (5)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 6–10	50–13	1–1
June 18	No. 4 (4) North Carolina	No. 2 (5)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 12–5	51–13	2–1
June 19	No. 5 (1) Texas	No. 2 (5)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–4	51–14	2–2

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References

↑ "Pacific 10 Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
↑ 2022 Baseball Yearbook. Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
1 2 "2009 Baseball Roster". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 39. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

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[1] "Pacific 10 Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.

[2] 2022 Baseball Yearbook. Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[roster-3] 1 2 "2009 Baseball Roster". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[4] 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 39. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

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Stadium	Phoenix Municipal Stadium (1964–1973) Packard Stadium (1974–2014) Phoenix Municipal Stadium (2015-present)
Rivalries	Arizona
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball

Pac-12 champions NCAA Tempe Regional champions NCAA Tempe Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	51–14 (21–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Pat Murphy (15th year)
Home stadium	Packard Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →