2004 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL 2003REVIEW

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1 2004 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL 2003REVIEW ROBBIE McCLELLAN ANDRE ETHIER DENNIS WYRICK 63

2 2003 REVIEW T First-Team All-Pac-10 selection Andre Ethier he Sun Devils finished the 2003 season with a record and were second in the Pac-10 behind Stanford with a 16-8 record earned final season national rankings of No. 7 (Baseball America, NCBWA), No. 9 (ESPN/Sports Weekly) and No. 10 (Collegiate Baseball) ASU has now been ranked in the national polls for 78 consecutive weeks dating back to the start of the 2000 season the national top 10 ranking marks the second highest final ranking during the Pat Murphy era (2nd in 1998) and is the fourth time in the last seven years ASU has finished in the top 12 in the nation scoring in all 68 games in 2003, the Sun Devils extended their NCAA record consecutive games scoring streak to 501 games the record, which includes a record, dates back to April 7, 1995 the Devils connected on 14 grand slams to break the NCAA record of 12 previously set by Oklahoma State in 1996 the Devils opened the season with the best start in ASU history at 28-1 and earned the national No. 1 ranking by Collegiate Baseball and by ESPN/Sports Weekly the 54 wins are the most by an ASU squad since the 1988 season (60 wins) ASU was the only team in the NCAA to rank in the top 10 in the four major statistical categories the Devils were second in batting average (.347), second in scoring (10.03 runs per game), eighth in pitching (3.32 ERA) and ninth in fielding (.973 FLD%) the Devils also led the Pac-10 in both hitting and pitching, and finished second in fielding the 3.32 ERA was the best by an ASU pitching staff since 1976 (3.26) and also the best during ASU s 25 years in Pac-10 play it marked the third lowest ERA during the aluminum bat era (1974-P) and the first time ASU finished a season with an ERA under 4.00 since 1990 the staff combined for 10 shutouts, marking the fifth best effort in ASU history and the most since the 1976 pitching staff had 11 shutouts three times during the season the Devils held a Pac-10 opponent to under four runs in a three-game series (Cal, Arizona, WSU) prior to 2003, ASU had held a Pac-10 opponent under five runs in a series only twice dating back to 1979 the offense was equally impressive as the pitching, hitting.347 for the third best season batting average in school history ASU also ranked third in the record books in runs scored (682), sixth in hits (858), fifth in doubles (160), first in grand slams (14), second in RBI (630) and third in walks (406) ASU scored 10 or more runs in 35 of their 68 games (52%) and 20 or more runs in three games ASU s run per game average ranks fourth in the single-season record books the Devils also had the knack for the big inning, scoring five or more runs in 36 different innings the squad also tallied four innings of 10 or more runs, including a pair of 12-run innings against Washington State (4/27) and New Mexico State (5/30) ASU hit 80 home runs during the season (1.18 per game), nine more than the 71 combined home runs from 2001 (33) and 2002 (38) the Sun Devils had all but one regular player hit over.300 during the course of the season sophomore shortstop Dustin Pedroia was named a first-team All- American by nearly every publication after hitting.404 (120-for-297) with 83 runs scored and 52 RBI he was also named Pac-10 co- Player of the Year with Stanford s Ryan Garko Pedroia became only the 16th players in ASU history to hit over.400 in a season and his 120 hits rank fourth in the record books he broke the ASU and Pac-10 record with 34 doubles and led the team with 41 multi-hit games and recorded four separate hitting streaks of 10 or more games he was also the only player to start in all 68 games and maintained a.975 fielding percentage, not making an error over his last 26 games sophomore first baseman Jeff Larish hit.372 (87-for-234) with 18 doubles, two triples and led the team with 18 home runs Larish set the single-season record with four grand slams and ranks fifth with his 95 RBI he recorded 78 walks (second most in ASU history) and led the team with a.697 slugging percentage in addition, Larish tied the ASU single-game records with four doubles (Arizona; 5/25) and nine RBI (SDSU; 1/26) Larish was named first-team All-Pac-10 and earned several All-America honors junior GAMES WITH AT LEAST ONE HIT Allen 26 of 40 games Bocchi 16 of 37 games Bosch 19 of 45 games Buck 47 of 66 games Ethier 58 of 68 games Garrabrants 44 of 62 games Gosewisch 32 of 51 games Guerrero 26 of 43 games Larish 53 of 65 games Mesa 32 of 48 games Pedroia 61 of 68 games Walsh 25 of 49 games West 43 of 60 games Wyrick 39 of 57 games GAMES WITH AN RBI Allen 20 of 40 games Bocchi 13 of 37 games Bosch 14 of 45 games Buck 32 of 66 games Ethier 42 of 68 games Garrabrants 32 of 62 games Gosewisch 28 of 51 games Guerrero 18 of 44 games Larish 46 of 65 games Mesa 18 of 48 games Pedroia 34 of 68 games Walsh 13 of 50 games West 34 of 60 games Wyrick 21 of 57 games EXTRA-BASE HITS Pedroia 41 Larish 38 West 28 Ethier 27 Garrabrants 26 Buck 20 Guerrero 16 Wyrick 13 Allen 11 Gosewisch 11 Bocchi 9 Mesa 8 Walsh 8 Bosch 7 Cadena 1 HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Total Home Runs 38 Total Home Runs 80 Solo Home Runs 22 2-Run Home Runs 29 3-Run Home Runs 15 Grand Slams 14 Back-to-Back 2 First Inning 8 Second Inning 4 Third Inning 13 Fourth Inning 13 Fifth Inning 9 Sixth Inning 9 Seventh Inning 13 Eighth Inning 9 Ninth Inning 1 Tenth or later 2 Pinch-Hit Home Runs 3 DEVILS IN THE POLLS BA BW CB PS / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Final RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall At Packard Stadium At Tempe Diablo Stadium Playing on the Road at Neutral Site Day Games Night Games Scoring 1-4 Runs Scoring 5-9 Runs Scoring Runs Scoring 20+ Runs Opp. 5 or less runs Opp. 6 or more runs ASU Scores First Opp. Scores First Scoring in 1st Inning Leading After 6 Innings Trailing After 6 Innings Tied After 6 Innings Leading After 8 Innings Trailing After 8 Innings Tied After 8 Innings Last At-Bat Wins...8 After a Win After a Loss Collecting 1-3 Hits Collecting 4-6 Hits Collecting 7-9 Hits Collecting 10+ Hits Collecting 20+ Hits Out-Hitting Opponent Out-Hit by Opponent Hits are Tied ASU Starter Gets Decision Bullpen Gets Decision One-Run Games Two-Run Games Three-Run Games ASU Hits 0 Home Runs ASU Hits 1 Home Run ASU Hits Multiple HR

3 Second baseman Steve Garrabrants was one of five Sun Devils to earn First-Team All-Pac-10 honors. designated hitter Jeremy West ended his career with a 24-game hitting streak intact and was the second leading hitter on the team at.381 (77-for- 202) West belted 17 home runs and had 71 RBI while earning first-team ABCA All-America horrors West ended his career tied for eighth with 36 home runs, 10th with 176 RBI and fifth with a.647 slugging percentage junior outfielder Andre Ethier ended his career with a 23-game hitting streak and was third on the team in hitting at.377 (98-for-260) Ethier, who was the second-round draft choice of the Oakland Athletics, hit eight of his 10 home runs during his hitting streak outfielder Travis Buck ( HR-46 RBI) and lefthanded pitcher Erik Averill (8-2, 3.66 ERA) were named freshman All-American ASU led all Division I schools when 12 Sun Devils were taken in the annual MLB amateur draft, with eight being selected in the first 15 rounds. A ASU SETS NCAA GRAND SLAM RECORD SU ended the regular season in grand fashion vs. Arizona (5/25), hitting two grand slams to set the NCAA