2001 Sun Devil BaseballASU Media Relations(P) 480-965-6592(F) 480-965-5408Baseball Contact: Jeff R. EvansE-Mail: Jeff.Evans@asu.eduWebsite: www.TheSunDevils.com

2001 Record: 0-12001 Home Record: 0-1Final 2000 Record: 44-152000 Pac-10: 17-7All-Time Record: 1,856-737Head Coach: Pat Murphy

(0-1, 0-0 Pac-10)DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIMEJan. 26 Texas-Arlington L, 5-3Jan. 27 Texas-Arlington Rained OutJan. 28 Texas-Arlington Rained OutFeb. 1 Southern Utah 7:00 p.m.Feb. 2 Southern Utah 7:00 p.m.Feb. 3 Southern Utah 1:00 p.m.Feb. 4 Southern Utah 1:00 p.m.Feb. 9 Duke (R) (TV) 7:00 p.m.Feb. 10 Duke (DH) (TV) 1:00 p.m.Feb. 11 Duke (R) 1:00 p.m.Feb. 13 New Mexico State 5:00 p.m.Feb. 16 Creighton (R) 7:00 p.m.Feb. 17 Creighton 1:00 p.m.Feb. 18 Creighton (R) 12:00 p.m.Feb. 23 at Cal State Fullerton (R) 7:00 p.m.Feb. 24 at Cal State Fullerton (R) 1:00 p.m.Feb. 25 at Cal State Fullerton (R) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 2 LSU (R) (TV) 7:00 p.m.Mar. 3 LSU (TV) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 4 LSU (R) (TV) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 6 Oral Roberts (R) 7:00 p.m.Mar. 7 Oral Roberts 7:00 p.m.Mar. 9 South Florida 7:00 p.m.Mar. 10 South Florida 7:00 p.m.Mar. 11 South Florida (R) 12:00 p.m.Mar. 16 at California* (R) 2:00 p.m.Mar. 17 at California* (R) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 18 at California* (R) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 24 at Oregon State* (R) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 25 at Oregon State* (R) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 26 at Oregon State* (R) 1:00 p.m.Mar. 30 Stanford* (R) (TV) 7:00 p.m.Mar. 31 Stanford* (R) 7:00 p.m.Apr. 1 Stanford* (R) 1:00 p.m.Apr. 6 at USC* (R) 6:00 p.m.Apr. 7 at USC* (R) 1:00 p.m.Apr. 8 at USC* (R) 1:00 p.m.Apr. 12 Washington State* (TV) 7:00 p.m.Apr. 13 Washington State* (R) 7:00 p.m.Apr. 14 Washington State* (R) 1:00 p.m.Apr. 18 at Oklahoma 7:00 p.m.Apr. 19 at New Mexico State 6:00 p.m.Apr. 23 Gonzaga 7:00 p.m.Apr. 24 Gonzaga 7:00 p.m.Apr. 27 Arizona* (R) 7:00 p.m.Apr. 28 Arizona* (R) (TV) 7:00 p.m.Apr. 29 Arizona* (R) (TV) 1:00 p.m.May 1 at Tennessee 7:00 p.m.May 2 at Tennessee 7:00 p.m.May 12 at Washington* (R) 6:30 p.m.May 13 at Washington* (R) 1:00 p.m.May 14 at Washington* (R) 1:00 p.m.May 18 UCLA* (R) 7:00 p.m.May 19 UCLA* (R) (TV) 7:00 p.m.May 20 UCLA* (R) (TV) 1:00 p.m.

May 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBAJune 1-3 NCAA Super Regionals TBAJune 8-16 College World Series Omaha, Neb.

* Pacific-10 Conference game(R) denotes Radio broadcast on XTRA 910 AM(TV) denotes TV game on Cox CommunicationsAll times are local to site and subject to change.

2001 Schedule and Results

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The 2001 Arizona State Sun Devil baseball team opened the season last Friday vs. Texas-Arlington and dropped their first season opener since 1993. The 5-3 setback was followedby two consecutive rain outs to cancel the series with the Mavericks. ASU and UTA arecurrently trying to reschedule the games to be played in Arlington sometime in April. Ledby 14 returning lettermen, including the entire nucleus of the Pac-10 Championship teamthat finished 2000 with a 44-15 record, the Sun Devils have all eyes set on a return trip toOmaha and the College World Series, despite losing their first game. In addition to theentire starting infield from a year ago returning, seven of the team’s top 10 hitters are back,including Pac-10 Player of the Year Casey Myers. Leading the pitching corps is a pair ofpreseason All-Americans in LHP Jon Switzer and RHP closer Eric Doble. Switzer was 11-3 with a 3.89 ERA in 2000.

Setting Up The Southern Utah Series:The Sun Devils are looking to rebound from the season-opening loss to Texas-Arlingtonand will take a 14-game unbeaten streak into this weekends series against Southern Utah.ASU has never lost to the Thunderbirds and dominated them last year going 2-0 whilescoring 47 runs between the two games. Dennis Wyrick (4x5), Mel Stocker (5x6, 6 RBI),Casey Myers (3x6, 5 RBI) and Jeff Phelps (.500) all had great games for ASU. The team hit.471 as opposed to ASU pitchers keeping the SUU bats at a .226 batting average. JeredLiebeck was the only pitcher to face SUU last year, striking out one batter in 0.2 innings ofwork. The four games open the 2001 season for Southern Utah, who were 30-26 last year.

Blame It On The Rain:The Sun Devil baseball program wanted nothing more than to play the two games vs.Texas-Arlington on Saturday and Sunday to try to avenge the 5-3 loss they were dealt in theseason opener Friday. Unfortunately Mother Nature did not cooperate and the stormy weatherthat slammed the Southwest cancelled the two games leaving ASU with an 0-1 mark head-ing into the four-game series with Southern Utah.

Tough Schedule Looms Ahead for Sun Devils:You can’t blame the Sun Devils for taking on a light schedule in 2001. Arizona State willplay six teams that are ranked in the preseason top 25. The 2001 schedule includes threegames each against #2 USC and #3 LSU, in addition to Stanford, Cal State Fullerton,Oklahoma and Tennessee who were ranked in at least one of the preseason polls. ASU willalso be playing a combined 22 games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tourna-ment in 2000 (Oral Roberts, Creighton, LSU, Oklahoma, USC, UCLA, Stanford and CalState Fullerton).

42 Years of Sun Devil Baseball:While the history of baseball at Arizona State University goes back all the way to the early1900’s, the school officially began sponsoring varsity baseball in 1959. In 42 years ofvarsity baseball at Arizona State, the program has built a legacy matched by few in thecollege baseball world. With a 1,856-737 all-time record, Arizona State has recorded win-ning seasons in all but one year, advanced to the College World Series 18 times, won fivenational championships, won six Pac-10 titles, produced 13 Players of the Year and threeGolden Spikes Award winners, and has gone to the NCAA Tournament 24 times. Undercurrent head coach Pat Murphy, the Sun Devils have finished in the top 12 in three of thelast four years and finished second in the nation in 1998.

Media Exposure:None of the Southern Utah games will be broadcast on the internet or on XTRA 910 AM,but all four games can be tracked through a new feature called Live Stats via the officialinternet site of ASU Athletics, www.TheSunDevils.com.

