2002 Sun Devil Baseball

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1 2002 Schedule and Results (7-0, 0-0 Pac-10) DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME Jan. 31 Oregon State^ W, 13-5 Feb. 1 Southern Utah^ W, 12-0 Feb. 2 Oral Roberts^ W, 5-4 Feb. 3 Southern Utah^ W, 6-2 Feb. 8 Tennessee (#25) (R) W, 7-4 Feb. 9 Tennessee (#25) W, 8-1 Feb. 10 Tennessee (#25) (R) W, 5-4 Feb. 15 at Florida State (#6) 3:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Florida State (#6) (TV) 2:00 p.m. Feb. 17 at Florida State (#6) 1:00 p.m. Feb. 22 CS Fullerton (#15) (R) 6:00 p.m. Feb. 23 CS Fullerton (#15) 6:00 p.m. Feb. 24 CS Fullerton (#15) (R) 1:00 p.m. Mar. 1 Loyola Marymount (R) 6:00 p.m. Mar. 2 Loyola Marymount 7:00 p.m. Mar. 3 Loyola Marymount (R) 1:00 p.m. Mar. 5 New Mexico State 7:00 p.m. Mar. 8 UNLV# (R) 7:00 p.m. Mar. 9 St. John s# 7:00 p.m. Mar. 10 Oklahoma State# (#23) (R) 1:00 p.m. Mar. 12 at New Mexico State 5:00 p.m. Mar. 15 Oklahoma (R) 6:00 p.m. Mar. 16 Oklahoma (R) 6:00 p.m. Mar. 17 Oklahoma (R) 7:00 p.m. Mar. 22 at Arizona* (R) 7:00 p.m. Mar. 23 at Arizona* (Fox Sports) (R) 2:00 p.m. Mar. 24 at Arizona* (R) 1:00 p.m. Mar. 28 Washington* (#24) (R) 6:00 p.m. Mar. 29 Washington* (#24) (R) 6:00 p.m. Mar. 30 Washington* (#24) (R) 1:00 p.m. Apr. 1 at UNLV 6:30 p.m. Apr. 5 at Washington State* (R) 3:00 p.m. Apr. 6 at Washington State* (R) 1:00 p.m. Apr. 7 at Washington State* (R) 1:00 p.m. Apr. 12 at UCLA* (R) 6:00 p.m. Apr. 13 at UCLA* (R) 1:00 p.m. Apr. 14 at UCLA* (R) 1:00 p.m. Apr. 19 California* (R) 6:00 p.m. Apr. 20 California* (R) 6:00 p.m. Apr. 21 California* (R) 1:00 p.m. Apr. 24 at Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. Apr. 26 at Notre Dame (#6) (R) 6:05 p.m. Apr. 27 at Notre Dame (#6) (R) 3:05 p.m. Apr. 30 New Mexico State (R) 6:00 p.m. May 10 at Stanford* (#1) (R) 6:00 p.m. May 11 at Stanford* (#1) (R) 1:00 p.m. May 12 at Stanford* (#1) (R) 1:00 p.m. May 14 Portland 6:00 p.m. May 15 Portland 6:00 p.m. May 17 USC* (#4) (R) 6:00 p.m. May 18 USC* (#4) (R) 6:00 p.m. May 19 USC* (#4) (R) 1:00 p.m. May 24 Oregon State* (R) 6:00 p.m. May 25 Oregon State* (R) 6:00 p.m. May 26 Oregon State* (R) 1:00 p.m. * Pacific-10 Conference game ^ Bill Kajikawa Baseball Classic # Bob Schaefer Memorial Classic (Packard Stadium) (R) denotes Radio broadcast on XTRA 910 AM ***All game times are local to site and subject to change*** 2002 Sun Devil Baseball ASU Media Relations (P) Record: 2002 Home Record: (F) Road Record: 0-0 Baseball Contact: Jeff Evans Jeff.Evans@asu.edu Final 2001 Record: All-Time Record: ,233-1,094-6 Website: Head Coach: Pat Murphy ( ) Weekly Release #3 Feb , 2002 ASU vs. Florida State Series #5 Sun Devil Baseball Off To 7-0 Start. Travel To Tallahassee This Weekend For Three With No. 3 Seminoles. Games 8-10 Arizona State Sun Devils (7-0) Road 1-3 No. 5 Baseball Weekly; No. 13 Baseball America; No. 13 Collegiate Baseball at Florida State Seminoles (7-3) No. 3 Baseball Weekly; No. 4 Baseball America; No. 2 Collegiate Baseball Tallahassee, Fla. Dick Howser Stadium (5,000) Feb , 2002 PROBABLE PITCHERS Feb. 15 at Florida State, 3:30 p.m. EST ASU - Ryan Schroyer - RHP (1-0, 2.19 ERA) FSU - Matt Lynch - LHP (2-0, 2.81) Feb. 16 at Florida State, 2 p.m. EST ASU - Mike Esposito - RHP (2-0, 3.21 ERA) FSU - Blair Varnes (1-1, 5.73 ERA) Feb. 17 at Florida State, 1 p.m. EST ASU - Bryce Kartler - LHP (1-0, 2.31 ERA) FSU - Bobby Read (2-0, 3.00 ERA) ASU vs. FLORIDA STATE Overall Record vs. FSU: FSU leads 21-7 Last Meeting: Feb. 4-6, 2000 in Tempe FSU 11-10, ASU 15-9, FSU 9-7 NATIONAL RANKINGS Arizona State (7-0) jumped a remarkable 12 spots from No. 17 to No. 5 in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN poll. ASU is also ranked No. 13 by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. The Sun Devils have been ranked in the national polls for 41 consecutive weeks. Florida State is ranked #3 by Baseball Weekly, #2 by Collegiate Baseball, and No. 4 by Baseball America. What s On Tap: The No. 5/13 Sun Devil Baseball team is off to a 7-0 start and will make its first roadtrip of the 2002 season by travelling to Tallahassee, Fla., this weekend to take on No. 2/3/4 Florida State. The Devils are coming off a series sweep of 2001 College World Series participant Tennessee last weekend at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. The Sun Devils will take their perfect record into Dick Howser Stadium against a FSU club that is 7-3 on the year and coming off a series loss to No. 1 Stanford last weekend. Following the FSU series, ASU will return home to Hohokam Stadium for a three-game weekend series with No. 16 Cal State Fullerton (3-3). Movin On Up In The Polls: The Sun Devils moved up drastically in the college baseball national polls with their remarkable 7-0 start. Going from a preseason No. 17 ranking by Baseball Weekly/ESPN, the Devils jumped 12 spots to No. 5 and even received one No. 1 vote. ASU also moved up five spots from No. 18 to No. 13 in the Baseball America poll and seven spots from No. 20 to No. 13 in the Collegiate Baseball poll. The 12- spot jump is the biggest by a Pat Murphy Sun Devil squad since moving from No. 17 to No. 6 during the Devils 1998 College World Series run. Sun Devil Baseball Turns It On In February: The Sun Devil Baseball program has an all-time (.731) record in the month of February dating back to the 1959 baseball season. Head Coach Pat Murphy, who is only six wins short of his 600th career Division I victory, is in the month of February during his eight seasons at Arizona State. MEDIA EXPOSURE The Sun Devils will not travel a radio crew to Tallahassee this week due to conflicts with Men s and Women s Basketball. All three games can be followed on the internet via the Live Stats feature at All three games can also be listened to via the Florida State website at Arizona State fans can also watch the Sun Devils in action Saturday on TV on Fox Sports Arizona or on the Sunshine Network if you have a DirectTV system. THE STORYLINE The stage is set for a showdown between No. 3 Florida State and No. 5 Arizona State this weekend at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. The Sun Devils make their first trip back to Tallahassee since enduring a three-game sweep back in Florida State leads the all-time series 21-7 and has won nine of the last 12 games in the series dating back to The 2002 meeting will match the undefeated Sun Devils (7-0) vs. 7-3 Florida State who are coming off a series loss to No. 1 Stanford. The hitting match-up is almost dead even with FSU batting.328 and ASU hitting.332. The Devils own the pitching match-up with a staff ERA comparison of 2.00 to Notes of the Week The Sun Devil bullpen finally surrendered its first earned runs in 2002 in the 5-4 win over Tennessee, but still possess a stellar 0.92 bullpen ERA... Steve Garrabrants is the only Sun Devil with a hit in all seven games this year... freshman Dustin Pedroia has recorded at least one RBI in six of ASU s seven games.

2 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page National Polls Baseball America (2/11) 1. Stanford Clemson Notre Dame Florida State LSU USC Miami, Fla Nebraska Georgia Tech Rice South Carolina Wichita State Arizona State Tulane Texas Cal State Fullerton Mississippi State Florida North Carolina Mississippi Wake Forest San Diego Arizona Oklahoma State Baylor Baseball Weekly/ESPN (2/11) 1. Stanford LSU Florida State Clemson Arizona State South Carolina USC Nebraska Rice Florida Notre Dame Miami, Fla Tulane Cal State Fullerton Georgia Tech Oklahoma State Wichita State Mississippi Texas Arizona Mississippi State Wake Forest Long Beach State Rutgers Auburn Collegiate Baseball (2/11) 1. Stanford Florida State LSU Clemson South Carolina Tulane USC Wichita State Oklahoma State Rice Nebraska Mississippi Arizona State Florida Wake Forest Cal State Fullerton Miami, Fla Georgia Tech Notre Dame Texas Long Beach State San Diego Mississippi State Ohio State Rutgers Hohokam is ASU s Home Away From Home in 2002: While a $2 million renovation will begin in March to Packard Stadium, the Sun Devils will call Hohokam Stadium in Mesa home for the 2002 season for all but three home games. Hohokam Park is also the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Fall League home of the Mesa Solar Sox. The facility will provide ASU with a first-class facility while Packard Stadium undergoes renovation. Hohokam Park, which opened in 1997, has a seating capacity of 12,623, with 8,000 theater-style seats. Is it HoHoKam or Hohokam... Stadium... or Park: While it can be up for debate on the actual spelling of Hohokam Stadium, the City of Mesa has recognized the official spelling of Hohokam Park to be without the capital H and capital K in the middle of the word. The group that call themselves the HoHoKam s use the capital letters, but the actual group of native americans that the park is named after is spelled Hohokam. To extend the debate, is it Hohokam Park or Hohokam Stadium. While both are acceptable, the games are played in Hohokam Stadium, which is located in Hohokam Park. Schroyer Earns NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week Honors: Arizona State sophomore starting pitcher Ryan Schroyer opened his 2002 season in style by being named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week after his 11-strikeout performance against Southern Utah on Feb. 1. Schroyer, a sophomore who was 2-2 and was a honorable mention freshman All-American in 2001, allowed only three hits in 6.2 shutout innings to help lead ASU to the 12-0 defeat of Southern Utah. A high school All-American at Canyon del Oro in 2000, Schroyer was a 16th round selection of the Detroit Tigers in the MLB June Amateur Draft. In his two starts this year, Schroyer is 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA and has struck out 19 batters in just 12.1 innings. The Record Is In The Books. ASU Has Scored In 382 Straight Games: The Arizona State baseball program made history on April 7, 2001 when they scored at least one run in its 350th consecutive game. The Devils broke the 12-year-old NCAA record in a 5-1 loss to USC exactly six years to the day when they were last shut out. ASU was shut out 9-0 on April 7, 1995 at Dedeaux Field. The one run scored in the 3-1 loss to UCLA on May 19 last year marked only the 11th time during the streak that ASU has scored only one run. The streak is still intact at 382 consecutive games with ASU scoring in each of the seven games this year. The Devils have extended the streak early almost every game, with a run in the first inning six times. ASU was neck-in-neck for the record with Wichita State, which had not been shutout in 332 games, but had its streak ended with a 1-0 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette in the middle of the 2001 season. Coastal Carolina previously held the NCAA record at 349 games set from ASU also had a stretch of 278 games without being shut out from 1990 to 1994, meaning the program has only been shutout in three games dating back to Allen and Esposito Earn Preseason All-America Awards: Sun Devil players Rod Allen and Mike Esposito both earned preseason All-America honors. Allen, who hit.389 and set an ASU freshman record in 2001, was named a first-team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball. Esposito, who recorded a 5-2 record in 2001 and is coming off an impressive summer with Team USA, was named to a third-team preseason All-American by Baseball America. Allen is off to a good start with a.348 batting average, one home run, four RBI and has played spectacular defense in left field. Esposito is 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA in his two starts this year. Batting Order ARIZONA STATE BASEBALL PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP #5 Arizona State Sun Devils at #3 Florida State Seminoles No. Name (B/T) Pos Ht Wt Yr 2002 Stats/Notes 1 9 Steve Garrabrants (R/R) DH So..448/13 H/13 R/1 2B/1 3B/1 HR/3 RBI/1-3 SB 2 2 Dustin Pedroia (R/R) 2B Fr..370/10 H/7 R/2 2B/1 3B/7 RBI/1-1 SB/.452 OB% 3 10 Rod Allen (R/R) LF So..348/8 H/10 R/1 3B/1 HR/4 RBI/1-1 SB 4 8 Jeremy West (R/R) 1B So..421/8 H/8 R/4 2B/1 3B/1 HR/13 RBI 5 14 Andre Ethier (L/L) RF So..462/12 H/7 R/4 2B/1 3B/10 RBI 6 5 Dennis Wyrick (R/R) 3B Jr..312/5 H/3 RBI/2 BB/1-1 SB 7 6 Ian Kinsler (R/R) SS So..227/5 H/1 R/6 RBI/2-2 SB 8 39 Tuffy Gosewisch (R/R) C Fr..062/1 H/1 R/2 BB or 19 Joel Bocchi (R/R) C Fr..200/1 H/0 R/3 BB 9 28 Jon Sheaffer (R/R) CF Sr..357/5 H/5 R/2 2B/2 RBI/3-3 SB Probable Starting Rotation vs. Florida State: Day No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr 2001 Stats 2/15 12 Ryan Schroyer RHP So. 1-0/2.19 ERA/2 G/2 GS/12.1 IP/6 BB/19 K 2/16 23 Mike Esposito RHP So. 2-0/3.21 ERA/2 G/2 GS/14.0 IP/3 BB/6 K 2/17 27 Bryce Kartler LHP Jr. 1-0/2.31 ERA/2 G/2 GS/11.2 IP/8 BB/15 K Rel 50 Robbie McClellan RHP Jr. 2-0/0.00 ERA/1 S/3 G/8.1 IP/4 BB/15 K Rel 59 Aaron Klusman RHP So. 0-0/0.00 ERA/2 G/2.2 IP/2 BB/0 K *Rotation/Starting Lineup Subject to Change

3 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 3 Murphy is Six Short of 600 Division I Victories: Sun Devil Head Coach Pat Murphy is now just six (6) wins short of reaching the 600 plateau for Division I victories in his 15 years of coaching at the top level of collegiate baseball. Fashioning a career in his 18 seasons as a head coach, 55 of those wins came at Maryville (Tenn.) College and Claremont-Mudd Scripps. In his 15 years at the D1 level, Murphy has averaged nearly 40 wins per year. Murphy is in his 8-year ASU career. Sun Devil Bullpen Catches Fire in First Two Weekends of 2002: It took until the seventh game for the Sun Devil relievers to give up an earned run, but even then, a bullpen ERA of 0.92 isn t too shabby. Six pitchers have composed the Sun Devil bullpen so far this year, combining to strike out 22 batters in 19.2 combined innings. Leading the way is junior RHP Robbie McClellan. McClellan is 2-0 with one save and a 0.00 ERA in 8.1 innings. Alaskan League Connections: When Florida State and Arizona State meet up this weekend on the diamond, there will some friendly handshakes after the games. Daniel Hodges, a relief pitcher for the Seminoles who is 1-0 with a 7.11 ERA this year, played with Devils Rod Allen, Sergio Garcia, Jered Liebeck, Jon Sheaffer and Doug Schutt last summer for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the Alaskan Summer League. The Glacier Pilots, led by the.314 batting average and 24 stolen bases of Allen, won the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kan. Hodges was 3-1 with four saves and a 0.29 ERA over the summer. Now That is The Way to Start the Game: The Sun Devil leadoff hitter in the game is off to a great start in 2002, and a main reason why the Devils have scored at least one run in six of their seven games this year. The Sun Devil leadoff hitter, six times being Steve Garrabrants and one time being Doug Schutt, is 6-for-7 to lead off the game for ASU. Garrabrants is 5-for-6 with three singles, a double and a home run to his credit, while Schutt is 1- for-1 with a single. Hitting For The Cycle... in the First Inning: In what may be one of the rarest feats of Arizona State baseball