2021 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

2021 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
2021 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	33–22 (16–14 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tracy Smith (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Greenspan (7th season); Jason Kelly (2nd season); Michael Earley (5th season);
Home stadium	Phoenix Municipal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Arizona ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	45	–	18	.714
No. 10 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	39	–	16	.709
No. 7 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10	.630	39	–	17	.696
No. 21 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	37	–	20	.649
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	33	–	22	.600
Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	37	–	24	.607
California ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	29	–	26	.527
Washington State ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	26	–	23	.531
USC ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	25	–	26	.490
Utah ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	17	–	33	.340
Washington ‍‍‍	6	–	21	.222	20	–	30	.400

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 23, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Arizona State was competing in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). The Sun Devils played their home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Coach Tracy Smith was leading Arizona State in his 7th season with the program.

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished 13–4 overall, and 0–0 in the conference. The season was prematurely cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Arizona State Sun Devils roster^[2]

Pitchers

3 - Dom Cacchione - Sophomore
4 - Luke La Flam - Sophomore
15 - Erik Tolman - Sophomore
17 - Cooper Benson - Freshman
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
33 - Brock Peery - Freshman
36 - Seth Tomczak - Freshman
38 - Joe Hauser - Freshman
39 - Jared Glenn - Freshman
40 - Alexander Ogg - Freshman
41 - Christian Bodlovich - Freshman
45 - Cam Dennie - Freshman
48 - Jay Baggs - Freshman

Catchers

8 - Nick Cheema - Senior
9 - Sam Ferri - Senior
20 - Logan Paustian - Freshman

Infielders

6 - Drew Swift - Junior
7 - Jack Moss - Freshman
10 - Sean Mclain - Freshman
12 - Nathan Baez - Freshman
14 - Hunter Haas - Freshman
18 - Brian Kalmer - Freshman
21 - Conor Davis - Senior
44 - Blake Pivaroff - Freshman

Outfielders

5 - Joe Lampe - Freshman
11 - Kade Higgins - Freshman
16 - Vinny Tosti - Sophomore
27 - Hunter Jump - Junior
28 - Seth Nager - Freshman
37 - Michael Brueser - Freshman
47 - Allbry Major - Junior

Utility

31 - Kai Murphy - Freshman
35 - Ethan Long - Freshman

Coaching staff

2021 Arizona State coaching staff^[2]
Name	Position	Seasons at Arizona State	Alma Mater
Tracy Smith	Head coach	7	Miami (OH)
Ben Greenspan	Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator	7	Indiana
Jason Kelly	Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach	2	Missouri Valley
Michael Earley	Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach	4	Indiana

Schedule and results

Legend
	Sun Devils win
	Sun Devils loss
	Postponement
Bold	Sun Devils team member

2021 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log

Regular season (18–9)

February (4–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
February 19	Sacramento State*	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	L 2–4	Churby (1–0)	Dennie (0–1)	—	ASU Live Stream	0–1	—
February 20	Sacramento State*	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 2–1	Thornton (1–0)	Adams (0–1)	Long (1)	ASU Live Stream	1–1	—
February 21	Sacramento State*	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 3–1	Tolman (1–0)	Saul (0–1)	Osman (1)	ASU Live Stream	2–1	—
February 26	Hawaii*	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	L 2–3	Teixeira (1–0)	Osman (0–1)	—	ASU Live Stream	2–2	—
February 27	Hawaii*	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 6–5	Fall (1–0)	Hymel (0–1)	Long (2)	ASU Live Stream	3–2	—
February 27	Hawaii*	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 9–6	Glenn (1–0)	Pindel (0–1)	Corrigan (1)	ASU Live Stream	4–2	—

March (11–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
March 2	Nevada*	No. 22	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 13–4	Peery (1–0)	Morris (1–1)	—	ASU Live Stream	5–2	—
March 5	Utah*	No. 22	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 4–3	Dennie (1–1)	Kelly (0–3)	Long (3)	ASU Live Stream	6–2	–
March 6	Utah*	No. 22	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 4–1	Tolman (2–0)	Robeniol (0–1)	Bodlovich (1)	ASU Live Stream	7–2	–
March 7	Utah*	No. 22	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 5–0	Levine (1–0)	Clarkson (0–2)	—	ASU Live Stream	8–2	–
March 12	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 18	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 10–0	Levine (2–0)	Bibee (2–2)	—	ASU Live Stream	9–2	–
March 13	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 18	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 6–4	Osman (1–1)	Luckham (1–3)	Long (4)	ASU Live Stream	10–2	–
March 14	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 18	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 5–2	Fall (2–0)	Knorr (0–1)	Levine (1)	ASU Live Stream	11–2	–
March 16	UNLV*	No. 12	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	L 9–10	Woods (2–0)	Levine (2–1)	–	ASU Live Stream	11–3	—
March 19	at. No. 19 Oregon	No. 12	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	W 6–3	Glenn (2–0)	Ahlstrom (1–1)	–	ASU Live Stream	12–3	1–0
March 20	at. No. 19 Oregon	No. 12	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	L 1–7	Kafka (2–0)	Thornton (1–1)	—	ASU Live Stream	12–4	1–1
March 21	at. No. 19 Oregon	No. 12	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	L 3–5	Walker (2–1)	Fall (2–1)	Somers (3)	ASU Live Stream	12–5	1–2
March 26	Washington State	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 10–0	Peery (2–0)	White (3–1)	–	ASU Live Stream	13–5	2–2
March 27	Washington State	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 5–4	Levine (3–1)	Leonard (0–1)	–	ASU Live Stream	14–5	3–2
March 28	Washington State	No. 15	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 9–0	Fall (3–1)	Hawkins (1–3)	–	ASU Live Stream	15–5	4–2
March 30	at. UNLV	No. 14	Earl Wilson Stadium Paradise, Nevada	Postponed				ASU Live Stream		–