Sun Devil Baseball Looks For First Wins of2001 With Four Games Against Southern Utah

Jan. 30, 2001 • Southern Utah

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2001 Preseason PollsBaseball America1. Georgia Tech2. USC3. Louisiana State4. Miami, Fla.5. Nebraska6. ARIZONA STATE7. Florida State8. South Carolina9. Notre Dame10. Clemson11. Auburn12. Rice13. Florida14. Stanford15. Cal State Fullerton16. Georgia17. Central Florida18. Pepperdine19. Tulane20. Baylor21. Mississippi State22. Long Beach State23. East Carolina24. Minnesota25. Southern Mississippi

1. Georgia Tech2. LSU3. USC4. Florida State5. Clemson6. ARIZONA STATE7. Nebraska8. Miami, Fla.9. Stanford10. South Carolina11. Rice12. Cal State Fullerton13. Notre Dame14. Florida15. Auburn16. Baylor17. Mississippi State18. Georgia19. Oklahoma20. Texas21. Central Florida22. Long Beach State23. Alabama24. Stetson25. Tulane

Collegiate Baseball1. Georgia Tech2. USC3. LSU4. Nebraska5. Clemson6. ARIZONA STATE7. Rice8. Florida State9. Miami (Fla.)10. South Carolina11. Stanford12. Cal State Fullerton13. Florida14. Notre Dame15. Oklahoma16. Georgia17. Baylor18. Auburn19. Central Florida20. Stetson21. Mississippi State22. Long Beach State23. Evansville24. Alabama25. TennesseeBold = 2001 ASU Opponent

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ARIZONA STATE BASEBALL PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP#6 Arizona State vs. Southern Utah (Feb. 1-4, 2001)

No. Name (B/T) Pos Ht Wt Yr 2000 Stats1 19 Steve Garrabrants (R/R) LF 5-10 160 Fr. Played high school ball at Moon Valley2 6 Mel Stocker (S/R) CF 5-9 158 Jr. .344, 38 R, 42 H, 3 2B, 4 3B, 26 RBI, 8 SBor 17 Ryan McKenna (L/R) CF 5-10 170 Fr. 14 Home Runs during senior year of HS3 15 Brooks Conrad (S/R) 2B 5-11 185 Jr. .336, 72 R, 76 H, 16 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR, 67 RBI)4 22 Casey Myers (R/R) C 6-0 215 Sr. .412, 71 R, 98 H, 19 2B, 18 HR, 97 RBI5 20 Jeff Phelps (R/R) 1B 6-0 195 Sr. .362, 54 R, 81 H, 17 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 60 RBI6 4 Mike Lopez (R/R) 3B 5-10 200 Sr. .370, 44 R, 51 H, 12 2B, 6 HR, 49 RBIor 39 Nick Walsh (L/R) OF 5-8 180 Fr. Good power with tremendous promise.7 44 Eric Keefner (R/R) DH 6-2 235 Fr. Fourth Round Draft Pick by Houston Astrosor 8 Jeremy West (R/R) DH 5-11 189 Fr. Played prep ball at Silverado High School8 7 Jonah Martin (R/R) RF 5-9 176 Sr. .325, 63 R, 63 H, 3 2B, 7 3B, 2 HR, 29 RBI9 5 Dennis Wyrick (R/R) SS 6-1 219 So. .317, 42 R, 51 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 29 RBI

Probable Starting Rotation vs. Southern UtahDay No. Name (B/T) Pos Ht Wt Yr 2000 Stats2/1 54 Andy Torres (R/R) RHP 6-0 165 Jr. Transfer from East LA CC (12-3, 2.11 ERA)2/2 55 Jon Switzer (L/L) LHP 6-2 195 Jr. 11-3, 3.89 ERA, 121 SO, 46 BB, 115.2 IP2/3 47 Jered Liebeck (R/R) RHP 6-2 196 So. 2-2, 5.55 ERA, 12 SO, 9 BB, 24.1 IP2/4 12 Ryan Schroyer (R/R) RHP 6-1 218 Fr. High School All-American from Oracle, Ariz.

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Around The Horn With ASU Baseball:ASU lost its first season opener since 1993 when they fell to Texas-Arlington 5-3... in ‘93 the Devilslost to Hawaii, but still managed to make it to Omaha that year... Pat Murphy was undefeated at ASUand in his Division I head coaching career in season openers before the UTA game... ASU records asfar back as 1976 do not show ASU ever losing two games in a row to open a season... the Sun Devilsare a perfect 14-0 vs. Southern Utah, including 2-0 last year when they outscored the Thunderbirds 47-7... Dennis Wyrick had three hits vs. UTA, marking the fourth three-hit game of his career... BrooksConrad also had three hits for ASU in the season opener... Mike Lopez had his 13-game hitting streakdating back to 2000 snapped when he went 0-for-4 vs. UTA... ASU is trying to reschedule its tworained out games with UTA for April with the possibility of playing at The Ballpark at Arlington, homeof the Texas Rangers... Franco Pezely, who is known as the fireman of ASU baseball for putting outfires on the mound, is 2-for-2 in inheriting runners and not letting them score... utility player NickWalsh recorded a sharp single in his first collegiate at-bat... Jeremy West (DH) and Steve Garrabrants(LF) are both true freshmen who started the opening game for ASU.

ASU Tops In Scoring in NCAA Last Two Years:Arizona State has led the NCAA in scoring each of the last two years, averaging 11.32 runs per gamein 1999 and 10.97 runs per game last year. ASU also led the nation in batting average with a team totalof .356 in 1999. The Sun Devils .346 average in 2000 fell just percentage points shy of matching thatfeat a second year in a row, trailing Stony Brook by one point. ASU out-hit Stony Brook 738-500.During Pat Murphy’s six seasons in Tempe, the Sun Devils have been a scoring machine with 3,373runs, averaging 9.46 runs per game.

Dominating Infield Returns for 2001:The entire infield that finished 2000 ranked fifth in the nation with a .971 fielding percentage is back.Casey Myers, who was a finalist for the Johnny Bench Catcher of the Year Award, finished the yearwith a .996 fielding percentage, and was honored by Collegiate Baseball as the Easton Redline/Na-tional Defensive Player of the Year. ASU only made 65 errors in 2000, marking the lowest number oferrors during the Pat Murphy Era (1995-2000). The Sun Devils also return seven of ASU’s top 10hitters from a year ago, led by Myers’ remarkable .412 average.

Sun Devils Scoring Streak Still Alive at 314 Games:The Arizona State baseball program has scored in a Pac-10 record 314 straight games, not having beenshutout since a 9-0 setback to USC on April 7, 1995. The streak is currently the second longest inNCAA Division I, trailing Wichita State which has not been shutout in 329 games. ASU’s 314-gamestreak ranks fourth all-time, with Coastal Carolina holding the record at 349 games.

This Weekend’s Rotation:Andy Torres will make his ASU debut on the mound Thursday, then be followed by ace Jon Switzer onFriday. Either sophomore RHP Jered Liebeck or freshman RHP Ryan Schroyer will take to the hill onSaturday. If Schroyer goes Saturday, Liebeck will throw Sunday, and vice versa. Southern Utah willcombat with four right-handers in Justin Kittrell, Cody Hunter, Bryan Ball and James Anderson in thatorder.

