2019 Sun Devil Baseball GAME NOTES - SAN DIEGO/UC DAVIS GAMES 4-7 Feb. 20/Feb. 22-24 ARIZONA STATE 6:30/6:30/6:30/12:30 p.m. SAN DIEGO/UC DAVIS 3-0 (0-0 Pac-12) Phoenix Muni Stadium 3-0 (0-0 WCC)/3-0 (0-0 Big West) Phoenix, Ariz. @ASU_Baseball Watch: Pac-12 Live Stream @USDToreros/UCDavisAggies @TheSunDevils Radio: Blaze Radio @USDBaseball/UCDavisBaseball Five -Time NCAA Champions (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 22 College World Series Appearances | 21 Conference Championships | 125 All-Americans | 14 National Players of the Year | 11 College Baseball Hall of Famers MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT ASU_BASEBALL SUN DEVIL BASEBALL ASU_BASEBALL Jeremy Hawkes 2019 @ASU_BASEBALL Schedule [email protected] | C: 520-403-0121 | O: 480-965-9544 Date Opponent Time/Score 15-Feb Notre Dame^ W, 10-1 16-Feb Notre Dame^ W, 20-7 #10THINGS (Twitter-Friendly Notes) #BYTHENUMBERS 17-Feb Notre Dame^ W, 16-5 The Sun Devil Baseball team (3-0) swept Notre Dame 20-Feb San Diego^ 6:30 PM 22-Feb UC Davis^ 6:30 PM 1. ASU’s 2-7 hitters in ASU’s lineup combined to to open the 2019 season behind an incredible offensive 23-Feb UC Davis^ 6:30 PM bat .466 against Notre Dame (35-of-75) with 34 effort in outscoring the Irish, 46-13 over the three-game 24-Feb UC Davis^ 12:30 PM RBIs, while batting .526 with RISP (20-of-38). series. All told, the 2-7 hitters in ASU’s lineup combined 26-Feb Pepperdine^ 6:30 PM 1-Mar Michigan State^ 6:30 PM to bat .466 over the weekend (35-of-75) with 34 RBIs, 2-Mar Michigan State^ 6:30 PM 2. ASU’s 46 runs on Opening Weekend were the while batting .526 with runners in scoring position (20- 3-Mar Michigan State^ 12:30 PM of-38). The 46 runs in the season opening series were 5-Mar at Fullerton 6:00 PM second-most for a three-game season opener in 6-Mar at Fullerton 6:00 PM the second-most in a three-game season opening series school history (61 vs. Southern Utah in 2007) 8-Mar Xavier^ 6:30 PM in program history behind only the 61 scored against 9-Mar Xavier^ 6:30 PM Southern Utah in 2007. The 46 runs are the fourth-most 10-Mar Xavier^ 12:30 PM 13-Mar New Mexico State^ 6:30 PM 3. ASU’s 46 runs against Notre Dame are the for a three-game series overall since the 2000 season. fourth-most for a three-game series overall since 15-Mar Washington State*^ 6:30 PM 46Alec Marsh tossed a gem of an outing on Opening Night, 16-Mar Washington State*# 6:00 PM the 2000 season. going 6.2 innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts. 17-Mar Washington State*# 12:00 PM 20-Mar Cal Baptist^ 6:30 PM He allowed just one run on four hits and walked just one 22-Mar at Oregon* 6:00 PM 4. Alec Marsh became the first Sun Devil pitcher batter. The 10 strikeouts were the first for a Sun Devil 23-Mar at Oregon* 4:00 PM to strike out 10 since Seth Martinez in the 2016 since Seth Martinez in 2016. Marsh also became the first 24-Mar at Oregon* 12:00 PM 29-Mar Arizona*# 7:00 PM season. Sun Devil in at least 20 years to throw 10 strikeouts 30-Mar Arizona*# 7:00 PM on Opening Night. Since at least 1998 (as far back 31-Mar Arizona*# 1:00 PM as readily accessible records go), no Sun Devil had 2-Apr Long Beach State^ 6:30 PM 5. Alec Marsh was the first Sun Devil pitcher 5-Apr at USC* 6:00 PM since AT LEAST 1998 to strike out 10 batters struck out more than eight batters on Opening Night until 6-Apr at USC* 2:00 PM on Opening Night. Marsh’s performance on Friday. Marsh has allowed three 7-Apr at USC* 1:00 PM or fewer earned runs in 18 of his last 19 starts. 9-Apr at UNLV 6:05 PM 12-Apr Oregon State*^ 6:30 PM 6. Spencer Torkelson has reached base in 42 10 13-Apr Oregon State*^ 6:30 PM Spencer Torkelson was named the Pac-12 Player of the 14-Apr Oregon State*^ 12:30 PM consecutive games dating back to last season 16-Apr Seattle^ 6:30 PM Week for the Opening Week of the 2019 season. Torkelson and is the Pac-12 Player of the Week. 18-Apr at Utah* 6:00 PM opened the season batting 9-of-14 (.643) with nine RBIs, 19-Apr at Utah* 6:00 PM two doubles and five runs scored. The sophomore and 20-Apr at Utah* 1:00 PM 7. Torkelson has multiple RBIs in 18 of his 58 23-Apr UNLV^ 6:30 PM unanimous preason All-American was a perfect 6-for-6 with 26-Apr at Washington* 6:05 PM career starts (.310) and multiple hits in 22 of runners in scoring position and was successful in advancing 27-Apr at Washington* 2:05 PM those (.379) runners 9-of-13 times over the course of the weekend. Of his 28-Apr at Washington* 1:05 PM 3-May UCLA*# 7:00 PM nine total RBIs on the weekend, seven of the them came 4-May UCLA*# 3:00 PM 8. Lyle Lin was a perfect 4-for-4 bringing home with two outs. Torkelson is currently leads the the Pac-12 in 5-May UCLA*# 2:00 PM a runner from third with less than two outs after both batting average (.643) and is second in RBIs (9). 