2020 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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2020 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Arizona State Sun Devils baseball logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
CB No. 8
Record13–4 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Greenspan (4th season)
  • Jason Kelly (1st season)
  • Michael Earley (4th season)
Home stadium Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 UCLA  00 132 .867
No. 9 Arizona State  00 134 .765
Arizona  00 105 .667
USC  00 105 .667
Washington  00 96 .600
Washington State  00 97 .563
Oregon  00 87 .533
Utah  00 67 .462
Oregon State  00 59 .357
Stanford  00 511 .313
California  00 511 .313
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, off campus in Phoenix, Arizona. It was Tracy Smith's sixth season as head coach.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 30, 2020, the NCAA canceled the upcoming College World Series, [2] but announced that senior spring athletes would have the opportunity to return to school for the 2021 spring season if they wished. [3]

Personnel

Roster

2020 Arizona State Sun Devils roster [4]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Dom Cacchione - Sophomore
  • 4 - Luke La Flam - Sophomore
  • 11 - RJ Dabovich - Junior
  • 12 - Cooper Benson - Freshman
  • 15 - Erik Tolman - Sophomore
  • 19 - Boyd Vander Kooi - Junior
  • 22 - Blaze Burzell - Sophomore
  • 23 - Justin Fall - Junior
  • 24 - Nick Wallerstedt - Freshman
  • 25 - Will Levine - Sophomore
  • 26 - Graham Osman - Freshman
  • 29 - Tyler Thornton - Sophomore
  • 30 - Brady Corrigan - Junior
  • 32 - Bryce Barnett - Freshman
  • 36 - Seth Tomczak - Freshman
  • 40 - Alexander Ogg - Freshman
  • 41 - Christian Bodlovich - Freshman
  • 43 - Danny Marshall - Freshman
  • 45 - Cam Dennie - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 8 - Nick Cheema - Senior
  • 9 - Sam Ferri - Senior

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • 10 - Dusty Garcia - Sophomore
  • 17 - Myles Denson - Senior
  • 18 - Trevor Hauver - Junior
  • 27 - Hunter Jump - Junior
  • 35 - Sean McLain - Freshman
  • 37 - Alex Helmin - Freshman
  • 38 - Seth Nager - Freshman
 

Coaching staff

2020 Arizona State Sun Devils coaching staff [4]
NamePosition
Tracy Smith Head coach
Ben GreenspanAssociate head coach/recruiting coordinator
Jason KellyAssistant Coach/Pitching Coach
Michael EarleyAssistant Coach/Hitting Coach
David GreerUndergraduate Student Assistant Coach
Jesse LowmanAthletic Trainer
Jason RobbinsStrength and Conditioning
Armando FloresDirector of Community Relations
Danny StolperDirector of Operations
Jon ErwinAcademic Coach
Paul LopezEquipment operations coordinator
Caleb LongleyDirector of Hitting Development and Analytics

Schedule and results

Legend
 ASU win
 ASU loss
 Postponement
BoldArizona State team member
2020 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log
Regular Season (13–4)
February (8–3)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac-12 Record
Feb. 14vs. Villanova #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 4–1LevineKingsburyDabovichASU Live Stream2,3111–0-
Feb. 15vs. Villanova #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 1–2GraceffoVander–KooiASU Live Stream1–1-
Feb. 15vs. #10 Michigan #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 0–5HajjarBensonWhiteASU Live Stream4,7401–2-
Feb. 16vs. Villanova #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 6–4OsmanArellaOsmanASU Live Stream2,3992–2-
Feb. 18vs. #28 Oklahoma State #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 1–2StandleeTolmanLeeperASU Live Stream2,4032–3-
Feb. 21vs. Boston College #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 10–4Vander–KooiPelioASU Live Stream2,5093–3-
Feb. 22vs. Boston College #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 8–4ThorntonManciniDabovichASU Live Stream4–3-
Feb. 23vs. Boston College #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 8–4DennieWalshASU Live Stream5–3-
Feb. 25vs. New Mexico State #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 6-5ASU Live Stream6-3-
Feb. 28vs. Nebraska #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 13-5ASU Live Stream7-3-
Feb. 29vs. Nebraska #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 14-1ASU Live Stream8-3-
March (5–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac-12 Record
Mar. 1vs. Nebraska #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 10-18ASU Live Stream8-4-
Mar. 3at. Cal State Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA 12-2Big West TV9-4-
Mar. 4at. Cal State Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA 9-3Big West TV10-4-
Mar. 6vs. Fresno State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 4-3ASU Live Stream11-4-
Mar. 7vs. Fresno State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 9-4ASU Live Stream12-4-
Mar. 8vs. Fresno State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 8-3ASU Live Stream13-4-
Mar. 10vs. Arizona Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 13vs. Utah Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 14vs. Utah Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 15vs. Utah Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 20at. Oregon State Canceled Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR -
Mar. 21at. Oregon State Canceled Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR -
Mar. 22at. Oregon State Canceled Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR -
Mar. 27at. Stanford Canceled Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, CA -
Mar. 28at. Stanford Canceled Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, CA -
Mar. 29at. Stanford Canceled Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, CA -
Mar. 31at. Santa Clara Canceled Stephen Schott StadiumSanta Clara, CA -
April (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac-12 Record
Apr. 3vs. Washington Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 4vs. Washington Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 5vs. Washington Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 7vs. Grand Canyon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 9vs. California Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 10vs. California Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 11vs. California Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 15at. Long Beach State Canceled Blair FieldLong Beach, CA -
Apr. 17at. UCLA Canceled Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA -
Apr. 18at. UCLA Canceled Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA -
Apr. 19at. UCLA Canceled Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA -
Apr. 21at. Grand Canyon Canceled Brazell Field at GCU BallparkPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 24at. Arizona Canceled Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ -
Apr. 25at. Arizona Canceled Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ -
Apr. 26at. Arizona Canceled Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ -
Apr. 28at. UNLV Canceled Earl Wilson StadiumParadise, NV -
May (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac-12 Record
May. 1at. USC Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 2at. USC Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 3at. USC Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 8vs. Washington State Canceled Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA -
May. 9vs. Washington State Canceled Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA -
May. 10vs. Washington State Canceled Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA -
May. 15at. Oregon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 16at. Oregon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 17at. Oregon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 21at. UC Riverside Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 22at. UC Riverside Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 23at. UC Riverside Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Source: [5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' 1313*13
Baseball America 3888
Collegiate Baseball^5111210
NCBWA714119
D1Baseball9131210

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2020 MLB draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Team
1 1 Spencer Torkelson First/Third baseman Detroit Tigers
CBA Round A37 Alika Williams Shortstop Tampa Bay Rays
399 Trevor Hauver Second baseman New York Yankees
4102 Gage Workman Third baseman Detroit Tigers
4114 R. J. Dabovich Pitcher San Francisco Giants

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