*Rotation/Starting Lineup Subject to Change

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Scouting SUUArizona State vs. Southern UtahTempe, Ariz. (Feb. 1-4, 2001)

Southern UtahNickname: ThunderbirdsNational Ranking: NRLocation: Cedar City, UtahEnrollment: 6,200Head Coach: Kurt PalmerAssistants: Jarod Ingersoll, Jason Jacobsen2000 Record: 20-262000 Mid-Continent Conf: 16-11Career vs. ASU: 0-14Baseball SID: Steve JohnsonWebsite: www.suu.edu/athletics

Top Returning Players:3B Curtis Jacobsen (.390/9 HR/44 RBI)1B Keith Dickinson (.358/8 HR/41 RBI)2B Todd Mitchell (.356/11 HR/50 RBI)SS James Anderson (.451/2 HR/19 RBI)

Southern Utah Notes:While Southern Utah has never beaten heSun Devils in 14 career games, theThunderbirds are coming into thisweekend’s games off a very successful2000 season. Second-year head coach KurtPalmer led the Thunderbirds to a 30-26record last year and a third place finish inthe Mid-Continent Conference. Palmer isironically the youngest coach in DivisionI, having not graduated from college untilthis year. His assistant, Jarod Ingersollironically is also a ‘01 graduate of South-ern Utah. The program at SUU was veryclose to being dropped last year. TheThunderbirds return five starters from lastyear and 12 letterwinners overall. In all,the program has 20 transfers on the roster.

Upcoming OpponentsDuke (Feb. 9-11)New Mexico State (Feb. 13)

DukeNickname: Blue Devils2001 Record: 0-02000 Record: 17-41Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/4Career vs. ASU: 0-5

New Mexico StateNickname: Aggies2001 Record: 0-02000 Record: 19-36Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3Career vs. ASU: 0-19

Recruiting Class Draws Rave Reviews:The recruiting class that makes up the freshman class on the diamond this spring was rated as the topclass of recruits in the nation by Baseball America. Highlighted by seven players who were selected inthe annual Major League Draft, the group includes several players who are expected to contributeimmediately. The recruiting class was also ranked third in the nation by Collegiate Baseball.

Success in the Classroom As Well As On The Field:ASU has long enjoyed much success on the diamond, and with 18 College World Series appearances,it is known as one of the gems of college baseball. But lately academics, as well as on-field talent, haveshown its true colors in the storied program. Pat Murphy’s Sun Devil squads have produced fourAcademic All-Americans over the past two years (Willie Bloomquist, Mark Ernster, Jeff Phelps, Ca-sey Myers), including Myers being named the Academic All-American for college baseball in 2000.The four players honored as National Academic All-Americans is the most by any college baseballprogram in the nation over the last two years. The 2001 squad also features two players, Ty Johnsonand Mike Lopez, who have already received their undergraduate degrees and are pursuing their master’s.Myers, Phelps, Eric Doble and Jonah Martin are all scheduled to graduate in May.

The New Guy on the Mound; Andy Torres:ASU’s latest addition to the roster is junior college transfer RHP Andy Torres. Torres, who came toASU from East Los Angeles CC, had a stellar career on the mound at the JC level, capping his careerwith a 12-3 record, 2.11 ERA, one save and 113 strikeouts in 119.1 innings pitched. The 6-0, 165Torres is penciled in as the preseason No. 2 starter for ASU and has showed great poise and control onthe mound thus far. Torres will start Thursday vs. Southern Utah.

Like Father, Like Son; Rod Allen:For the second straight year, the Sun Devils have a player whose father was part of a World SeriesChampionship. Just like Jason Fingers’ (2000) father Rollie, freshman Rod Allen’s father, Rod Sr.,won a World Championship with the Detroit Tigers in 1984. Allen, who played a total of 31 MLBgames, is now a broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The younger Allen is a 3B/DH for the SunDevils and has shown great talent in early spring drills. He could fill in at DH with the injury to OFChris Duffy and may even play some 3B.

The Assistant Coaches:Coach Murphy has long been regarded for his winning programs and the development of collegeplayers into top pro talent. Perhaps the most forgotten skill Murphy should be praised for is his devel-opment of assistant coaches into head coaches. Four of his former assistants, Nino Giarratano (SanFrancisco), John Pawlowski (Charleston), Doug Schreiber (Purdue) and Brian Cleary (Cincinnati)have all moved onto the head coaching ranks. His current staff that he has assembled over the years isone of the best in all of college baseball. Jay Sferra is in his sixth year in association with the ASUbaseball program and his third as an assistant coach. Sferra helps with the pitching staff and is therecruiting coordinator. Mike Rooney is regarded as one of the best assistants in the country and his on-field leadership and teaching skills make him a coveted coaching prospect for the future. Billy Jones isin his first year as a volunteer assistant coach and will head up the Sun Devil outfielders this spring.Jones was recently named the head coach for the Brewster Whitecaps in the prestigious Cape CodLeague.

What Was Supposed To Be a Three-Game Series Turned Into One Game:While three games turned into only one because of winter-like conditions in the Southwest, ASUdropped its first season opener since 1993 and only the second since 1979. The UTA Mavericks wonteh game 5-3 behind solid pitching from starter Pierce Loveless and reliever Clint Faught. ASU hadseveral opportunities to win the game, but left 10 men on base and had the bases loaded in the eighthand ninth innings, but failed to score each time. Starter Jon Switzer pitched well, but had one badinning giving up three runs in the second. Reliever Franco Pezely was once again solid out of thebullpen turning in 2.2 innings of shutout ball, but preseason All-American Eric Doble struggled andwas tagged with the loss allowing two runs on four hits in the top of the ninth. Saturday and Sunday’sgames were rained out and will be possibly made up in April.

ASU Is Now 22-2 In Season Openers Since 1979:If you think ASU’s Jan. 26th game vs. Texas-Arlington was a late start for the season, well it is. In fact,it is the latest ASU has started a season since opening Feb. 2 in 1996. Despite the loss to UTA, the SunDevil baseball program has maintained an impressive 22-2 record in season openers dating back to1979, while head coach Pat Murphy is 6-1in Tempe having recorded a season-opening win in six of hisseven years at the helm of the Sun Devils. Murphy’s teams have also greatly outscored their opponentssince 1995 in season openers, 71-23. In his 13+ years as a head coach at the Division I level (Now 7 atASU, 7 at Notre Dame), Murphy has lost only one game (UTA). One of his season openers actuallycame against ASU when the Irish defeated the Sun Devils 11-4 in 1993. The last time ASU lost aseason opener before this year was a 9-4 setback to Hawai’i in 1993, and ASU advanced to the CWSthat year.

Sun Devil Baseball 2001Martin Takes A Bunch For The Team:Senior Jonah Martin (Waianae, Hawaii) set a Pac-10 and ASU record with 29 hit by pitches in 2000.Martin, a transfer from Los Angeles City JC, ranks fourth all-time with his 29 HBP, tying Corky Millerof Nevada who also got beaned 29 times in 1998. The NCAA leader for single-season HBP’s isAndrew Slater of Richmond who got plunked 33 times in 56 games in 1997. As a team, Arizona Statewas hit by a pitch 115 times in 2000 - an ASU school record. They broke the Pac-10 single-seasonrecord held by Washington (1998) while the national record is held by Nevada (125 in 1997). ASU’s115 HBP in ’00 ranks fourth all-time in the NCAA record book. Long Beach State (1999) is third with114 and second with 124 (1998).

Arizona State Claims Pac-10 Championship in 2000:For the first time in league history, three teams finished in a tie for first place in the conference stand-ings in 2000. ASU, Stanford and UCLA all notched a 17-7 record in Pac-10 play. By virtue of a tiebreaker (ASU won both conference series against Stanford and UCLA), the Sun Devils received thePac-10’s automatic bid to postseason play. It was their first conference championship since 1993 andsixth since joining the Pac-10 in 1978. Stanford and Pac-10 runner-up USC advanced through theNCAA Tournament and made appearances at the College World Series in Omaha. Stanford was theeventual runner-up.