history, the Devils led off the Feb. 9 game vs. Tennessee in grand fashion with the first four hitters combining to hit for the cycle in the first inning. Leadoff hitter Steve Garrabrants led off the game with a first-pitch home run, then Dustin Pedroia followed with a double, then Rod Allen singled and to cap off the amazing event, Jeremy West tripled to give ASU the early 2-0 lead. The ASU-Florida State All-Time Series: The Sun Devils and Seminoles have met on the Diamond 28 previous times, with Florida State winning 21 of those games. A heated rivalry between two of college baseball s top programs, the Seminoles and Devils have met twice in the College World Series in Omaha, 14 times in Tallahassee and 12 times in Arizona. Here is a record breakdown of the all-time series with the complete list of scores: Series: Florida State leads 21-7 College World Series: Series tied 1-1 in Arizona: FSU leads 7-5 First Meeting: May 31, 1987 at College World Series in Florida: FSU leads 13-1 Last Meeting: Feb. 4-6, 2000 in Tempe, Ariz. 1987: 5/31 vs. Florida State (CWS) L : 2/4 at Florida State L 6-9 2/5 at Florida State L : 3/31 Florida State W 9-1 4/1 Florida State W : 2/8 at Florida State L 5-6 (10) 2/9 at Florida State L /10 at Florida State L 3-4 (10) 1992: 2/7 Florida State L 2-4 2/8 Florida State W : 2/11 at Florida State L 7-9 2/12 at Florida State L /13 at Florida State L : 2/10 Florida State (#3) L /11 Florida State (#3) L /12 Florida State (#3) W : 2/7 at Florida State (#2) L 2-5 2/8 at Florida State (#2) W 9-6 2/9 at Florida State (#2) L : 2/6 Florida State (#23) L 2-3 2/7 Florida State (#23) L 1-6 5/29 Florida State (CWS) W : 2/5 at Florida State (#4) L 1-4 2/6 at Florida State (#4) L /7 at Florida State (#4) L : 2/4 Florida State (#5) L /5 Florida State (#5) W /6 Florida State (#5) L 7-9 Vs. ASU HEAD COACH Pat Murphy Since inheriting the Sun Devil program in August of 1994, Arizona State Baseball Head Coach Pat Murphy has carefully nurtured the tradition of excellence in Tempe, at the same time establishing himself as one of the top collegiate head coaches in the nation. He has guided Arizona State to top- 12 national rankings in three of the past five years, including an appearance in the 1998 College World Series national championship game. Murphy is in his seven seasons in Tempe and posts an all-time record in NCAA Tournament action. With a career record in 17 seasons as a head coach, Murphy is the winningest active baseball coach under the age of 43 at any collegiate level. He also became the youngest collegiate coach to reach 500 career victories (with 75 percent of the wins at the Division I level) on March 22, 1998, with a 7-6 victory over California. Murphy is now only six wins short of 600 career Division 1 wins. Month by Month at ASU: January February March April May June Pat Murphy at ASU Record at ASU (.658) Pac (.545) Non-Conference (.753) NCAA Tournament (.619) Opening Day Record Earliest Start... Jan. 15, 1999 (Utah) Latest Start... Feb. 2, 1996 (LMU) Pat Murphy Year-by-Year Career Record: (.673)/18th season Division I Record: (.696) Arizona State Record: (.658)/8th season Year School Overall 2002 Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Claremont-Mudd Scripps Claremont-Mudd Scripps Maryville (Tenn.)

4 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 4 Sun Devil News and Notes Bryce Kartler picked up his first career win on the mound last Sunday in his 33rd career pitching appearance. Kartler tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in that game vs. Tennessee. Steve Garrabrants belted his first career home run vs. Tennessee (2/9) on the very first pitch of the game. The home run came in his 161st career at-bat. Mike Esposito threw his first career complete game in his last start vs. Tennessee. ASU head coach Pat Murphy is six wins shy of 600 in his Division 1 head coaching careeer. The Sun Devil 1-4 hitters combined to hit for the cycle in the first inning in the 8-1 win over Tennessee (2/9). Garrabrants homered, Pedroia doubled, Allen singled and West tripled Friday-night starter Ryan Schroyer has struck out 19 batters in just 11.2 innings. Andre Ethier is ASU s leading hitter at.462 and has three, three-hit games. Steve Garrabrants has scored 13 runs in ASU s seven games. The Sun Devil bullpen has a 0.92 ERA. ASU Opponent Predictions Opponent CB/BA Place Conf. Oral Roberts 1st/1st Mid-Con Southern Utah 3rd/3rd Mid-Con Tennessee 3rd/3rd SEC East CS Fullerton 1st/1st Big West LMU 2nd/2nd West Coast (W) NMSU 6th/5th Sun Belt UNLV 5th/3rd Mtn. West Okla. State 1st/4th Big 12 Oklahoma 7th/7th Big 12 Notre Dame 1st/1st Big East Portland 4th/4th West Coast (W) 2002 Bill Kajikawa Baseball Classic The inaugural Bill Kajikawa Baseball Classic was held Jan. 31-Feb. 3 at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz., with ASU, Southern Utah, Oral Roberts and Oregon State. Here is a brief tournament recap with scores of all the games: Jan. 31 Oral Roberts 9, SUU 1 Jan. 31 ASU 13, Oregon State 5 Feb. 1 Oregon State 10, ORU 9 Feb. 1 ASU 12, SUU 0 Feb. 2 Oregon State 7, SUU 1 Feb. 2 ASU 5, Oral Roberts 4 Feb. 3 ASU 6, SUU 2 Scouting the Seminoles: The Seminoles are off to a 7-3 start with wins over Stanford, Hawaii and Hawaii-Hilo. They began the 2002 season on the road with seven games in Hawaii, going 6-1 before dropping two of three last weekend to No. 1 Stanford. FSU is led by Senior Ryan Barthelemy who is 18-for-37 with five doubles a home run and 14 RBI in nine games this year. Barthelemy was a first-team preseason All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball. FSU lost freshman shorstop Stephen Drew, the brother of St. Louis Cardinal and former Seminole All-American J.D. Drew, for 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in his foot. The starting pitching corps will feature LHP Matt Lynch (2-0, 2.81), RHP Blair Varnes (1-1, 5.73) and RHP Bobby Read (2-0, 3.00) in that order this weekend. A Tough Schedule in 2002 For ASU: The Sun Devils face a tough schedule in 2002, with 12 combined games against teams that participated in the 2001 College World Series (3 - Tennessee, 3 - USC, 3 - Stanford, 3 - Cal State Fullerton). ASU will play 22 of its 55 (40%) scheduled games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last year. The Devils schedule includes road contests against Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Florida State, Stanford and UCLA. Here is a look at where ASU s 2002 Opponents rank in the national polls. Please note that not all teams will be ranked at the time ASU plays them. Team CB BA BW NCBWA Date(s) Results Stanford May USC May Florida State Feb CS Fullerton Feb Notre Dame Apr Okla. State Mar Tennessee NR NR 25* 27* Feb (3-0) 7-4, 8-1, 5-4 Washington NR 24^ NR NR Mar LMU NR NR NR 32^ Mar Arizona Mar * Ranking when ASU played that team ^ Highest Ranking of 2002 Season Garrabrants and Pedroia A Tough 1-2 Punch: Sophomore designated hitter Steve Garrabrants and freshman second baseman Dustin Pedroia have done a nice job of setting the table for ASU s big hitters Rod Allen, Jeremy West and Andre Ethier. Garrabrants and Pedroia combined to go 15-for-31 (.484) with 15 runs scored, two double and two triples in the first weekend of play in the Kajikawa Classic and for the season are hitting a combined.411 (23x56). Pedroia is currently fourth on the team with a.370 average (10x27) and Garrabrants is second hitting at a.448 clip (13x29). Pedroia has started six games at second base and one at third base, while Garrabrants has made six starts in the designated hitter spot and one start at second base. Garrabrants his his first collegiate home run with a leadoff solo home run on the first pitch of the game vs. Tennessee (2/9). The home run came in his 161st career at-bat. The Wild, Wild West: Sophomore first baseman Jeremy West is off torrid start in 2002 with a team-leading 13 RBI in ASU s seven games. Leading the Sun Devils with six extra-base hits, West is third with a.421 batting average and has recorded a hit in four of his six games played. West missed the last game of the Tennessee series with a sore wrist after being hit by a pitch in Saturday s 8-1 victory. He is listed as day-to-day with the injury. Murphy s Teams Know How To Score: A true icon of the Pat Murphy system is scoring runs. The Sun Devils have done plenty of that since he arrived in ASU has led the NCAA in scoring in two of the last three years, averaging runs per game in 1999 and runs per game in The Devils paced the Pac-10 in 2001, hitting at a.327 clip and averaging 8.26 runs per game to rank 17th in the nation. ASU also led the nation in batting average with a team total of.356 in 1999 and fell just percentage points shy of matching that feat a second year in a row in 2000 with a.346 mark, trailing Stony Brook by one point. During Pat Murphy s eight seasons in Tempe, the Sun Devils have been a scoring machine with 3,905 runs, averaging 9.30 runs per game and hitting at an overall.331 clip. Below is an offensive team breakdown of Murphy s ASU teams: Year G AB R H HR BA Totals ,151 3,905 5,

