1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball

WAC champions
NCAA Rocky Mountain Regional champions

College World Series, 3–2

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 65–10 (17–1 WAC)
Head coach|

* Jim Brock (5th year)

Home stadium| Packard Stadium

Seasons

<- 1975

1977 ->

1976 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Northern
BYU x‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 26 | - | 21 |  | .553
Wyoming ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 7 |  | .588 |  |  | 22 | - | 29 |  | .431
Utah ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 9 |  | .471 |  |  | 15 | - | 26 |  | .366
Colorado State ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 16 |  | .111 |  |  | 18 | - | 26 |  | .409
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State x‍‍‍y | 17 | - | 1 |  | .944 |  |  | 65 | - | 10 |  | .867
No. 1 Arizona ‍‍‍y | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 56 | - | 17 |  | .767
New Mexico ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 28 | - | 24 |  | .538
UTEP ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 9 | - | 25 |  | .265
x - Division champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium, and played as part of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his fifth season as head coach at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their eighth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after winning games against Washington State, Maine, and eventual champion Arizona, and losing a semifinal game against Arizona and another to fourth-place Eastern Michigan.

## Personnel[edit]

### Roster[edit]

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils roster[2]

Pitchers

* \- Floyd Bannister
* \- Mitch Dean
* \- Pat Gillie
* \- Don Hanna
* \- Darrell Jackson
* \- Terry Jacob
* \- Jim Peterson
* \- Tom Van Der Meersche

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Catchers

* \- Gary Allenson
* \- Chris Bando
* \- Frank Lucy

Infielders

* \- Mike Henderson
* \- Bob Horner
* \- Dave Hudgens
* \- Brandt Humphry
* \- Chris Nyman
* \- Ken Phelps
* \- Ricky Peters
* \- Clay Westlake

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Outfielders

* \- Mike Colbern
* \- Ken Landreaux
* \- Bob Pate
* \- Gary Rajsich

Unknown

* \- Dale Eiler
* \- Larry Eiler
* \- Mike Hildebrandt
* \- Steve Michael

### Coaches[edit]

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff

* Jim Brock \- Head Coach - 5th year

## Schedule and results[edit]

Legend

| Arizona State win
| Arizona State loss
1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log[3]

Regular season
| February

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WAC record
Feb 13 | Cal State Northridge* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5–7 | 0–1 |
Feb 14 | Cal State Northridge* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–4 | 1–1 |
Feb 14 | Cal State Northridge* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–6 | 2–1 |
Feb 18 | Cal State Dominguez Hills* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–1 | 3–1 |
Feb 19 | Cal State Dominguez Hills* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 26–0 | 4–1 |
Feb 21 | at UNLV* | Rebel Field • Paradise, NV | W 7–4 | 5–1 |
Feb 22 | at UNLV* | Rebel Field • Paradise, NV | W 14–7 | 6–1 |
Feb 27 | Cal State Fullerton* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–4 | 7–1 |
Feb 28 | Cal State Fullerton* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–4 | 8–1 |
| March

