1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1998
Team:	Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference:	Pac-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	41–23
Conf Record:	18–11
Cbrank:	2
Coachrank:	2
Head Coach:	Pat Murphy (4th year)
Stadium:	Packard Stadium
Champion:	Midwest Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	2nd

The 1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Pat Murphy in his fourth season at Arizona State.

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

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona State win
	Arizona State loss

1998 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log^[2]
Regular season
January Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Jan 22 W 7–3 1–0 Jan 23 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–1 2–0 Jan 24 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 21–3 3–0 Jan 29 at * W 7–0 4–0 Jan 30 at Hawaii–Hilo* Hilo, HI W 11–2 5–0 Jan 31 at Hawaii–Hilo* Hilo, HI W 13–2 6–0 Jan 31 at Hawaii–Hilo* Hilo, HI W 5–1 7–0
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Feb 1 at Hawaii–Hilo* Hilo, HI W 14–0 8–0 Feb 6 23 Florida State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 8–1 Feb 7 23 Florida State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–6 8–2 Feb 13 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–1 9–2 Feb 14 Washington State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–5 10–2 Feb 15 Washington State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 12–17 10–3 Feb 20 at W 8–7 11–3 1–0 Feb 21 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 7–4 12–3 2–0 Feb 27 1 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–15 12–4 2–1 Feb 28 1 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–17 12–5 2–2
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record March 1 1 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–2 13–5 3–2 March 6 at L 5–6 13–6 3–3 March 7 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 14–6 14–6 4–3 March 8 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 9–3 15–6 5–3 March 10 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–6^10 16–6 March 11 Oklahoma* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–9 16–7 March 14 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6–7 16–8 5–4 March 15 at #3 Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 5–13 16–9 5–5 March 16 at #3 Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 3–6 16–10 5–6 March 17 at * L 3–9 16–11 March 18 at Fresno State* Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA L 5–6^10 16–12 March 20 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–1 17–12 6–6 March 21 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–2 18–12 7–6 March 22 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–6 19–12 8–6 March 24 at * W 10–0 20–12 March 27 at #19 * L 6–8 20–13 March 28 at #19 Washington* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 6–7 20–14 March 29 at #19 Washington* Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 7–6 21–14
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record April 3 W 4–3 22–14 9–6 April 4 at #24 Arizona Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 20–12 23–14 10–6 April 5 at #24 Arizona Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12–4 24–14 11–6 April 9 4 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 18–3 25–14 12–6 April 10 4 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–5 26–14 13–6 April 11 4 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 24–4 27–14 14–6 April 14 at #11 Oklahoma* W 10–6^10 28–14 April 17 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 19–10 29–14 15–6 April 18 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–7 30–14 16–6 April 19 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 18–4 31–14 17–6 April 24 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7–8^10 31–15 17–7 April 25 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 16–13 32–15 18–7 April 26 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 9–10 32–16 18–8 April 28 12 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 12–7 33–16 April 29 New Mexico* 12 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 7–8 33–17
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 1 at #2 Stanford 12 L 4–5 33–18 18–9 May 2 at #2 Stanford 12 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 3–4 33–19 18–10 May 3 at #2 Stanford 12 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 8–12 33–20 18–11 May 5 at * 14 L 4–5 33–21 May 6 14 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–2 34–21
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 21 28 (4) 17 (3) W 8–4 35–21 1–0 May 22 (5) 17 (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 8–13 35–22 1–1 May 23 3 (1) 17 (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6–4 36–22 2–1 May 23 (5) Oklahoma State 17 (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 13–5 37–22 3–1 May 25 19 (2) 17 (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 3–1 38–22 4–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 29 6 (6) W 11–10 39–22 1–0 May 31 6 (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–2 40–22 2–0 June 3 7 (7) 6 (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 14–4 41–22 3–0 June 6 4 (4) Southern California 6 (6) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 14–21 41–23 3–1

Ranking movements

See main article: 1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Book: 2022 Baseball Yearbool. Arizona State Sun Devils. August 27, 2022. 60–63.
2. Book: 2015 Baseball Media Guide. 72. Arizona State Sun Devils. December 28, 2016.