7-May at Arizona# 6:00 PM 10-May at Nebraska 6:35 PM being 2-for-12 in the category last season. 11-May at Nebraska 2:05 PM 9 The Sun Devils committed zero errors in the three 12-May at Nebraska 1:05 PM 17-May at Cal*# 6:00 PM 9. Alec Marsh has allowed three runs or fewer in games to open the season against Notre Dame. It 18-May at Cal*# 6:00 PM 18 of his last 19 appearances dating back to his was the first time ASU played three straight games without 19-May at Cal*# 1:00 PM an error since the Oklahoma State series early last season. 23-May Stanford*# 6:00 PM freshman season. 24-May Stanford*# 6:00 PM ASU averaged 1.4 errors per game last season and were 25-May Stanford*# 12:00 PM 10. ASU will look to improve upon its 4-16 re- last in the Pac-12 in fielding percentage at just 96. 3 All times local cord last season in games that were decided by percent. The Sun Devil defense turned three double plays * - Indicates a Pac-12 Conference game two runs or less. on the weekend. # - Indicates a Pac-12 Network Game ^ - Indicates a Pac-12 Live Stream Game 0 PROJECTED STARTERS ASU ERA W-L IP SO BB Opp. Avg TBD RHP Alec Marsh 1.35 1-0 6.2 10 1 .167 RHP Boyd Vander Kooi 12.27 0-0 3.2 3 2 .375 RHP RJ Dabovich 5.40 1-0 5.0 4 5 .222 USD/UCD ERA W-L IP SO BB Opp. Avg TBD TBD TBD TBD Five -Time NCAA Champions (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 22 College World Series Appearances | 21 Conference Championships TWITTER: @ASU_BASEBALL 1 125 All-Americans | 14 National Players of the Year | 11 College Baseball Hall of Fame Members INSTAGRAM: @ASU_BASEBALL 437 Major League Baseball Draft Picks | 110 Major Leaguers | 49 Major League Baseball First-Round Draft Picks FACEBOOK: SUNDEVILBASEBALL 2019 Sun Devil Baseball QUICK FACTS/MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Location .............................................................................................................Tempe, Ariz. 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Phoenix Municipal Stadium Interview Policy Capacity....................................................................................................................... 5,300 Arizona State will typically host weekly media availability every Tuesday at Phoenix Municipal Packard Dimensions.....................................Lines: 333 (LF) 334 (RF) Alleys: 385 CF: 395 Stadium prior to practice at approximately 1 p.m. On weeks of a Tuesday midweek game at Surface ........................................................................................................................Grass Affiliation .............................................................................................................NCAA Div. I home, the Tuesday postgame press conference will serve as the week’s availability. Media Conference ................................................................................................................ Pac-12 planning to attend must contact Jeremy Hawkes (520-403-0121/[email protected]) ahead of President ................................................................................................... Dr. Michael Crow time and inform him of their plans. Throughout the season’s schedule, ASU will host postgame VP of Athletics ................................................................................................Ray Anderson interviews in the Omaha Room located in the home locker room following coach’s postgame Athletic Dept. Phone .....................................................................................(480) 965-3482 talk with the team. Media members should request players at the beginning of the ninth inning. Ticket Office Phone ......................................................................................(480) 727-0000 Please contact Jeremy Hawkes or a member of the media relations staff in the press box to Athletics Department Address .............................................................................................. coordinate those interviews. Media members who wish to schedule an interview outside of ............................................................................................. Carson Student-Athlete Center