The 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented

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in the

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. The Sun Devils played their home games at

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. The team was coached by

Jim Brock Jim Brock (July 24, 1936 – June 12, 1994) was the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team for 23 seasons from 1972 until his death in 1994. During his first year as head coach, Brock managed his team to a 64–6 record. That ...

in his 10th season at Arizona State. The Sun Devils won the

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, defeating the

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in the championship game.

Roster

Schedule

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, , 6–4 , , 1–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 3 , , Long Beach State , , Packard Stadium , , 15–9 , , 2–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 4 , , Long Beach State , , Packard Stadium , , 21–10 , , 3–0 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 6 , , at , ,

Titan Field The Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represents California State University, Fullerton in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with the other CSUF athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big West Conference. Since its e ...

, , 1–3 , , 3–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 7 , , at Cal State Fullerton , , Titan Field , , 5–7 , , 3–2 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 11 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 10–5 , , 4–2 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 14 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 12–10 , , 5–2 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 15 , , Wichita State , , Packard Stadium , , 9–10 , , 5–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 16 , , Wichita State , , Packard Stadium , , 11–2 , , 6–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 18 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 17–10 , , 7–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 19 , , Azusa Pacific , , Packard Stadium , , 9–0 , , 8–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 20 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 16–13 , , 9–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 21 , , New Mexico , , Packard Stadium , , 19–15 , , 10–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 22 , , New Mexico , , Packard Stadium , , 10–2 , , 11–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 23 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 14–4 , , 12–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 25 , , La Verne , , Packard Stadium , , 12–4 , , 13–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 27 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 4–3 , , 14–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 28 , , UNLV , , Packard Stadium , , 8–3 , , 15–3 , , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 1 , , UNLV , , Packard Stadium , , 7–5 , , 16–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 3 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 17–2 , , 17–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 3 , , BYU , , Packard Stadium , , 4–5 , , 17–4 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 6 , , at , ,

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, , 13–9 , , 18–4 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 7 , , at UCLA , , Jackie Robinson Stadium , , 10–1 , , 19–4 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 8 , , at UCLA , , Jackie Robinson Stadium , , 15–5 , , 20–4 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 10 , , at , , Pete Beiden Field , , 5–7 , , 20–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 11 , , at , ,

Buck Shaw Stadium Stevens Stadium is a 7,000-seat soccer stadium on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. The stadium is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer teams and was ...

, , 0–2 , , 20–6 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 14 , , at , ,

Evans Diamond Evans Diamond at Stu Gordon Stadium is a college baseball park on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley, California. Opened in 1933, it is the home field of the California Golden ...

, , 8–6 , , 21–6 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 14 , , at California , , Evans Diamond , , 10–6 , , 22–6 , , 5–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 18 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 21–0 , , 23–6 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 20 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 7–4 , , 24–6 , , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 21 , , Southern California , , Packard Stadium , , 20–12 , , 25–6 , , 7–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 22 , , Southern California , , Packard Stadium , , 10–6 , , 26–6 , , 8–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 24 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 3–5 , , 26–7 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 27 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 9–2 , , 27–7 , , 9–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 28 , , Stanford , , Packard Stadium , , 12–7 , , 28–7 , , 10–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 29 , , Stanford , , Packard Stadium , , 9–6 , , 29–7 , , 11–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 31 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 17–7 , , 30–7 , , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 2 , , at

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, , Sancet Stadium , , 4–9 , , 30–8 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 3 , , at Arizona , , Sancet Stadium , , 10–8 , , 31–8 , , 12–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 4 , , at Arizona , , Sancet Stadium , , 23–11 , , 32–8 , , 13–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 7 , , Grand Canyon , , Packard Stadium , , 14–9 , , 33–8 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 9 , , California , , Packard Stadium , , 8–7 , , 34–8 , , 14–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , California , , Packard Stadium , , 19–5 , , 35–8 , , 15–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 11 , , California , , Packard Stadium , , 6–4 , , 36–8 , , 16–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 12 , , California , , Packard Stadium , , 8–4 , , 37–8 , , 17–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 14 , , , , Packard Stadium , , 4–5 , , 37–9 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 16 , , at Southern California , ,

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, , 6–0 , , 38–9 , , 18–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 17 , , at Southern California , , Dedeaux Field , , 13–3 , , 39–9 , , 19–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 18 , , at Southern California , , Dedeaux Field , , 13–2 , , 40–9 , , 20–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 21 , , at Northern Arizona , , , , 7–4 , , 41–9 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 24 , , UCLA , , Packard Stadium , , 6–5 , , 42–9 , , 21–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 25 , , UCLA , , Packard Stadium , , 10–9 , , 43–9 , , 22–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 26 , , UCLA , , Packard Stadium , , 14–9 , , 44–9 , , 23–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 1 , , at Stanford , ,

Sunken Diamond Klein Field at Sunken Diamond is a college baseball park on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. It is the home field of the Stanford Cardinal of the ACC Conference. The stad ...

, , 3–18 , , 44–10 , , 23–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 2 , , at Stanford , , Sunken Diamond , , 4–9 , , 44–11 , , 23–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 3 , , at Stanford , , Sunken Diamond , , 4–16 , , 44–12 , , 23–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 7 , , Arizona , , Packard Stadium , , 10–6 , , 45–12 , , 24–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 8 , , Arizona , , Packard Stadium , , 13–4 , , 46–12 , , 25–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 9 , , Arizona , , Packard Stadium , , 6–5 , , 47–12 , , 26–4 , - , - ! style="background:#990033;color:white;", Post-season , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 22 , , vs. , , Packard Stadium , , 9–6 , , 48–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 23 , , vs. Cal State Fullerton , , Packard Stadium , , 18–9 , , 49–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 24 , , vs. Cal State Fullerton , , Packard Stadium , , 12–7 , , 50–12 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 30 , , vs.

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Rosenblatt Stadium Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the Triple-A Omaha Royals (now Storm Chasers). It was the largest minor league ballpark in the Unit ...

, , 11–2 , , 51–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 2 , , vs. , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 4–3 , , 52–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , June 5 , , vs.

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, , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 10–11 , , 52–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 6 , , vs. , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 10–7 , , 53–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 7 , , vs. Texas , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 12–3 , , 54–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 8 , , vs. Oklahoma State , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 7–4 , , 55–13 , -

Awards and honors

;Kendall Carter * First Team All-American * First Team All-Pac-10 ;Alvin Davis * College World Series All-Tournament Team * First Team All-Pac-10 ;Kevin Dukes * College World Series All-Tournament Team * First Team All-Pac-10 ;Stan Holmes *

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;Lemmie Miller * College World Series All-Tournament Team ;Ricky Nelson * First Team All-Pac-10 ;Kevin Romine * First Team All-American * First Team All-Pac-10 ;Mike Sodders * College World Series All-Tournament Team * ''

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'' Player of the Year * First Team All-American * First Team All-Pac-10 * Pac-10 Player of the Year

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 The 1981 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1981. The draft saw the Seattle Mariners select Mike Moore (baseball), Mike Moore first overall. First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Ba ...

References

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