1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 1
Record54–8 (9–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRamiro Lujan
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 22 Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 21 16   .568
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 16 22   .421
BYU  ‍‍‍ 4 8   .333 21 15   .583
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9 3   .750 54 8   .871
No. 25 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 37 13   .740
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 2 10   .167 18 19   .486
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Bobby Winkles in his 7th season at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship game.

Roster

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 Jim Merrick
  • 3 Ron Lea
  • 10 Darrell Hoover
  • 11 Ted Robison
  • 19 Dave Cartun
  • 21 Doug Nurnberg
  • 22 Al Schmelz
  • 26 John Pavlik
 

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • 14 Larry Martin
  • 15 Rich Oliver
  • 20 Jim Gretta
  • 23 Don Switzenberg
  • 25 Glenn Smith
  • 27 Rick Monday

Catchers

Schedule

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log
Regular season
February/March
Date Opponent Score Overall record WAC record
February 26 San Fernando State 7–5 1–0
February 27 San Fernando State 11–7 2–0
February 27 San Fernando State 10–5 3–0
March 5 Michigan 3–6 3–1
March 6 Michigan 5–2 4–1
March 6 Michigan 11–3 5–1
March 12
Long Beach State
7–1 6–1
March 13 Long Beach State 0–2 6–2
March 13 Long Beach State 9–4 7–2
March 16 at
Grand Canyon
15–2 8–2
March 19 Colorado State 8–0 9–2
March 20 Colorado State 9–0 10–2
March 20 Colorado State 8–0 11–2
March 22 Ohio State 6–3 12–2
March 23 Ohio State 7–6 13–2
March 24 Ohio State 10–3 14–2
March 25 Oregon State 10–3 15–2
March 26 Oregon State 9–3 16–2
March 27 Oregon State 9–4 17–2
March 27 Oregon State 2–0 18–2
March 29
Colorado
8–2 19–2
March 30 Colorado 16–3 20–2
April
Date Opponent Score Overall record WAC record
April 1 Oklahoma 10–2 21–2
April 2 Oklahoma 0–2 21–3
April 5 Utah State 7–1 22–3
April 6 Utah State 6–4 23–3
April 7 Utah State 9–4 24–3
April 9 New Mexico 9–2 25–3 1–0
April 10 New Mexico 20–3 26–3 2–0
April 15 Wyoming 6–0 27–3
April 16 Wyoming 8–0 28–3
April 17 Wyoming 10–3 29–3
April 17 Wyoming 7–0 30–3
April 19
Sul Ross State
14–2 31–3
April 19 New Mexico 4–1 32–3 3–0
April 20 Sul Ross State 8–2 33–3
April 23 at Arizona 3–12 33–4 3–1
April 24 at Arizona 1–4 33–5 3–2
April 24 at Arizona 10–4 34–5 4–2
April 27 at Grand Canyon 6–1 35–5
April 30 at New Mexico 9–5 36–5 5–2
May
Date Opponent Score Overall record WAC record
May 1 at New Mexico 11–12 36–6 5–3
May 1 at New Mexico 3–2 37–6 6–3
May 4 Grand Canyon 3–7 37–7
May 7 San Diego 7–6 38–7
May 8 San Diego 12–3 39–7
May 8 San Diego 18–3 40–7
May 14 Arizona 6–0 41–7 7–3
May 15 Arizona 13–5 42–7 8–3
May 15 Arizona 6–2 43–7 9–3
Post-season
WAC Championship
Date Opponent Score Overall record
May 28 vs. Utah 3–2 44–7
May 29 vs. Utah 3–2 45–7
May 29 vs. Utah 2–1 46–7
Date Opponent Score Overall record
June 3 vs. Colorado State 7–2 47–7
June 4 vs. Colorado State 12–3 48–7
June 4 vs. Colorado State 3–2 49–7
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 7 vs. Lafayette
Rosenblatt Stadium
14–1 50–7
June 8 vs. Saint Louis Rosenblatt Stadium 13–3 51–7
June 9 vs. Ohio State Rosenblatt Stadium 9–4 52–7
June 10 vs. Saint Louis Rosenblatt Stadium 6–2 53–7
June 11 vs. Ohio State Rosenblatt Stadium 3–7 53–8
June 12 vs. Ohio State Rosenblatt Stadium 2–1 54–8

Awards and honors

Sal Bando
Duffy Dyer
  • First Team All-WAC[3]
Luis Lagunas
  • First Team All-American[3]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Rick Monday
Doug Nurnberg
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
John Pavlik
  • Second Team All-American[3]
  • First Team All-WAC[3]

Sun Devils in the 1965 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the

1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Rick Monday OF 1st 1st Oakland Athletics
Glenn Smith OF 2nd 34th San Francisco Giants
Sal Bando 3B 6th 119th Oakland Athletics
Jim Armstrong SS 17th 322nd Houston Astros
Duffy Dyer C 38th 671st
Milwaukee Braves
Ray Stadler C 38th 672nd New York Mets
James Gretta 1B 46th 743rd St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Lagunas 2B 48th 756th Minnesota Twins

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2012.