record for grand slams in a season with their 13th and 14th of the year. The Devils broke the old record set by Oklahoma State in 1996 with 12. After hitting only one grand slam in 2002, the Sun Devils went on a binge in 2003, hitting 14 during the 68-game season. Sophomore first baseman Jeff Larish broke the single-season school record by hitting his fourth grand slam vs. UCLA (4/19). Larish broke the old record of three set by Dave Hudgens in Steve Garrabrants and Jeremy West each hit three slams, Rod Allen had two (both pinch-hit grand slams) and freshmen Ryan Bosch and Travis Buck each had one. A RECORD BREAKING SEASON In addition to finishing in the top 10 in the NCAA in the four major statistical categories, the 2003 season also brought about a number of entries into the single-season record books. The 2003 team ranked third in runs scored (682), sixth in hits (858), fifth in doubles (160), second in RBI (630), third in walks (406), tied for third in batting average (.347), fifth in pitching shutouts (10) and third in ERA during the aluminum bat era (3.32). The 54 wins are the most by a Sun Devil squad since the 1988 team finished with 60 victories. ASU also set an NCAA record with 14 grand slams and extended its NCAA record consecutive games scoring streak to 501 games (dating back to April 7, 1995). Individually, several Sun Devils also had record-breaking seasons. Shortstop Dustin Pedroia became only the 22nd player with 100 hits and the 16th player to hit.400. He ranks fourth alltime with his 120 hits and 15th by hitting.404. He set an ASU and Pac-10 record with 34 doubles. First baseman Jeff Larish broke into the record books in several categories, including ranking fifth with 95 RBI and second with 78 walks. He broke the school record with four grand slams and tied the single-game records with nine RBI and four doubles. Designated hitter Jeremy West also tied the single-game records with nine RBI and three home runs. ASU DOMINATES NCAA STATS The Arizona State Baseball team dominated the final release of the NCAA statistics as the only team in the nation (283 Division I teams) to rank in the top 10 in the four major statistical categories. ASU, who finished the season ranked No. 7 in the nation (Baseball America) with a record, placed second in batting average (.347), second in scoring (10.03 runs per game), eighth in pitching (3.32 ERA) and ninth in fielding (.973 FLD%). In addition, the Sun Devils also ranked fourth in win-loss percentage (.794), fifth in slugging percentage (.529) and 28th in home runs per game (1.18). ASU also broke the NCAA record with 14 grand slams and extended its NCAA record consecutive games scoring streak to 501 games. Individually the Sun Devils also had several players rank nationally. Sophomore shortstop Dustin Pedroia led the nation with 34 doubles (0.50 per game) and was also 31st with a.404 batting average and fourth in toughest to strikeout. Sophomore first baseman Jeff Larish led the nation in walks (1.20 per game), was sixth with 1.46 RBI per game (95 total) and 18th in runs scored per game (1.23). DOUBLE VISION Sophomore shortstop Dustin Pedroia set the ASU and Pac-10 single-season record with 34 doubles in He tied the record of 30 set by Chris Bando in 1978 in the series opener vs. OSU (5/12) and broke the record with a first-inning double against Washington (5/13). Pedroia broke the Pac-10 record of 31 set by Washington State s Mike Kinkade in 1994 vs. Washington (5/18) with a shot down the left field line. Pedroia led the NCAA with 0.50 doubles per game and was only two doubles off the NCAA record of 36. ASU SINGLE SEASON DOUBLES: 34 Dustin Pedroia, 2003 (Pac-10 Record) 30 Chris Bando, Antone Williamson, Steve Willis, Clay Westlake, SUN DEVIL BASEBALL D PEDROIA JOINS CLUB ustin Pedroia joined a pair of elite clubs during his memorable 2003 