1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his 10th season at Arizona State.

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
National Champions Pac-10 Champions
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
CB	No. 1
1981 record	55–13 (26–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Brock (10th year)
Assistant coaches	Benny Hines Tim Kelly Jack Lind
Home stadium	Packard Stadium

1981 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Washington  ^x‍‍‍	12	–	6		.667			34	–	18		.654
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			29	–	14		.674
Washington State  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			27	–	25		.519
Oregon  ‍‍‍	2	–	16		.111			16	–	21		.432
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ^x‍‍‍^y	26	–	4		.867			55	–	13		.809
Stanford  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			43	–	22		.662
Southern California  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			34	–	24		.586
Arizona  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			30	–	22		.577
California  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			31	–	31		.500
UCLA  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			21	–	35		.375
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1981[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the championship game.

Roster

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
	Pitchers 3 Randy Newman 10 Mark Brewer 14 Jeff Ahern 18 Barry Koch 19 Kevin Dukes 20 Mike Pagel 21 Kent Nielson 25 Jim Jefferson 27 Kendall Carter 29 Jim Boudreau		Infielders 4 Billy DeMann 6 Donnie Hill 7 Mike McCain 9 Alvin Davis 15 Greg Steen 16 Mike Sodders 22 Chris Johnson		Outfielders 5 Stan Holmes 12 Kevin Romine 23 Lemmie Miller 24 Gib Seibert 28 Ricky Nelson Catchers 8 Ric Wilson 17 Jim Tognozzi

Schedule

1981 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record February 2 Long Beach State Packard Stadium 6–4 1–0 – February 3 Long Beach State Packard Stadium 15–9 2–0 – February 4 Long Beach State Packard Stadium 21–10 3–0 – February 6 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field 1–3 3–1 – February 7 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field 5–7 3–2 – February 11 UC Riverside Packard Stadium 10–5 4–2 – February 14 Wichita State Packard Stadium 12–10 5–2 – February 15 Wichita State Packard Stadium 9–10 5–3 – February 16 Wichita State Packard Stadium 11–2 6–3 – February 18 Azusa Pacific Packard Stadium 17–10 7–3 – February 19 Azusa Pacific Packard Stadium 9–0 8–3 – February 20 New Mexico Packard Stadium 16–13 9–3 – February 21 New Mexico Packard Stadium 19–15 10–3 – February 22 New Mexico Packard Stadium 10–2 11–3 – February 23 La Verne Packard Stadium 14–4 12–3 – February 25 La Verne Packard Stadium 12–4 13–3 – February 27 UNLV Packard Stadium 4–3 14–3 – February 28 UNLV Packard Stadium 8–3 15–3 –
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record March 1 UNLV Packard Stadium 7–5 16–3 – March 3 BYU Packard Stadium 17–2 17–3 – March 3 BYU Packard Stadium 4–5 17–4 – March 6 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium 13–9 18–4 1–0 March 7 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium 10–1 19–4 2–0 March 8 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium 15–5 20–4 3–0 March 10 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field 5–7 20–5 – March 11 at Santa Clara Buck Shaw Stadium 0–2 20–6 – March 14 at California Evans Diamond 8–6 21–6 4–0 March 14 at California Evans Diamond 10–6 22–6 5–0 March 18 UTEP Packard Stadium 21–0 23–6 – March 20 Southern California Packard Stadium 7–4 24–6 6–0 March 21 Southern California Packard Stadium 20–12 25–6 7–0 March 22 Southern California Packard Stadium 10–6 26–6 8–0 March 24 Grand Canyon Packard Stadium 3–5 26–7 – March 27 Stanford Packard Stadium 9–2 27–7 9–0 March 28 Stanford Packard Stadium 12–7 28–7 10–0 March 29 Stanford Packard Stadium 9–6 29–7 11–0 March 31 Lewis-Clark State Packard Stadium 17–7 30–7 –
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record April 2 at Arizona Sancet Stadium 4–9 30–8 11–1 April 3 at Arizona Sancet Stadium 10–8 31–8 12–1 April 4 at Arizona Sancet Stadium 23–11 32–8 13–1 April 7 Grand Canyon Packard Stadium 14–9 33–8 – April 9 California Packard Stadium 8–7 34–8 14–1 April 10 California Packard Stadium 19–5 35–8 15–1 April 11 California Packard Stadium 6–4 36–8 16–1 April 12 California Packard Stadium 8–4 37–8 17–1 April 14 Northern Arizona Packard Stadium 4–5 37–9 – April 16 at Southern California Dedeaux Field 6–0 38–9 18–1 April 17 at Southern California Dedeaux Field 13–3 39–9 19–1 April 18 at Southern California Dedeaux Field 13–2 40–9 20–1 April 21 at Northern Arizona 7–4 41–9 – April 24 UCLA Packard Stadium 6–5 42–9 21–1 April 25 UCLA Packard Stadium 10–9 43–9 22–1 April 26 UCLA Packard Stadium 14–9 44–9 23–1
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record May 1 at Stanford Sunken Diamond 3–18 44–10 23–2 May 2 at Stanford Sunken Diamond 4–9 44–11 23–3 May 3 at Stanford Sunken Diamond 4–16 44–12 23–4 May 7 Arizona Packard Stadium 10–6 45–12 24–4 May 8 Arizona Packard Stadium 13–4 46–12 25–4 May 9 Arizona Packard Stadium 6–5 47–12 26–4
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament: West Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 22 vs. Gonzaga Packard Stadium 9–6 48–12 May 23 vs. Cal State Fullerton Packard Stadium 18–9 49–12 May 24 vs. Cal State Fullerton Packard Stadium 12–7 50–12
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 30 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 11–2 51–12 June 2 vs. Mississippi State Rosenblatt Stadium 4–3 52–12 June 5 vs. Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium 10–11 52–13 June 6 vs. South Carolina Rosenblatt Stadium 10–7 53–13 June 7 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 12–3 54–13 June 8 vs. Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium 7–4 55–13

Awards and honors

Kendall Carter

• First Team All-American[2]
• First Team All-Pac-10[2]

Alvin Davis

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
• First Team All-Pac-10[2]

Kevin Dukes

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
• First Team All-Pac-10[2]

Stan Holmes

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3]

Lemmie Miller

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]

Ricky Nelson

• First Team All-Pac-10[2]

Kevin Romine

• First Team All-American[2]
• First Team All-Pac-10[2]

Mike Sodders

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
• Baseball America Player of the Year[2]
• First Team All-American[2]
• First Team All-Pac-10[2]
• Pac-10 Player of the Year[2]

Sun Devils in the 1981 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Mike Sodders	3B	1st	11th	Minnesota Twins
Kevin Dukes	LHP	2nd	27th	Seattle Mariners
Lemmie Miller	OF	2nd	50th	Los Angeles Dodgers
Ricky Nelson	OF	4th	78th	Seattle Mariners
Alvin Davis	1B	6th	144th	Oakland Athletics
Stan Holmes	OF	8th	192nd	Minnesota Twins
Allen Black	RHP	15th	365th	Chicago Cubs
Mike McCain	INF	16th	400th	Minnesota Twins

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1981". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
2. "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
3. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 14 August 2012.