5 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 5 Kartler Picks Up First Career Win: Junior LHP Bryce Kartler picked up his first career win as a Sun Devil in his 33rd career appearance. The junior tied a career high with nine K s in his win over Tennessee (2/10). For the season he is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA as ASU s Sunday starter. The Child From Liberal, Kansas: Junior right-handed relief pitcher Robbie McClellan has been nicknamed The Child for his boyish looks. While the nickname has stuck, he is anything but boyish, and rather bullish, when it comes to his pitching. Already assuming the role as the go-to guy out of the bullpen for ASU, McClellan is 2-0 with one save just three games into his Sun Devil career. In 8.1 combined innings, the junior who starred at Seward County CC and for the summer league Liberal BeeJays, has struck out 15 batters and opposing hitters are batting just.167 off him. McClellan saved the Sunday game (2/10) vs. Tennessee to preserve an ASU sweep by striking out two batters with the bases loaded in a 5-4 victory. This Sergio Garcia Doesn t Golf: Senior infielder Sergio Garcia has a familiar name, but this Sergio Garcia is not a golfer. Garcia will fill in the role as ASU s valued utility man, able to play third, second and his most familiar position, shortstop. Garcia transfered from Oklahoma where he hit.311 for the Sooners last year and was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection. Garcia is hitting.286 while playing in five games this year. A Very Young Team Indeed: The Sun Devils feature a very young team in 2002, with 22 of the 33 players on the roster listed as underclassman. Losing seven of its top position players from the 2001 team and several top pitchers, a very young team Sun Devil team will take the field this year. A projected starting lineup will have five sophomores, two true freshman and at least one senior at the field. ASU Varsity Breezes Past Alumni in Annual Game: The Sun Devil Varsity 9 defeated a talented group of alumni players in the annual Alumni game held Jan. 26 at Packard Stadium. The Sun Devils defeated the Alumni 9-3 behind strong pitching and an offensive showcase by sophomore Rod Allen. Starter Bryce Kartler threw four strong innings, allowing only one hit and striking out four. The relief corps of J.J. Jackson, Miguel Sanchez, Aaron Klusman, Mark Sopko and Robbie McClellan allowed only three hits and one run over the final five innings. At the plate, Allen was 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a run-scoring double. The Alumni squad featured former Sun Devil All-Americans Mitch Jones, Ryan Bradley, Willie Bloomquist, Ken Phelps and recent Devils Brooks Conrad and Mike Lopez Newcomers Highly Touted By National Publications: The group of 17 players that make up the newcomers for the 2002 season have been highly touted as the No. 8 recruiting class in the nation by Collegiate Baseball and the No. 11 class by Baseball America. The group includes starting shortstop Ian Kinsler (Central Arizona CC), starting right fielder Andre Ethier (Chandler-Gilbert CC), starting second baseman Dustin Pedroia (Woodland, Calif.), starting catcher Tuffy Gosewisch (Horizon HS) and ace relief pitcher Robbie McClellan (Seward County CC) to name just a few. He s Back; Andre Ethier: After earning All-State honors at St. Mary s High School as a senior in 2000, Sun Devil right fielder Andre Ethier followed his dreams and came to Arizona State University to play baseball. With playing time not working out, Ethier decided to play his freshman year at Chandler-Gilbert CC. Making a name for himself by hitting.468 at the JC level last year, Ethier spurned an offer from the Oakland Athletics after being drafted in the 37th round and came back to Arizona State. Through seven games Ethier is ASU s leading hitter at.462 (12x26) and is coming off a fine weekend at the plate in which he was 6-for-13 (.462) with a pair of three-hit games. Blood Lines: If the last name and number you see behind the plate for ASU this year looks familiar, don t worry, you aren t having flashback to the late 90s. Tuffy Gosewisch, the brother of former Sun Devil Chip Gosewisch, wears the same No. 39 as his brother and carries the same tough mentality on the field. The older Gosewisch played for Pat Murphy from as a catcher and infielder, hitting at a career.338 clip and playing in 160 career games. Tuffy Gosewisch was an all-state catcher at Horizon High School in Scottsdale last year. Why Not #9 Murphy: Most who are close to the ASU Baseball program know what the No. 9 means to head coach Pat Murphy. Often his slogan to Play all 9 Innings, Murphy and No. 9 are synonymous with each other... until this year. In a preseason meeting with team, Murphy gave a speech on how you have to be able to give up anything for the team. In this case, he even offered up his prize No. 9, knowing no one would take it. That is, until ASU s sophomore Steve Garrabrants raised his hand and said, I ll take it, and with that, the leader of the Devils is willing to give up anything for the team and will wear No. 7 this year ,130 1,900 2,233 Inside the Numbers Career Pac-10 batting average of Dennis Wyrick. National Championships won by the Sun Devils. Preseason Top 25 Teams ASU will face in The number Pat Murphy has worn on his back his whole coaching career until this season when he turned it in for #7 to give #9 to Steve Garrabrants. Players on the 2002 squad that have been drafted. Times the Sun Devils have participated in the College World Series. Consecutive weeks ranked in at least one of the national polls, dating back to 2000, 20 of which have been spent in the top 10. Number of former Sun Devils who have played in the Major Leagues. Number of Wins Coach Murphy has in his Arizona State career. Number of consecutive games the Devils have scored at least one run, surpassing the old NCAA record of 349. Number of combined home runs hit in the MLB careers of former Sun Devil players Barry Bonds and Reggie Jackson. Number of wins in Arizona State varsity baseball history since Total number of wins in Arizona State baseball history since Devils in the Polls... BA BW CB NCBWA Sun Devils in the Polls PS /4 NP NP / /18 2/25 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 4/1 4/8 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/6 5/13 5/20 Final