season. Pedroia became only the 16th player to hit over.400 in a season dating back to the start of varsity baseball at ASU in With 120 hits, Pedroia also became only the 22nd player to join the 100-hit club. He is only the 11th Sun Devil to record both in the same season. His 120 hits, which included a Pac-10 record 34 doubles and was highlighted by 41 multi-hit games, ranked as fourth most in ASU single-season history. Pedroia will enter his junior season with 202 career hits and a.379 career batting average. A PITCHING PREVAILS IN 2003 rizona State has always been known as an offensive team, often ranking amongst the top teams in the nation in batting and runs scored was no exception, but the pitching also decided to join the hitting in ASU s pitchers, led by pitching coach Chris Sinacori, led the Pac-10 with a 3.32 ERA, ranking eighth in the NCAA. Senior starting pitchers Ben Thurmond (2.73) and Jered Liebeck (2.88) finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the Pac- 10 in ERA and senior Beau Vaughan was second in the league with 105 strikeouts. The 3.32 ERA marks the first time since 1990 that an ASU pitching staff has finished a season under a 4.00 ERA and is the lowest since the 1976 Sun Devil hurlers posted a 3.26 ERA. In fact, since the NCAA adopted the designated hitter and aluminum bats in 1974, the 3.32 ERA is the third lowest. A BEST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY rizona State s 28-1 start to the season goes down in the record books as the best start in school history. The 28-1 record includes an 11-game winning streak to start the season before a loss at nationally ranked Long Beach State (Jan. 31) and a 19-game win streak up until suffering a 6-5 loss to Oklahoma (3/14). During the 28-1 start to the season ASU s pitchers posted an impressive 3.11 ERA and the hitters combined for a.360 team batting average. Here is a look at ASU s best starts in school history: RHP Jered Liebeck was 8-0 during his senior year and finished second in the Pac- 10 with a 2.88 ERA. 65

4 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL GAME RESULTS (54-14, 16-8 Pac-10) Game Date Opposing Team Score R-H-E R-H-E Inn. Overall Pac-10 Pitcher of Record Attend. Time Jan 16, 2003 at Hawaii-Hilo W, McClellan (W 1-0) 324 3:29 Jan 17, 2003 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Vaughan (W 1-0) 245 3:42 Jan 17, 2003 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Liebeck (W 1-0) 302 2:31 Jan 18, 2003 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Averill (W 1-0) 78 2:39 Jan 19, 2003 at Hawaii-Hilo W, Sopko (W 1-0) 64 2:00 Jan 19, 2003 at Hawaii-Hilo W, McClellan (W 2-0) 130 2:50 Jan 24, 2003 SAN DIEGO STATE W, McClellan (W 3-0) :20 Jan 25, 2003 SAN DIEGO STATE W, Schroyer (W 1-0) :05 Jan 26, 2003 SAN DIEGO STATE W, Averill (W 2-0) :47 Jan 31, 2003 at Long Beach State L, Vaughan (L 1-1) :48 Feb 01, 2003 at Long Beach State W, Liebeck (W 2-0) 976 2:46 Feb 02, 2003 at Long Beach State W, Averill (W 3-0) :13 Feb 06, 2003 BYU W, Schroyer (W 2-0) :24 Feb 07, 2003 BYU W, Thurmond (W 1-0) :44 Feb 08, 2003 BYU W, Schroyer (W 3-0) :57 Feb 14, 2003^ vs Gonzaga W, Sopko (W 2-0) 467 2:59 Feb 15, 2003^ vs Oklahoma State W, Vaughan (W 2-1) :59 Feb 16, 2003^ vs Oregon State W, Liebeck (W 3-0) :58 Feb 17, 2003 GONZAGA W, Thurmond (W 2-0) :22 Feb 21, 2003 DAYTON W, Liebeck (W 4-0) :59 Feb 22, 2003 NOTRE DAME W, Vaughan (W 3-1) :08 Feb 23, 2003 NOTRE DAME W, Lopez, J. (W 1-0) :24 Feb 28, 2003 PENN STATE W, Averill (W 4-0) :55 Mar 01, 2003 PENN STATE W, McClellan (W 4-0) :42 Mar 02, 2003 PENN STATE W, Thurmond (W 3-0) :53 Mar 06, 2003# CS NORTHRIDGE W, Averill (W 5-0) :04 Mar 07, 2003# SOUTHERN UTAH W, Sopko (W 3-0) :48 Mar 08, 2003# UTAH W, Vaughan (W 4-1) :02 Mar 09, 2003# CS NORTHRIDGE W, Liebeck (W 5-0) :16 Mar 14, 2003 OKLAHOMA L, Sopko (L 3-1) :19 Mar 