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WAC record
Mar 1 | Chapman* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–6 | 9–1 |
Mar 2 | Chapman* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0–7 | 10–1 |
Mar 2 | Chapman* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–1 | 11–1 |
Mar 5 | UC Riverside* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–2 | 12–1 |
Mar 6 | UC Riverside* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5–12 | 12–2 |
Mar 6 | UC Riverside* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–0 | 13–2 |
Mar 8 | La Verne* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–6 | 14–2 |
Mar 9 | La Verne* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–10 | 14–3 |
Mar 9 | La Verne* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–7 | 15–3 |
Mar 11 | Oklahoma* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–0 | 16–3 |
Mar 11 | Wyoming* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–3 | 17–3 |
Mar 12 | Oklahoma* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–3 | 18–3 |
Mar 13 | Oklahoma* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–2 | 19–3 |
Mar 15 | at Texas* | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 3–4 | 19–4 |
Mar 15 | at Texas* | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2–4 | 19–5 |
Mar 16 | at Texas* | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 6–0 | 20–5 |
Mar 16 | at Texas* | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 7–1 | 21–5 |
Mar 18 | at Tulsa* | Tulsa, OK | W 14–9 | 22–5 |
Mar 18 | at Tulsa* | Tulsa, OK | W 12–5 | 23–5 |
Mar 20 | at Oklahoma* | Norman, OK | W 19–5 | 24–5 |
Mar 20 | at Oklahoma* | Norman, OK | W 7–5 | 25–5 |
Mar 23 | vs Oregon State* | Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational) | W 11–9 | 26–5 |
Mar 23 | vs BYU* | Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational) | W 4–0 | 27–5 |
Mar 24 | vs Tulsa* | Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational) | W 7–3 | 28–5 |
Mar 25 | vs Delaware* | Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational) | W 13–5 | 29–5 |
Mar 26 | at UC Riverside* | Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational) | W 13–2 | 30–5 |
Mar 27 | vs Stanford* | Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational) | W 8–2 | 31–5 |
Mar 28 | vs Eastern Michigan* | Riverside, CA
(Riverside Invitational) | L 6–7 | 31–6 |
Mar 31 | Stanford* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament) | W 13–0 | 32–6 |
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WAC record
Apr 1 | BYU* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament) | W 8–3 | 33–6 |
Apr 2 | Oregon State* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament) | W 9–8 | 34–6 |
Apr 2 | Grand Canyon* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament) | W 12–4 | 35–6 |
Apr 3 | UNLV* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament) | W 9–8 | 36–6 |
Apr 4 | Grand Canyon* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ
(Best in the West Tournament) | W 7–3 | 37–6 |
Apr 8 | Arizona | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–2 | 38–6 | 1–0
Apr 9 | Arizona | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–9 | 39–6 | 2–0
Apr 10 | Arizona | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5 | 40–6 | 3–0
Apr 13 | Northern Arizona* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | 41–6 |
Apr 16 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | W 9–2 | 42–6 | 4–0
Apr 17 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | L 4–6 | 42–7 | 4–1
Apr 18 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | W 6–2 | 43–7 | 5–1
Apr 23 | UTEP | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 21–0 | 44–7 | 6–1
Apr 24 | UTEP | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–2 | 45–7 | 7–1
Apr 24 | UTEP | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 20–0 | 46–7 | 8–1
Apr 27 | at Grand Canyon* | Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ | W 10–1 | 47–7 |
Apr 29 | New Mexico | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–3 | 48–7 | 9–1
Apr 30 | New Mexico | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–3 | 49–7 | 10–1
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | WAC record
May 1 | New Mexico | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–8 | 50–7 | 11–1
May 7 | at UTEP | El Paso, TX | W 10–5 | 51–7 | 12–1
May 8 | at UTEP | El Paso, TX | W 9–0 | 52–7 | 13–1
May 8 | at UTEP | El Paso, TX | W 17–1 | 53–7 | 14–1
May 13 | at Arizona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 2–1 | 54–7 | 15–1
May 14 | at Arizona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 9–4 | 55–7 | 16–1
May 15 | at Arizona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 14–9 | 56–7 | 17–1
Postseason
| WAC Championship

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Series record
May 20 | BYU | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–4 | 57–7 | 1–0
May 21 | BYU | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 19–5 | 58–7 | 2–0
| NCAA Rocky Mountain Regional

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Reg Record
May 28 | Gonzaga | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–2 | 60–8 | 1–0
May 29 | Memphis State | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–4 | 61–8 | 2–0
May 30 | Minnesota | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–5 | 62–8 | 3–0
| College World Series

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | CWS record
June 12 | Arizona | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–610 | 63–8 | 1–0
June 14 | Washington State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 9–3 | 64–8 | 2–0
June 15 | Eastern Michigan | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–2 | 64–9 | 2–1
June 12 | Maine | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–0 | 65–9 | 3–1
June 13 | Arizona | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–5 | 65–9 | 3–2

## References[edit]

1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
2. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
3. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 35–36. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

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