# 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium, and played as part of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team was coached by Pat Murphy in his fifteenth season as head coach at Arizona State.
The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their twenty-first appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for third place after recording a pair of wins against North Carolina and losing two to eventual runner-up Texas.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Arizona State win
* Arizona State loss
2009 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 20 | Milwaukee* | No. 6 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 15–3 | 1–0 |
| Feb 21 | Milwaukee* | No. 6 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–5 | 2–0 |
| Feb 21 | Milwaukee* | No. 6 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–1 | 3–0 |
| Feb 22 | Milwaukee* | No. 6 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–0 | 4–0 |
| Feb 24 | Missouri* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3–1 | 5–0 |
| Feb 26 | Missouri* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational) | W 2–1 | 6–0 |
| Feb 27 | Northern Illinois* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational) | W 6–1 | 7–0 |
| Feb 28 | Oregon State | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational) | W 6–3 | 8–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 1 | Missouri* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ (DeMarini Invitational) | L 2–5$^8$ | 8–1 | |
| Mar 5 | Holy Cross* | No. 5 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 15–0 | 9–1 | |
| Mar 6 | Holy Cross* | No. 5 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–1 | 10–1 | |
| Mar 7 | Holy Cross* | No. 5 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–3 | 11–1 | |
| Mar 10 | Kansas State* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic) | L 2–6 | 11–2 | |
| Mar 11 | Kansas State* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic) | W 12–1 | 12–2 | |
| Mar 13 | Kansas* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic) | W 9–4 | 13–2 | |
| Mar 14 | Kansas* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic) | L 2–3 | 13–3 | |
| Mar 15 | Kansas* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca Cola Classic) | W 12–10 | 14–3 | |
| Mar 20 | Arizona | No. 8 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–1 | 15–3 | 1–0 |
| Mar 21 | Arizona | No. 8 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–3 | 16–3 | 2–0 |
| Mar 22 | Arizona | No. 8 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 23–9 | 17–3 | 3–0 |
| Mar 27 | Southern California | No. 7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 2–1 | 18–3 | 4–0 |
| Mar 28 | Southern California | No. 7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–1 | 19–3 | 5–0 |
| Mar 29 | Southern California | No. 7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2–8 | 19–4 | 5–1 |
| Mar 31 | No. 2 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5–7 | 19–5 | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | No. 2 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 7 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3–1 | 20–5 | |
| Apr 3 | at Washington | No. 7 | Safeco Field • Seattle, WA | W 3–1 | 21–5 | 6–1 |
| Apr 4 | at Washington | No. 7 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 12–1 | 22–5 | 7–1 |
| Apr 5 | at Washington | No. 7 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 6–2 | 23–5 | 8–1 |
| Apr 7 | at No. 1 Arkansas* | No. 2 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 3–7 | 23–6 | |
| Apr 8 | at No. 1 Arkansas* | No. 2 | Baum Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 7–8 | 23–7 | |
| Apr 10 | Washington State | No. 2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–3 | 24–7 | 9–1 |
| Apr 11 | Washington State | No. 2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–1 | 25–7 | 10–1 |
| Apr 12 | Washington State | No. 2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 4–10 | 25–8 | 10–2 |
| Apr 17 | Stanford | No. 6 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–6 | 26–8 | 11–2 |
| Apr 18 | Stanford | No. 6 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–2 | 27–8 | 12–2 |
| Apr 19 | Stanford | No. 6 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–3 | 28–8 | 13–2 |
| Apr 21 | Hawaii* | No. 2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 17–2 | 29–8 | |
| Apr 24 | at California | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 3–1 | 30–8 | 14–2 |
| Apr 25 | at California | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 6–10 | 30–9 | 14–3 |
| Apr 26 | at California | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 6–5 | 31–9 | 15–3 |
| Apr 29 | at Arizona* | No. 2 | Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 20–3 | 32–9 | |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 1 | at No. 22 Oregon State | No. 4 | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 4–2 | 33–9 | 16–3 |
| May 2 | at No. 22 Oregon State | No. 4 | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 3–4 | 33–10 | 16–4 |
| May 3 | at No. 22 Oregon State | No. 4 | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 5–10 | 33–11 | 16–5 |
| May 5 | San Diego* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–7$^{11}$ | 34–11 | |
| May 6 | San Diego* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–6 | 35–11 | |
| May 8 | Winthrop* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–3 | 36–11 | |
| May 9 | Winthrop* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–9 | 37–11 | |
| May 10 | Winthrop* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–0 | 38–11 | |
| May 15 | Oregon | No. 3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–0 | 39–11 | 17–5 |
| May 16 | Oregon | No. 3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–2 | 40–11 | 18–5 |
| May 17 | Oregon | No. 3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | 41–11 | 19–5 |
| May 20 | at Arizona | No. 3 | Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9–3 | 42–11 | |
| May 22 | UCLA | No. 3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–0 | 43–11 | 20–5 |
| May 23 | UCLA | No. 3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 4–10 | 43–12 | 20–6 |
| May 24 | UCLA | No. 3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5 | 44–12 | 21–6 |
Postseason :
NCAA Tempe Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Reg Record |
| May 29 | (4) Kent State | No. 3 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 17–6 | 45–12 | 1–0 |
| May 30 | (2) Oral Roberts | No. 3 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–1 | 46–12 | 2–0 |
| May 31 | (2) Oral Roberts | No. 3 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–3 | 47–12 | 3–0 |
NCAA Tempe Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SR Record |
| June 6 | No. 13 Clemson | No. 2 (5) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–4 | 48–12 | 1–0 |
| June 7 | No. 13 Clemson | No. 2 (5) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–2 | 49–12 | 2–0 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 14 | No. 4 (4) North Carolina | No. 2 (5) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 5–2 | 50–12 | 1–0 |
| June 16 | No. 5 (1) Texas | No. 2 (5) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 6–10 | 50–13 | 1–1 |
| June 18 | No. 4 (4) North Carolina | No. 2 (5) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 12–5 | 51–13 | 2–1 |
| June 19 | No. 5 (1) Texas | No. 2 (5) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–4 | 51–14 | 2–2 |