15, 2003 OKLAHOMA W, Liebeck (W 6-0) :22 Mar 16, 2003 OKLAHOMA W, Averill (W 6-0) :29 Mar 18, 2003 WICHITA STATE W, Vaughan (W 5-1) :24 Mar 19, 2003 WICHITA STATE L, Beatty (L 0-1) :46 Mar 22, 2003* STANFORD W, (11) Schroyer (W 4-0) :12 Mar 23, 2003* STANFORD L, (10) Schroyer (L 4-1) :31 Mar 24, 2003* STANFORD L, Sopko (L 3-2) :43 Mar 28, 2003* at USC W, Bordes (W 1-0) 600 4:00 Mar 29, 2003* at USC L, Schroyer (L 4-2) 890 3:21 Mar 30, 2003* at USC W, Arguello (W 1-0) :43 Apr 02, 2003 NEW MEXICO L, Vaughan (L 5-2) :08 Apr 07, 2003 GRAND CANYON W, McClellan (W 5-0) :01 Apr 11, 2003* at California W, Averill (W 7-0) 409 3:07 Apr 13, 2003* at California W, Vaughan (W 6-2) 267 2:55 Apr 13, 2003* at California W, Liebeck (W 7-0) 219 2:57 Apr 17, 2003* UCLA L, Vaughan (L 6-3) :02 Apr 18, 2003* UCLA L, (13) Bordes (L 1-1) :25 Apr 19, 2003* UCLA W, Thurmond (W 4-0) :46 Apr 25, 2003* WASHINGTON STATE W, Vaughan (W 7-3) :14 Apr 26, 2003* WASHINGTON STATE W, (10) Arguello (W 2-0) :56 Apr 27, 2003* WASHINGTON STATE W, Thurmond (W 5-0) :56 Apr 30, 2003 at Oklahoma W, Vaughan (W 8-3) :57 May 06, 2003 UC IRVINE W, Thurmond (W 6-0) :05 May 12, 2003* at Oregon State W, McClellan (W 6-0) :14 May 13, 2003* at Oregon State L, Vaughan (L 8-4) :39 May 14, 2003* at Oregon State W, Schroyer (W 5-2) 986 3:53 May 17, 2003* at Washington L, Averill (L 7-1) 544 2:38 May 18, 2003* at Washington W, McClellan (W 7-0) :11 May 19, 2003* at Washington L, Vaughan (L 8-5) 714 3:22 May 23, 2003* ARIZONA W, Arguello (W 3-0) :41 May 24, 2003* ARIZONA W, Averill (W 8-1) :34 May 25, 2003* ARIZONA W, Vaughan (W 9-5) :10 May 30, 2003$ C. CONN. STATE W, Liebeck (W 8-0) :58 May 31, 2003$ vs New Mexico State W, Vaughan (W 10-5) :33 Jun 01, 2003$ vs UNLV W, Thurmond (W 7-0) :11 Jun 06, 2003& at Cal State Fullerton L, Averill (L 8-2) :33 Jun 07, 2003& vs Cal State Fullerton W, Thurmond (W 8-0) :05 Jun 08, 2003& at Cal State Fullerton L, Vaughan (L 10-6) :52 * = Pac-10 game ^ = Coca-Cola Spring Training Classic (Surprise, Ariz.) # = Bob Schaefer Memorial Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) $ = NCAA Regional (Tempe, Ariz.) & = NCAA Super Regional (Fullerton, Calif.) () extra inning game 66

5 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL OVERALL STATS RECORD: HOME: 31-7 AWAY: 23-7 Pac-10: 16-8 POSTSEASON: 4-2 BY BATTING AVG. Player AVG. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 2 Dustin Pedroia Jeremy West Andre Ethier Jeff Larish Frank Mesa Mike Guerrero Nick Walsh Dennis Wyrick Tuffy Gosewisch Travis Buck Steve Garrabrants Joel Bocchi Rod Allen Ryan Bosch Ryan Schroyer Nick Cadena Bryce Kartler Garrett Schoenberger Aaron Klusman Ben Thurmond Beau Vaughan Carlos Arguello Totals Opponents LOB - Team (626), Opp (545). DPs turned - Team (66), Opp (77). CI - Team (2), Bocchi 1, West 1. IBB - Team (15), Larish 5, Ethier 3, West 3, Mesa 1, Buck 1, Pedroia 1, Walsh 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Garrabrants 1, Wyrick 1, Allen 1, Gosewisch 1. BY EARNED RUN AVG. Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg. WP HBP BK SFA SHA 12 Ryan Schroyer Mark Sopko Ben Thurmond Jered Liebeck Erik Averill Robbie McClellan Beau Vaughan Josh Perrault Ryan Bosch Javy Lopez Matt Leaf Brett Bordes Carlos Arguello Bryce Kartler Chris Beatty Totals Opponents PB - Team (7), Bocchi 4, Gosewisch 3, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (6), Thurmond 2, Sopko 1, Liebeck 1, McClellan 1, Vaughan 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Gosewisch (25-36), Bocchi (17-27), Liebeck (9-17), Vaughan (9-14), Sopko (7-11), McClellan (9-11), Averill (6-8), Thurmond (4-8), West (6-6), Lopez, J. (2-3), Schroyer (2-2), Leaf (1-1), Bordes (0-1), Arguello (1-1). Attendance: Home Attendance (113,580, 40 dates, 2,839 avg -- 13th NCAA), Total Attendance (143,948, 68 dates, 2,116 avg.) Different Starting Lineups: Batting -- 57, Position Grand Slams (14) -- NCAA Record: Larish (4), West (3), Garrabrants (3), Allen (2), Bosch (1), Buck (1). Multi-Hit Games: Pedroia (41), Ethier (30), Larish (27), West (22), Buck (21), Garrabrants (21). Multi-RBI Games: Larish (21), West (19), Garrabrants (15), Pedroia (15), Ethier (15), Wyrick (12). 67

6 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL HONOR ROLL All-Pac-10: Dustin Pedroia (co-player of the Year) Jeff Larish (1st) Andre Ethier (1st) Steve Garrabrants (1st) Ryan Schroyer (1st) Travis Buck (honorable mention) Tuffy Gosewisch (honorable mention) Jered Liebeck (honorable mention) Frank Mesa (honorable mention) Ben Thurmond (honorable mention) Nick Walsh (honorable mention) Jeremy West (honorable mention) All-Pac-10 Academic: Bryce Kartler (honorable mention) Tuffy Gosewisch (honorable mention) Nick Walsh (honorable mention) Pac-10 Player/Pitcher of the Week: Jered Liebeck (Feb. 4) Jeremy West (Feb. 25) Ryan Schroyer (Feb. 25) Travis Buck (April 1) Jeremy West (April 28) Dustin Pedroia (May 19) Andre Ethier (May 26) NCBWA All-American: Dustin Pedroia (1st) -- District IX POY Steve Garrabrants (2nd) Jeff Larish (3rd) Jered Liebeck (3rd) Collegiate Baseball All-American: Dustin Pedroia (1st) - Defensive Player of the Year Jeff Larish (2nd) Travis Buck (1st freshman) Erik Averill (1st freshman) Sports Weekly/ESPN All-American: Dustin Pedroia (1st) Baseball America All-American: Dustin Pedroia (2nd) Jeff Larish (2nd) Erik Averill (2nd - freshman) Travis Buck (2nd - freshman) ABCA All-American: Dustin Pedroia (1st) Jeremy West (1st) Jeff Larish (3rd) Steve Garrabrants (All-Region) CollegeBaseballInsider.com All-America: Dustin Pedroia (1st) Jeff Larish (2nd) Jeremy West (HM) Andre Ethier (HM) National Player of the Week: Jered Liebeck (Feb. 4) - CB/NCBWA Jeremy West (April 28) - Collegiate Baseball Andre Ethier (May 26) - Collegiate Baseball Tempe Regional All-Tournament Team: Tuffy Gosewisch, C Dennis Wyrick, 3B Dustin Pedroia, SS (most outstanding player) Andre Ethier, OF Jeremy West, DH Bean Vaughan, P Ben Thurmond, P Coca-Cola Classic All-Tournament Team: Steve Garrabrants, 2B Dustin Pedroia, SS (most outstanding player) Rod Allen, OF Mark Sopko, P Bob Schaefer Classic All-Tournament: Jeff Larish, 1B Steve Garrabrants, 2B Dustin Pedroia, SS Dennis Wyrick 3B Travis Buck, OF Beau Vaughan, P USA Baseball National Team Trials: Dustin Pedroia, SS (made team) Travis Buck, OF (made team) Jeff Larish, 1B Preseason All-Americans: Rod Allen (Baseball America - 3rd) Andre Ethier (NCBWA - 3rd) Jeremy West (Collegiate Baseball - 3rd) Ryan Schroyer (CB - 3rd, NCBWA - 2nd) Major League Amateur Draft: Player Team Round Andre Ethier, OF Oakland A s 2nd Beau Vaughan, RHP Boston Red Sox 3rd Jeremy West, C/DH Boston Red Sox 7th Steve Garrabrants, 2B Arizona Diamondbacks 9th Ryan Schroyer, RHP Minnesota Twins 11th Bryce Kartler, LHP New York Yankees 11th Robbie McClellan, RHP Kansas City Royals 12th Ben Thurmond, RHP San Francisco Giants 15th Mark Sopko, RHP Toronto Blue Jays 21st Rod Allen, OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays 22nd Dennis Wyrick, 3B Baltimore Orioles 23rd Mike Guerrero, OF Arizona Diamondbacks 42nd Jered Liebeck, RHP Arizona Diamondbacks Free Agent Josh Perrault, RHP Arizona Diamondbacks Free Agent ASU in the 2003 NCAA Statistics: Team Stats Rank Actual National Leader Batting Average Southern U. (.351) Earned Run Average VCU (2.54) Fielding Percentage LBSU (.980) Scoring Southern U. (10.2) Home Runs Per Game NMSU (1.75) Triples Per Game Arizona (.86) Doubles Per Game New Mexico (2.87) Slugging Percentage Southern U. (.572) W-L Pct Southern U. (.863) Individual Stats Player Rank Actual Batting Average Dustin Pedroia Jeremy West HR Per Game Jeff Larish Jeremy West RBI Per Game Jeff Larish Jeremy West Doubles Per