1973 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his second season at Arizona State.

1973 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
WAC Champions District 7 Champions
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
CB	No. 2
1973 record	59–8 (16–1 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Brock (2nd year)
Home stadium	Phoenix Municipal Stadium

1973 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
BYU  ^x‍‍‍	13	–	5		.722			30	–	20		.600
Wyoming  ‍‍‍	9	–	9		.500			21	–	25		.457
Colorado State  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
Utah  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State ^x‡y ‍‍‍	16	–	1		.941			59	–	8		.881
No. 28 Arizona  ‍‍‍	15	–	5		.750			37	–	16		.698
New Mexico  ‍‍‍	4	–	13		.235			28	–	17		.622
UTEP  ‍‍‍	2	–	16		.111			18	–	27		.400
x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1973[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

Roster

1973 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
	- Gary Andrews - Tom Bondurant - R. J. Harrison - Mike Kenneth - Tony Komadina - Paul Moskau - Mike Rawlings - John Sain - Garret Strong - Bruce Volney - Danny White		Pitchers - Eddie Bane - Greg Cochran - Dale Hrovat - Jim Otten - John Poloni - Doug Slocum - Jim Umbarger		Infielders - Bill Berger - Jeff Oscarson - Clay Westlake - Bump Wills Catchers - Clint Myers		Outfielders - Gary Atwell - Dick Harris - Dennis Kendrick - Jim Lentine

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

1973 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log[2]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record WAC Record Feb 16 UC Irvine* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 2–4^10 0–1 Feb 17 UC Irvine* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 2–1^8 1–1 Feb 17 UC Irvine* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–3 2–1 Feb 24 Long Beach State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–3^7 3–1 Feb 24 Long Beach State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 8–6 4–1 Feb 25 Long Beach State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 7–1 5–1 Feb 26 Cal Poly Pomona* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 2–1^14 6–1 Feb 27 Cal Poly Pomona* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–4 7–1 Feb 28 Cal Poly Pomona* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 14–13 8–1
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record WAC Record Mar 2 Cal State Northridge* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 9–0[lower-alpha 1] 9–1 Mar 3 Cal State Northridge* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 2–3^7 9–2 Mar 3 Cal State Northridge* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–2 10–2 Mar 5 Michigan* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 11–1 11–2 Mar 6 Michigan* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–2 12–2 Mar 7 Michigan* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–3 13–2 Mar 8 Chapman* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 3–0 14–2 Mar 9 Wyoming* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 7–4 15–2 Mar 9 Chapman* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 6–1 16–2 Mar 10 Chapman* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 13–1^7 17–2 Mar 10 Wyoming* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 15–5 18–2 Mar 15 Southern California* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 4–2 19–2 Mar 16 Southern California* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 8–4 20–2 Mar 17 Southern California* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 12–5 21–2 Mar 20 Colorado* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 7–4 22–2 Mar 23 Weber State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 7–3 23–2 Mar 24 Oklahoma* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 9–8^8 24–2 Mar 24 Oklahoma* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 4–3^13 25–2 Mar 26 vs Southern California* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) L 1–3 25–3 Mar 27 at UC Riverside* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) W 11–3 26–3 Mar 28 vs UMass* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) W 7–6^15 27–3 Mar 28 vs Stanford* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) W 18–2 28–3 Mar 29 vs Hawaii* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) W 7– 29–3 Mar 30 vs Washington State* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) W 8–0 30–3 Mar 31 vs Vanderbilt* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) L 4–6 30–4 Mar 31 vs Southern California* Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament) L 0–2^12 30–5
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record WAC Record Apr 5 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–2 31–5 1–0 Apr 6 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 13–10^10 32–5 2–0 Apr 7 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 7–4 33–5 3–0 Apr 10 Northern Arizona* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 6–3 34–5 Apr 13 UTEP Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–2 35–5 4–0 Apr 14 UTEP Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 25–3 36–5 5–0 Apr 14 UTEP Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 9–4 37–5 6–0 Apr 16 La Verne* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 7–3 38–5 Apr 17 La Verne* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 13–4 39–5 Apr 18 La Verne* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 6–4 40–5 Apr 20 New Mexico Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 13–1 41–5 7–0 Apr 21 New Mexico Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 12–6 42–5 8–0 Apr 21 New Mexico Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–4 43–5 9–0 Apr 24 Grand Canyon* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 21–3 44–5 Apr 27 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 20–7 45–5 10–0 Apr 28 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 17–2^7 46–5 11–0 Apr 28 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 13–3 47–5 12–0
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record WAC Record May 4 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 21–5 48–5 13–0 May 4 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 11–4^7 49–5 14–0 May 7 Grand Canyon* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 4–1 50–5 May 10 Arizona Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 10–7 51–5 15–0 May 11 Arizona Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 14–1 52–5 16–0 May 12 Arizona Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 4–5 52–6 16–1
Post-Season
WAC Playoffs Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record WAC CS Record May 22 BYU Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 9–0 53–6 1–0 May 23 BYU Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 11–0 54–6 2–0
NCAA District 7 Playoff Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record June 1 Denver Rendezvous Park • Mesa, AZ W 14–1 55–6 1–0 June 2 Denver Rendezvous Park • Mesa, AZ W 14–0 56–6 2–0
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 8 Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–1 57–6 1–0 June 10 Minnesota Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–0 58–6 2–0 June 11 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3 58–7 2–1 June 12 Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–5 59–7 3–1 June 13 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–4 59–8 3–2

1. Eddie Bane completed a perfect game, striking 19 en route to the win. As of 2017, no other player for Arizona State has thrown a perfect game.

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1973". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
2. 2015 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 72. Retrieved August 2, 2017.