1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1978
Team:	Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference:	Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	WAC
Record:	56–12
Conf Record:	15–3
Cbrank:	2
Head Coach:	Jim Brock (7th year)
Stadium:	Packard Stadium
Champion:	WAC Champions Rocky Mountain Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	2nd

The 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his seventh season at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Southern California.

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log^[1]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record Feb 11 W 22–8 1–0 Feb 12 Cal State Northridge* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–1 2–0 Feb 12 Cal State Northridge* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–2 3–0 Feb 14 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–3 4–0 Feb 16 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–1 5–0 Feb 16 Baylor* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–1 6–0 Feb 17 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–7 6–1 Feb 18 Fresno State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–0 7–1 Feb 18 Fresno State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–4 8–1 Feb 20 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–7 9–1 Feb 20 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–7 10–1 Feb 21 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–5 11–1 Feb 22 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–2 12–1 Feb 24 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–4 13–1 Feb 25 Cal Poly Pomona* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–4 14–1 Feb 25 Cal Poly Pomona* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–4 15–1
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record Mar 2 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–9 16–1 Mar 3 Southern California* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–7 17–1 Mar 6 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 4–5 17–2 Mar 7 Chapman* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 17–1 18–2 Mar 8 Chapman* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–4 19–2 Mar 11 at * L 3–5 19–3 Mar 11 at UNLV* Rebel Field • Paradise, NV W 4–3 20–3 Mar 12 at UNLV* Rebel Field • Paradise, NV W 18–10 21–3 Mar 13 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–1 22–3 Mar 14 LaVerne* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–3 23–3 Mar 15 Arizona (Best in the West Tournament) W 8–1 24–3 Mar 16 (Best in the West Tournament) W 18–14 25–3 Mar 16 (Best in the West Tournament) W 6–3 26–3 Mar 18 (Best in the West Tournament) W 14–1 27–3 Mar 19 Arizona* (Best in the West Tournament) W 7–4 28–3 Mar 31 at Southern California* L 0–11 28–4
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record Apr 1 at Southern California* Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6–11 28–5 Apr 2 at Southern California* Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–10 28–6 Apr 7 at W 6–4 29–6 1–0 Apr 8 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 15–3 30–6 2–0 Apr 8 at UTEP Dudley Field • El Paso, TX W 12–6 31–6 3–0 Apr 11 at Grand Canyon* W 10–9 32–6 Apr 14 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–2 33–6 4–0 Apr 15 New Mexico Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 22–3 34–6 5–0 Apr 15 New Mexico Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–9 35–6 6–0 Apr 20 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–9 36–6 7–0 Apr 21 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–8 37–6 8–0 Apr 22 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–10^10 38–6 9–0 Apr 25 Grand Canyon* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–3 39–6 Apr 28 at New Mexico L 5–9 39–7 9–1 Apr 29 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 14–8^10 40–7 10–1 Apr 29 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 14–4 41–7 11–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC record May 1 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–2 42–7 May 2 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–6 43–7 May 5 UTEP Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–1 44–7 12–1 May 6 UTEP Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 20–3 45–7 13–1 May 6 UTEP Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–0 46–7 14–1 May 11 at Arizona L 3–5 46–8 14–2 May 12 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ L 7–10 46–9 14–3 May 13 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–6 47–9 15–3
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record WAC CS Record May 18 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–1 48–9 1–0 May 19 BYU Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–4 49–9 2–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 26 UNLV Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 10–17 49–10 0–1 May 26 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–8 50–10 1–1 May 27 UNLV Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 30–5 51–10 2–1 May 28 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 17–1 52–10 3–1 May 28 Gonzaga Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–4 53–10 4–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 3 W 13–2 54–10 1–0 June 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–6 55–10 2–0 June 6 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–5 55–11 2–1 June 7 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 13–3 56–11 3–1 June 8 Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–10 56–12 3–2

Notes and References

1. Book: 2015 Baseball Media Guide. 72. Arizona State Sun Devils. July 13, 2017.