1973 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 1973

|team = Arizona State Sun Devils

|logo = Arizona State Baseball.png

|logo_size = 150

|conference = Western Athletic Conference

|short_conf = WAC

|record = 59–8

|conf_record = 16–1

|CBRank=2

|CoachRank=

|head_coach = Jim Brock (2nd year)

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|asst_coach2 =

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|stadium = Phoenix Municipal Stadium

|champion = WAC Champions
District 7 champions

|bowl = College World Series

|bowl_result = 2nd

}}

The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his second season at Arizona State.

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

Roster

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- Gary Andrews
- Tom Bondurant
- R. J. Harrison
- Mike Kenneth
- Tony Komadina
- Paul Moskau
- Mike Rawlings
- John Sain
- Garret Strong
- Bruce Volney
- Danny White

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Pitchers

- Eddie Bane
- Greg Cochran
- Dale Hrovat
- Jim Otten
- John Poloni
- Doug Slocum
- Jim Umbarger
- K. Patton

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Infielders

- Bill Berger
- Jeff Oscarson
- Clay Westlake
- Bump Wills

Catchers

- Clint Myers

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Outfielders

- Gary Atwell
- Dick Harris
- Dennis Kendrick
- Jim Lentine

Schedule

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bgcolor="#ccffcc"\|	Arizona State win
bgcolor="#ffbbbb"\|	Arizona State loss

colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Arizona State Sun Devils\|color=white}}" \| 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log{{cite book\|url=http://asu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/pdf9/3184609.pdf\|page=72\|title=2015 Baseball Media Guide\|publisher=Arizona State Sun Devils\|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Arizona State Sun Devils\|color=white}}" \| Regular season
valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Arizona State Sun Devils}}" \| February
Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! WAC record
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 16	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=UC Irvine Anteaters\|title=UC Irvine}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 2–4¹⁰	0–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 17	UC Irvine*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 2–1⁸	1–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 17	UC Irvine*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–3	2–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 24	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Long Beach State 49ers\|title=Long Beach State}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–3⁷	3–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 24	Long Beach State*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 8–6	4–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 25	Long Beach State*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 7–1	5–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 26	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Cal Poly Pomona Broncos\|title=Cal Poly Pomona}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 2–1¹⁴	6–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 27	Cal Poly Pomona*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–4	7–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 28	Cal Poly Pomona*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 14–13	8–1

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! WAC record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 2	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors\|title=Cal State Northridge}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 9–0{{efn\|Eddie Bane completed a perfect game, striking 19 en route to the win. As of 2017, no other player for Arizona State has thrown a perfect game.}}	9–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 3	Cal State Northridge*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 2–3⁷	9–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 3	Cal State Northridge*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–2	10–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 5	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Michigan Wolverines\|title=Michigan}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 11–1	11–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 6	Michigan*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–2	12–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 7	Michigan*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–3	13–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 8	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Chapman Panthers\|title=Chapman}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 3–0	14–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 9	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Wyoming Cowboys\|title=Wyoming}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 7–4	15–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 9	Chapman*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 6–1	16–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 10	Chapman*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 13–1⁷	17–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 10	Wyoming*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 15–5	18–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 15	Southern California*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 4–2	19–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 16	Southern California*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 8–4	20–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 17	Southern California*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 12–5	21–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 20	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Colorado Buffaloes\|title=Colorado}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 7–4	22–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 23	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Weber State Wildcats\|title=Weber State}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 7–3	23–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 24	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Oklahoma Sooners\|title=Oklahoma}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 9–8⁸	24–2
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 24	Oklahoma*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 4–3¹³	25–2
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 26	vs Southern California*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	L 1–3	25–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 27	at {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=UC Riverside Highlanders\|title=UC Riverside}}*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	W 11–3	26–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 28	vs {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=UMass Minutemen\|title=UMass}}*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	W 7–6¹⁵	27–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 28	vs {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Stanford Cardinal\|title=Stanford}}*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	W 18–2	28–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 29	vs {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|title=Hawaii}}*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	W 7–	29–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 30	vs {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Washington State Cougars\|title=Washington State}}*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	W 8–0	30–3
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 31	vs {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Vanderbilt Commodores\|title=Vanderbilt}}*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	L 4–6	30–4
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 31	vs Southern California*	Indio, CA (Riverside Tournament)	L 0–2¹²	30–5

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! WAC record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 5	at {{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Arizona Wildcats\|title=Arizona}}	Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ	W 9–2	31–5	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 6	at Arizona	Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ	W 13–10¹⁰	32–5	2–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 7	at Arizona	Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ	W 7–4	33–5	3–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 10	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Northern Arizona Lumberjacks\|title=Northern Arizona}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 6–3	34–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 13	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=UTEP Miners\|title=UTEP}}	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–2	35–5	4–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 14	UTEP	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 25–3	36–5	5–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 14	UTEP	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 9–4	37–5	6–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 16	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=La Verne Leopards\|title=La Verne}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 7–3	38–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 17	La Verne*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 13–4	39–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 18	La Verne*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 6–4	40–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 20	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=New Mexico Lobos\|title=New Mexico}}	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 13–1	41–5	7–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 21	New Mexico	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 12–6	42–5	8–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 21	New Mexico	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 5–4	43–5	9–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 24	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Grand Canyon Antelopes\|title=Grand Canyon}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 21–3	44–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 27	at UTEP	Dudley Field • El Paso, TX	W 20–7	45–5	10–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 28	at UTEP	Dudley Field • El Paso, TX	W 17–2⁷	46–5	11–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 28	at UTEP	Dudley Field • El Paso, TX	W 13–3	47–5	12–0

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! WAC record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 4	at New Mexico	Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 21–5	48–5	13–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 4	at New Mexico	Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 11–4⁷	49–5	14–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 7	Grand Canyon*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 4–1	50–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 10	Arizona	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 10–7	51–5	15–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 11	Arizona	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 14–1	52–5	16–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 12	Arizona	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 4–5	52–6	16–1

! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|color=white}}" | Post-season

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! WAC CS Record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 22	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=BYU Cougars\|title=BYU}}	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 9–0	53–6	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 23	BYU	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 11–0	54–6	2–0

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Date

! Opponent

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Overall record

! WAC CS Record

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| May 22

Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ

W 9–0

53–6

1–0

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| May 23

BYU

Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ

W 11–0

54–6

2–0

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Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! NCAAT record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 1	{{CBSB link\|year=1973\|team=Denver Pioneers\|title=Denver}}	Rendezvous Park • Mesa, AZ	W 14–1	55–6	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 2	Denver	Rendezvous Park • Mesa, AZ	W 14–0	56–6	2–0

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Date

! Opponent

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Overall record

! NCAAT record

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| June 1

Rendezvous Park • Mesa, AZ

W 14–1

55–6

1–0

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| June 2

Denver

Rendezvous Park • Mesa, AZ

W 14–0

56–6

2–0

Date ! Opponent ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Overall record ! CWS record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 8	Penn State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–1	57–6	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 10	Minnesota	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–0	58–6	2–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 11	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–3	58–7	2–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 12	Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–5	59–7	3–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 13	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–4	59–8	3–2

References

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