1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Midwest Regional champions
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	41–23 (18–11 Pac-10)
Head coach	Pat Murphy (4th year);
Home stadium	Packard Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Pat Murphy in his fourth season at Arizona State.

1998 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
No. 13 Washington ^x‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	.708	41	–	17	.707
Oregon State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	35	–	14	.714
Washington State ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	25	–	24	.510
Portland State ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	17	–	34	.333
Southern
No. 9 Stanford ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8	.733	42	–	14	.750
No. 1 Southern California ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	49	–	17	.742
No. 2 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	11	.621	41	–	23	.641
Arizona ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	33	–	23	.589
UCLA ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	23	–	33	.411
California ‍‍‍	5	–	24	.172	22	–	32	.407

x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

Personnel

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils roster^[2]

Unknown

1994 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff
Pat Murphy - Head Coach - 4th year

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
March 1	#1 Stanford		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–2	13–5	3–2
March 6	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 5–6	13–6	3–3
March 7	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–6	14–6	4–3
March 8	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–3	15–6	5–3
March 10	Oklahoma*		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–6¹⁰	16–6
March 11	Oklahoma*		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–9	16–7
March 14	at #3 Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 6–7	16–8	5–4
March 15	at #3 Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 5–13	16–9	5–5
March 16	at #3 Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–6	16–10	5–6
March 17	at Fresno State*		Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA	L 3–9	16–11
March 18	at Fresno State*		Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA	L 5–6¹⁰	16–12
March 20	California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–1	17–12	6–6
March 21	California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–2	18–12	7–6
March 22	California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–6	19–12	8–6
March 24	at Grand Canyon*		Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 10–0	20–12
March 27	at #19 Washington*		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 6–8	20–13
March 28	at #19 Washington*		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 6–7	20–14
March 29	at #19 Washington*		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 7–6	21–14

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
April 3	at #24 Arizona		Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–3	22–14	9–6
April 4	at #24 Arizona		Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 20–12	23–14	10–6
April 5	at #24 Arizona		Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–4	24–14	11–6
April 9	#4 Southern California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 18–3	25–14	12–6
April 10	#4 Southern California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–5	26–14	13–6
April 11	#4 Southern California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 24–4	27–14	14–6
April 14	at #11 Oklahoma*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 10–6¹⁰	28–14
April 17	UCLA		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 19–10	29–14	15–6
April 18	UCLA		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–7	30–14	16–6
April 19	UCLA		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 18–4	31–14	17–6
April 24	Arizona		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 7–8¹⁰	31–15	17–7
April 25	Arizona		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 16–13	32–15	18–7
April 26	Arizona		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 9–10	32–16	18–8
April 28	New Mexico*	#12	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 12–7	33–16
April 29	New Mexico*	#12	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 7–8	33–17

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 1	at #2 Stanford	#12	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–5	33–18	18–9
May 2	at #2 Stanford	#12	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 3–4	33–19	18–10
May 3	at #2 Stanford	#12	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 8–12	33–20	18–11
May 5	at UNLV*	#14	Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	L 4–5	33–21
May 6	Southern Utah*	#14	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 3–2	34–21

Post-season

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
May 29	#5 (3) Florida State	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 11–10	39–22	1–0
May 31	#1 (2) Miami (FL)	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 9–2	40–22	2–0
June 3	#7 (7) Long Beach State	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 14–4	41–22	3–0
June 6	#4 (4) Southern California	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 14–21	41–23	3–1

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
^ 2022 Baseball Yearbool. Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 60–63. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ 2015 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 72. Retrieved December 28, 2016.