1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1969 record 56-11 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach Bobby Winkles (11th year)
Assistant coach Jack Smitheran
1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
#18 BYU 13 5   .722     30 15   .667
Wyoming 11 7   .611     14 22   .389
Utah 7 11   .389     20 22   .476
Colorado State 5 13   .278     13 20   .394
Southern
#1 Arizona State y 15 3   .833     56 11   .836
#19 Arizona 10 8   .556     37 10   .787
New Mexico 7 11   .389     31 17   .646
UTEP 4 14   .222     17 27   .386
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1969[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Bobby Winkles in his 11th season at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the championship game.

Roster

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
 

Pitchers

 

Infielders

  • 2 Lenny Randle
  • 5 Bill Massarand
  • 6 Jeff Osborn
  • 8 Roger Detter
  • 9 Gene Kobar
  • 10 Rick Valley
  • 15 Tom Welton
  • 17 Jack Collinge
  • 18 Terry Brenner
 

Outfielders

Catchers

  • 22 Billy Cotton
  • 27 Irv McDonald

Schedule

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

Awards and honors

Billy Cotton
Roger Detter
Ralph Dick
John Dolincek
Larry Gura
Jeff Osborn
Paul Powell

Sun Devils in the 1969 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Paul PowellOF1st7thMinnesota Twins
Larry GuraLHP2nd40thChicago Cubs
Lerrin LaGrowRHP6th139thDetroit Tigers
John DolinsekOF8th170thHouston Astros

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

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