2020 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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]

2020 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
CBNo. 8
Record13–4 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Greenspan (4th season)
  • Jason Kelly (1st season)
  • Michael Earley (4th season)
Home stadiumPhoenix Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 2   .867
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 4   .765
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 0 0   10 5   .667
USC  ‍‍‍ 0 0   10 5   .667
Washington  ‍‍‍ 0 0   9 6   .600
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   9 7   .563
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 0 0   8 7   .533
Utah  ‍‍‍ 0 0   6 7   .462
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   5 9   .357
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 0   5 11   .313
California  ‍‍‍ 0 0   5 11   .313
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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

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Roster

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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

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2020 Arizona State Sun Devils coaching staff[4]
Name Position
Tracy Smith Head coach
Ben Greenspan Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator
Jason Kelly Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach
Michael Earley Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach
David Greer Undergraduate Student Assistant Coach
Jesse Lowman Athletic Trainer
Jason Robbins Strength and Conditioning
Armando Flores Director of Community Relations
Danny Stolper Director of Operations
Jon Erwin Academic Coach
Paul Lopez Equipment operations coordinator
Caleb Longley Director of Hitting Development and Analytics

Schedule and results

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Legend
  ASU win
  ASU loss
  Postponement
Bold Arizona State team member
2020 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log
Regular Season (13–4)
February (8–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record
Feb. 14 vs. Villanova #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 4–1 Levine Kingsbury Dabovich ASU Live Stream 2,311 1–0 -
Feb. 15 vs. Villanova #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 1–2 Graceffo Vander–Kooi ASU Live Stream 1–1 -
Feb. 15 vs. #10 Michigan #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 0–5 Hajjar Benson White ASU Live Stream 4,740 1–2 -
Feb. 16 vs. Villanova #5 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 6–4 Osman Arella Osman ASU Live Stream 2,399 2–2 -
Feb. 18 vs. #28 Oklahoma State #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 1–2 Standlee Tolman Leeper ASU Live Stream 2,403 2–3 -
Feb. 21 vs. Boston College #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 10–4 Vander–Kooi Pelio ASU Live Stream 2,509 3–3 -
Feb. 22 vs. Boston College #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 8–4 Thornton Mancini Dabovich ASU Live Stream 4–3 -
Feb. 23 vs. Boston College #11 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 8–4 Dennie Walsh ASU Live Stream 5–3 -
Feb. 25 vs. New Mexico State #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 6-5 ASU Live Stream 6-3 -
Feb. 28 vs. Nebraska #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 13-5 ASU Live Stream 7-3 -
Feb. 29 vs. Nebraska #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 14-1 ASU Live Stream 8-3 -
March (5–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record
Mar. 1 vs. Nebraska #12 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 10-18 ASU Live Stream 8-4 -
Mar. 3 at. Cal State Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA 12-2 Big West TV 9-4 -
Mar. 4 at. Cal State Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA 9-3 Big West TV 10-4 -
Mar. 6 vs. Fresno State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 4-3 ASU Live Stream 11-4 -
Mar. 7 vs. Fresno State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 9-4 ASU Live Stream 12-4 -
Mar. 8 vs. Fresno State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 8-3 ASU Live Stream 13-4 -
Mar. 10 vs. Arizona Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 13 vs. Utah Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 14 vs. Utah Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 15 vs. Utah Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Mar. 20 at. Oregon State Canceled Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR -
Mar. 21 at. Oregon State Canceled Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR -
Mar. 22 at. Oregon State Canceled Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR -
Mar. 27 at. Stanford Canceled Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, CA -
Mar. 28 at. Stanford Canceled Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, CA -
Mar. 29 at. Stanford Canceled Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, CA -
Mar. 31 at. Santa Clara Canceled Stephen Schott StadiumSanta Clara, CA -
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record
Apr. 3 vs. Washington Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 4 vs. Washington Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 5 vs. Washington Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 7 vs. Grand Canyon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 9 vs. California Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 10 vs. California Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 11 vs. California Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 15 at. Long Beach State Canceled Blair FieldLong Beach, CA -
Apr. 17 at. UCLA Canceled Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA -
Apr. 18 at. UCLA Canceled Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA -
Apr. 19 at. UCLA Canceled Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA -
Apr. 21 at. Grand Canyon Canceled Brazell Field at GCU BallparkPhoenix, AZ -
Apr. 24 at. Arizona Canceled Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ -
Apr. 25 at. Arizona Canceled Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ -
Apr. 26 at. Arizona Canceled Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ -
Apr. 28 at. UNLV Canceled Earl Wilson StadiumParadise, NV -
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record
May. 1 at. USC Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 2 at. USC Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 3 at. USC Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 8 vs. Washington State Canceled Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA -
May. 9 vs. Washington State Canceled Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA -
May. 10 vs. Washington State Canceled Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA -
May. 15 at. Oregon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 16 at. Oregon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 17 at. Oregon Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 21 at. UC Riverside Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 22 at. UC Riverside Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
May. 23 at. UC Riverside Canceled Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ -
Source:[5]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'1313*13
Baseball America3888
Collegiate Baseball^5111210
NCBWA714119
D1Baseball9131210

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

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Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
1 1 Spencer Torkelson First/Third baseman Detroit Tigers
CBA Round A 37 Alika Williams Shortstop Tampa Bay Rays
3 99 Trevor Hauver Second baseman New York Yankees
4 102 Gage Workman Third baseman Detroit Tigers
4 114 R. J. Dabovich Pitcher San Francisco Giants

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". cbssports.com.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". ncaa.com.
  4. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2020.