The 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium, and played as part of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his sixteenth season as head coach at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their fourteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after losing to eventual runner-up Oklahoma State and fifth place Florida State.

Personnel Roster 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils roster Pitchers - David Cassidy - Blas Minor - Tony Harris - Linty Ingram - Mike Schwabe

Catchers - Tim Spehr Infielders - Mike Benjamin - Ted Dyson - Senior - Tim Esmay - John Finn

Outfielders - Mike Burrola - Dan Rumsey - Brian Coleman Unknown - Jason Bridges - Bob Dombrowski - Karl Ermisch - Gordy Farmer - Scott Hutson - Steve Mariucci - Tony Mattia - Martin Peralta - Lloyd Ransom - Bill Schorr - Matt Shiflett - Dwight Thomas - Joe Thomas

Coaches 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff Jim Brock - Head coach - 16th year

Schedule and results Legend Arizona State win Arizona State loss

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game logRegular seasonJanuary/February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Jan 31 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 20–1 1–0 Feb 2 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–0 2–0 Feb 3 Cal Poly Pomona* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–1 3–0 Feb 5 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 17–3 4–0 Feb 6 Cal State Los Angeles* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 10–11 4–1 Feb 7 Cal State Los Angeles* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–4 5–1 Feb 12 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–8 5–2 Feb 13 Loyola Marymount* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 3–4 5–3 Feb 14 Loyola Marymount* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 13–12 6–3 Feb 16 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–2 7–3 Feb 17 UC Riverside* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 6–8 7–4 Feb 19 Texas* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 4–7 7–5 Feb 20 Texas* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–5 8–5 Feb 21 Texas* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–11 8–6 Feb 23 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 8–7 Feb 27 at Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 4–6 8–8 0–1 Feb 28 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 2–6 8–9 0–2March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Mar 1 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 8–11 8–10 0–3 Mar 6 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–6 9–10 1–3 Mar 7 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 9–11 1–4 Mar 8 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–12 9–12 1–5 Mar 13 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–3 9–13 Mar 14 Hawaii* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–5 10–13 Mar 15 Hawaii* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–1 11–13 Mar 17 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–5 12–13 Mar 18 Azusa Pacific* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–6 13–13 Mar 20 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 8–5 14–13 2–5 Mar 21 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 10–2 15–13 3–5 Mar 22 at Arizona Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ W 15–4 16–13 4–5 Mar 24 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–3 17–13 Mar 25 Nebraska* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–4 17–14 Mar 27 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 3–10 17–15 4–6 Mar 28 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–3 17–16 4–7 Mar 29 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 6–12 17–17 5–7 Mar 31 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–3 18–17 April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record Apr 1 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–7 18–18 Apr 3 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–8 19–18 6–7 Apr 4 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–1 20–18 7–7 Apr 5 California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–7 21–18 8–7 Apr 7 at Grand Canyon* Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 3–0 22–18 Apr 10 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–3 23–18 9–7 Apr 11 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 1–8 23–19 9–8 Apr 12 Southern California Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 11–6 24–19 10–8 Apr 16 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 12–13 24–20 10–9 Apr 17 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 10–11 24–21 10–10 Apr 18 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 20–5 25–21 11–10 Apr 20 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–1 26–21 Apr 21 New Mexico State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–5 27–21 Apr 21 New Mexico State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–5 28–21 Apr 24 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 10–6 29–21 12–10 Apr 25 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–13 29–22 12–11 Apr 26 Stanford Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–2 30–22 13–11 Apr 28 Grand Canyon* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 19–4 31–22 May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record May 1 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 7–8 31–23 13–12 May 2 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 8–1 32–23 14–12 May 3 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 3–7 32–24 14–13 May 6 * Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2–3 32–25 May 6 UNLV* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 8–1 33–25 May 15 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 2–1 34–25 15–13 May 16 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–2 35–25 16–13 May 17 Arizona Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–4 36–25 17–13Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg Record May 22 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–5 37–25 1–0 May 23 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–3 38–25 2–0 May 23 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 4–2 39–25 3–0 May 24 UCLA Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–4 40–25 4–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 29 Oklahoma State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–8 40–26 0–1 May 31 Florida State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–3 40–27 0–2

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