Two Sport Stars:If you think you heard the names of a couple of ASU baseball players’ names being called over the SunDevil Stadium loudspeaker during football season, that wasn’t a joke. Three players, Skyler Fulton,Jon Sheaffer and Eric Keefner all double as players on the ASU football team. Sheaffer (WR) andFulton (RB) saw action on special teams, while Keefner (LB) was named the Scout Team MVP. KevinTommasini (1996-97) and Jason Verdugo (1994-97) were the last Devils to double as a player on thediamond and on the gridiron.

Murphy Garners Pac-10 Coach of the Year Award:Head coach Pat Murphy was voted the Pac-10 Coach of the Year by his peers for the 2000 season. TheSun Devils skipper led his squad to their sixth Pac-10 Conference title and first since 1993. ASU waspicked to finish sixth in the league in the preseason coaches’ poll. Murphy led the Devils to their thirdpostseason appearance in the last four years.

Injury Bug Bites the Sun Devils Early:In staying in tune with the rest of ASU Athletics, the Sun Devil baseball squad followed suit withfootball and basketball in having several key injuries to start the season. Projected starting centerfielder Chris Duffy will be sidelined 4-6 weeks (retroactive Jan. 18) after he tore his MCL in his rightknee during outfield drills on a wet field. Duffy is projected to return to the lineup for the Mar. 2-4series vs. LSU. Freshman relief pitcher J.J. Jackson (Chandler) broke his left hand before spring drillsstarted and should be back in the bullpen this weekend for the SUU series. He threw his first bullpen onTuesday since getting his cast off. Freshman pitcher Billy Silvestri (Scottsdale) underwent a kneescope in early January and will be out at least tell the Duke series (Feb. 9-11). Silvestri is a top candi-date to take a redshirt season in 2001. RHP Mike Esposito is almost 100% recovered from his TommyJohn surgery, but will not be pushed in his return to the starting rotation. Espositio, who was ASU’s No.1 starter to open 2000, is projected to return in later March or early April.

Freshmen Looking to Step Into Spotlight:Several freshmen player for ASU are looking to break into the starting lineup or play key roles asreserves. With the injury to Duffy in the outfield, true freshmen Ryan McKenna (Elgin, Ill.) and SkylerFulton (Olympia, Wash.) will play key roles off the bench and may fill in as starters. Junior MelStocker will roam center field to fill in for Duffy. Steve Garrabrants, a product of Moon Valley HighSchool in Phoenix will make the transition from second base and start in left field. The designatedhitter position will be filled by one of two freshmen, with Jeremy West (Las Vegas, Nev.) and powerhitter Eric Keefner (Chicago, Ill.) dueling for at-bats. Rod Allen is also another possiblity for the DHposition and has shown he can compete at a high level. On the mound RHP Ryan Schroyer (Oracle,Ariz.) has emerged as a potential addition to the weekend rotation. The high school All-American fromCanyon del Oro High School may start the Saturday game vs. Texas-Arlington. Relievers Alex Creel(Rosemont, Calif.), J.J. Jackson (Chandler, Ariz.) and Mark Sopko (Joliet, Ill.) will be key for the SunDevils out of the bullpen.

Preseason Awards Plenty for Many Sun Devils:Several Sun Devils received honors from various preseason college baseball publications. Casey My-ers was a unanimous Preseason All-American as the Devils cracked the polls at No. 6 in the nation.Eric Doble was named a third-team preseason All-American by the NCBWA and Jon Switzer was alsocoveted as a preseason All-American. In Baseball America’s annual Pac-10 review, five players re-ceived all-conference recognition. Myers, Doble, Switzer, in addition to Chris Duffy and Jeff Phelpswere named to the team.

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Around the Pac-10

Final 2000 Standings:Team Conf. OverallArizona State 17-7 44-15Stanford 17-7 50-16UCLA 17-7 38-26USC 16-8 44-20California 11-13 25-28Oregon State 9-15 28-27Arizona 8-16 26-30Washington 7-17 26-30Washington St. 6-18 20-36

2001 Preseason Coaches Poll:Team PointsUSC 52Arizona State 49Stanford 37Arizona 31California 30UCLA 29Oregon State 27Washington 15WSU 8

ASU Pac-10 Preseason Awards:

All-Pac-10:Casey Myers, CChris Duffy, OFEric Doble, Relief PitcherJon Switzer, PitcherJeff Phelps, DH

Player of the Year:Casey Myers, C

2001 Top Prospects:4. Jon Switzer, LHP7. Chris Duffy, OF9. Eric Doble, RHP10. Casey Myers, C

Best Tools:Best Pure Hitter: Casey MyersFastest Baserunner: Chris DuffyBest Defensive OF: Chris Duffy*As voted by Baseball America

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Casey Myers An All-American On The Field And In The Classroom:Senior team captain Casey Myers (Casa Grande) is listed as a preseason All-American by nearly everypublication in 2001, but that doesn’t even scratch the surface as to what Myers brings to the ASUprogram. He was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2000, becoming the second straight season anASU player has earned the honor (Willie Bloomquist, 1999). The catcher and team leader was amonga handful of players vying for Baseball America’s National Player of the Year award and was named asemifinalist for the Johnny Bench Collegiate Catcher of the Year. Myers certainly put up impressivenumbers in 2000, leading the team in batting average (.412), hits (98), doubles (19) and on-base per-centage (.502), as well as RBI (97). His 97 RBI rank fourth in the ASU single-season record book.Myers now has 206 career RBI and needs 77 during his senior year to break the Pac-10 and ASU careerrecord. His current mark of 206 RBI places him fifth in the Pac-10 record book and fourth in ASUhistory. He hit 18 home runs (second on the team) behind teammate Mitch Jones and now has 32 in hiscareer. The school record is 56 set by Bob Horner. Myers has quietly done an excellent job behind theplate as well, calling the pitches himself. He has been named conference player of the week three timesduring his career at ASU. He reached base safely (hit, walk, HBP) in 54 of 59 games in ’00. Myers ledthe squad in multiple-hit games (31) and multi-RBI games (29). His multi-hit games included three,four-hit affairs. He hit safely in 50 of 59 games. Myers was clutch with 26 two-out RBI and hit .417with the bases loaded. He hit .466 (48x103) with runners in scoring position and .459 with runners onbase. Myers finished his junior campaign ranked 30th in the nation in batting average (.412), third inRBI (97), and 35th in home runs (.31 per game).

More On Myers: As asset for the program throughout his career in Tempe, Myers has also been stellar inthe classroom. The math wiz that scored a perfect 800 on the math portion of the SAT out of highschool, Myers has maintained a near-perfect GPA as a math/accounting major at ASU. He was anAcademic All-American in 1999 and 2000, and received college baseball’s highest academic honorlast year when he was named the GTE/CoSida Academic All-American of the Year. In addition tobeing named the Academic All-American of the Year, All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in2000, Myers was also named the Collegiate Baseball National Defensive Player of the Year with a.996 fielding percentage. In November, Myers was named the top amateur athlete in the state of Ari-zona by the March of Dimes.

