# 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 2005 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 eleventh season as head coach at Arizona State.
The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their nineteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after recording wins against Tennessee, Nebraska and eventual runner-up Florida and losing to Nebraska and Florida.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Arizona State win
* Arizona State loss
2005 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log :
Regular season :
January/February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Jan 28 | No. 14 Long Beach State* | No. 11 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 3–7 | 0–1 |
| Jan 29 | No. 14 Long Beach State* | No. 11 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–6 | 1–1 |
| Jan 30 | No. 14 Long Beach State* | No. 11 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 1–11 | 1–2 |
| Feb 4 | New Mexico State* | No. 11 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–0 | 2–2 |
| Feb 5 | Gonzaga* | No. 11 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–8 | 3–2 |
| Feb 6 | Oregon State* | No. 11 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 6–12 | 3–3 |
| Feb 7 | New Mexico State* | No. 18 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–10 | 4–3 |
| Feb 12 | South Alabama* | No. 18 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–2 | 5–3 |
| Feb 12 | Oklahoma* | No. 18 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–5 | 6–3 |
| Feb 13 | Gonzaga* | No. 18 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0–2 | 6–4 |
| Feb 15 | at No. 9 Arizona* | No. 23 | Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6–7 | 6–5 |
| Feb 18 | at No. 1 Tulane* | No. 23 | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 2–8 | 6–6 |
| Feb 19 | at No. 1 Tulane* | No. 23 | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 2–7 | 6–7 |
| Feb 20 | at No. 1 Tulane* | No. 23 | Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 3–9 | 6–8 |
| Feb 23 | at No. 7 Arizona* | | Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5–11 | 6–9 |
| Feb 25 | No. 8 Baylor* | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–3 | 7–9 |
| Feb 26 | No. 8 Baylor* | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–4 | 8–9 |
| Feb 27 | No. 8 Baylor* | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–8 | 8–10 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 4 | vs No. 4 North Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 4–3 | 9–10 | |
| Mar 5 | at East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 10–3 | 10–10 | |
| Mar 6 | vs Ohio State* | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 3–0 | 11–10 | |
| Mar 11 | at No. 5 LSU* | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 5–6 | 11–11 | |
| Mar 12 | vs Western Illinois* | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 19–1 | 12–11 | |
| Mar 13 | vs Western Illinois* | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 30–13 | 13–11 | |
| Mar 13 | at No. 5 LSU | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 3–20 | 13–12 | |
| Mar 18 | Oklahoma* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–4 | 14–12 | |
| Mar 19 | Oklahoma* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–1 | 15–12 | |
| Mar 20 | Oklahoma* | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5 | 16–12 | |
| Mar 24 | at No. 21 Southern California | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 8–9 | 16–13 | 0–1 |
| Mar 25 | at No. 21 Southern California | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 17–1 | 17–13 | 1–1 |
| Mar 26 | at No. 21 Southern California | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–1 | 18–13 | 2–1 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | Wright State* | No. 30 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 13–1 | 19–13 | |
| Apr 2 | Wright State* | No. 30 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–3 | 20–13 | |
| Apr 3 | Wright State* | No. 30 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 14–1 | 21–13 | |
| Apr 9 | at California | No. 28 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 11–7 | 22–13 | 3–1 |
| Apr 9 | at California | No. 28 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 3–7 | 22–14 | 3–2 |
| Apr 10 | at California | No. 28 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 3–4 | 22–15 | 3–3 |
| Apr 15 | No. 14 Stanford | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–2 | 23–15 | 4–3 |
| Apr 16 | No. 14 Stanford | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–5 | 24–15 | 5–3 |
| Apr 17 | No. 14 Stanford | | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–9 | 25–15 | 6–3 |
| Apr 22 | UCLA | No. 22 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 12–5 | 26–15 | 7–3 |
| Apr 23 | UCLA | No. 22 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 16–2 | 27–15 | 8–3 |
| Apr 24 | UCLA | No. 22 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 10–8 | 28–15 | 9–3 |
| Apr 29 | at No. 6 Oregon State | No. 17 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 5–6 | 28–16 | 9–4 |
| Apr 30 | at No. 6 Oregon State | No. 17 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 3–1 | 29–16 | 10–4 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 1 | at No. 6 Oregon State | No. 17 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 1–5 | 29–17 | 10–5 |
| May 4 | Utah Valley State* | No. 17 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 6–9 | 29–18 | |
| May 14 | No. 7 Arizona | No. 17 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–1 | 30–18 | 11–5 |
| May 15 | No. 7 Arizona | No. 17 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–16 | 30–19 | 11–6 |
| May 16 | No. 7 Arizona | No. 18 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 1–18 | 30–20 | 11–7 |
| May 20 | at Washington | No. 18 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 4–6 | 30–21 | 11–8 |
| May 21 | at Washington | No. 18 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 3–5 | 30–22 | 11–9 |
| May 22 | at Washington | No. 18 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 2–1 | 31–22 | 12–9 |
| May 27 | Washington State | No. 22 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 8–2 | 32–22 | 13–9 |
| May 28 | Washington State | No. 22 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 16–6 | 33–22 | 14–9 |
| May 29 | Washington State | No. 22 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7–2 | 34–22 | 15–9 |
Postseason :
NCAA Tempe Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Reg Record |
| June 3 | (3) East Carolina | No. 20 (2) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–6 | 35–22 | 1–0 |
| June 4 | (1) Coastal Carolina | No. 20 (2) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 11–3 | 36–22 | 2–0 |
| June 5 | (1) Coastal Carolina | No. 20 (2) | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 9–5 | 37–22 | 3–0 |
NCAA Fullerton Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SR Record |
| June 10 | (6) Cal State Fullerton | No. 17 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 2–3 | 37–23 | 0–1 |
| June 11 | (6) Cal State Fullerton | No. 17 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 6–2 | 38–23 | 1–1 |
| June 12 | (6) Cal State Fullerton | No. 17 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 9–8 | 39–23 | 2–1 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 17 | (3) Nebraska | No. 8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–5 | 39–24 | 0–1 |
| June 19 | Tennessee | No. 8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 4–2 | 40–24 | 1–1 |
| June 21 | (3) Nebraska | No. 8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–7 | 41–24 | 2–1 |
| June 22 | (7) Florida | No. 8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 6–1 | 42–24 | 3–1 |
| June 23 | (7) Florida | No. 8 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–6 | 42–25 | 3–2 |