6 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 6 Arizona State On The Tube: Fox Sports Net will televise four Pac-10 Baseball games this year, including the March 23 game between Arizona State and Arizona in Tucson. The game, originally scheduled for 1 p.m. at Frank Sancet Field, has been pushed back to a 2 p.m. start to accommodate the TV start time. Arizona State will also play Florida State on Feb. 16 on Fox Sports Arizona at 12 p.m. MST. Listed below is a complete schedule of Pac-10 Baseball games scheduled to air on Fox Sports Net in Please check your local listings for exact start times and channel: -- Saturday, Feb. 16, Arizona State at Florida State, 12 p.m. MT -- Saturday, March 23, Arizona State at Arizona, 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. MT -- Saturday, April 13, USC at Stanford, 1 p.m. PT -- Saturday, May 4, UCLA at Washington, 1 p.m. PT -- Saturday, May 11, Oregon State at California, 1 p.m. PT Monday s With Murphy: New for the 2002 baseball season is a weekly coaches radio show for ASU head coach Pat Murphy. Held every Monday from 6-6:30 p.m. on XTRA 910 AM, Murphy and the voice of ASU Baseball, Tim Healey, will preview upcoming ASU Baseball games and talk Sun Devil baseball. A roundtable discussion on ASU and College Baseball is held from 5:30-6 p.m. and is open to the public and all media. Players will also be present at the weekly event. ASU And Team USA Connections: Arizona State baseball has had a longstanding tradition of sending players to play for the USA National team during the summers. ASU has had six players don the Red, White and Blue for Team USA since 1984, with the first being Oddibe McDowell in the 1984 Olympics played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Jim Austin played for Team USA in 1990 and ASU has had four players play with Team USA in the last four years Pac-10 Player of the Year Willie Bloomquist played in the summer of 1998, Pac-10 Player of the Year Casey Myers played in the summer of 2000 and was also a member of the Team USA Junior National Team before arriving at ASU in Current Tampa Bay Devil Ray prospect Jon Switzer was also a member of the 2000 National Team and current pitcher Mike Esposito was 3-1 with a 1.56 ERA last summer. Current Sun Devils Dustin Pedroia, Dennis Wyrick and Ryan Schroyer all played for one of the Team USA Junior teams during their respective prep careers. Looking To Break the Triples Record: While it is probably a longshot to break the school record of 49 triples in a season (1971), the Devils will certainly increase their triples production by playing at spacious Hohokam Stadium. Through seven games ASU has hit six triples (.86 per game) and are already onethird the way to its entire 2001 triples production of 18. Right now ASU is on pace to hit 48 triples in a season. Allen and Esposito Named Summer All-Americans: Sun Devil sophomores Rod Allen and Mike Esposito were named to Baseball America s second-team Summer All-America team. Allen was ranked as the No. 8 prospect out of the Alaskan League after hitting.314 with 24 stolen bases to help lead the Anchorage Glacier Pilots to the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series Championship in Wichita, Kan. Esposito was 3-1 with a 1.56 ERA for Team USA. Junior pitcher Robbie McClellan also had great summer success, helping lead the Liberal BeeJays (Kansas) to the NBC World Series. McClellan was named an NBC All-American after going 2-0 with a 0.52 ERA in the 2001 World Series. How They Have Finished: Arizona State has finished four seasons ranked in the final Collegiate Baseball national poll since 1990, ranking 10th of all college baseball programs. The schools with the most Top 10 Collegiate Baseball finishes are listed below: 1. Florida State LSU Miami 8 4. Stanford 7 5. Clemson 6 5. Cal State Fullerton 6 7. Oklahoma State 5 7. Wichita State 5 7. USC Arizona State 4 Frequent Flyers... and Drivers: With this weekend s three-game series at Florida State in Tallahassee, ASU will embark on its first of many roadtrips this season. The Devils will travel a total of 3,572 miles this weekend, flying from Phoenix to Atlanta and then on to Tallahassee. For the season ASU will log 10,192 miles in the air, with flights to Oklahoma City, Chicago, Spokane, Wash., Las Vegas and San Jose, Calif. In addition, ASU plans to make two big bus trips this year to Las Cruces, N.M. (770 miles round trip) for the Mar. 12 game at New Mexico State and to UCLA (792 miles round trip) for the three-game Pac-10 series in April. In all, ASU will drive 2,136 miles on a bus this year to get to games. Upcoming Opponents: Cal State Fullerton Game Dates: Feb in Mesa 2002 Record: Record: The Apollo Connection: Arizona State and Apollo High School in Glendale has formed quiet a relationship. Former Sun Devil All-American and Major Leaguer Bob Horner started the tradition back in the late 1970 s and still holds the ASU career record for home runs with 56. Current Los Angeles Dodger Paul Lo Duca, who was the Sporting News College Player of the Year in 1993 and holds the ASU single-season batting average record at.446 was also a prep standout at Apollo High School. The latest in the line of ASU players to come from Apollo High School is freshman infielder Nick Cadena. Cadena broke the school and state home run records for a career set by Horner and also bettered several of Lo Duca s long-standing records. To add to the connection, ASU Baseball beat writer Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic is also an Apollo graduate. The Bishop Amat Connection: Arizona State and Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif., have also formed a good pipeline of players. Junior third baseman Dennis Wyrick played for head coach Kenny Kendrena, as did freshman LHP Miguel Sanchez. Loyola Marymount Game Dates: Mar. 1-3 in Mesa 2002 Record: Record: New Mexico State Game Dates: Mar. 5 in Mesa 2002 Record: Record: 32-23

7 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 7 Calling All Lettermen Prior to the 2002 baseball season, the Arizona State Baseball Media Guide, the official source of ASU Baseball information, only referred to records and lettermen dating back to Although 1959 is the year Bobby Winkles officially took over the program, making the sport have varsity recognition at ASU, baseball in Tempe dates back to Integrating the research of Barry Sollenberger from his book, Bulldog Baseball, lettermen and records prior to 1959 have been added to the ASU Baseball Media Guide. The list of letterman is ever evolving, so if you know of any name that should be on the list of a player that played in at least one VARSITY game, please contact the ASU Media Relations office at jeff.evans@asu.edu. On Deck Circle Baseball Booster Club: The On Deck Circle Baseball Booster Club is the official booster club of ASU Baseball. The ODC is a volunteer group that passes out information at home games and helps organize player autograph sessions, the end of year banquet and helps with the annual Alumni golf tournament. The ODC falls under the umbrella of the Sun Angel Foundation and for membership information, please stop by the information booth at Hohokam Stadium. Success in the Classroom As Well As On The Field: ASU has long enjoyed much success on the diamond, and with 18 College World Series appearances, it is known as one of the gems of college baseball. But lately academics, as well as on-field talent, has shown its true colors in the storied program. Pat Murphy s Sun Devil squads have produced four Academic All-Americans over the past three years (Willie Bloomquist, Mark Ernster, Jeff Phelps, Casey Myers), including Myers being named the Academic All-American for college baseball in 2000 and The four players honored as National Academic All-Americans is the most by any college baseball program in the nation over the last three years. ASU Owns Pac-10 Player of the Year Award: Since the old Pac-10 North (formerly Washington State, Washington, Oregon State, Portland State) and the Six-Pac joined to form the unified Pac-10 baseball conference in 1999, Arizona State has enjoyed much success with a combined record in league play. Even more impressive is that no one other than an ASU player has won the annual Pac-10 Player of the Year award. Willie Bloomquist won the inaugural award in 1999, while Casey Myers took home the hardware in 2000 and 2001 to become only fourth player in Pac-10 history to win the award twice in a career. In all, ASU has won nine (9) Pac-10 Player of the Year Awards dating back to 1978 (Myers (2), Bloomquist, Jacob Cruz, Paul Lo Duca, Linty Ingram, Oddibe McDowell, Alvin Davis, Mike Sodders) and two Pac-10 Pitchers of the Year (Noah Perry and Marc Barcelo). Seven Devils Earn Freshman All-America Honors in 2001: Seven Sun Devils earned freshman All-America honors during the 2001 season. Rod Allen and Jeremy West both earned first-team acclaim from Collegiate Baseball and Allen was also named to the Baseball America Freshman All-America team. Allen set an ASU freshman record with a.389 batting average and became the first Sun Devil freshman in school history to be named a first-team