The 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his 10th season at Arizona State.
The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the championship game.
Roster 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils roster Pitchers 3 Randy Newman 10 Mark Brewer 14 Jeff Ahern 18 Barry Koch 19 Kevin Dukes 20 Mike Pagel 21 Kent Nielson 25 Jim Jefferson 27 Kendall Carter 29 Jim Boudreau Infielders 4 Billy DeMann 6 Donnie Hill 7 Mike McCain 9 Alvin Davis 11 CJ Thompson 15 Greg Steen 16 Mike Sodders 22 Chris Johnson Outfielders 5 Stan Holmes 12 Kevin Romine 23 Lemmie Miller 24 Gib Seibert 28 Ricky Nelson
Catchers 8 Ric Wilson 17 Jim Tognozzi
Schedule
! style="background:#FFB310;color:#990033;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 2 || || Packard Stadium || 6–4 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 3 || Long Beach State || Packard Stadium || 15–9 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 4 || Long Beach State || Packard Stadium || 21–10 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 6 || at || Titan Field || 1–3 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 7 || at Cal State Fullerton || Titan Field || 5–7 || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 11 || || Packard Stadium || 10–5 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 14 || || Packard Stadium || 12–10 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 15 || Wichita State || Packard Stadium || 9–10 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 16 || Wichita State || Packard Stadium || 11–2 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || || Packard Stadium || 17–10 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 19 || Azusa Pacific || Packard Stadium || 9–0 || 8–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || || Packard Stadium || 16–13 || 9–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 21 || New Mexico || Packard Stadium || 19–15 || 10–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || New Mexico || Packard Stadium || 10–2 || 11–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 23 || || Packard Stadium || 14–4 || 12–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 25 || La Verne || Packard Stadium || 12–4 || 13–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 27 || || Packard Stadium || 4–3 || 14–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || UNLV || Packard Stadium || 8–3 || 15–3 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || UNLV || Packard Stadium || 7–5 || 16–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 3 || || Packard Stadium || 17–2 || 17–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 3 || BYU || Packard Stadium || 4–5 || 17–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || at || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 13–9 || 18–4 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || at UCLA || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 10–1 || 19–4 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || at UCLA || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 15–5 || 20–4 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 10 || at || Pete Beiden Field || 5–7 || 20–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 11 || at || Buck Shaw Stadium || 0–2 || 20–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 14 || at || Evans Diamond || 8–6 || 21–6 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 14 || at California || Evans Diamond || 10–6 || 22–6 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || || Packard Stadium || 21–0 || 23–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 20 || || Packard Stadium || 7–4 || 24–6 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 21 || Southern California || Packard Stadium || 20–12 || 25–6 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || Southern California || Packard Stadium || 10–6 || 26–6 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 24 || || Packard Stadium || 3–5 || 26–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 27 || || Packard Stadium || 9–2 || 27–7 || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || Stanford || Packard Stadium || 12–7 || 28–7 || 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || Stanford || Packard Stadium || 9–6 || 29–7 || 11–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 31 || || Packard Stadium || 17–7 || 30–7 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 2 || at Arizona || Sancet Stadium || 4–9 || 30–8 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 3 || at Arizona || Sancet Stadium || 10–8 || 31–8 || 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || at Arizona || Sancet Stadium || 23–11 || 32–8 || 13–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 7 || Grand Canyon || Packard Stadium || 14–9 || 33–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 9 || California || Packard Stadium || 8–7 || 34–8 || 14–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || California || Packard Stadium || 19–5 || 35–8 || 15–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 11 || California || Packard Stadium || 6–4 || 36–8 || 16–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 12 || California || Packard Stadium || 8–4 || 37–8 || 17–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 14 || || Packard Stadium || 4–5 || 37–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 16 || at Southern California || Dedeaux Field || 6–0 || 38–9 || 18–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || at Southern California || Dedeaux Field || 13–3 || 39–9 || 19–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 18 || at Southern California || Dedeaux Field || 13–2 || 40–9 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 21 || at Northern Arizona || || 7–4 || 41–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 24 || UCLA || Packard Stadium || 6–5 || 42–9 || 21–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 25 || UCLA || Packard Stadium || 10–9 || 43–9 || 22–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || UCLA || Packard Stadium || 14–9 || 44–9 || 23–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 1 || at Stanford || Sunken Diamond || 3–18 || 44–10 || 23–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 2 || at Stanford || Sunken Diamond || 4–9 || 44–11 || 23–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 3 || at Stanford || Sunken Diamond || 4–16 || 44–12 || 23–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || Arizona || Packard Stadium || 10–6 || 45–12 || 24–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || Arizona || Packard Stadium || 13–4 || 46–12 || 25–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 9 || Arizona || Packard Stadium || 6–5 || 47–12 || 26–4
! style="background:#990033;color:white;"| Postseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 22 || vs. || Packard Stadium || 9–6 || 48–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. Cal State Fullerton || Packard Stadium || 18–9 || 49–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 24 || vs. Cal State Fullerton || Packard Stadium || 12–7 || 50–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 30 || vs. Texas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 11–2 || 51–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 2 || vs. Mississippi State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–3 || 52–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 5 || vs. Oklahoma State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10–11 || 52–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 6 || vs. || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10–7 || 53–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 7 || vs. Texas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 12–3 || 54–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 8 || vs. Oklahoma State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7–4 || 55–13
Awards and honors Kendall Carter First Team All-American First Team All-Pac-10
Alvin Davis College World Series All-Tournament Team First Team All-Pac-10
Kevin Dukes College World Series All-Tournament Team First Team All-Pac-10
Stan Holmes College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Lemmie Miller College World Series All-Tournament Team
Ricky Nelson First Team All-Pac-10
Kevin Romine First Team All-American First Team All-Pac-10
Mike Sodders College World Series All-Tournament Team Baseball America Player of the Year First Team All-American First Team All-Pac-10 Pac-10 Player of the Year
Sun Devils in the 1981 MLB draft The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.
Player Position Round Overall MLB teamMike Sodders3B1st11thMinnesota TwinsKevin DukesLHP2nd27thSeattle MarinersLemmie MillerOF2nd50thLos Angeles DodgersRicky NelsonOF4th78thSeattle MarinersAlvin Davis1B6th144thOakland AthleticsStan HolmesOF8th192ndMinnesota TwinsAllen BlackRHP15th365thChicago CubsMike McCainINF16th400thMinnesota Twins
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