# 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium under second year coach Willie Bloomquist.

## Previous season

The Sun Devils finished their season with a record of 26–32, and 13–17 in conference play finishing 8th in the 2022 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings.

### 2022 MLB draft

The Sun Devils had six players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB team |
| Joe Lampe | Outfield | 3 | 92 | Cleveland Guardians |
| Sean McLain | Shortstop | 5 | 165 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Nate Baez | Catcher | 12 | 254 | Minnesota Twins |
| Kyle Luckham | Pitcher | 15 | 441 | Washington Nationals |
| Adam Tulloch | Pitcher | 15 | 451 | Cleveland Guardians |
| Ethan Long | 1st Base | 20 | 616 | San Francisco Giants |
* Ethan Long did not sign with the San Francisco Giants and returned to Arizona State.

## Pac–12 media poll

Pac–12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Stanford | 99 (9) |
| 2 | UCLA | 90 (2) |
| 3 | Oregon State | 77 |
| 4 | Arizona | 74 |
| 5 | Oregon | 68 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 45 |
| 7 | Washington | 43 |
| 8 | California | 40 |
| 9 | Washington State | 29 |
| 10 | USC | 24 |
| 11 | Utah | 16 |

## Preseason Honors
### All-Pac-12 Team

Preseason All-Pac-12 Baseball Team :
| Player | Position | Class |
| Ryan Campos | Catcher | Sophomore |
| Ethan Long | Infielder | Junior |
| Jacob Tobias | infielder | Sophomore |