All-Pac-10 player. Mike Esposito, Aaron Klusman, Ryan Schroyer, Steve Garrabrants and Nick Walsh were all named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All- America team as honorable mention selections. Sanchez Leads High School Team to National Championship in 2001: Arizona State freshman left-handed pitcher Miguel Sanchez helped lead Bishop Amat High School in Los Angeles to the 2001 Collegiate Baseball High School National Championship. Sanchez was 11-1 with a 1.12 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 81.0 innings. The Assistants: Pat Murphy is assisted by Jay Sferra and Mike Rooney. Sferra, a former two-sport star in basketball and baseball at the University of Colorado, is in his seventh year in the Sun Devil baseball program. Sferra, who is a childhood friend of Murphy s while growing up in Syracuse, NY, is the lead recruiting coordinator and serves as ASU s pitching coach. Rooney played for Murphy at Notre Dame and is in his fourth year on the ASU coaching staff. A native of Philadelphia, Rooney heads up the infielders, handles a variety of recruiting responsibilities and also oversees the academics of the team. The support staff features Director of Baseball Operations Chris Holick (2nd year), Director of Baseball Administration Graham Rossini (3rd year), Senior Manager Steve Kirkman (4th year), Athletic Trainer Kenny McCarty (5th year) and Strength/Conditioning Coach Jim Mancuso (7th year). Sun Devil Quick Facts Name of School... Arizona State City, State... Tempe, Ariz. Founded Enrollment... 45,693 Mascot... Sun Devils School Colors... Maroon and Gold 2002 Home Field... Hohokam Stadium (12,623) Dimensions /390/410/390/350 Normal Home Field... Packard Stadium Field... Bobby Winkles Field Fences /395/340 Conference... Pac-10 President... Dr. Lattie F. Coor Athletics Director... Gene Smith Baseball History First year of Baseball (7-2) Start of Varsity Baseball (28-18) All-Time Record... 2,233-1,094-6 Modern Era (1959-P)... 1, Early Era ( ) Packard Stadium Record Years in College World Series NCAA Championships... 5 College World Series Record (.647) NCAA Appearances NCAA Record (.713) Last CWS Appearance (2nd) Best All-Time Record (1973) Media Relations Media Relations Phone... (480) Fax... (480) Baseball SID... Jeff Evans Address... Jeff.Evans@asu.edu Evans Direct Line... (480) Home Phone... (480) Director of Media Relations... Mark Brand Associate Director... Doug Tammaro Associate Director... Rhonda Lundin Assistant Directors...Will Phillips...Erin Rowley... Jason Bellamy Press Box... (480) Web Site... ASU Coaching/Support Staff Head Coach... Pat Murphy Record at ASU (8th Season) Career Division I (15th Season) Assistants... Jay Sferra (7th)... Mike Rooney (4th) Dir. of Baseball Operations...Chris Holick Dir. of Basebal Administration... Graham Rossini 2001 ASU Fielding Leaders Senior Manager... Steve Kirkman Athletic Trainer... Kenny McCarty Student Trainer... Troy Damron 2001 in Review Record Home Away Pac-10 Record (3rd) Home Away Final Rankings (BA), 23 (CB), 22 (BW) Letterman Returning/Lost... 14/14 Total Newcomers... 17

8 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 8 Around the Pacific-10 Conference 2002 Pac-10 Results: Team Overall Pac-10 Arizona State Arizona UCLA Washington State Stanford California Oregon State USC Washington *Through Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2002* This Week In The Pac-10: Thu., Feb. 14 UCLA vs. Hawaii-Hilo (14), 12 p.m. Washington vs. Missouri (8), 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 15 WASHINGTON vs. Northwestern (8), 10 a.m. WASHINGTON STATE vs. Gonzaga (9), 1 p.m. Long Beach State at CALIFORNIA, 2 p.m. ARIZONA at Texas A&M, 3 p.m. ARIZONA STATE at Florida State, 3:30 p.m. USC vs. Baylor (1), 6 p.m. STANFORD at Fresno State, 7:05 p.m. UCLA at Hawaii, 6:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 16 WASHINGTON vs. Northwestern (8), 10 a.m. UCLA at Hawaii, 12:05 p.m. ARIZONA at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. Long Beach State at CALIFORNIA, 1 p.m. WASHINGTON STATE vs. Gonzaga (9), 1 p.m. USC vs. Baylor (1), 1 p.m. STANFORD at Fresno State, 1:05 p.m. OREGON STATE vs. Western Kentucky (6), 1 p.m. ARIZONA STATE at Florida State, 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 17 WASHINGTON vs. Missouri (8), 12:30 p.m. OREGON STATE at San Diego State, 12 p.m. USC vs. Baylor (1), 12 p.m. ARIZONA at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. ARIZONA STATE at Florida State, 1 p.m. Long Beach State at CALIFORNIA, 1 p.m. WASHINGTON STATE vs. Gonzaga (9), 1 p.m. STANFORD at Fresno State, 1:05 p.m. UCLA at Hawaii, 1:05 p.m Preseason Coaches Poll: Team Points Stanford 63 USC 57 Arizona State 49 California 41 Arizona 34 Washington 30 Oregon State 21 UCLA 20 Washington State 9 ASU Pac-10 Preseason Awards: Preseason All-Pac-10: Jeremy West, 1B Rod Allen, OF Best Tools: Best Pure Hitter: Rod Allen Top Prospects 2002 Draft: 7. Mike Esposito, RHP Top Prospects 2003 Draft: 5. Rod Allen, OF Top Newcomers: 5. Ian Kinsler, SS *As voted by Baseball America Drafted Devils: A total of 17 players on the 2001 Arizona State squad have been taken in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Since the inception of the draft in 1965, ASU has had more players chosen (289), more first-round draft picks (21) and more No. 1 picks (3) than any other school in the nation. Eight (8) players from the 2000 Pac- 10 Championship team were drafted last June. ASU s three No. 1 picks were Rick Monday (1965), Floyd Bannister (1976) and Bob Horner (1978, Atlanta). Player Year Team Round Drafted Rod Allen 2000 Reds 34th round Bret Berglund 2001 Royals 46th round Nick Cadena 2001 Royals 42nd round Mike Esposito 1999 Reds 5th round Andre Ethier 2001 Athletics 37th round Steve Garrabrants 2000 Twins 42nd round Mike Guerrero 2000 Red Sox 36th round Bryce Kartler 2001 Cardinals 20th round Ian Kinsler 2000 Diamondbacks 29th round 2001 Diamondbacks 26th round Jeff Larish 2001 Cubs 32nd round Jered Liebeck 1999 Diamondbacks 45th round Josh Perrault 2000 Diamondbacks 40th round 2001 Marlins 42nd round Ryan Schroyer 2000 Tigers 16th round Jon Sheaffer 1999 Reds 29th round Josh Smith 2001 Brewers 20th round Dennis Wyrick 1999 Tigers 35th round Horner Ranks Second As Player of the Century: Former Sun Devil greats Bob Horner and Eddie Bane were honored by Baseball America by being placed on the publication s Team of the Century. Horner, an ASU great under Jim Brock from , hit.383 for his career and belted a school record 56 home runs. Horner was listed second on the team behind Oklahoma State slugger Pete Incaviglia ( ). Bane, a top pitcher for the Sun Devils from , posted a career 40-4 record and a 1.64 ERA. Bane was listed as the ninth best player of the 20th Century by Baseball America. The top 10 players of the century were voted on by fans, coaches and baseball writers and are listed below: 1. Pete Incaviglia (Oklahoma State) 2. Bob Horner (Arizona State) 3. Robin Ventura (Oklahoma State) 4. Burt Hooten (Texas) 5. Dave Winfield (Minnesota) 6. Phil Stephenson (Wichita State) 7. John G. Olerud (Washington State) 8. J.D. Drew (Florida State) 9. Eddie Bane (Arizona State) 10. Derek Tatsuno (Hawai i) 91 Years of Sun Devil Baseball Tradition: While the history of baseball at Arizona State University goes back all the way to the early 1900 s, the school officially began sponsoring varsity baseball in Prior to 2002, the ASU Baseball Media Guide referred only to those players that played from 1959 to present. ASU now officially recognizes those players, coaches and seasons from In 90-plus years of baseball at Arizona State, the program has built a legacy matched by few in the college baseball world. With a 2,230-1,094-6 all-time record, Arizona State has advanced to the College World Series 18 times, won five national championships, won six Pac-10 titles, produced 12 Players of the Year and three Golden Spikes Award winners, and has gone to the NCAA Tournament 25 times. Under current head coach Pat Murphy, the Sun Devils have finished in the top 12 in three of the last five years and finished second in the nation in They have been ranked in the top 20 for 40 consecutive national polls.

