1977 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 1977 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his 6th season at Arizona State.

1977 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
National Champions WAC Champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
CB	No. 1
1977 record	57–12 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Brock (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Pat Kuehner Roger Schmuck
Home stadium	Packard Stadium

1977 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
BYU  ^x‍‍‍	16	–	2		.889			35	–	17		.673
Colorado State  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			38	–	25		.603
Wyoming  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			17	–	30		.362
Utah  ‍‍‍	6	–	12		.333			17	–	28		.378
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ^x‍‍‍^y	15	–	3		.833			57	–	12		.826
Arizona  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			38	–	25		.603
New Mexico  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			32	–	20		.615
UTEP  ‍‍‍	3	–	15		.167			26	–	24		.520
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1977[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks in the championship game.

Roster

1977 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
	Pitchers 8 Tom Teuchert 10 Larry Eller 11 Jerry Vasquez 12 Jim Haggerty 15 Casey Lindsey 18 Tom Hawk 24 Tom Van Der Meersche 25 Pat Gillie 27 Mitch Dean 29 Darrell Jackson		Infielders 3 Mike Parkinson 4 Rick Peters 5 Bob Horner 6 Chris Nyman 14 Mike Henderson 17 Brandt Humphry 20 Jamie Allen		Outfielders 2 James Pearson 7 Hubie Brooks 9 Dave Hudgens 16 Mike Anicich 19 Ed Irvine 23 Mike Hildebrandt 28 Steve Michael Catchers 21 Dale Eller 22 Chris Bando

Schedule

1977 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Score Overall Record WAC Record February 16 Azusa Pacific 12–7 1–0 – February 16 Azusa Pacific 15–3 2–0 – February 18 Loyola Marymount 4–2 3–0 – February 19 Loyola Marymount 9–4 4–0 – February 19 Loyola Marymount 10–1 5–0 – February 21 Chapman 7–5 6–0 – February 21 Chapman 7–6 7–0 – February 22 Chapman 22–8 8–0 – February 25 Cal State Fullerton 5–4 9–0 – February 26 Cal State Fullerton 7–3 10–0 – February 26 Cal State Fullerton 8–9 10–1 – February 28 La Verne 9–8 11–1 –
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record WAC Record March 1 La Verne 8–2 12–1 – March 3 Southern California 7–5 13–1 – March 4 Southern California 9–12 13–2 – March 5 Southern California 8–4 14–2 – March 6 Cal State Northridge 8–6 15–2 – March 7 UNLV 6–5 16–2 – March 8 UNLV 7–0 17–2 – March 10 Wyoming 14–0 18–2 – March 11 Fresno State 6–4 19–2 – March 11 Fresno State 4–3 20–2 – March 12 Fresno State 9–5 21–2 – March 14 at UNLV 12–14 21–3 – March 15 at UNLV 13–8 22–3 – March 17 at Southern California 10–3 23–3 – March 18 at Southern California 8–10 23–4 – March 19 at Southern California 6–9 23–5 – March 23 at Arizona 8–9 23–6 – March 24 Grand Canyon 18–8 24–6 – March 24 Pepperdine 10–3 25–6 – March 25 Oregon State 11–6 26–6 – March 26 Northern Arizona 10–8 27–6 – March 26 Arizona 8–7 28–6 – March 29 at Hawaii 0–3 28–7 – March 29 at Hawaii 0–6 28–8 – March 30 at Hawaii 7–0 29–8 – March 30 at Hawaii 13–3 30–8 –
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record WAC Record April 8 at New Mexico 4–1 31–8 1–0 April 9 at New Mexico 1–2 31–9 1–1 April 9 at New Mexico 2–4 31–10 1–2 April 15 UTEP 15–0 32–10 2–2 April 15 UTEP 21–4 33–10 3–2 April 16 UTEP 13–2 34–10 4–2 April 21 at Arizona 6–9 34–11 4–3 April 22 at Arizona 10–4 35–11 5–3 April 23 at Arizona 13–6 36–11 6–3 April 26 Grand Canyon 15–2 37–11 – April 28 New Mexico 12–4 38–11 7–3 April 29 New Mexico 11–2 39–11 8–3
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record WAC Record May 3 at Northern Arizona 17–10 41–11 – May 6 at UTEP 27–1 42–11 10–3 May 7 at UTEP 4–2 43–11 11–3 May 7 at UTEP 17–1 44–11 12–3 May 11 Arizona 5–4 45–11 13–3 May 12 Arizona 7–2 46–11 14–3 May 14 Arizona 11–7 47–11 15–3 May 19 BYU 7–2 48–11 – May 20 BYU 8–1 49–11 –
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament: Rocky Mountain Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton Packard Stadium 6–2 50–11 May 28 vs. Washington State Packard Stadium 11–7 51–11 May 29 vs. Washington State Packard Stadium 3–2 52–11
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 10 vs. Clemson Rosenblatt Stadium 10–7 53–11 June 13 vs. Southern Illinois Rosenblatt Stadium 2–3 53–12 June 14 vs. Minnesota Rosenblatt Stadium 8–4 54–12 June 16 vs. South Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 6–2 55–12 June 17 vs. Southern Illinois Rosenblatt Stadium 10–0 56–12 June 18 vs. South Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 2–1 57–12

Awards and honors

Jamie Allen

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Chris Bando

• First Team All-WAC[3]

Hubie Brooks

• First Team All-American[3]

Mike Henderson

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
• First Team All-WAC[3]

Bob Horner

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[2]
• First Team All-American[3]
• First Team All-WAC[3]

Dave Hudgens

• First Team All-American[3]
• First Team All-WAC[3]

Brandt Humphry

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Darrell Jackson

• First Team All-WAC[3]

Chris Nyman

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Rick Peters

• First Team All-American[3]
• First Team All-WAC[3]

Jerry Vasquez

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Sun Devils in the 1977 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jerry Vasquez	RHP	3rd	61st	Texas Rangers
Rick Peterson	OF	7th	161st	Detroit Tigers
Brandt Humphry	3B	9th	215th	California Angels
Darrell Jackson	LHP	9th	215th	Minnesota Twins
Mike Henderson	SS	11th	263rd	Milwaukee Brewers
Dave Hudgens	1B	18th	444th	Milwaukee Brewers
Chris Bando	C	22nd	541st	Milwaukee Brewers

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
2. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
3. "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 14 August 2012.