2021 Sun Devil Baseball GAME NOTES - #18 Stanford GAMES 28-30 April 16-18 ARIZONA STATE 6:30 p.m./6:30 p.m./12:30 p.m. AZT #18 Stanford 18-9 (7-5 Pac-12) Phoenix Muni Stadium 20-6 (6-3 Pac-12) Phoenix, Ariz. @ASU_Baseball Watch: Pac-12 Live Stream @StanfordBSB @TheSunDevils Radio: 1060 AM KDUS @GoStanford Five -Time NCAA Champions (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 22 College World Series Appearances | 21 Conference Championships | 128 All-Americans | 14 National Players of the Year | 12 College Baseball Hall of Famers MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT ASU_BASEBALL SUN DEVIL BASEBALL ASU_BASEBALL Jeremy Hawkes 2021 @ASU_BASEBALL Schedule [email protected] | C: 520-403-0121 | O: 480-965-9544 Date Opponent Time/Score 19-Feb Sacramento State^ L, 2-4 20-Feb Sacramento State^ W, 2-1 #10THINGS (Twitter-Friendly Notes) #BYTHENUMBERS 21-Feb Sacramento State^ W, 3-1 ASU has held its opponents to 5 runs or fewer 26-Feb Hawaii L, 2-3 27-Feb Hawaii W, 6-5 1. Dating back to last year, ASU has held oppo- in 34 of the 44 games since Jason Kelly joined the 27-Feb Hawaii W, 9-6 nents to five runs or fewer in 36 of the 44 games staff. For perspective, ASU gave up six or more runs in 2-Mar Nevada W, 13-4 25 of its 57 games in 2019. ASU is 25th in the nation 5-Mar Utah W, 4-3 since Jason Kelly’s arrival. 6-Mar Utah W, 4-1 and third in the Pac-12 with a 3.59 ERA.ASU has been 7-Mar Utah W, 5-0 2. Opponents are batting just .221 this season efficient at getting big pitches at big moments with 12-Mar Fullerton W, 10-0 opponents batting just .221 against ASU with runners 13-Mar Fullerton W, 6-4 with runners in scoring position and just .188 14-Mar Fullerton W, 5-2 in scoring position (60-of-272). ASU has also been ef- with two outs. 16-Mar UNLV L, 9-10 ficient at getting out of innings for the most part, holding 19-Mar at Oregon* W, 6-3 opponents to 54-of-288 hitting with two outs on the year 20-Mar at Oregon* L, 1-7 3. Sean McLain has hits in his last 23 games, 21-Mar at Oregon* L, 3-5 (.188). 26-Mar Washington State* W, 10-0 the third-longest hitting streak at ASU since the 36Sean McLain has become the hottest batter in the Sun 27-Mar Washington State* W, 5-4 1998 season. 28-Mar Washington State* W, 9-0 Devil lineup, with hits in 23 straight games and 1-Apr #16 Arizona* L, 5-10 multiple hits in 14 of those - the most-multi hit games 2-Apr #16 Arizona* L, 6-7 4. Drew Swift and Hunter Haas have commited on the team and four more than any teammate. The 3-Apr #16 Arizona* W, 3-2 just three errors on the left side of the infield on 6-Apr at #16 Arizona L, 2-14 23-game hitting streak is the third-longest at ASU since 9-Apr at Washington* W, 3-2 (16) 172 chances - the fewest in the Pac-12 1998 and tied with Andre Ethier’s 2003 23-game hitting 10-Apr at Washington* W, 8-1 streak. He leads the team with a .407 average on the 11-Apr at Washington* L, 6-13 16-Apr #18 Stanford* 6:35 PM 5. Tyler Thornton is 11th in the Pac-12 with a year, good for third in the Pac-12 and 31st among all 17-Apr #18 Stanford* 6:35 PM .227 average against, but more impressive has NCAA Division I batters. Defensively, his 124 chances 18-Apr #18 Stanford* 12:35 PM are third among Pac-12 second-basemen while the one 20-Apr Grand Canyon 6:35 PM been his .095 average against with two outs. 21-Apr at Grand Canyon 6:00 PM infield error is tied for second among