9 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 9 Sun Devil Baseball Position Player Notes --Players in Alphabetical Order Rod Allen (So., R/R, Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista) OF Season:.348 (8x23) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.353 (6x17) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x0) Last HR: Feb. 2 vs. ORU Career:.384 (78x203) Non-Conf:.348 (8x23) Last 10:.348 (8x23) RISP:.364 (4x11) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Named first-team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball hit game-winning home run vs. Oral Roberts in the 8th inning to lift ASU to 5-4 win (2/2) has recorded a hit in five of seven games this year sixth on the team with.348 batting average went 2- for-4 with two runs scored vs. Tennessee (2/9) 2001 Freshman All-America selection by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball TOTAL Joel Bocchi (Fr., R/R, Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista) C Season:.200 (1x5) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.000 (0x4) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x0) Last HR: None Career:.200 (1x5) Non-Conf:.200 (1x5) Last 10:.200 (1x5) RISP:.000 (0x1) Multi-Hit: None 2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Walked in his first career at-bat as a Sun Devil singled through the left side of the infield vs. Southern Utah (2/1) for his first career hit made first career start vs. Tennessee (2/10) TOTAL Cesar Castillo (Sr., R/R, Yuma, Ariz., Yuma/Arizona Western) C Season:.000 (0x0) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.000 (0x0) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x0) Last HR: None Career:.286 (7x19) Non-Conf:.000 (0x0) Last 10:.000 (0x0) RISP:.000 (0x0) Multi-Hit: None 2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has played in two games, but has not recorded an official at-bat used as a late-inning defensive replacement in both games he has played in good defensive skills behind the plate TOTAL Andre Ethier (So., L/L, Phoenix, Ariz., St. Mary s/chandler-gilbert) OF Season:.462 (12x26) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.444 (8x18) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x2) Last HR: None Career:.462 (12x26) Non-Conf:.462 (12x26) Last 10:.462 (12x26) RISP:.500 (5x10) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has recorded a hit in six of seven games this year started the season with a four-game hitting streak, going 6-for- 13 (.462) during that stretch was 3-for-4 with four RBI in his ASU debut 1/31 vs. Oregon State his four doubles are tied for the team lead has started six games in right field and one at first base hit.462 with a pair of three-hit games in the Tennessee series all three of his multi-hit games are three-hit affairs transferred to ASU from Chandler-Gilber CC last year where he hit.468 with 32 doubles drafted in the 38th round by Oakland last June originally enrolled at ASU in fall TOTAL Sergio Garcia (Sr., R/R, Paramount, Calif., Oklahoma) INF Season:.286 (2x7) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.200 (1x5) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x1) Last HR: None Career:.286 (2x7) Non-Conf:.286 (2x7) Last 10:.286 (2x7) RISP:.000 (0x2) Multi-Hit: None 2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Transferred to ASU after starting at shortstop for Oklahoma last year hit.311 while starting all 59 games for the Sooners named honorable mention All-Big 12 is 2-for-7 in 2002 for the Sun Devils made first start as a Sun Devil at shorstop 2/10 vs. Tennessee TOTAL

10 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 10 Sun Devil Baseball Position Player Notes --Players in Alphabetical Order Steve Garrabrants (So., R/R, Phoenix, Ariz., Moon Valley) INF/OF/DH Season:.448 (13x29) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.409 (9x22) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x3) Last HR: Tennessee (2/9) Career:.331 (56x169) Non-Conf:.448 (13x29) Last 10:.448 (13x29) RISP:.143 (1x7) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Off to a torrid start in 2002, going 8-for-15 (.533) during the Kajikawa Classic and 5-for-14 vs. Tennessee second on the team with.448 season batting average went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in the season opener vs. Oregon State (1/31) leads the team with five multi-hit games this year has batted leadoff in six of seven games, recording a hit in five of those games in his first at-bat led off the 2/9 Tennessee game with a first-pitch home run to left field it was his first career home run in his 161st career at-bat 2001 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honorable mention TOTAL Tuffy Gosewisch (Fr., R/R, Scottsdale, Ariz., Horizon) C Season:.062 (1x16) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.111 (1x9) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x0) Last HR: None Career:.062 (1x16) Non-Conf:.062 (1x16 Last 10:.062 (1x16 RISP:.000 (0x6) Multi-Hit: None 2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has started six of ASU s seven games behind the dish in 2002 struggling at the plate going 1x16 in 2002 brother of former Sun Devil Chip Gosewisch ( ) 2001 Arizona All-State at Horizon High School TOTAL Ian Kinsler (So., R/R, Tucson, Ariz., CDO/Central Arizona) SS Season:.227 (5x22) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.143 (2x14) Bases Loaded:.333 (1x3) Last HR: None Career:.227 (5x22) Non-Conf:.227 (5x22) Last 10:.227 (5x22) RISP:.167 (2x12) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Transferred to ASU from Central Arizona, enrolling in January has recorded a hit in four of six games in 2002 was 1-for-5 with an RBI in his ASU debut vs. Oregon State (1/31) went 2-for-3 with two RBI vs. Southern Utah (2/1) had clutch two-out, two-run single vs. Tennessee (2/8) to help give ASU 7-4 win 2-for-2 stealing bases this year TOTAL Ryan McKenna (So., L/R, Elgin, Ill., Larkin) OF Season:.200 (1x5) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.250 (1x4) Bases Loaded: (1x1) Last HR: None Career:.278 (15x54) Non-Conf:.200 (1x5) Last 10:.200 (1x5) RISP: (1x1) Multi-Hit: None 2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has appeared in six games in 2002, four coming just as a defensive replacement in the late innings has a bases loaded walk and a bases loaded single to his credit this year was a sparkplug for ASU late in the 2001 season one of ASU s best defensive players in the outfield TOTAL Dustin Pedroia (Fr., R/R, Woodland, Calif., Woodland) INF Season:.370 (10x27) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.316 (6x19) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x2) Last HR: None Career:.370 (10x27) Non-Conf:.370 (10x27) Last 10:.370 (10x27) RISP:.333 (4x12) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: A sparkplug for ASU with 10 hits in his first seven collegiate games has recorded four multi-hit games to rank second on the team was 2-for-4 in each of his first three games as a Sun Devil had a straight steal of home vs. Southern Utah (2/3) also had a runscoring triple vs. SUU made a diving play vs. ORU in the ninth inning to help presever a one-run lead has started all seven games, with six coming at second base and one at third base has recorded at least one RBI in six of ASU s seven games this year was 3-for-5 in 8-1 win over Tennessee (2/ 9) 2001 Sacramento Area High School Player of the Year (small schools) TOTAL

11 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 11 Sun Devil Baseball Position Player Notes --Players in Alphabetical Order Doug Schutt (Sr., L/L, Gilbert, Ariz., Eastern Arizona/UNC Greensboro) OF Season:.250 (2x8) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.333 (2x6) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x0) Last HR: None Career:.250 (2x8) Non-Conf:.250 (2x8) Last 10:.250 (2x8) RISP:.000 (0x1) Multi-Hit: None 2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Transferred to ASU from UNC Greensboro in the fall of 2001 hit.301 while playing in all 59 games last year at UNCG collected his first hit as a Sun Devil with a pinch-hit triple vs. Southern Utah (2/3) started first career game as CF in series finale vs. Tennessee had two stolen bases, two runs scored and a single in win over Tennessee (2/10) TOTAL Jon Sheaffer (Sr., R/R, Mesa, Ariz., South Mountain CC) OF Season:.357 (5x14) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.400 (4x10) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x0) Last HR: None Career:.297 (11x37) Non-Conf:.357 (5x14) Last 10:.357 (5x14) RISP:.500 (1x2) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has started all six of ASU s seven games in CF in 2002 recorded second career multi-hit game vs. Oral Roberts (2/ 2) was 2-for-3 with one RBI and a double in that game excellent speed who patrols center field with ease is 3-for-3 in stealing bases this year hitting.400 (2x5) in last five games played football for ASU on special teams in TOTAL Nick Walsh (So., L/R, Alamo, Calif., De la Salle) OF/DH Season:.333 (2x6) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.000 (0x4) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x1) Last HR: 4/1301 vs. WSU Career:.268 (26x97) Non-Conf:.333 (2x6) Last 10:.333 (2x6) RISP:.000 (0x2) Multi-Hit: None 2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Appeared in five games in 2002, going 2-for-6 (.333) with two singles 2001 Collegiate Baseball honorable mention Freshman