Casey Myers in the Record Books.......Pac-10 Career RBI1. Andrew Beinbrink, ASU (1996-99) ........... 2832. John Gall, Stanford (1997-2000) ................ 2633. Paul Carey, Stanford (1987-90) .................. 2204. Eric Valent, UCLA (1996-98) .................... 2195. Casey Myers, ASU (1998-P) .................... 206

ASU Career RBI1. Andrew Beinbrink (1996-99) ..................... 2832. Clay Westlake (1973-76) ............................ 2503. Bob Horner (1976-78) ................................ 2294. Casey Myers (1998-P) .............................. 206

ASU Career Batting Average1. Kevin Romine (1981-82) .......................... .4082. Hubie Brooks (1977-78) ........................... .3963. Willie Bloomquist (1997-99) .................... .39410. Casey Myers (1998-P) ............................. .378

Career statistics for: Casey MyersYear AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT1998.... .386 51-48 184 35 71 17 0 8 58 20 36 1-11999.... .329 51-46 170 39 56 11 0 6 51 25 24 1-42000.... .412 59-59 238 71 98 19 0 18 97 34 24 4-52001.... .000 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0TOTALS.. .378 162-154 596 145 225 47 0 32 206 79 84 6-10

1998NCBWA 3rd Team All-AmericanSporting News Freshman All-AmericanCollegiate Baseball Freshman All-American

1999GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanFirst-Team Pac-10 All-Academic

2000First-Team All-American

-Sporting News, NCBWASecond-Team All-American

-Baseball America, Collegiate BaseballPac-10 Player of the YearPac-10 All-AcademicAcademic All-American of the YearBaseball America Player of the Year CandidateJohnny Bench Catcher of the Year FinalistDefensive Player of the Year

2001Preseason All-American (CB, BA, NCBWA)

Myers’ Honors and Awards

Number of times in thelast four years thatASU has finished in thetop 12 in the nation.

National Champion-ships won by the SunDevils.

Preseason Top 25Teams ASU will face in2001.

Number of runs theSun Devils haveaveraged per gamesince 1995.

Number of ReturningLetterwinners from the2000 club.

Times the Sun Devilshave participated in theCollge World Series.

Number of home runshit over the GreenMoster in center field,last by Brooks Conradin 2000.

Number of former SunDevils who haveplayed in the MajorLeagues.

Number of RBI CaseyMyers needs to set Pac-10 and ASU schoolcareer record.

Number of Wins CoachMurphy has won atArizona State.

Number of wins inArizona State varsitybaseball history since1959.

232

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5

75

14

Inside the Numbers

78

1,856

18

18

9.47

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2000 ASU Hitting LeadersBatting Average:1. Casey Myers .4122. Mike Lopez .3703. Jeff Phelps .3624. Mitch Jones .3575. Phil Downing .355Hits:1. Casey Myers 982. Mitch Jones 893. Jeff Phelps 814. Jeff Duncan 785. Brooks Conrad 76Runs Scored:1. Mitch Jones 792. Jeff Duncan 723. Brooks Conrad 724. Casey Myers 71RBI:1. Casey Myers 972. Mitch Jones 923. Brooks Conrad 674. Jeff Phelps 60Doubles:1. Casey Myers 192. Mitch Jones 18Triples:1. Jonah Martin 7Home Runs:1. Mitch Jones 272. Casey Myers 183. Brooks Conrad 10

2000 ASU Pitching LeadersEarned Run Average:1. Robby Milner 2.352. Franco Pezely 3.243. Eric Doble 3.354. Jason Fingers 3.635. Jon Switzer 3.89Wins:1. Jon Switzer 112. Franco Pezely 83. Chad Pennington 7Batters Struck Out:1. Jon Switzer 1212. Chad Pennington 653. Eric Doble 58Innings Pitched:1. Jon Switzer 115.22. Chad Pennington 65.23. Eric Doble 51.0

2000 ASU Fielding LeadersErrors:1. Dennis Wyrick 132. Brooks Conrad 123. Mike Lopez 8Fielding Percentage (Min 100 Chances):1. Casey Myers .9962. Mitch Jones .9923. Jeff Phelps .9874. Jeff Duncan .969Assists:1. Brooks Conrad 1422. Dennis Wyrick 1283. Mike Lopez 74Putouts:1. Casey Myers 4602. Jeff Phelps 3323. Jeff Duncan 121

Pat Murphy at ASU:Arizona’s State has had only three coaches in its illustrious history. The latest to join the legacy isPat Murphy who has enjoyed great success since arriving in Tempe six years ago in 1995. Murphyhas guided ASU to a 232-124 (.652) and posted an impressive 90-77 record in the tough Pac-10.ASU has advanced to postseason play in three of the six years under Murphy, including a 2nd placefinish at the College World Series in 1998. With his 232 wins at ASU, Murphy has the third bestwinning percentage of Pac-10 coaches.Murphy is 10 wins shy of 100 career Pac-10 victories.

Brooks Conrad Turns In Solid Season At Second Base:Junior second baseman Brooks Conrad was named to the 2000 Pac-10 All-Conference team. Con-rad hit at a .336 clip and finished second on the team in runs (72). He hit .351 in league play with15 of his 33 hits going for extra bases. He became only the 18th player to hit a homer over thegreen monster at Packard Stadium vs. Washington (5/14). Conrad hit .392 with runners in scoringposition and .500 when he led off an inning. The Spring Valley, Calif., native notched 19 multi-hitgames as well as 15 multi-RBI games during the ’00 season. The switch hitter was named Pac-10Player of the Week twice in 2000. For his career at ASU, Conrad is a .338 hitter with 108 hits and20 doubles. Conrad was 3-for-4 to open his 2001 campaign vs. UTA.

The Ice Man, Eric Doble:Junior Eric Doble was as cool as ice in ’00 with a team-leading nine saves. The right-hander tookover the closer role on the Devils pitching staff and performed solidly. Doble had six saves inconference play as well as a 2-0 record with a 2.66 ERA to earn All-Pac-10 Honorable Mentionhonors. For the year, Doble finished the year 3-1 with nine saves and a 3.35 ERA. He ended upsecond in the Pac-10 in games finished (23), second in saves (9), tied for third in games in relief(27) and fifth in appearances (27). He held opponent batters to a .259 average at the plate and a.219 average with runners on base. The Case Grande, Ariz., native transferred to ASU from GrandCanyon in 1999 and returns for his senior season after being drafted in the 10th round of the 2000MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox.

The Franchise, Jon Switzer:After going 11-3 last year and having a successful summer with Team USA, junior lefty Jon Swit-zer (Houston, Texas) is set to start what is expected to be a stellar junior campaign. Switzer wasnamed a preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball (2nd Team) and Baseball America (3rdteam). He was named an honorable mention on the 2000 Pac-10 All-Conference team. Switzerpicked up win No. 11 vs. Arizona May 21 in a relief appearance, making him the first ASU pitcherto reach 11 wins since 1993. Switzer finished with an impressive 5-2 record in conference playwith a 4.47 ERA. He was honored as Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week three times in ’00 (tying UCLA’sRob Henkel for the most honors). He led the team with 121 strikeouts and held opposing batters toa .228 average at the plate. He ranked seventh in the conference in ERA (3.89), third in opposingbatting average (.228), sixth in strikeouts (121) and third in wins (11). Right handed hittersmanaged only a .226 batting average vs. Switzer in 2000, while lefties checked in at .233. For hiscareer, he is 18-7 with 199 strikeouts. Drafted in the 26th round out of high school by the Pitts-burgh Pirates, Switzer is listed as one of the top lefties for the 2001 draft. He was 1-0 with a 2.41ERA with Team USA this past summer before leaving the team early after having an emergencyappendectomy surgery.

