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1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 2
Record56–12 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPackard Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 16 2   .889 37 15   .712
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 35 24   .593
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 20 26   .435
Utah  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 8 27   .229
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State  x‍‍y 15 3   .833 56 12   .824
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 42 13   .764
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 31 24   .564
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2 15   .118 26 26   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his seventh season at Arizona State.

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

Roster

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1978 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
 
  • – Dayton Barton
  • – Earthell Buckner
  • – Dale Eiler
  • – Larry Eiler
  • – David Glick
  • – Dave Hudgens
  • – Dave Kush
  • – Eddie Malone
  • – Scott Merrill
  • – Glenn Moon
  • – Mike Parkinson
  • – Steve Schefsky
  • – Randy Whistler
 

Pitchers

  • – Jeff Ahern
  • – Kevin Dukes
  • – Ken Jones
  • – Casey Lindsey
  • – Mitch Dean
  • – Denny Miller
  • – Tom van der Meersche
  • – Jerry Vasquez
 

Infielders

Catchers

 

Outfielders

  • – Ed Irvine
  • – Steve Michael
  • – Greg Stahl

Schedule

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Legend
  Arizona State win
  Arizona State loss
1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log[2]
Regular season
Post-season

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1978". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ^ 2015 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 72. Retrieved July 13, 2017.