1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

American college baseball season

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
WAC champions
NCAA Rocky Mountain Regional champions
College World Series, 3–2
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record65–10 (17–1 WAC)
Head coach
  • Jim Brock (5th year)
Home stadiumPackard Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 15 – 3   .833 26 – 21   .553
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 22 – 29   .431
Utah  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 15 – 26   .366
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 18 – 26   .409
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 17 – 1   .944 65 – 10   .867
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 56 – 17   .767
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 28 – 24   .538
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 9 – 25   .265
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium, and played as part of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his fifth season as head coach at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their eighth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after winning games against Washington State, Maine, and eventual champion Arizona, and losing a semifinal game against Arizona and another to fourth-place Eastern Michigan.

Personnel

Roster

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • - Floyd Bannister
  • - Mitch Dean
  • - Pat Gillie
  • - Don Hanna
  • - Darrell Jackson
  • - Terry Jacob
  • - Jim Peterson
  • - Tom Van Der Meersche
  

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Unknown

  • - Dale Eiler
  • - Larry Eiler
  • - Mike Hildebrandt
  • - Steve Michael

Coaches

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
  Arizona State win
  Arizona State loss
1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log[3]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record
Feb 13 Cal State Northridge* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–7 0–1
Feb 14 Cal State Northridge* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–4 1–1
Feb 14 Cal State Northridge* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–6 2–1
Feb 18 Cal State Dominguez Hills* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–1 3–1
Feb 19 Cal State Dominguez Hills* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 26–0 4–1
Feb 21 at UNLV* Rebel Field • Paradise, NV W 7–4 5–1
Feb 22 at UNLV* Rebel Field • Paradise, NV W 14–7 6–1
Feb 27 Cal State Fullerton* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–4 7–1
Feb 28 Cal State Fullerton* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–4 8–1
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record
Mar 1 Chapman* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–6 9–1
Mar 2 Chapman* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 0–7 10–1
Mar 2 Chapman* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–1 11–1
Mar 5 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 12–1
Mar 6 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–12 12–2
Mar 6 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–0 13–2
Mar 8 La Verne* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–6 14–2
Mar 9 La Verne* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7–10 14–3
Mar 9 La Verne* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–7 15–3
Mar 11 Oklahoma* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–0 16–3
Mar 11 Wyoming* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–3 17–3
Mar 12 Oklahoma* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–3 18–3
Mar 13 Oklahoma* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–2 19–3
Mar 15 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–4 19–4
Mar 15 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–4 19–5
Mar 16 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 6–0 20–5
Mar 16 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 7–1 21–5
Mar 18 at Tulsa* Tulsa, OK W 14–9 22–5
Mar 18 at Tulsa* Tulsa, OK W 12–5 23–5
Mar 20 at Oklahoma* Norman, OK W 19–5 24–5
Mar 20 at Oklahoma* Norman, OK W 7–5 25–5
Mar 23 vs Oregon State* Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational)		 W 11–9 26–5
Mar 23 vs BYU* Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational)		 W 4–0 27–5
Mar 24 vs Tulsa* Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational)		 W 7–3 28–5
Mar 25 vs Delaware* Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational)		 W 13–5 29–5
Mar 26 at UC Riverside* Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational)		 W 13–2 30–5
Mar 27 vs Stanford* Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational)		 W 8–2 31–5
Mar 28 vs Eastern Michigan* Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational)		 L 6–7 31–6
Mar 31 Stanford* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament)		 W 13–0 32–6
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record
Apr 1 BYU* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament)		 W 8–3 33–6
Apr 2 Oregon State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament)		 W 9–8 34–6
Apr 2 Grand Canyon* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament)		 W 12–4 35–6
Apr 3 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament)		 W 9–8 36–6
Apr 4 Grand Canyon* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament)		 W 7–3 37–6
Apr 8 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–2 38–6 1–0
Apr 9 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–9 39–6 2–0
Apr 10 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–5 40–6 3–0
Apr 13 Northern Arizona* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–0 41–6
Apr 16 at New Mexico Albuquerque, NM W 9–2 42–6 4–0
Apr 17 at New Mexico Albuquerque, NM L 4–6 42–7 4–1
Apr 18 at New Mexico Albuquerque, NM W 6–2 43–7 5–1
Apr 23 UTEP Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 21–0 44–7 6–1
Apr 24 UTEP Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–2 45–7 7–1
Apr 24 UTEP Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 20–0 46–7 8–1
Apr 27 at Grand Canyon* Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ W 10–1 47–7
Apr 29 New Mexico Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–3 48–7 9–1
Apr 30 New Mexico Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–3 49–7 10–1
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record
May 1 New Mexico Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–8 50–7 11–1
May 7 at UTEP El Paso, TX W 10–5 51–7 12–1
May 8 at UTEP El Paso, TX W 9–0 52–7 13–1
May 8 at UTEP El Paso, TX W 17–1 53–7 14–1
May 13 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 2–1 54–7 15–1
May 14 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 9–4 55–7 16–1
May 15 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 14–9 56–7 17–1
Postseason
WAC Championship
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Series record
May 20 BYU Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–4 57–7 1–0
May 21 BYU Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 19–5 58–7 2–0
NCAA Rocky Mountain Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg Record
May 28 Gonzaga Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–2 60–8 1–0
May 29 Memphis State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–4 61–8 2–0
May 30 Minnesota Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–5 62–8 3–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 12 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–610 63–8 1–0
June 14 Washington State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–3 64–8 2–0
June 15 Eastern Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–2 64–9 2–1
June 12 Maine Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–0 65–9 3–1
June 13 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–5 65–9 3–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 35–36. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics