2024 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 2024 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represents Arizona State University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils will play their home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium under third year coach Willie Bloomquist.

2024 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record26-24 (14-13 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Goff (3rd season)
  • Anthony Gilich (1st season)
Pitching coachSam Peraza (3rd season)
Home stadiumPhoenix Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 17 Arizona ‍‍‍ 17 8 0   .680 29 18 0   .617
Utah ‍‍‍ 16 9 0   .640 31 15 0   .674
No. 7 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 14 9 0   .609 35 12 0   .745
No. 24 Oregon ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 32 15 0   .681
USC ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 22 25 0   .468
California ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 28 17 0   .622
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 14 13 0   .519 26 23 0   .531
Stanford ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 20 25 0   .444
Washington ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 18 22 1   .451
Washington State ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 20 26 0   .435
UCLA ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 16 29 0   .356
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 6, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season edit

The Sun Devils finished their season with a record of 32–23, and 16–13 in conference play finishing 5th in the 2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings.

2023 MLB draft edit

The Sun Devils had eight players drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall MLB team
Luke Keaschall 2nd Base 2 49 Minnesota Twins
Ross Dunn Pitcher 10 297 Minnesota Twins
Khristian Curtis Pitcher 12 347 Pittsburgh Pirates
Timmy Manning Pitcher 12 360 San Francisco Giants
Josh Hansell Pitcher 16 469 Kansas City Royals
Blake Pivaroff Pitcher 19 560 Detroit Tigers
Wyatt Crenshaw 2nd Base 19 565 Arizona Diamondbacks
Owen Stevenson Pitcher 19 573 Tampa Bay Rays

Incoming Recruits edit

2024 Arizona State Recruits
Name B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School
Jaden Alba R/R RHP 6’3” 195 lbs Cerritos, CA Gahr High School
Jax Ryan R/R SS 6’1” 185 lbs Claremore, OK Verdigris High School
Cole Carlon L/L LHP 6’5” 210 lbs Tempe, AZ Corona del Sol High School
Bradyn Barnes L/L LHP 6’1” 200 lbs Chandler, AZ Basha High School
Adam Behrens L/R RHP 6’3” 195 lbs Lake Villa, IL Warren Township High School
Alec Belardes R/R RHP 6’2” 195 lbs San Jose, CA Valley Christian Schools
Brody Briggs L/R C 6’1” 180 lbs Broken Arrow, OK Union High School
Thomas Burns R/R RHP 6’4” 205 lbs Hortonville, WI Hortonville High School
Josh Butler R/R RHP 6’6” 205 lbs Peoria, AZ Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Brok Eddy R/R RHP 6’3” 180 lbs Brighton, CO Brighton High School
Bennett Fryman L/L LHP 5’11” 195 lbs Frisco, TX Lone Star High School
Wyatt Halvorson R/R RHP 6’3” 215 lbs Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School
Ryan Kroepel L/R SS 5’11” 170 lbs Poway, CA Poway High School
Rohan Lettow R/R RHP 6’2” 180 lbs Chandler, AZ Hamilton High School
Ethan Mendoza R/R SS 5’11” 170 lbs Bedford, TX Carroll Senior High School

Personnel edit

Roster edit

2024 Arizona State Sun Devils roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 – Tyler Meyer –   Sophomore
  • 15 – Thomas Burns – Freshman
  • 22 – Ben Jacobs – Sophomore
  • 25 – Bradyn Barnes – Freshman
  • 27 – Brandon Compton –   Freshman
  • 29 – Alec Belardes – Freshman
  • 31 – Hunter Omlid – Senior
  • 35 – Josh Butler – Freshman
  • 36 – Wyatt Halvorson – Freshman
  • 38 – Sean Fitzpatrick – Sophomore
  • 40 – Jonah Giblin –   Junior
  • 41 – Matt Cornelius – Junior
  • 44 – Matt Tieding –   Senior
  • 45 – Brok Eddy – Freshman
  • 47 – Rohan Lettow – Freshman
  • 49 – Jaden Alba – Freshman
  • 51 – Adam Behrens – Freshman
  • 52 – Connor Markl – Senior
  • 54 – Ryan Schiefer – Junior
 

Catchers

  • 5 – Trey Newman –   Senior
  • 17 – Ryan Campos – Junior
  • 21 – Josiah Cromwick – Senior
  • 50 – Brody Briggs – Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 – Ethan Mendoza – Freshman
  • 4 – Jax Ryan – Freshman
  • 6 – Nu'u Contrades – Sophomore
  • 7 – Eamonn Lance – Graduate
  • 8 – Steven Ondina – Senior
  • 9 – Kevin Karstetter – Senior
  • 18 – Jacob Tobias – Junior
  • 32 – Mario Demera – Senior
  • 43 – Ryan Kroepel – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 3 – Nick McLain –   Sophomore
  • 11 – Kien Vu – Sophomore
  • 12 – Harris Williams –   Senior
  • 24 – Isaiah Jackson – Sophomore

Utility

  • 10 – Bennett Fryman (P/OF) – Freshman
  • 14 – Cole Carlon (P/INF) – Freshman

Coaching staff edit

2024 Arizona State coaching staff[3]
Name Position Seasons at
Arizona State
Alma Mater
Willie Bloomquist Head Coach 3 Arizona State
Mike Goff Assistant Coach 3 UAB
Anthony Gilich Assistant Coach 1 Central Washington
Sam Peraza Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 3 San Diego State

Preseason edit

Pac–12 media poll edit

Pac–12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oregon State 95 (8)
2 Stanford 85 (2)
3 UCLA 82 (1)
4 Oregon 74
5 USC 64
6 Arizona State 50
7 Washington 49
8 California 40
9 Arizona 31
10 Utah 20
11 Washington State 15

Preseason Honors edit

All-Pac-12 Team edit

Preseason All-Pac-12 Baseball Team
Player Position Class
Ryan Campos Catcher Junior
Nu'U Contrades Infielder Sophomore
Jacob Tobias Infielder Junior
Nick McLain Outfielder   Sophomore
Harris Williams Outfielder   Senior

Schedule and results edit

Legend
  Arizona State win
  Arizona State loss
  Postponement
Rankings from D1Baseball
Bold Arizona State team member
2024 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall

Record

Pac-12

Record

Feb 16 Santa Clara Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ W 11–6 Burns (1–0) Pilchard (0–1) 1–0
Feb 17 Santa Clara Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 14–13 Behrens (1–0) Hammond (0–1) Carlon (1) 2–0
Feb 18 Santa Clara Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 13–14 Bayles (1–0) Omlid (0–1) Schreiber (1) 2–1
Feb 20 No. 24 Kansas State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 9–6 Cornelius (1–0) Dean (0–1) Tieding (1) 3–1
Feb 22 Ohio State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 4–11 Beidelschies (1–1) Jacobs (0–1) 3–2
Feb 23 Ohio State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 14–4 Cornelius (2–0) Purcell (1–1) 4–2
Feb 24 Ohio State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 4–13 Brown (1–0) Omlid (0–1) 4–3
Feb 25 Ohio State Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 10–88 Behrens (2–0) Shaw (0–1) Carlon (2) 5–3
Mar 1 vs No. 7 Texas A&M Globe Life FieldArlington, TX L 0–4 Prager (3–0) Burns (1–1) Aschenbeck (1) 5–4
Mar 2 vs No. 5 TCU Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 9–11 Cawyer (4–0) Behrens (2–1) 5–5
Mar 3 vs No. 7 Texas A&M Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 5–10 Badmaev (1–0) Meyer (0–1) 5–6
Mar 5 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 6–3 Omlid (1–2) Hasty (0–1) 6–6
Mar 8 Oregon Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–4 Carlon (1–0) Grinsell (1–2) 7–6 1–0
Mar 9 Oregon Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 4–6 Mullan (3–0) Carlon (1–1) 7–7 1–1
Mar 10 Oregon Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 5–8 Freund (2–0) Meyer (0–2) Mercado (2) 7–8 1–2
Mar 12 New Mexico Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 4–6 Pengelly (2–1) Fitzpatrick (0–1) McBroom (3) 7–9 1–2
Mar 15 at Arizona Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ W 3–2 Jacobs (1–1) Orloff (1–2) 8–9 2–2
Mar 16 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–0 Markl (1–0) Candiotti (1–1) Schiefer (1) 9–9 3–2
Mar 17 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 3–14 Long (1–1) Behrens (2–2) 9–10 3–3
Mar 19 Utah Valley Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 5–4 Omlid (2–2) Rodabaugh (0–1) 10–10 3–3
Mar 20 Utah Valley Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 5–7 Boisvert (2–1) Halvorson (0–1) Sims (2) 10–11 3–3
Mar 22 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA L 7–8 Brotherton (4–1) Schiefer (0–1) Grillo (2) 10–12 3–4
Mar 23 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA L 2–3 Wilford (3–1) Markl (1–1) Grillo (3) 10–13 3–5
Mar 24 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA L 6–8 Jones (2–2) Halvorson (0–2) Grillo (4) 10–14 3–6
Mar 25 vs UNLV Las Vegas BallparkLas Vegas, NV W 10–9 Jacobs (2–1) Maloney (2–1) 11–14 3–6
Mar 28 California Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 14–8 Tieding (1–0) Short (2–1) 12–14 4–6
Mar 29 California Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 10–9 Carlon (2–1) Newmann (0–3) 13–14 5–6
Mar 30 California Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 9–6 Markl (2–1) Mayer (0–3) Schiefer (2) 14–14 6–6
Apr 2 Grand Canyon Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 9–8 Jacobs (3–1) Ward (1–1) 15–14 6–6
Apr 5 at No. 5 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR L 8–13 Keljo (1–0) Barnes (0–1) Holmes (5) 15–15 6–7
Apr 6 at No. 5 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 1–9 Kmatz (4–1) Markl (2–2) 15–16 6–8
Apr 7 at No. 5 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 7–9 Hutcheson (2–2) Schiefer (0–2) Holmes (6) 15–17 6–9
Apr 9 at Grand Canyon Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ L 3–5 Ahern (1–0) Fitzpatrick (0–2) Ward (6) 15–18
Apr 12 Utah Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L Van Sickle (2–0) Jacobs (3–2) 15–19 6–10
Apr 13 Utah Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 8–3 Markl (3–2) Jones (2–2) Omlid (1) 16–19 7–10
Apr 14 Utah Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 5–11 Hostert (4—3) Schiefer (0–3) 16–20 7–11
Apr 16 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA W 3–1 Halvorson (1–2) Blood (2–3) Alba (1) 17–20
Apr 17 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 4–147 Krakoski (2–0) Behrens (2–3) 17–21
Apr 19 at UCLA Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA W 5–3 Jacobs (4–2) Jewett (1–4) Schiefer (3) 18–21 8–11
Apr 20 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 8–2 Markl (4–2) Barnett (3–2) 19–21 9–11
Apr 21 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 13–1 Carlon (3–1) Stump (0–3) 20–21 10–11
Apr 26 USC Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 12–1 Jacobs (5–1) Stromsborg (2–8) 21–21 11–11
Apr 27 USC Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 17–2 Markl (5–2) Ebner (2–1) 22–21 12–11
Apr 28 USC Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 6–11 Watson (2–1) Halvorson (1–3) 22–22 12–12
Apr 30 UC San Diego Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 15–57 Cornelius (3–0) Ernisse (1–3) 23–22
May 1 UC San Diego Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 19–87 Barnes (1–1) Chriss (1–1) 24–22

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]—*
Baseball America[5]
NCBWA[6]RV
D1Baseball[7]
Perfect Game[8]

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References edit

  1. ^ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".
  3. ^ a b "2024 Baseball Roster". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  7. ^ D1 Baseball
  8. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings