1988 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 1988 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his sixteenth season at Arizona State.

1988 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Pac-10 Conference Champions West II Regional Champions
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
CB	No. 2
1988 record	60–13 (21–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Brock (16th year)
Home stadium	Packard Stadium

1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
No. 16 Washington State  ^x‍‍‍^y	18	–	4		.818			52	–	14		.788
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			30	–	19		.612
Portland State  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			33	–	25		.569
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			28	–	28		.500
Portland  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			28	–	27		.509
Washington  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			17	–	28		.378
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			25	–	34		.424
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State  ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	9		.700			60	–	13		.822
No. 1 Stanford  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			46	–	23		.667
No. 8 California  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			40	–	25		.615
No. 13 Southern California  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			36	–	26		.581
UCLA  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			31	–	28		.525
Arizona  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			33	–	26		.559
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Stanford.

Roster

1988 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
	– Dave Barr – Freddie Combs – Pete Gleason – Tucker Hammargren – Anthony Manahan – Rob Mattson – Martin Peralta – Joe Rocha		Pitchers – David Cassidy – Kurt Dempster – Brian Dodd – Gordy Farmer – Scott Hutson – Linty Ingram – Rusty Kilgo – Blas Minor		Infielders – John Finn – Kevin Higgins – Pat Listach - Tom Cosand – Steve Willis Catchers – Tim Spehr		Outfielders – Mike Burrola – Ricky Candelari – Dan Rumsey

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

1988 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log[2]
Regular Season
January Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record Jan 21 UC Santa Barbara* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–3 1–0 Jan 22 UC Santa Barbara* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–3 2–0 Jan 23 UC Santa Barbara* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–2 3–0 Jan 29 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–0 4–0 Jan 30 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–3 5–0
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record Feb 1 Cal State Northridge* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–4 6–0 Feb 2 Cal State Northridge* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–0 7–0 Feb 4 Loyola Marymount* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–3 8–0 Feb 5 Loyola Marymount* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 6–18 8–1 Feb 6 Loyola Marymount* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–1 9–1 Feb 9 Cal Baptist* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–0 10–1 Feb 10 Cal Baptist* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–5 11–1 Feb 13 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 15–2 12–1 Feb 14 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 8–5 13–1 Feb 15 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–4 14–1 Feb 16 Chapman* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–3 15–1 Feb 17 Chapman* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–6 16–1 Feb 19 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 12–7 17–1 1–0 Feb 20 at UCLA* Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 5–9 17–2 1–1 Feb 21 at UCLA* Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 15–8 18–2 2–1 Feb 23 Lubbock Christian* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–5 19–2 Feb 24 Lubbock Christian* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 20–2 Feb 26 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 3–10 20–3 2–2 Feb 27 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 3–4 20–4 2–3 Feb 28 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–2 20–5 2–4
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record Mar 4 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 3–5 20–6 2–5 Mar 5 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–4 20–6 2–6 Mar 6 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 4–7 20–7 2–7 Mar 11 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 11–3 21–8 Mar 12 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 6–4 22–8 Mar 13 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 4–1 23–8 Mar 18 Tennessee* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–4 24–8 Mar 19 Tennessee* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–0 25–8 Mar 19 Tennessee* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–3 26–8 Mar 21 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–0 27–8 Mar 22 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–6 28–8 Mar 23 Minnesota* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–5 29–8 Mar 25 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–1 30–8 3–7 Mar 26 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–10 31–8 4–7 Mar 27 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–7 32–8 5–7 Mar 31 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–4 33–8 6–7
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record Apr 1 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 18–3 34–8 7–7 Apr 2 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–3 35–8 8–7 Apr 8 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–7^11 36–8 9–7 Apr 9 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–4 37–8 10–7 Apr 10 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–7 38–8 11–7 Apr 12 New Mexico State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–3 39–8 Apr 13 New Mexico State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 18–9 40–8 Apr 15 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 6–4 41–8 12–7 Apr 16 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 12–9 42–8 13–7 Apr 17 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 3–1 43–8 14–7 Apr 22 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 3–5 43–9 14–8 Apr 23 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 15–6 44–9 15–8 Apr 24 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 13–5 45–9 16–8 Apr 29 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 17–6 46–9 17–8 Apr 30 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–5 47–9 18–8
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record May 1 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 21–7 48–9 19–8 May 4 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–4 49–9 May 4 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–7 50–9 May 13 at Arizona Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14–2 51–9 20–8 May 14 at Arizona Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11–7 52–9 21–8 May 15 at Arizona Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6–9 52–10 21–9
Post-Season
NCAA West II Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record May 20 Evansville Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 0–1 52–11 0–1 May 21 Oklahoma Sooners baseball Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–6 53–11 1–1 May 21 UNLV Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 27–7 54–11 2–1 May 22 Pepperdine Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–4 55–11 3–1 May 22 Pepperdine Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–5 56–11 4–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 3 California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–2 57–11 1–0 May 5 Wichita State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–7 57–12 1–1 May 7 Florida Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 10–1 58–12 2–1 May 8 Wichita State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–3^10 59–12 3–1 May 10 Wichita State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 19–1 60–12 4–1 May 11 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–9 60–13 4–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
2. 2015 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 72. Retrieved June 22, 2017.