Game Dustin Pedroia Toughest to strikeout Dustin Pedroia Runs Per Game Jeff Larish Dustin Pedroia Andre Ethier Slugging Percentage Jeff Larish Jeremy West Walks Jeff Larish Andre Ethier Jeremy West ERA Ben Thurmond Jered Liebeck Victories Beau Vaughan K s Per Nine Innings Beau Vaughan SUN DEVIL BASEBALL AWARDS Developmental MVP: Mike Guerrero, Jr., OF/1B Newcomer of the Year (Freshman): Erik Averill, Fr., LHP and Travis Buck, Fr. OF Newcomer of the Year (Junior College): Frank Mesa, So., INF Newcomer of the Year (Transfer): Ben Thurmond, Sr., RHP Mr. Fireman Award: Ryan Schroyer, Jr., RHP Jim Henderson Courage Award: Carlos Arguello, Sr., LHP Jim Brock/Mr. Sun Devil Award: Bryce Karlter, Sr., LHP/OF Bobby Winkles Award: Tuffy Gosewisch, So., C Pitcher of the Year: Beau Vaughan, Sr., RHP/Jered Liebeck, Sr., RHP Outstanding Defensive Player: Andre Ethier, Jr., OF Outstanding Offensive Players: Jeremy West, Jr., DH and Jeff Larish, So., 1B On Deck Circle MVP: Dustin Pedroia, So., SS Ben Thurmond Jeremy West

7 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL PAC-10 REVIEW 2003 Pac-10 BASEBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT W L PCT Stanford *#@% Arizona State#@ Washington# Arizona# USC UCLA California Oregon State Washington State * NCAA Tournament # NCAA Super Regional! College World Series 2003 Pac-10 ACADEMIC TEAM First Team Name School Yr. GPA Major Brian Bannister USC Jr Fine Arts Matt Brown CAL Jr Economics Stephen Copeland OSU Sr Mathematics Jeff Dragicevich CAL Jr Bus. Admin. Spencer Gordon USC Jr Bus. Admin. John Hudgins STAN Jr Economics Nicholas Medrano CAL Sr Architecture Blake Read CAL Jr English Brandon Reddinger WSU Jr Business Kane TenPas OSU Jr Bus. Admin. Second Team Name School Yr. GPA Major Joe Bruzzone CAL Sr Undeclared Christopher Denove UCLA Fr.* 3.33 Comp. Science Ryan Garko STAN Sr American StudiesJesse Ingram CAL So Undeclared Greg Isaacson WASH Jr Economics Conor Jackson CAL Jr Theater Christopher Jensen UCLA So Engineering Travis McAndrews USC Sr Economics Carlos Quentin STAN Jr Political Science Brad Smith CAL Sr Amer. Studies Dustin Pedroia 2003 Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year 2003 ALL-Pac-10 TEAM CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Dustin Pedroia, ASU and Ryan Garko, Stanford PITCHER OF THE YEAR: John Hudgins, Stanford COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Marquess, Stanford Name School Pos. Yr. Brian Anderson ARIZ OF Jr. Chad Boudon WASH DH Jr. Brad Boyer ARIZ 3B Fr. Jeff Clement USC C Fr. Andre Ethier (2) ASU OF Jr. Will Fenton WASH RP So. Sam Fuld (3) STAN OF Jr. Richie Gardner ARIZ RHP Jr. Steve Garrabrants ASU 2B Jr. Conor Jackson (2) CAL 1B Jr. Jeff Larish ASU 1B So. Brent Lillibridge WASH OF Fr. Anthony Lunetta USC SS Sr. Jake Postlewait OSU LHP Jr. Danny Putnam STAN OF So. Carlos Quentin (3) STAN OF Jr. Mark Romanczuk STAN LHP Fr. Ryan Schroyer ASU RP Jr. Jeff Van Houten ARIZ OF So. Wes Whisler (2) UCLA UT So. (2) - Two-time All-Conference selection. (3) - Three-time All-Conference selection ASU HONORABLE MENTION (7) Travis Buck, Tuffy Gosewisch, Jered Liebeck, Frank Mesa Ben Thurmond, Nick Walsh, Jeremy West Pac-10 BATTING LEADERS Team Batting Avg. Arizona State Arizona Stanford Washington Oregon State California UCLA USC Washington State Individual Batting Avg. Jeff Van Houten, Arizona Dustin Pedroia, Arizona State Ryan Garko, Stanford Carlos Quentin, Stanford Brent Lillibridge, Washington Conor Jackson, California Jeremy West, Arizona State Andre Ethier, Arizona State Jeff Larish, Arizona State Brian Anderson, Arizona **Pedroia recorded a league-leading 34 doubles, setting the Pac-10 single-season record.