1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
NCAA West II Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	40–27 (16–14 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Brock (16th year);
Home stadium	Packard Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1987 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 Jim Brock in his sixteenth season as head coach at Arizona State.

1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State ^x‍‍‍^y	18	–	6	.750	44	–	19	.698
Oregon State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	31	–	15	.674
Portland State ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	37	–	20	.649
Portland ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	30	–	22	.577
Washington ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	21	–	20	.512
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	20	–	32	.385
Eastern Washington ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	24	–	32	.429
Southern
No. 1 Stanford ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	53	–	17	.757
No. 12 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	40	–	25	.615
No. 8 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	40	–	27	.597
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	34	–	26	.567
California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	36	–	25	.590
Southern California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	32	–	28	.533

x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their fourteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after losing to eventual runner-up Oklahoma State and fifth place Florida State.

Personnel

Roster

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils roster^[2]

Pitchers

- David Cassidy
- Blas Minor
- Tony Harris
- Linty Ingram
- Mike Schwabe

Catchers

- Tim Spehr

Infielders

- Mike Benjamin
- Ted Dyson - Senior
- Tim Esmay
- John Finn

Outfielders

- Mike Burrola
- Dan Rumsey
- Brian Coleman

Unknown

- Jason Bridges
- Bob Dombrowski
- Karl Ermisch
- Gordy Farmer
- Scott Hutson
- Steve Mariucci
- Tony Mattia
- Martin Peralta
- Lloyd Ransom
- Bill Schorr
- Matt Shiflett
- Dwight Thomas
- Joe Thomas

Coaches

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff
Jim Brock - Head Coach - 16th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

January/February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Jan 31	San Francisco*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 20–1	1–0
Feb 2	Cal Poly Pomona*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–0	2–0
Feb 3	Cal Poly Pomona*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–1	3–0
Feb 5	Cal State Los Angeles*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 17–3	4–0
Feb 6	Cal State Los Angeles*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 10–11	4–1
Feb 7	Cal State Los Angeles*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–4	5–1
Feb 12	Loyola Marymount*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–8	5–2
Feb 13	Loyola Marymount*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 3–4	5–3
Feb 14	Loyola Marymount*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 13–12	6–3
Feb 16	UC Riverside*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–2	7–3
Feb 17	UC Riverside*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 6–8	7–4
Feb 19	Texas*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 4–7	7–5
Feb 20	Texas*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–5	8–5
Feb 21	Texas*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–11	8–6
Feb 23	Cal State Northridge*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–3	8–7
Feb 27	at Southern California	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 4–6	8–8	0–1
Feb 28	at Southern California	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 2–6	8–9	0–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 1	at Southern California	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 8–11	8–10	0–3
Mar 6	UCLA	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–6	9–10	1–3
Mar 7	UCLA	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–3	9–11	1–4
Mar 8	UCLA	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–12	9–12	1–5
Mar 13	Hawaii*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–3	9–13
Mar 14	Hawaii*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–5	10–13
Mar 15	Hawaii*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–1	11–13
Mar 17	Azusa Pacific*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–5	12–13
Mar 18	Azusa Pacific*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–6	13–13
Mar 20	at Arizona	Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ	W 8–5	14–13	2–5
Mar 21	at Arizona	Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ	W 10–2	15–13	3–5
Mar 22	at Arizona	Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ	W 15–4	16–13	4–5
Mar 24	Nebraska*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–3	17–13
Mar 25	Nebraska*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–4	17–14
Mar 27	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 3–10	17–15	4–6
Mar 28	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 2–3	17–16	4–7
Mar 29	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 6–12	17–17	5–7
Mar 31	Grand Canyon*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–3	18–17

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 1	US International*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–7	18–18
Apr 3	California	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–8	19–18	6–7
Apr 4	California	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–1	20–18	7–7
Apr 5	California	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–7	21–18	8–7
Apr 7	at Grand Canyon*	Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 3–0	22–18
Apr 10	Southern California	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–3	23–18	9–7
Apr 11	Southern California	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 1–8	23–19	9–8
Apr 12	Southern California	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–6	24–19	10–8
Apr 16	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 12–13	24–20	10–9
Apr 17	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 10–11	24–21	10–10
Apr 18	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 20–5	25–21	11–10
Apr 20	New Mexico State*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–1	26–21
Apr 21	New Mexico State*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 15–5	27–21
Apr 21	New Mexico State*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–5	28–21
Apr 24	Stanford	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–6	29–21	12–10
Apr 25	Stanford	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–13	29–22	12–11
Apr 26	Stanford	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 5–2	30–22	13–11
Apr 28	Grand Canyon*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 19–4	31–22

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 1	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 7–8	31–23	13–12
May 2	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 8–1	32–23	14–12
May 3	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 3–7	32–24	14–13
May 6	UNLV*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–3	32–25
May 6	UNLV*	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–1	33–25
May 15	Arizona	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 2–1¹⁰	34–25	15–13
May 16	Arizona	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 3–2¹⁰	35–25	16–13
May 17	Arizona	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 5–4	36–25	17–13

Postseason

NCAA West II Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Reg Record
May 22	Southwest Missouri State	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–5	37–25	1–0
May 23	UCLA	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–3	38–25	2–0
May 23	Pepperdine	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–2	39–25	3–0
May 24	UCLA	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 14–4	40–25	4–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
May 29	Oklahoma State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–8	40–26	0–1
May 31	Florida State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 0–3	40–27	0–2

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 38. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[2] 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

[3] 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 38. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

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