## Schedule and results

2023 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log :
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall Record | Pac-12 Record |
| Feb 17 | San Diego State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 6–5 | Peery (1–0) | Saufer (0–1) | – | 1–0 | — |
| Feb 18 | San Diego State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 5–3 | Curtis (1–0) | Canada (0–1) | Peery (1) | 2–0 | — |
| Feb 19 | San Diego State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 1–0 | Wainscott (1–0) | Serrano (0–1) | – | 3–0 | — |
| Feb 21 | UNLV | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 6–3 | Tieding (1–0) | Mattera (0–1) | Peery (2) | 4–0 | — |
| Feb 24 | at Mississippi State | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 13–4 | Dunn (1–0) | Smith (1–1) | – | 5–0 | — |
| Feb 25 | at Mississippi State | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 1–5 | Yntema (1–0) | Curtis (1–1) | Dohm (1) | 5–1 | — |
| Feb 26 | at Mississippi State | | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 3–16 | Gartman (1–0) | Manning (0–1) | – | 5–2 | — |
| Mar 1 | North Dakota State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 10–9 | Lebamoff (1–0) | Riedinger (0–1) | – | 6–2 | — |
| Mar 3 | UC Irvine | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 6–16 | Wheeler (1–0) | Dunn (1–1) | – | 6–3 | — |
| Mar 4 | UC Irvine | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 9–10 | Antone (2–0) | Curtis (1–2) | Martin (2) | 6–4 | — |
| Mar 5 | UC Irvine | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 2–7 | Pinto (1–0) | Manning (0–2) | – | 6–5 | — |
| Mar 7 | at No. 13 Oklahoma State | | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 4–8 | Stebens (2–0) | Pivaroff (0–1) | – | 6–6 | — |
| Mar 8 | at No. 13 Oklahoma State | | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 4–7 | Abram (1–0) | Stevenson (0–1) | – | 6–7 | — |
| Mar 10 | UC Davis | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 7–1 | Dunn (2–1) | Freeman (0–4) | – | 7–7 | — |
| Mar 11 | UC Davis | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 6–4 | Curtis (2–2) | Green (3–1) | Wainscott (1) | 8–7 | — |
| Mar 12 | UC Davis | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 17–4 | Giblin (1–0) | Barnes (1–1) | – | 9–7 | — |
| Mar 14 | Utah Tech | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 9–1 | Stevenson (1–1) | Woodbury (0–1) | – | 10–7 | — |
| Mar 17 | vs. Utah | | Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT | W 9–7 | Dunn (3–1) | Day (2–3) | Wainscott (2) | 11–7 | 1–0 |
| Mar 18 | at Utah | | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | W 15–9 | Tieding (2–0) | Harris (0–2) | – | 12–7 | 2–0 |
| Mar 19 | at Utah | | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | L 6–11 | Van Sickle (2–1) | Wainscott (1–1) | – | 12–8 | 2–1 |
| Mar 22 | No. 25 Grand Canyon | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 11–1 | Hansell (1–0) | Lyon (0–1) | – | 13–8 | – |
| Mar 24 | Arizona | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 6–5 | Tieding (3–0) | Nichols (3–2) | Pivaroff (1) | 14–8 | 3–1 |
| Mar 25 | Arizona | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 7–4 | Lebamoff (2–0) | Hintz (0–2) | Stevenson (1) | 15–8 | 4–1 |
| Mar 26 | Arizona | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 10–6 | Manning (1–2) | May (2–1) | – | 16–8 | 5–1 |
| Mar 28 | vs. UNLV | | Las Vegas Ballpark • Las Vegas, NV | W 6–2 | Lebamoff (3–0) | Carabajal (0–3) | – | 17–8 | – |
| Mar 31 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 6–2 | Dunn (4–1) | Becerra (0–1) | Stevenson (2) | 18–8 | 6–1 |
| Apr 1 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 4–5 | Bougie (3–1) | Tieding (3–1) | – | 18–9 | 6–2 |
| Apr 2 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 15–10 | Pivaroff (1–1) | Bougie (3–2) | – | 19–9 | 7–2 |
| Apr 4 | Seattle | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 11–6 | Hansell (2–0) | Hogan (0–4) | – | 20–9 | – |
| Apr 6 | Washington State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 6–5 | Peery (2–0) | Grillo (0–1) | – | 21–9 | 8–2 |
| Apr 7 | Washington State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 6–2 | Pivaroff (2–1) | Kaelber (3–2) | Stevenson (3) | 22–9 | 9–2 |
| Apr 8 | Washington State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 4–1 | Curtis (3–2) | Taylor (2–2) | Stevenson (4) | 23–9 | 10–2 |
| Apr 11 | at Grand Canyon | No. 24 | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | W 13–10 | Peery (3–0) | Cooper-Vassalakis (1–3) | – | 24–9 | – |
| Apr 14 | Washington | No. 22 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 3–8 | Flesland III (4–1) | Dunn (4–2) | – | 24–10 | 10–3 |
| Apr 15 | Washington | No. 22 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 8–6 | Curtis (4–2) | Engman (2–3) | – | 25–10 | 11–3 |
| Apr 16 | Washington | No. 22 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | Cancelled | – | – | – | – | – |
| Apr 19 | Arizona | No. 19 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 0–20 | Walty (2–0) | Manning (1–3) | – | 25–11 | – |
| Apr 21 | No. 21 Oregon State | No. 19 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 11–13 | Sellers (6–3) | Dunn (4–3) | Brown (8) | 25–12 | 11–4 |
| Apr 22 | No. 21 Oregon State | No. 19 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 11–13 | Stevenson (2–1) | Brown (3–1) | – | 26–12 | 12–4 |
| Apr 23 | No. 21 Oregon State | No. 19 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 12–10 | Stevenson (3–1) | Jimenez (1–1) | Pivaroff (2) | 27–12 | 13–4 |
| Apr 25 | Cal State Fullerton | No. 17 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 12–10 | Tieding (4–1) | Blood (1–2) | – | 28–12 | – |
| Apr 25 | Cal State Fullerton | No. 17 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 8–11 | Ingrassia (4–1) | Valdez (0–1) | Faulks (1) | 28–13 | – |
| Apr 28 | at No. 20 Oregon | No. 12 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | L 5–11 | Stoffal (6–2) | Giblin (1–1) | – | 28–14 | 13–5 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 20 Oregon | No. 12 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | L 10–16 | Mercado (4–0) | Curtis (4–3) | Dallas (2) | 28–15 | 13–6 |
| Apr 30 | at No. 20 Oregon | No. 12 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 9–6 | Stevenson (4–1) | Mollerus (1–2) | Pivaroff (3) | 29–15 | 14–6 |
| May 5 | No. 7 Stanford | No. 20 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 6–8 | Mathews (6–3) | Pivaroff (2–2) | Bruno (5) | 29–16 | 14–7 |
| May 6 | No. 7 Stanford | No. 20 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 11–12 | Dowd (6–2) | Stevenson (4–2) | Bruno (6) | 29–17 | 14–8 |
| May 7 | No. 7 Stanford | No. 20 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 4–9 | Dixon (4–0) | Dunn (4–4) | Pancer (5) | 29–18 | 14–9 |
| May 12 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–4 | Sodersten (4–2) | Manning (1–4) | Wisch (5) | 29–19 | 14–10 |
| May 13 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–2 | Aoki (4–1) | Stevenson (4–3) | Clarke (7) | 29–20 | 14–11 |
| May 14 | at USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–5 | Connolly (2–1) | Dunn (4–5) | Wisch (6) | 29–21 | 14–12 |
| May 18 | UCLA | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 5–4 | Stevenson (5–3) | Delvecchio (1–4) | – | 30–21 | 15–12 |
| May 19 | UCLA | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 3–6 | Flanagan (2–1) | Dunn (4–6) | Delvecchio (3) | 30–22 | 15–13 |
| May 20 | UCLA | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 2–1 | Stevenson (6–3) | Grothues (0–1) | – | 31–22 | 16–13 |
| Pac-12 Conference Tournament ||||||||||
| May 23 | vs. Arizona (8) | (5) | Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ | L 3–12 | May (5–2) | Hansell (2–1) | – | 31–23 | – |
| May 25 | vs. Oregon State (2) | (5) | Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ | W 14–10 | Pivaroff (3–2) | Larson (3–2) | – | 32–23 | – |

## Awards and honors

Conference honors :
| Honors | Player | Position |
| Pac-12 All Conference Team | Ryan Bruno | P |
| Pac-12 All Conference Team | Ryan Campos | C |
| Pac-12 All Conference Team | Luke Keaschall | OF |
| Pac-12 All-Defensive Team | Isaiah Jackson | OF |
Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week | Luke Keaschall | INF | March 20, 2023 |
| Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week | Nu'U Contrades | INF | March 27, 2023 |
| Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week | Ryan Campos | C | April 10, 2023 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 18 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 27 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 19 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.