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2011 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball

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This is a bad year for ASU baseball. Sanctions came down from the NCAA and ASU is banned from this years postseason. Thanks you jack-ass Pat Murphy!!!!!!

As frustrating as that is, ASU should have another good team and play one of the toughest schedules in all of college baseball. Besides playing everyone in the Pac-10, ASU also has Auburn, Oklahoma, Cal State Fullerton, Kansas, UC Riverside, Long Beach State, New Mexico, Oral Roberts, BYU, Cal State Bakersfield, Northern Illinois and Delaware on the schedule. ASU lost 9 players including their 3 weekend starting pitchers to this years MLB draft so lots of available playing time for younger guys. ASU signed 18 new players for 2011 including Bobby Bonilla's son Brandon Bonilla.

No chance for a post season birth, so hopefully these kids can still play with a high intensity livel throughout the year.
 
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tidbit from Rivals

Arizona State
The Sun Devils are almost starting from scratch this fall when it comes to their pitching staff. The Devils lost starting pitchers Seth Blair, Merrill Kelly and Jake Borup to the draft. They also are without closer Jordan Swagerty, who signed for $625,000 as a second-rounder to the Cardinals. In the field, the Devils must find a way to replace infielder Drew Maggi, who signed for $468,000 as a 15th-rounder to the Pirates. ASU also lost a pair of signees to the draft ? Taylor Lindsey and Travis Flores. Lindsey was a first supplemental pick to the Angels and signed for $873,000 and Flores was an 11th-round pick to the Rays and signed for $155,000. ASU also lost out on commitment Kevin Walter, who signed for $350,000 as a 20th-round pick to the Phillies. ASU likely will reload as it always does, but this draft hurts.
 
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2011 schedule

02/18/11 vs. New Mexico Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. MT
02/19/11 vs. New Mexico Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)1:00 p.m. MT
02/19/11 vs. New Mexico Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)TBA
02/20/11 vs. New Mexico Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m. MT
02/25/11 vs. Delaware Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. MT
02/26/11 vs. Delaware Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)1:00 p.m. MT
02/26/11 vs. Delaware Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)TBA
02/27/11 vs. Delaware Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m.

MTCoca-Cola Classic - Surprise, Arizona
03/03/11 vs. Cal State Bakersfield Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium)TBA
03/04/11 vs. Northern Illinois Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium)TBA
03/05/11 vs. Kansas Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium)TBA
03/06/11 vs. UC Riverside Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium)TBA
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03/11/11 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. (Plainsman Park)6:00 p.m. CT
03/12/11 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. (Plainsman Park)3:00 p.m. CT
03/13/11 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. (Plainsman Park)1:00 p.m. CT
03/15/11 vs. Oklahoma Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
03/16/11 vs. Oklahoma Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
03/18/11 vs. Oral Roberts Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
03/19/11 vs. Oral Roberts Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
03/20/11 vs. Oral Roberts Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m. PT
03/22/11 at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)6:00 p.m. PT
03/23/11 at Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. (Goodwin Field)6:00 p.m. PT
03/25/11 vs. Arizona *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
03/26/11 vs. Arizona *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
03/27/11 vs. Arizona *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m. PT
04/01/11 vs. Oregon *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
04/02/11 vs. Oregon *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
04/03/11 vs. Oregon *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:00 p.m. PT
04/05/11 at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. (Sancet Stadium)6:00 p.m. PT
04/08/11 at Oregon State *Corvallis, Ore. (Goss Stadium)5:35 p.m. PT
04/09/11 at Oregon State *Corvallis, Ore. (Goss Stadium)2:05 p.m. PT
04/10/11 at Oregon State *Corvallis, Ore. (Goss Stadium)1:05 p.m. PT
04/15/11 vs. Washington State *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
04/16/11 vs. Washington State *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
04/17/11 vs. Washington State *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m. PT
04/21/11 at California *Berkeley, Calif. (Evans Diamond)2:30 p.m. PT
04/22/11 at California *Berkeley, Calif. (Evans Diamond)2:30 p.m. PT
04/23/11 at California *Berkeley, Calif. (Evans Diamond)1:00 p.m. PT
04/26/11 at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. (Sancet Stadium)6:00 p.m. PT
04/29/11 vs. Stanford *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
04/30/11 vs. Stanford Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
05/01/11 vs. Stanford Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m. PT
05/02/11 vs. BYU Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
05/03/11 vs. BYU Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
05/06/11 vs. Long Beach State Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
05/07/11 vs. Long Beach State Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
05/08/11 vs. Long Beach State Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m. PT
05/13/11 at USC *Los Angeles, Calif. (Dedeaux Field)6:00 p.m. PT
05/14/11 at USC *Los Angeles, Calif. (Dedeaux Field)2:00 p.m. PT
05/15/11 at USC *Los Angeles, Calif. (Dedeaux Field)1:00 p.m. PT
05/20/11 at Washington *Seattle, Wash. (Husky Ballpark)6:00 p.m. PT
05/21/11 at Washington *Seattle, Wash. (Husky Ballpark)2:00 p.m. PT
05/22/11 at Washington *Seattle, Wash. (Husky Ballpark)1:00 p.m. PT
05/27/11 vs. UCLA *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
05/28/11 vs. UCLA *Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)6:30 p.m. PT
05/29/11 vs. UCLA Tempe, Ariz. (Packard Stadium)12:30 p.m. PT
 
