1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Midwest Regional Champions
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	41–23 (18–11 Pac-10)
Head coach	Pat Murphy (4th year);
Home stadium	Packard Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
No. 13 Washington ^x‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	.708	41	–	17	.707
Oregon State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	35	–	14	.714
Washington State ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	25	–	24	.510
Portland State ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	17	–	34	.333
Southern
No. 9 Stanford ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8	.733	42	–	14	.750
No. 1 Southern California ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	49	–	17	.742
No. 2 Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	11	.621	41	–	23	.641
Arizona ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	33	–	23	.589
UCLA ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	23	–	33	.411
California ‍‍‍	5	–	24	.172	22	–	32	.407

x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Pat Murphy in his fourth season at Arizona State.

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

Roster

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log^[2]

Regular Season

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
March 1	#1 Stanford		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 4–2	13–5	3–2
March 6	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 5–6	13–6	3–3
March 7	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 14–6	14–6	4–3
March 8	at UCLA		Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 9–3	15–6	5–3
March 10	Oklahoma*		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–6¹⁰	16–6
March 11	Oklahoma*		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 5–9	16–7
March 14	at #3 Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 6–7	16–8	5–4
March 15	at #3 Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 5–13	16–9	5–5
March 16	at #3 Southern California		Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–6	16–10	5–6
March 17	at Fresno State*		Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA	L 3–9	16–11
March 18	at Fresno State*		Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA	L 5–6¹⁰	16–12
March 20	California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 6–1	17–12	6–6
March 21	California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–2	18–12	7–6
March 22	California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–6	19–12	8–6
March 24	at Grand Canyon*		Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 10–0	20–12
March 27	at #19 Washington*		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 6–8	20–13
March 28	at #19 Washington*		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	L 6–7	20–14
March 29	at #19 Washington*		Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 7–6	21–14

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
April 3	at #24 Arizona		Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–3	22–14	9–6
April 4	at #24 Arizona		Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 20–12	23–14	10–6
April 5	at #24 Arizona		Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 12–4	24–14	11–6
April 9	#4 Southern California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 18–3	25–14	12–6
April 10	#4 Southern California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 7–5	26–14	13–6
April 11	#4 Southern California		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 24–4	27–14	14–6
April 14	at #11 Oklahoma*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 10–6¹⁰	28–14
April 17	UCLA		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 19–10	29–14	15–6
April 18	UCLA		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–7	30–14	16–6
April 19	UCLA		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 18–4	31–14	17–6
April 24	Arizona		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 7–8¹⁰	31–15	17–7
April 25	Arizona		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 16–13	32–15	18–7
April 26	Arizona		Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 9–10	32–16	18–8
April 28	New Mexico*	#12	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 12–7	33–16
April 29	New Mexico*	#12	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 7–8	33–17

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
May 1	at #2 Stanford	#12	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–5	33–18	18–9
May 2	at #2 Stanford	#12	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 3–4	33–19	18–10
May 3	at #2 Stanford	#12	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 8–12	33–20	18–11
May 5	at UNLV*	#14	Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	L 4–5	33–21
May 6	Southern Utah*	#14	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 3–2	34–21

Post-Season

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
May 29	#5 (3) Florida State	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 11–10	39–22	1–0
May 31	#1 (2) Miami (FL)	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 9–2	40–22	2–0
June 3	#7 (7) Long Beach State	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 14–4	41–22	3–0
June 6	#4 (4) Southern California	#6 (6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 14–21	41–23	3–1

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
^ 2015 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 72. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

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People	Head coaches
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