Pac-12 2Bs. 23-Apr at Utah* 5:00 PM 24-Apr at Utah* 3:00 PM 6. ASU has lost just two game in which Tyler 23 The left side of the Sun Devil infield has been 25-Apr at Utah* 12:00 PM Thornton has started, going 10-2 in those games exceptional this season as Drew Swift and Hunter 26-Apr at BYU 11:00 AM going back to last year. Haas have combined for just three errors on 172 30-Apr Rhode Island 6:35 PM 1-May Rhode Island 6:35 PM chances this season. The three errors mark the 2-May Rhode Island 12:35 PM 7. Will Levine has inherited 10 runners this sea- lowest on the left side of an infield in the Pac-12 ahead 7-May at Cal* 6:00 PM of Oregon’s four. ASU’s 172 chances on the left side 8-May at Cal* 3:00 PM son and just one has scored. He has induced five 9-May at Cal* 1:00 PM of the infield are third-most for a primary duo in the double plays in 16.2 innings pitched 11-May at Nevada 12:00 PM Pac-12. Haas has just one error on the season and it 14-May Oregon State* 6:35 PM is notable as that error came in the lone game that he 15-May Oregon State* 6:35 PM 8. Hunter Haas has recorded the go-ahead RBI 16-May Oregon State* 12:35 PM played at shortstop. His zero errors at third base mark or non-assisted run in six of ASU’s wins this sea- 19-May at San Diego TBD him the only third baseman in the league to do so. 21-May at USC* 6:00 PM son. Jack Moss is second on the team with three. 22-May at USC* 3:00 PM 3 Justin Fall has recorded three consecutive quality 23-May at USC* 12:00 PM starts, all coming in victories. Facing two top-25 27-May UCLA* 6:35 PM 9. ASU had four shutouts this season, its most 28-May UCLA* 6:35 PM since 2013 and good for tops in the Pac-12 and offenses in runs scored against Washington State and 29-May UCLA* 12:35 PM Arizona, Fall combined for 12.2 innings with just one 12th in the country. run allowed. He has allowed just two total runs in his All times local * - Indicates a Pac-12 Conference game last three starts. His five wins on the year are good for 10. Justin Fall has three straight quality starts (2 # - Indicates a Pac-12 Network Game second in the Pac-12 and 16th in the nation.Fall has ^ - Indicates a Pac-12 Live Stream Game total runs allowed), with wins against two Top-25 been at his best with two outs, getting out of innings by offenses in WSU (8.5 rpg) and Arizona (9.2 rpg) . holding opponents to just 5-of-38 hitting with two outs (.132). 3 PROJECTED STARTERS ASU ERA W-L IP SO BB Opp. Avg RHP Tyler Thornton 3.60 1-1 40.0 46 20 .227 LHP Justin Fall 1.95 5-1 37.0 27 10 .227 TBD STAN ERA W-L IP SO BB Opp. Avg RHP Brendan Beck 3.43 5-0 42.0 53 11 .191 LHP Quinn Mathews 3.96 3-0 38.2 34 14 .236 RHP Alex Williams 10.80 0-1 3.1 5 4 .364 Five -Time NCAA Champions (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 22 College World Series Appearances | 21 Conference Championships TWITTER: @ASU_BASEBALL 1 128 All-Americans | 14 National Players of the Year | 12 College Baseball Hall of Fame Members INSTAGRAM: @ASU_BASEBALL 447 Major League Baseball Draft Picks | 111 Major Leaguers | 52 Major League Baseball First-Round Draft Picks FACEBOOK: SUNDEVILBASEBALL 2021 Sun Devil Baseball QUICK FACTS/MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Location .............................................................................................................Tempe, Ariz. 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