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ASU has 56 games scheduled for 2011 and 37 of those games are against teams who were in the field of 64 in last years CWS.

ASU plays 4 #1 seeds from that tournament:
UCLA
Cal State Fullerton
Auburn
Oklahoma

ASU plays 3 #2 seeds
Washington State
Cal
Stanford

ASU plays 4 #3 seeds
New Mexico
Oregon
Oregon State
Arizona

ASU plays 1 #4 seed
Oral Roberts

At one point in the schedule, ASU will play 30 consecutive games against teams that were in last years field of 64. Should be a very tough year since most Pac-10 teams should be even better this year.
 
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ASU's starting lineup should look something like this:

Catcher: (rotate starters)
Xorge Carillo (Sr.) .353 avg. 2 HR .439 OBP
Austin Barnes (Jr.) .272 avg. 1 HR .364 OBP

1st base:
Riccio Torrez (Jr.) .393 avg. 10 HR .489 OBP

2nd base:
Zach MacPhee (Jr.) .389 avg. 9 HR .486 OBP

3rd base:
Zach Wilson (Jr.) .349 avg. 8 HR .423 OBP

Shortstop:
Deven Marrero (So.) .397 avg. 6 HR .442 OBP

Left Field:
Johnny Ruettiger (Jr.) .351 avg. 4 HR .452 OBP

Center Field:
Andrew Aplin (So.) .337 avg. 0 HR .468 OBP

Right Field: (starting position is up for grabs)
Matt Newman (Sr.) .265 avg. 2 HR .359 OBP

Starting Pitchers:
Brady Rogers (So.) 2.11 ERA last year in 22 appearances
Jake Barrett (So.) 3.41 ERA last year in 28 appearances
Mitchell Lambson (Jr.) 2.16 ERA last year in 39 appearances

ASU lost all 3 of last years weekend starters and our closer to the MLB so new guys will have to step up. New pitchers coming in:

6 True Freshman
4 JC transfers/ other pitchers on team who haven't really played yet
 
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ASU freshman / JC Transfer recruiting class:

Josh McAlister (OF/P) NM - went 20-4 in high school and won 2 state titles

Trevor Williams (P) CA - went 10-2 senior year, 1st team all league, UA all-american

Mark Lambson (IF/P) OR - first team all-state Jr. & Sr. years and conference player of year as a senior

Cory Hahn (OF/P) CA - 2010 Orange County player of the year, CIF player of the year, Max Preps state player of the year, and California's Mr. Baseball. 1st team All-American and played on U18 team USA that won gold medal. Picked in 26th round of MLB draft.

Trever Allen (OF/P) AZ - ASU Legacy, 2 time all region, 3 time all city,

Kasey Coffman (IF/P) AZ - All region 2 times

Tucker Esmay (IF) AZ - ASU Legacy, Coach's son - I think that's all his credentials???

James McDonald (IF) AZ - 1st team all-state, 11th round pick in MLB draft

Michael Benjamin (IF) AZ - ASU Legacy, 45th round pick in MLB draft

Paul Donahue (C) CO - 1st team all-state Jr. & Sr. season, holds high school records for most career hits and HR's

Joseph Lopez (P) AZ - JC Transfer - 14-3 in 2 years, w/ 3.06 ERA

Kyle Ottoson (P) CO - JC Transfer - picked in 48th round of MLB draft

Abe Ruiz (IF) CA - JC Transfer - hit .343 w/ 11 HR's last year

Kramer Champlin (P) WA - JC Transfer - 18-3 record in 2 years
 
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