# 2010 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 2010 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Tim Esmay in his 1st season at Arizona State.
The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, entering as the top seed but were eliminated by eventual champion South Carolina in the first elimination round.

## Schedule

2010 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 19 | Northern Illinois* | #5 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–0 | Blair (1–0) | Lukanen (0–1) | None | 3,011 | 1–0 |
| Feb 20 | Northern Illinois* | #5 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–5 | Kelly (1–0) | Hermsen (0–1) | Rodgers (1) | | 2–0 |
| Feb 20 | Northern Illinois* | #5 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 26–1 | Borup (1–0) | Smith (0–1) | None | 2,548 | 3–0 |
| Feb 26 | Towson* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 15–1 | Blair (2–0) | Curd (0–2) | None | 2,630 | 4–0 |
| Feb 27 | Towson* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–1 | Borup (2–0) | Austin (1–1) | Lambson (1) | | 5–0 |
| Feb 27 | Towson* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–6 | Rodgers (1–0) | Schmeer (0–1) | None | 3,196 | 6–0 |
| Feb 28 | Towson* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–4 | Kelly (2–0) | Patton (0–1) | Swagerty (1) | 1,931 | 7–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 4 | vs Cal Poly* | #2 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca-Cola Classic) | W 12–9 | Lambson (1–0) | Leonard (0–2) | None | 1,651 | 8–0 | |
| Mar 5 | vs #10 Oregon State* | #2 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca-Cola Classic) | W 6–4 | Kelly (3–0) | Waldron (1–1) | Swagerty (2–0) | 2,346 | 9–0 | |
| Mar 6 | vs UC Riverside* | #2 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca-Cola Classic) | W 16–2 | Patterson (1–0) | Larkins (1–2) | Blackford (1) | 2,232, | 10–0 | |
| Mar 7 | vs FIU* | #2 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Coca-Cola Classic) | W 4–1 | Borup (3–0) | Arboleya (1–1) | Lambson (2) | 856 | 11–0 | |
| Mar 9 | Grand Canyon* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 4–2 | Moody (1–0) | McKee (0–3) | Swagerty (3) | 3,380 | 12–0 | |
| Mar 12 | Auburn* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–8 | Barrett (1–0) | Ray (0–1) | Swagerty (4) | 3,121 | 13–0 | |
| Mar 13 | Auburn* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 16–7 | Kelly (4–0) | Hendrix (1–1) | Lambson (3) | 3,920 | 14–0 | |
| Mar 14 | Auburn* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–3 | Borup (4–0) | Jacobs (0–2) | None | 3,469 | 15–0 | |
| Mar 16 | at Cal State Fullerton* | #1 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 6–5 | Lambson (2–0) | Ramirez (0–2) | Swagerty (5) | 1,648 | 16–0 | |
| Mar 17 | at Cal State Fullerton* | #1 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 8–6 | Barrett (2–0) | Mertins (1–1) | Swagerty (6) | 1,749 | 17–0 | |
| Mar 19 | Houston* | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–1 | Blair (3–0) | Kankel (0–1) | None | 4,275 | 18–0 | |
| Mar 20 | Houston* | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–0 | Kelly (5–0) | Goodnight (3–2) | None | 3,820 | 19–0 | |
| Mar 21 | Houston* | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5 | Borup (5–0) | Creel (2–1) | Swagerty (7) | 3,429 | 20–0 | |
| Mar 26 | California | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–5 | Blair (4–0) | Johnson (3–1) | None | 4,371 | 21–0 | 1–0 |
| Mar 27 | California | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–1 | Kelly (6–0) | Jones (4–2) | None | 4,371 | 22–0 | 2–0 |
| Mar 28 | California | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 3–2 | Swagerty (1–0) | Diemer (0–1) | None | 4,371 | 23–0 | 3–0 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at Oregon | #1 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 1–0 | Blair (5–0) | Anderson (4–3) | Swagerty (8) | 2,114 | 24–0 | 4–0 |
| Apr 2 | at Oregon | #1 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | L 5–6 | Thornton (4–0) | Rodgers (1–1) | None | 1,795 | 24–1 | 4–1 |
| Apr 3 | at Oregon | #1 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 7–3 | Borup (6–0) | Keudell (4–2) | Barrett (1) | 2,157 | 25–1 | 5–1 |
| Apr 5 | San Diego* | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 15–0 | Rodgers (2–1) | Blair (2–3) | None | 2,967 | 26–1 | |
| Apr 6 | San Diego* | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–6 | Lambson (3–0) | Hauser (2–1) | None | 3,095 | 27–1 | |
| Apr 9 | at Washington State | #1 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | L 5–6 | Conley (3–1) | Lambson (3–1) | None | 712 | 27–2 | 5–2 |
| Apr 10 | at Washington State | #1 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 11–7 | Kelly (7–0) | Cook (0–2) | Barrett (2) | 3,693 | 28–2 | 6–2 |
| Apr 11 | at Washington State | #1 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | L 5–9 | Lambert (2–1) | Borup (6–1) | Conley (6) | 789 | 28–3 | 6–3 |