All-American TOTAL Jeremy West (So., R/R, Las Vegas, Nev., Silverado) 1B Season:.421 (8x19) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.250 (3x12( Bases Loaded:.667 (2x3) Last HR: 2/1 vs. SUU Career:.321 (51x159) Non-Conf:.421 (8x19) Last 10:.421 (8x19) RISP:.500 (5x10) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Off to a hot start at the plate with a.421 average and 13RBI was 2-for-4 with career-high tying four RBI in season opener vs. Oregon State (1/31) duplicated his four RBI feat the next night vs. Southern Utah with a 3-for-3 game and his first HR of the year 2-for- 3 with three RBI, including a double and a triple in 8-1 win over Tennessee (2/9) hit on wrist in 2/9 game vs. Tennessee and is listed as day-to-day 2001 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America first-team selected to Baseball America s 2002 preseason All-Pac-10 team TOTAL Dennis Wyrick (Jr., R/R, Azusa, Calif., Bishop Amat) 3B/C Season:.312 (5x16) Pac-10:.000 (0x0) Last 5:.222 (2x9) Bases Loaded:.000 (0x1) Last HR: None Career:.338 (118x349) Non-Conf:.312 (5x16) Last 10:.312 (5x16) RISP:.625 (5x8) Multi-Hit: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Has started six games at 3B for ASU this year all five of his hits have come with runners in scoring position a career.338 hitter went 2-for-2 in 8-1 win over Tennessee (2/9) 2001 All-Pac-10 honorable mention as ASU s starting shorstop made the transition to third base this year and may catch at times in TOTAL

12 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page ASU Hitting Leaders Batting Average: 1. Casey Myers Rod Allen Chris Duffy Dennis Wyrick Jonah Martin Hits: 1. Casey Myers Chris Duffy Rod Allen Dennis Wyrick Brooks Conrad Runs Scored: 1. Casey Myers Brooks Conrad Mike Lopez Chris Duffy Rod Allen RBI: 1. Casey Myers Rod Allen Mike Lopez Brooks Conrad Chris Duffy Doubles: 1. Jeff Phelps Mike Lopez Triples: 1. Steve Garrabrants... 5 Home Runs: 1. Casey Myers Rod Allen Jeremy West Chris Duffy ASU Pitching Leaders Earned Run Average: 1. Drew Friedberg Aaron Klusman Jon Switzer Mike Esposito Andy Torres Wins: 1. Andy Torres Mike Esposito... 5 Jon Switzer Drew Friedberg... 4 Batters Struck Out: 1. Jon Switzer Andy Torres Mike Esposito Drew Friedberg Aaron Klusman Innings Pitched: 1. Jon Switzer Andy Torres Mike Esposito Drew Friedberg ASU Fielding Leaders Errors: 1. Dennis Wyrick Brooks Conrad Mike Lopez Assists: 1. Dennis Wyrick Brooks Conrad Mike Lopez Putouts: 1. Casey Myers Jeremy West Jeff Phelps Sun Devils in Pro Baseball in 2001: Major League Players (6) Player MLB Team W-L ERA G SV IP H BB SO Doug Henry Kansas City Royals Sean Lowe Chicago White Sox Player, Pos. MLB Team Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Barry Bonds, LF San Francisco Giants Jacob Cruz, CF Colorado Rockies Paul LoDuca, C Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Vina, 2B St. Louis Cardinals Sun Devils in the Minors (39) Player Team (Class) W-L ERA G SV IP H BB SO Jason Bond Yuma (Independent) Ryan Bradley Norwich (AA, Yankees) Tampa (A, Yankees) Chuck Crumpton Harrisburg (AA, Expos) Jupiter (A, Expos) Eric Doble Spokane (R, Royals) Luke Field Mahoning Valley (A, Indians) Akron (AA, Indians) Jason Fingers Burlington (A, Royals) Drew Friedberg Williamsport (R, Pirates) Hickory (A, Pirates) Jay Gehrke Charleston (A, Royals) Greg Halvorson St. Lucie (A, Mets) Ryan Mills New Britain (AA, Twins) Gabe Molina Calgary (AAA, Marlins) Jon Switzer Hudson Valley (R, Tampa Bay) Player Team (Class) Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Andrew Beinbrink Orlando (AA, Tampa Bay) Bakersfield (A, Tampa Bay) Willie Bloomquist San Antonio (AA, Mariners) Brett Cadiente Charlotte (A, Rangers) Tulsa (AA, Rangers) Oklahoma (AAA, Rangers) Mike Collins Vero Beach (A, Dodgers) Jacksonville (AA, Dodgers) Brooks Conrad Pittsfield (R, Astros) Phil Downing Jupiter (A, Expos) Clinton (A, Expos) Dustin Delucchi Dubois County (Independent) Jeff Duncan Columbia (A, Mets) Chris Duffy Williamsport (R, Pirates) Mark Ernster Huntsville (AA, Brewers) Matt Frick Brevard County (A, Marlins) Javier Fuentes Harrisburg (AA, Expos) Steve Goodell Bowie (AA, Orioles) Scott Goodman Brevard County (A, Marlins) Jeremy Jones Tulsa (AA, Rangers) Mitch Jones Tampa (A, Yankees) Rich Leon Yuma (Independent) Mike Lopez Missoula (R, Diamondbacks) Cody McKay Sacramento (AAA, Athletics) Midland (AA, Athletics) Dan McKinley Ottawa (AAA, Expos) Dan Meier Altoona (AA, Pirates) Casey Myers Vancouver (R, Athletics) Jeff Phelps Batavia (R, Phillies) Scott Samuels Pawtucket (AAA, Red Sox) Jim Sitzman Clearwater (A, Phillies) Tim Spehr Louisville (AAA, Reds) Mel Stocker Spokane (R, Royals)

13 2002 Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Weekly Release Feb , 2002 Page 13 Golden Spikes Common At Arizona State: While Mark Prior of USC was the recipient of the 2001 Golden Spikes award as the nation s top amateur baseball player, it should be noted that three Arizona State players have won the award. Bob Horner, who was a standout at ASU from , won the inaugural award in Oddibe McDowell, who was a member of the first Team USA baseball team to compete in an Olympics, won the award in Mike Kelly, who ranks second in ASU history with 46 home runs from , won the award in In all, 13 players that have worn the Maroon and Gold have been named a Player of the Year for college baseball. ASU Leader of the Pac When It Comes to Player of the Week: Arizona State has amassed 42 Pac-10 Pitchers of the Week and 63 Players of the Week since That total leads all Pac-10 member schools. The Sun Devils had two players honored as Pac-10 POW last year with Mike Esposito taking home the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honor on May 5 and Mike Lopez won the Pac-10 Player of the Week on April 28. Arizona State in Postseason Play: The Sun Devil baseball program has created a dynasty in college baseball that has been matched by few. With 18 appearances in the College World Series, ASU ranks fifth for the most trips to Omaha. Arizona State has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 25 of the program s 42 varsity seasons (dating back to 1959), amassing an incredible (.730) record. ASU s five National Championships rank as the second most of any NCAA school. In addition to ASU s five national championships, the Sun Devils have also turned in five second-place teams and three third-place finishes. Postseason Summary: NCAA Appearances 25 All-Time NCAA Record Regional Appearances 19 Regional Titles 12 Record in Regionals District 7 Appearances 6 District 7 Titles 6 NCAA Titles By School 1. USC Arizona State Texas... 4 LSU... 4 Miami... 4 CWS Appearances 1. Texas USC Oklahoma State Miami Arizona State This is ASU Baseball: Only one losing season in school history 18 College World Series Appearances 25 years in the NCAA Tournament Six Pac-10 Titles Five NCAA Championships 12 NCAA National Players of the Year Three Golden Spikes Award Winners 60 All-Americans 2 NCAA Coaches of the Year 75 Major League Players 21 First-Round Draft Picks Finished in top 12 three of past five years Only one losing season in school history Four Academic All-Americans in last 3 years Six Team USA Members Record in District CWS Appearances 18 CWS Titles 5 CWS Runners-up 5 CWS Third-Place Finishes 4 Record at CWS (.647) NCAA Tournament Breakdown College World Series Wins 1. USC Texas Arizona State Miami Oklahoma State NCAA Tournament Appearances 1. Texas Florida State USC Oklahoma State Miami (Fla.) Arizona State NCAA Tournament Wins 1. Texas USC Miami Florida State Oklahoma State Arizona State All-Time NCAA Baseball Victories Top 10 School Seasons Overall Record 1. Fordham 142 3,132-1, Texas 105 2, USC 107 2,627-1, Michigan 134 2,325-1, Stanford 109 2,279-1, Washington State 106 2,261-1, Arizona State 90 2,226-1, Arizona 97 2,207-1, Harvard 133 2,193-1, Clemson 104 2,134-1, * Prior to start of 2002 Baseball Season. List compiled by NCBWA and University of Minnesota. Media Information: Baseball Contact: Jeff Evans SID Phone: (480) Evans Direct Line: (480) SID Fax: (480) Evans Jeff.Evans@asu.edu Website: Mailing Address: ICA Media Relations Arizona State University Tempe, AZ Interviews: All interviews with players and the coaching staff need to be cleared through the ASU media relations office and Jeff Evans. If you wish to talk to any Sun Devil player or head coach Pat Murphy, please contact Evans via the above information. Media Guides: Media guides will be available to working press only and can be purchased by fans at home games at Hohokam Park for $7. Press guides will not be distributed to fans from the press box or the media relations office. The 2002 ASU Baseball Media Guide is also available online at in.pdf format. Game Notes and Statistics: Game notes and statistics will be distributed to all working media and scouts on game days at Hohokam park. Copies will also be made available in the press box. The statistics are for working press, scouts and coaches only. A complete statistical book containing box scores, play-by-play and game notes will also be available in the press box for working media following each home game. All information will be made available to fans and ASU supporters through the school s official athletic website, Live Stats: While only certain games can be accessed by radio either through the internet or in the greater Phoenix area, every home game and selected road games can be tracked through live statistical updates on