ASU And Team USA:Junior lefty Jon Switzer (Houston, Texas) was among 20 invitees to the 2000 USA Baseball TeamTrials and waas one of two ASU players to represent the Red, White and Blue last summer. Switzerwas joined by three other Pac-10 players: USC’s Mark Prior, UCLA’s Josh Karp and Stanford’sBrian Sager at the trials, and junior catcher Casey Myers was also selected to play for the team.Myers (Casa Grande, Ariz.) was a member of the junior national team in ’96 and was a ’98 nationalteam invitee. Myers ended up hitting .310 with Team USA and Switzer was 1-0 with a 2.41 ERA

Senior Jeff Phelps Looking For Breakout Season:Infielder Jeff Phelps (Yuma) has been a solid player for the Sun Devils over the past three years andhas extremely high expectations heading into the 2001 season. After finishing third on the squadlast year with a .362 batting average, Phelps added strength and power during the offseason. Acareer .344 hitter, the utility infielder is slated to start the season at first base, but has also workedout at third base. Phelps started 45 games at first base, 12 at third base and two at DH.

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Sun Devil Quick FactsName of School .......................... Arizona StateCity, State .................................... Tempe, Ariz.Founded .................................................... 1885Enrollment ............................................. 42,255Mascot ............................................ Sun DevilsSchool Colors ...................... Maroon and GoldStadium ..................... Packard Stadium (5,000)Fences ...........................................LF/RF (340)....................................................... Center (395

Conference ............................................. Pac-10President .............................. Dr. Lattie F. CoorAthletics Director .......................... Gene Smith

First year of Baseball ................... 1959 (28-18)All-Time Record ............................ 2,189-1,075Modern Era (1959-P) .............. 1856-737 (.716)Early Era (1906-1958) .........................333-338Packard Stadium Record .......... 759-220 (.775)Years in College World Series ..................... 18NCAA Championships ................................... 5College World Series Record ....... 56-30 (.652)NCAA Appearances ..................................... 24NCAA Record ....................................... 121-47Last CWS Appearance ................... 1998 (2nd)Best All-Time Record .................... 59-8 (1973)Last All-Americans ..................... Casey Myers....................................................... Jon Switzer...................................................... Mitch Jones

Media Relations Phone ............ (480) 965-6592Fax ........................................... (480) 965-5408Baseball SID ............................... Jeff R. EvansE-Mail Address ................ Jeff.Evans@asu.eduHome Phone ............................ (480) 699-1358Director of Media Relations ......... Mark BrandAssociate Director .................. Doug TammaroAssistant Directors ........................Will Phillips................................................. Rhonda Lundin......................................................Erin Rowley.................................................. Jason Bellamy

Press Box ................................. (480) 727-7253Web Site .................. www.TheSunDevils.com

Head Coach ....................................... Pat MurphyRecord at ASU .................... 232-124 (7th Season)Career Division I .......................... 550-240-1 (13)Assistants ..................................... Jay Sferra (6th)............................................... Mike Rooney (3rd).................................................... Billy Jones (1st)

Baseball Operations ..........................Chris Holick.......................................................... Joe Brennan.................................................... Graham Rossini

Managers ..................................... Steve KirkmanTrainer ................... Kenny McCarty, Mike Elliott

2000 Record ................................................ 44-15Home ......................................................... 33-8Away .......................................................... 11-7

2000 Pac-10 Record ............................. 17-7 (1st)Home ........................................................... 9-3Away ............................................................ 8-4

Letterman Returning/Lost ........................... 14/13Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 7/2Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost ..................... 2/2

ASU Coaching/Support StaffASU Coaching/Support Staff

Media RelationsMedia Relations

Baseball HistoryBaseball History

2000 Review2000 Review

Drafted Devils:A total of 17 players on the 2001 Arizona State squad have been taken in the Major LeagueBaseball Amateur Draft. Since the inception of the draft in 1965, ASU has had more playerschosen (289), more first-round draft picks (21) and more No. 1 picks (3) than any otherschool in the nation. Eight (8) players from the 2000 Pac-10 Championship team weredrafted last June. ASU’s three No. 1 picks were Rick Monday (1965), Floyd Bannister(1976) and Bob Horner (Atlanta).

Player Year Team Round DraftedRod Allen 2000 Reds 34th roundEric Doble 2000 Red Sox 10th roundChris Duffy 2000 Red Sox 43rd roundMike Esposito 1999 Reds 5th roundDrew Friedberg 1997 Diamondbacks 25th round

2000 Brewers 29th roundSkyler Fulton 2000 Mets 25th roundSteve Garrabrants 2000 Twins 42nd roundJon Gutierrez 2000 Red Sox 25th roundEric Keefner 2000 Astros 4th roundJered Liebeck 1999 Diamondbacks 45th roundMike Lopez 1996 Blue Jays 52nd roundCasey Myers 2000 Brewers 30th roundJeff Phelps 1997 Pirates 36th roundRyan Schroyer 2000 Tigers 16th roundJon Sheaffer 1999 Reds 29th roundJon Switzer 1998 Pirates 26th roundDennis Wyrick 1999 Tigers 35th round

Horner Ranks Second As Player of the Century:Former Sun Devil greats Bob Horner and Eddie Bane were honored by Baseball Americaby being placed on the publications’ “Team of the Century.” Horner, an ASU great underJim Brock from 1976-78, hit .383 for his career and belted a school record 56 home runs.Horner was listed second on the team behind Oklahoma State slugger Pete Incaviglia(1983-85). Bane, a top pitcher for the Sun Devils from 1971-72, posted a career 40-4record and a 1.64 ERA. Bane was listed as the ninth best player of the 20th Century byBaseball America. The top 10 players of the century were voted on by fans, coaches andbaseball writers and are listed below:

1. Pete Incaviglia (Oklahoma State)2. Bob Horner (Arizona State)3. Robin Ventura (Oklahoma State)4. Burt Hooten (Texas)5. Dave Winfield (Minnesota)6. Phil Stephenson (Wichita State)7. John G. Olerud (Washington State)8. J.D. Drew (Florida State)9. Eddie Bane (Arizona State)10. Derek Tatsuno (Hawai’i)

Bloomquist Earns Minor League All-Star Award:Willie Bloomquist (1997-1999) showed signs he would be a great professional ball playerduring his time at ASU. After his first full season of professional ball, the 1999 Pac-10Player of the Year turned in a banner season split between Single-A Lancaster and Triple-A Tacoma in the Seattle Mariners organization. The second basemen hit a blistering .379at Lancaster to earn Single-A all-star status and was overall a second-team Minor LeagueAll-Star as selected by the writers at Baseball America. After having a great springtraining last year with the M’s, Bloomquist will have a return stay in the Big Leaguecamp with the M’s in Peoria, and has an outside shot at making the opening day roster.

Team AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SBLancaster (CAL) .379 256 63 97 19 6 2 51 37 27 22Lancaster/Tacoma .313 447 80 140 24 7 3 74 44 55 27

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Games With At Least One Hit

Conrad .........................1 of 1 gamesDuffy ............................0 of 0 gamesGarrabrants .................. 0 of 1 gamesLopez ...........................0 of 1 gamesMartin .......................... 1 of 1 gamesMyers ...........................0 of 1 gamesPhelps .......................... 0 of 1 gamesStocker .........................0 of 1 gamesWalsh ...........................1 of 1 gamesWest .............................0 of 1 gamesWyrick .........................1 of 1 games

Extra Base HitsConrad ........................................... 0Duffy .............................................. 0Fulton ............................................. 0Keefner .......................................... 0Lopez ............................................. 0Martin ............................................ 0Myers ............................................. 0Phelps ............................................ 0Stocker ........................................... 0West ............................................... 0Wyrick ........................................... 0

Home Run BreakdownSolo Home Runs ............................ 02-Run Home Runs ......................... 03-Run Home Runs ......................... 0Grand Slams .................................. 0First Inning .................................... 0Second Inning ................................ 0Third Inning ................................... 0Fourth Inning ................................. 0Fifth Inning .................................... 0Sixth Inning ................................... 0Seventh Inning ............................... 0Eighth Inning ................................. 0Ninth Inning .................................. 0

Golden Spikes Common At Arizona State:While Kip Bouknight of South Carolina was the recipient of the 2000 Golden Spikes award as thenation’s top amateur baseball player, it should be noted that three Arizona State players have won theaward. Bob Horner, who was a standout at ASU from 1976-78, won the inaugural award in 1978.Oddibe McDowell, who was a member of the first Team USA baseball team to compete in an Olym-pics, won the award in 1984. Mike Kelly, who ranks second in ASU history with 46 home runs from1989-91, won the award in 1991. In all, 13 players that have worn the Maroon and Gold have beennamed a Player of the Year for college baseball.

