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1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
WAC champions
NCAA Rocky Mountain Regional champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record65–10 (17–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPackard Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 15 3   .833 26 21   .553
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 10 7   .588 22 29   .431
Utah  ‍‍‍ 8 9   .471 15 26   .366
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 18 26   .409
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 17 1   .944 65 10   .867
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 56 17   .767
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 28 24   .538
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 9 25   .265
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1976[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Packard Stadium, and played as part of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Jim Brock in his fifth season as head coach at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their eighth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after winning games against Washington State, Maine, and eventual champion Arizona, and losing a semifinal game against Arizona and another to fourth-place Eastern Michigan.

Personnel

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Roster

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1976 Arizona State Sun Devils roster[2]
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Unknown

  • - Dale Eiler
  • - Larry Eiler
  • - Mike Hildebrandt
  • - Steve Michael

Coaches

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1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Arizona State win
  Arizona State loss
1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log[3]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 35–36. Retrieved January 20, 2022.