1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferencePac-10 Conference
CBNo. 1
Record55–13 (26–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Benny Hines
  • Tim Kelly
  • Jack Lind
Home stadiumPackard Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Washington  x‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 34 – 18   .654
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 29 – 14   .674
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 27 – 25   .519
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 16 – 21   .432
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 26 – 4   .867 55 – 13   .809
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 43 – 22   .662
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 34 – 24   .586
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 30 – 22   .577
California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 31 – 31   .500
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 21 – 35   .375
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1981[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his 10th season at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the championship game.

Roster[edit]

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 Randy Newman
  • 10 Mark Brewer
  • 14 Jeff Ahern
  • 18 Barry Koch
  • 19 Kevin Dukes
  • 20 Mike Pagel
  • 21 Kent Nielson
  • 25 Jim Jefferson
  • 27 Kendall Carter
  • 29 Jim Boudreau
  

Infielders

  • 4 Billy DeMann
  • 6 Donnie Hill
  • 7 Mike McCain
  • 9 Alvin Davis
  • 11 CJ Thompson
  • 15 Greg Steen
  • 16 Mike Sodders
  • 22 Chris Johnson
  

Outfielders

Catchers

  • 8 Ric Wilson
  • 17 Jim Tognozzi

Schedule[edit]

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
February 2 Long Beach State Packard Stadium 6–4 1–0 –
February 3 Long Beach State Packard Stadium 15–9 2–0 –
February 4 Long Beach State Packard Stadium 21–10 3–0 –
February 6 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field 1–3 3–1 –
February 7 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field 5–7 3–2 –
February 11 UC Riverside Packard Stadium 10–5 4–2 –
February 14 Wichita State Packard Stadium 12–10 5–2 –
February 15 Wichita State Packard Stadium 9–10 5–3 –
February 16 Wichita State Packard Stadium 11–2 6–3 –
February 18 Azusa Pacific Packard Stadium 17–10 7–3 –
February 19 Azusa Pacific Packard Stadium 9–0 8–3 –
February 20 New Mexico Packard Stadium 16–13 9–3 –
February 21 New Mexico Packard Stadium 19–15 10–3 –
February 22 New Mexico Packard Stadium 10–2 11–3 –
February 23 La Verne Packard Stadium 14–4 12–3 –
February 25 La Verne Packard Stadium 12–4 13–3 –
February 27 UNLV Packard Stadium 4–3 14–3 –
February 28 UNLV Packard Stadium 8–3 15–3 –
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
March 1 UNLV Packard Stadium 7–5 16–3 –
March 3 BYU Packard Stadium 17–2 17–3 –
March 3 BYU Packard Stadium 4–5 17–4 –
March 6 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium 13–9 18–4 1–0
March 7 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium 10–1 19–4 2–0
March 8 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium 15–5 20–4 3–0
March 10 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field 5–7 20–5 –
March 11 at Santa Clara Buck Shaw Stadium 0–2 20–6 –
March 14 at California Evans Diamond 8–6 21–6 4–0
March 14 at California Evans Diamond 10–6 22–6 5–0
March 18 UTEP Packard Stadium 21–0 23–6 –
March 20 Southern California Packard Stadium 7–4 24–6 6–0
March 21 Southern California Packard Stadium 20–12 25–6 7–0
March 22 Southern California Packard Stadium 10–6 26–6 8–0
March 24 Grand Canyon Packard Stadium 3–5 26–7 –
March 27 Stanford Packard Stadium 9–2 27–7 9–0
March 28 Stanford Packard Stadium 12–7 28–7 10–0
March 29 Stanford Packard Stadium 9–6 29–7 11–0
March 31 Lewis-Clark State Packard Stadium 17–7 30–7 –
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
April 2 at Arizona Sancet Stadium 4–9 30–8 11–1
April 3 at Arizona Sancet Stadium 10–8 31–8 12–1
April 4 at Arizona Sancet Stadium 23–11 32–8 13–1
April 7 Grand Canyon Packard Stadium 14–9 33–8 –
April 9 California Packard Stadium 8–7 34–8 14–1
April 10 California Packard Stadium 19–5 35–8 15–1
April 11 California Packard Stadium 6–4 36–8 16–1
April 12 California Packard Stadium 8–4 37–8 17–1
April 14 Northern Arizona Packard Stadium 4–5 37–9 –
April 16 at Southern California Dedeaux Field 6–0 38–9 18–1
April 17 at Southern California Dedeaux Field 13–3 39–9 19–1
April 18 at Southern California Dedeaux Field 13–2 40–9 20–1
April 21 at Northern Arizona 7–4 41–9 –
April 24 UCLA Packard Stadium 6–5 42–9 21–1
April 25 UCLA Packard Stadium 10–9 43–9 22–1
April 26 UCLA Packard Stadium 14–9 44–9 23–1
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
May 1 at Stanford Sunken Diamond 3–18 44–10 23–2
May 2 at Stanford Sunken Diamond 4–9 44–11 23–3
May 3 at Stanford Sunken Diamond 4–16 44–12 23–4
May 7 Arizona Packard Stadium 10–6 45–12 24–4
May 8 Arizona Packard Stadium 13–4 46–12 25–4
May 9 Arizona Packard Stadium 6–5 47–12 26–4
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 22 vs. Gonzaga Packard Stadium 9–6 48–12
May 23 vs. Cal State Fullerton Packard Stadium 18–9 49–12
May 24 vs. Cal State Fullerton Packard Stadium 12–7 50–12
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 30 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 11–2 51–12
June 2 vs. Mississippi State Rosenblatt Stadium 4–3 52–12
June 5 vs. Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium 10–11 52–13
June 6 vs. South Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 10–7 53–13
June 7 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 12–3 54–13
June 8 vs. Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium 7–4 55–13

Awards and honors[edit]

Kendall Carter
  • First Team All-American[2]
  • First Team All-Pac-10[2]
Alvin Davis
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • First Team All-Pac-10[2]
Kevin Dukes
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • First Team All-Pac-10[2]
Stan Holmes
Lemmie Miller
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
Ricky Nelson
  • First Team All-Pac-10[2]
Kevin Romine
  • First Team All-American[2]
  • First Team All-Pac-10[2]
Mike Sodders
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • Baseball America Player of the Year[2]
  • First Team All-American[2]
  • First Team All-Pac-10[2]
  • Pac-10 Player of the Year[2]

Sun Devils in the 1981 MLB Draft[edit]

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Mike Sodders 3B 1st 11th Minnesota Twins
Kevin Dukes LHP 2nd 27th Seattle Mariners
Lemmie Miller OF 2nd 50th Los Angeles Dodgers
Ricky Nelson OF 4th 78th Seattle Mariners
Alvin Davis 1B 6th 144th Oakland Athletics
Stan Holmes OF 8th 192nd Minnesota Twins
Allen Black RHP 15th 365th Chicago Cubs
Mike McCain INF 16th 400th Minnesota Twins

References[edit]

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1981". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
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