ASU Leader of the Pac When It Comes to Player of the Week:Arizona State has amassed 41 Pac-10 Pitchers of the Week and 62 Players of the Week since 1981.That total leads all Pac-10 member schools. The Sun Devils had four players honored as Pac-10 POWlast year (Mitch Jones -2, Brooks Conrad -2) and Jon Switzer was a three-time recipient of the awardin 2000.

Arizona State in Postseason Play:The Sun Devil baseball program has created a dynasty in college baseball that has been matched byfew. With 18 appearances in the College World Series, ASU ranks fourth for the most trips to Omaha.Arizona State has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 24 of the program’s 42 seasons, amassing anincredible 116-43 (.730) record. ASU’s five National Championships rank as the second most of anyNCAA school. In addition to ASU’s five national championships, the Sun Devils have also turned infive second-place teams and three third-place finishes.

Postseason Summary:NCAA Appearances 24All-Time NCAA Record 121-47Regional Appearances 18Regional Titles 12Record in Regionals 54-16District 7 Appearances 6District 7 Titles 6

Record in District 7 12-1CWS Appearances 18CWS Titles 5CWS Runners-up 5CWS Third-Place Finishes 4Record at CWS 55-30 (.647)

ASU In Pac-10 Play:While Arizona and Arizona State both joined the Pacific-10 Conference in 1979 as the newest addi-tions to the “Conference of Champions,” ASU has quickly made quick gains to place its name amongthe top two in winning percentage of all Pac-10 schools. With a career 440-302 record combined whenapart of the old Six-Pac or the combined Pac-10, ASU’s .593 winning percentage falls behind justbehind USC’s .642 winning percentage in 77 years being affiliated with the Pac-10.

This is ASU Baseball:• Only one losing season in school history• 18 College World Series Appearances• 24 years in the NCAA Tournament• Six Pac-10 Titles• Five NCAA Championships• 13 NCAA National Players of the Year• Three Golden Spikes Award Winners• 58 All-Americans

Games Reaching Base

Conrad .........................1 of 1 gamesDuffy ............................0 of 0 gamesGarrabrants .................. 0 of 1 gamesLopez ...........................0 of 1 gamesMartin .......................... 1 of 1 gamesMyers ...........................0 of 1 gamesPhelps .......................... 1 of 1 gamesStocker .........................1 of 1 gamesWalsh ...........................1 of 1 gamesWest .............................0 of 1 gamesWyrick .........................1 of 1 games

• 2 NCAA Coaches of the Year• 75 Major League Players• 21 First-Round Draft Picks• Finished in top 12 three of past four years• Only one losing season in school history• Three 2001 Preseason All-Americans• Four Academic All-Americans in last two years• Finished in the top 12 in three of the past four years.

Sun Devil Baseball 2001

Sun Devils in Major League Baseball in 2000:Player MLB Team W-L ERA G SV IP H BB SODoug Henry Giants/Astros 4-4 3.79 72 1 78.1 57 49 62Sean Lowe White Sox 4-1 5.48 50 0 70.2 78 39 53Gabe Molina Braves/Orioles 0-0 9.00 11 0 15.0 28 10 9

Player, Pos. MLB Team Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBIMike Benjamin, 2B Pirates .270 233 28 63 18 2 2 19Barry Bonds, LF Giants .306 480 129 147 28 4 49 106Jacob Cruz, CF Indians .241 29 3 7 3 0 0 5Paul LoDuca, C Dodgers .246 65 6 16 2 0 2 8Fernando Vina, 2B Cardinals .300 487 81 146 24 6 4 31

ASU Well-Represented In Arizona Fall League:Player Team W-L ERA G SV IP H BB SORyan Bradley, RHP Maryvale 2-1 6.00 13 0 21.0 18 12 21Ryan Mills, LHP Grand Canyon 1-4 5.35 8 0 33.2 41 7 23

Player, Pos. Team Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBIWillie Bloomquist, INF Peoria .289 90 14 26 7 1 0 8Mark Ernster, INF Maryvale .295 95 13 28 4 5 2 11Dan McKinley, OF Maryvale .313 16 1 5 0 1 0 4

Media Information:Baseball Contact: Jeff R. EvansSID Phone: (480) 965-6592Evans’ Direct Line: (480) 965-6594SID Fax: (480) 965-5408Evans’ E-Mail: jeff.evans@asu.eduWebsite: www.TheSunDevils.comAddress:Media Relations OfficeICA Room 105Tempe, AZ 85287-1505

Interviews:All interviews with players and thecoaching staff need to be clearedthrough the ASU media relations officeand Jeff Evans. If you wish to talk toany Sun Devil player or head coach PatMurphy, please contact Evans via theabove information.

Media Guides:Media guides will be available to work-ing press only and can be purchased byfans at home games only from the sou-venir stand. Press guides will not be dis-tributed to fans from the press box orthe media relations office.

Game Notes and Statistics:Game notes and statistics will be dis-tributed to all working media and scoutson game days at Packard Stadium. Cop-ies will also be made available in thepress box. The statistics are for work-ing press, scouts and coaches only. Acomplete statistical book containing boxscores, play-by-play and game noteswill also be available in the press boxfor working media following each homegame. All information will be madeavailable to fans and ASU supportersthrough the school’s official athleticwebsite, www.TheSunDevils.com.

Live Stats:While only certain games can be ac-cessed by radio either through the in-ternet or in the greater Phoenix area, ev-ery home game and selected road gamescan be tracked through live statisticalupdates on www.TheSunDevils.com.

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2002 Recruiting Class Among Nation’s Best:The 2002 recruiting class that will debut on the diamond next spring (2002) has drawn rave reviews fromBaseball America as one of the top three in the nation. Mike Jones and Kris Honel are listed as two of thetop 10 pitching prospects out of this year’s high school class. The 2001 class that debuts on the field thisyear was ranked as the No. 1 class in the nation by Baseball America and the No. 3 class by CollegiateBaseball. The list of players who signed NLI’s with the Sun Devils is provided below:

Player Position Hometown School NotesJoel Bocchi C/3B Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Vista HS Good all-around playerRyan Bonesio LHP/1B Carrollton, Texas Navarro CC Solid gap hitterNickolas Cadena SS/3B Glendale, Ariz. Apollo HS Led Arizona in HR in 2000Chris Collins INF/C Phoenix, Ariz. S. Mountain CC Brother of former ASU starTuffy Gosewisch INF Scottsdale, Ariz. Horizon HS Brother of Chip GosewischGarrett Guzman OF Henderson, Nevada Green Valley HS No. 59 prospect by Team OneTravis Hinton 1B Tempe, Ariz. Santa Clara Led SC with 9 HR in 2000Kris Honel RHP Bourbonnais, Ill. Providence HS. No. 6 prospect by Team OneJohn Hoyos LHP Los Angeles, Calif. East LA CC Hard Throwing LHPMike Jones RHP Phoenix, Ariz. Thunderbird HS No. 3 prospect by Team OneMatt Leaf RHP Peoria, Ariz. Sunrise Mtn. HS No. 61 prospect by Team OneRobert McClellan RHP Liberal, Kansas Seward County CC 2nd in nation in Ks per IPDustin Pedroia SS Woodland, Calif. Woodland HS Great defensive skillsRyan Richardson C Mesa, Ariz. Central Arizona Scrappy, hard nosed playerMiguel Sanchez P Los Angeles, Calif. Bishop Amat HS 7-1 with 2.13 ERA Jr year

Sun Devils Had a Successful Run in the 1990’s:While ASU started the new millennium with a bang winning the Pac-10 Championship with a 44-15record, the decade of the 1990’s was one that marked great success for the ASU program. The Sun Devilscompiled a 398-213 (.651) record during the decade and made three trips to Omaha for the College WorldSeries. The 398 wins were third-best of all conference schools.

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Where ASU Ranked In The Nation in 2000:ASU had a year that will go down in the NCAA record books. The Sun Devils finished second inhitting with a .346 team batting average, trailing only Stony Brook which posted a .347 average.The team went a collective 738-for-2134. The Sun Devils, however, were the most productiveteam in the nation in ’00, leading the NCAA in scoring, while averaging 10.97 runs per game.The Sun Devils also led the nation with 37 total triples and ASU’s nearest threat was Delawarewith 10.02 runs per game. Here is a list of where the team and individual players ranked in theNCAA:

Team Rankings:Scoring 1st 10.97Batting: 2nd .346Fielding: 5th .971%Home Runs 7th 1.46 rpgSlugging: 2nd .561%Triples: 1st 0.63Won-Loss 8th .746 (44-15)

Individual Rankings:Batting: Myers 30th, .412 avg.RBI: Myers 4th, 1.64 pg

Jones 5th, 1.56 pgHome Runs Jones 1st, .458 pg

Myers 35th, .31 pgTriples: Martin 17th, .12 pgRuns: Jones 11th, 1.34 pgSlugging: Jones 11th, .787 %

Summer Ball:The following is a list of where ASUplayers spent their summers in the manycollegiate summer leagues around thenation and where some are going toplay in the 2001 summer. Doble, Phelpsand Conrad helped lead the AlaskaGoldpanners all the way to the NBCWorld Series in Wichita, Kansas:

2000 Summer:Conrad ..................... Alaska GoldpannersPhelps ...................... Alaska GoldpannersDoble ....................... Alaska GoldpannersMyers ....................... Team USA NationalSwitzer ..................... Team USA NationalEdginton ...................... Mankato MashersFriedberg ............ Wisconsin WoodchucksKartler ........................ Seattle Studs (PIL)Stocker ........................ Athletes in Action

2001 Summer:Alaskan League:Keefner .................... Alaska GoldpannersJackson .................... Alaska GoldpannersLiebeck .................... Alaska Goldpanners

Northwoods League:Fulton ...................................... AlexandriaWalsh ...................................... AlexandriaKartler ..................................... Alexandria

Cape Cod League:Schroyer .................................... Falmouth

Jayhawk League (Kansas):West .............................................. LiberalGarrabrants ................................... LiberalEspositio ....................................... Liberal

Central Illinois Collegiate League:Sopko ....................................... Twin CityAllen ........................................ Twin City

Great Lakes League:Weber .................................. Summit City

Varsity Squad Dominates Alumni In Annual Contest Held Jan. 20:Led by a strong pitching performance from converted catcher Ty Johnson (Englewood, Colo.),the 2001 varsity squad defeated the Alumni 8-3 on Jan. 20 at Packard Stadium. The Alumnisquad, which featured 15 players who are currently playing in the minor leagues and one formerMajor Leaguer (Ken Phelps) were easily handled by Johnson and lefty ace Jon Switzer (Houston,Texas). Johnson and Switzer combined to allow only three hits and one run in five innings. At theplayer the 2001 Devils pounded out 13 hits and were led by catcher Casey Myers who finished theday 2-for-4 with two RBI. Third baseman Mike Lopez and reserve infielder Lucas Weber (Tuc-son, Ariz.) also recorded two hits apiece in the winning effort. Both teams used wood bats in thegame. For the Alumni, Montreal Expos product Dan McKinley was the only player to recordmore than one hit. Willie Bloomquist (1997-99), Mitch Jones (1999-2000) and Andrew Beinbrink(1996-99) were just a few of the past Sun Devil greats who played in the game.

Reviewing the 2000 Pac-10 Championship Season:ASU won its sixth Pac-10 title (all since 1981) and first since 1993, after being picked sixth in thepreseason poll… ASU hit the 40-win plateau for the fourth time since 1993… The 17 league wins werea five-game improvement from 1999 and it was the fifth time since 1990 with 17 or more wins in Pac-10 play… ASU was 2nd in the nation in batting, 5th in fielding percentage, and 1st in scoring in2000… ASU led the Conference in batting average (.346), runs per game (11.0), slugging percentage(.561), on base percentage (.454), RBI (588), triples (37), walks (336), and stolen bases (92)… Sr. OFMitch Jones broke Bob Horner’s (1978) 22-year-old school record for home runs when he hit No. 26vs. Arizona May 21. Jones finished with 27, becoming just the ninth player in Pac-10 history to hit atleast 27 in a season, and seventh to do so since 1990… ASU had an extra-base hit in all but two gamesin 2000… ASU batters were hit by a pitch 115 times in 20000, breaking the Pac-10 record (101, UW,1998). The mark ranks in the top-four all-time in the NCAA record books (125, Nevada in 1997)…Pac-10 Player of the Year Casey Myers finished ’00 with 97 RBI, second-best in Pac-10 history, and206 for his career, fifth-best. Myers led the Sun Devils with 98 hits, 19 doubles, 97 RBI, and a .502 on-base percentage. Myers led the Pac-10 in RBI and on-base percentage. He also ranked among theConference leaders in hits (3rd), slugging percentage (.718, t3rd), total bases (171, 7th), runs scored(71, 9th), home runs (18, t8th), and doubles (19, t9th). Myers batted .412 for the season, second in thePac-10 tied for 22nd-best average in single season Pac-10 history… Myers and Jones (92) ranked firstand second in the Conference in RBI; third and fifth in the nation… The Sun Devils scored 10 or moreruns in 31 games last season, and 20 runs nine times.

Sun Devil Baseball on the Tube:Heading into the season, the Sun Devils are tentatively scheduled to play 11 televised games in 2001on Cox Communications Channel 9. ASU is also guaranteed at least one game to be televised by FoxSports Net as part of the Pac-10’s agreement. With longtime ASU broadcaster George Allen and formerArizona State Assistant Sports Information Director Doug Gerlach calling the play-by-play, schedulehighlights for TV games include the entire series vs. LSU (March 2-4) and two games of the heatedinstate rivalry with Arizona (Apr. 28-29). The tentative Cox schedule for ASU baseball is as follows:

Date OpponentFeb. 9 DukeFeb. 10 DukeMar. 2 LSUMar. 3 LSUMar. 4 LSUMar. 30 Stanford

Date OpponentApr. 12 Washington StateApr. 28 ArizonaApr. 29 ArizonaMay 19 UCLAMay 20 UCLA