** 69 Pac-10 PITCHING LEADERS Team Pitching Arizona State Stanford Washington Arizona California USC UCLA Oregon State Washington State Individual Pitching Ben Thurmond, ASU Jered Liebeck, ASU John Hudgins, STAN Jake Postlewait, OSU Erik Averill, ASU Mark Romanczuk, STAN Ryan McCally, STAN Richie Gardner, ARIZ Brian Bannister, USC Todoroff, CA Pac-10 FIELDING LEADERS Team Fielding Washington Arizona State Stanford California USC Arizona UCLA Washington State Oregon State Pac-10 in the NCAA Tournament: The Pac-10 sent five teams to the NCAA Tournament in both 1990 and 1997 and a record six teams in Four teams have been sent to the tourney 11 different years, including in 2003 with Arizona State, Arizona, Stanford and Washington representing the Pac-10. Since 1983, the Pac-10 has sent at least three teams into postseason play. NCAA College World Series Appearances: USC...21 Arizona State...18 Stanford...15 Arizona...14 California...5 Washington State...4 UCLA...2 Oregon State...1 NCAA College World Series Titles: USC...12 Arizona State...5 Arizona...3 California...2 Stanford...2

8 SUN DEVILS 2004 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL IN THE PROS 2003 Teams and Statistics Sun Devils in the Majors (8) Pitchers MLB Team W-L ERA G SV IP H BB SO Sean Lowe, RHP Kansas City Royals Gabe Molina, RHP St. Louis Cardinals Jon Switzer, LHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays Players MLB Team AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Willie Bloomquist, UTL Seattle Mariners Barry Bonds, LF San Francisco Giants Jeff Duncan, OF New York Mets Paul Lo Duca, C Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Viña, 2B St. Louis Cardinals Beau Vaughan Jeff Duncan Mitch Jones Jeremy West Chris Duffy Mike Esposito Mark Sopko Brooks Conrad Sun Devils in the Minors (49) Pitchers Team (Class) W-L ERA G SV IP H BB SO Carlos Arguello Gateway (Independent) Ryan Coffin* South Bend (A, Diamondbacks) Chuck Crumpton Edmonton (AAA, Expos) Harrisburg (AA, Expos) Mike Esposito Visalia (A, Rockies) Jason Fingers AZL Royals (A, Royals) Bryce Kartler Staten Island (R, Yankees) Jered Liebeck Missoula (R, Diamondbacks) Yakima (R, Diamondbacks) Robbie McClellan AZL Royals (R, Royals) Wilmington (A, Royals) Ryan Mills Rochester (AAA, Twins) Gabe Molina Memphis (AAA, Cardinals) Chad Pennington* River City (Independent) Josh Perrault Missoula (R, Diamondbacks) Franco Pezely* Clinton (A, Rangers) Dennis Sarfate* Beloit (A, Brewers) Mark Sopko Auburn (R, Blue Jays) Jon Switzer Orlando (AA, Devil Rays) Durham (AAA, Devil Rays) Andy Torres* Dunedin (A, Blue Jays) Ben Thurmond Salem-Keizer (R, Giants) Beau Vaughan Lowell (R, Red Sox) Players Team (Class) AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Andrew Beinbrink Frisco (AA, Rangers) Cesar Castillo Bristol (A, White Sox) Mike Collins Jacksonville (AA, Dodgers) Brooks Conrad Salem (A, Astros) Jacob Cruz Louisville (AAA, Reds) Dustin Delucchi Inland Empire (A, Mariners) Jeff Duncan Binghamton (AA, Mets) Norfolk (AAA, Mets) Chris Duffy Altoona (AA, Pirates) Mark Ernster High Desert (A, Brewers) Andre Ethier Vancouver (R, Athletics) Kane County (A, Athletics) Sergio Garcia Vero Beach (A, Dodgers) Steve Garrabrants Yakima (R, Diamondbacks) Scott Goodman Gary (Independent) Mike Guerrero Missoula (R, Diamondbacks) Mitch Jones Trenton (AA, Yankees) Bryce Kartler Staten Island (R, Yankees) Mike Kelly Omaha (AAA, Royals) Ian Kinsler* Spokane (R, Rangers) Cory Lizarraga Amarillo (Independent) Cody McKay Indianapolis (AAA, Brewers) Dan Meier Amarillo (Independent) Casey Myers Modesto (A, Athletics) Jeff Phelps Clearwater (A, Phillies) Trent Pratt* Clearwater (A, Phillies) Doug Schutt Rockford (Independent) Jay Sitzman Reading (AA, Phillies) Mel Stocker Burlington (A, Royals) Wilmington (A, Royals) Fernando Viña# Memphis (AAA, Cardinals) Jeremy West Lowell (R, Red Sox) Dennis Wyrick Aberdeen (R, Orioles) *indicates did not finish college career at Arizona State. #indicates MLB rehab assignment. 70