| Apr 16 | Southern California | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–4 | Blair (6–0) | Triggs (1–6) | Swagerty (9) | 4,279 | 29–3 | 7–3 |
| Apr 17 | Southern California | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–3 | Kelly (8–0) | Mount (3–3) | Swagerty (10) | 4,371 | 30–3 | 8–3 |
| Apr 18 | Southern California | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–6 | Borup (7–1) | Smith (2–5) | None | 3,489 | 31–3 | 9–3 |
| Apr 20 | #18 Arizona* | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2–4 | Workman (2–0) | Rodgers (2–2) | Cunningham (2) | 3,566 | 31–4 | |
| Apr 23 | Washington | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–2 | Blair (7–0) | Snow (3–1) | None | 2,697 | 32–4 | 10–3 |
| Apr 24 | Washington | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 4–9 | Cimber (4–2) | Lambson (3–2) | Clem (4) | 4,209 | 32–5 | 10–4 |
| Apr 25 | Washington | #1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–4 | Borup (8–1) | Brown (1–3) | None | 2,494 | 33–5 | 11–4 |
| Apr 27 | San Francisco* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–5 | Lambson (4–2) | Luippold (1–2) | None | 3,040 | 34–5 | |
| Apr 28 | San Francisco* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 21–3 | Moody (2–0) | Remer (1–2) | Rodgers (2) | 3,248 | 35–5 | |
| Apr 30 | at #9 UCLA | #2 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–1 | Lambson (5–2) | Cole (6–2) | None | 1,436 | 36–5 | 12–4 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 1 | at #9 UCLA | #2 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–1 | Kelly (9–0) | Bauer (6–3) | Rodgers (3) | 1,725 | 37–5 | 13–4 |
| May 2 | at #9 UCLA | #2 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 12–3 | Borup (9–1) | Rasmussen (6–2) | None | 1,921 | 38–5 | 14–4 |
| May 4 | #26 Arizona* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–1 | Rodgers (3–2) | Cunningham (2–2) | None | 4,033 | 39–5 | 15–4 |
| May 10 | BYU* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–0 | Blair (8–0) | Nyberg (0–4) | None | 2,641 | 40–5 | |
| May 11 | BYU* | #2 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–2 | Borup (10–1) | Hardesty (1–4) | None | 3,109 | 41–5 | |
| May 15 | at Arizona | #2 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 12–4 | Blair (9–0) | Heyer (6–2) | None | 3,012 | 42–5 | 15–4 |
| May 16 | at Arizona | #2 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 4–12 | Simon (8–4) | Kelly (9–1) | None | 2,325 | 42–6 | 15–5 |
| May 17 | at Arizona | #3 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4–2 | Lambson (6–2) | Workman (2–2) | Swagerty (11) | 1,620 | 43–6 | 16–5 |
| May 21 | Oregon State | #3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–4 | Blair (10–0) | Peavey (4–3) | None | 3,003 | 44–6 | 17–5 |
| May 22 | Oregon State | #3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5 | Lambson (7–2) | Rhoderick (2–2) | Swagerty (12) | 4,123 | 45–6 | 18–5 |
| May 23 | Oregon State | #3 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 8–9 | Waldron (4–4) | Rodgers (3–3) | Sitton (3) | 2,914 | 45–7 | 18–6 |
| May 27 | at #25 Stanford | #3 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 4–2 | Blair (11–0) | Mooneyham (3–6) | Swagerty (13) | 1,360 | 46–7 | 19–6 |
| May 28 | at #25 Stanford | #3 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–5 | Pries (4–3) | Kelly (9–2) | None | 1,960 | 46–8 | 19–7 |
| May 29 | at #25 Stanford | #3 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–6 | Rodgers (4–3) | Sandbrink (2–2) | Swagerty (14) | 2,815 | 47–8 | 20–7 |
Post-season :
NCAA Tempe Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 4 | (4) Milwaukee | #1 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–2 | Kelly (10–2) | Pierce (7–5) | None | 4,371 | 48–8 | 1–0 |
| June 5 | (3) Hawaii | #1 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–1 | Blair (12–0) | Slaats (5–4) | None | 4,371 | 49–8 | 2–0 |
| June 6 | (3) Hawaii | #1 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–4 | Borup (11–1) | Little (2–3) | None | 3,123 | 50–8 | 3–0 |
NCAA Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 12 | #15 Arkansas | #1 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–6 | Lambson (8–2) | Eibner (3–5) | None | 4,371 | 51–8 | 4–0 |
| June 13 | #15 Arkansas | #1 (1) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–5 | Swagerty (2–0) | Forrest (8–1) | None | 4,371 | 52–8 | 5–0 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 21 | vs #8 Clemson | #1 (1) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–6 | Harman (8–3) | Blair (12–1) | Frederick (3) | 14,198 | 52–9 | 0–1 |
| June 22 | vs #5 South Carolina | #1 (1) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 4–11 | Dyson (6–5) | Kelly (10–3) | None | 19,936 | 52–10 | 0–2 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | 8 | 8* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Baseball America | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| NCBWA† | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
^ 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.