April (3–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
April 1	Arizona	No. 14	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	L 5–10	Murphy (3–0)	Corrigan (0–1)	–	ASU Live Stream	15–6	4–3
April 2	Arizona	No. 14	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	L 6–7	Vannelle (3–1)	Osman (1–2)	Price (3)	ASU Live Stream	15–7	4–4
April 3	Arizona	No. 14	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	W 3–2	Fall (4–1)	Nichols (3–2)	Levine (2)	ASU Live Stream	16–7	5–4
April 6	at. Arizona	No. 18	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	L 2–14	Abshier (1–0)	Bodlovich (0–1)	–	ASU Live Stream	16–8	5–5
April 9	at. Washington	No. 18	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	W 3–2	Glenn (3–0)	Delorefice (1–1)	Bodlovich (2)	ASU Live Stream	17–8	6–5
April 10	at. Washington	No. 18	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	W 8–1	Fall (5–1)	Guerrero (0–1)	–	ASU Live Stream	18–8	7–5
April 11	at. Washington	No. 18	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	L 6–13	Lamb (3–1)	Hauser (0–1)	Raeth (1)	ASU Live Stream	18–9	7–6
April 16	Stanford		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
April 17	Stanford		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
April 18	Stanford		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
April 20	Grand Canyon*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
April 21	at. Grand Canyon*		Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
April 23	at. Utah		Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah					ASU Live Stream		–
April 24	at. Utah		Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah					ASU Live Stream		–
April 25	at. Utah		Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah					ASU Live Stream		–
April 26	at. BYU*		Larry H. Miller Field Provo, Utah					ASU Live Stream		–
April 30	Rhode Island*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
May 1	Rhode Island*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
May 2	Rhode Island*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
May 7	at. California		Evans Diamond Berkeley, California					ASU Live Stream		–
May 8	at. California		Evans Diamond Berkeley, California					ASU Live Stream		–
May 9	at. California		Evans Diamond Berkeley, California					ASU Live Stream		–
May 11	at. Nevada*		William Peccole Park Reno, Nevada					ASU Live Stream		–
May 14	Oregon State		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
May 15	Oregon State		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
May 16	Oregon State		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
May 19	at. San Diego*		Fowler Park San Diego, California					ASU Live Stream		–
May 21	at. USC		Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California					ASU Live Stream		–
May 22	at. USC		Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California					ASU Live Stream		–
May 23	at. USC		Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California					ASU Live Stream		–
May 27	UCLA		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
May 28	UCLA		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–
May 29	UCLA		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona					ASU Live Stream		–

Post-season (0–0)

NCAA Austin Regional (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Overall record	NCAA Record
June 4	vs. (3) Fairfield	(2) No. 23	UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, Texas					ESPN3

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]	RV	RV*	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV
Baseball America^[4]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	15	15	22	18	12	16	14	18
NCBWA†^[6]	29	—	—	27	26	—	27	27
D1Baseball^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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.

2021 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Drew Swift	SS	8	248	Oakland Athletics
Erik Tolman	LHP	14	413	Washington Nationals
Justin Fall	LHP	17	509	Miami Marlins
Cooper Benson	LHP	17	512	Toronto Blue Jays
Tyler Thornton	RHP	17	516	Cleveland Indians

References

^ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Official Baseball Roster". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1 Baseball

[1] "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[roster-2] "Official Baseball Roster". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[3] Baseball Coaches Poll

[4] Baseball America College: Top 25

[5] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[6] NCBWA Division I poll

[7] D1 Baseball

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v t e Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Stadium	Phoenix Municipal Stadium (1964–1973) Packard Stadium (1974–2014) Phoenix Municipal Stadium (2015-present)
Rivalries	Arizona
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics