1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

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.

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 1
1969 record56–11 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Smitheran
1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 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
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .833  56–11 .836
No. 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 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
WAC Championship
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
May 22vs. BYU1–048–10
May 23vs. BYU10–049–10
NCAA Tournament: District 7 Playoffs
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
May 30vs. Idaho7–150–10
May 31vs. Idaho3–251–10
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 13vs. TexasRosenblatt Stadium0–451–11
June 14vs. UCLARosenblatt Stadium2–152–11
June 17vs. MassachusettsRosenblatt Stadium4–253–11
June 18vs. TulsaRosenblatt Stadium11–354–11
June 19vs. NYURosenblatt Stadium4–155–11
June 20vs. TulsaRosenblatt Stadium10–156–11

Awards and honors
Billy Cotton
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • First Team All-American[3]
  • First Team All-WAC[3]
Roger Detter
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Ralph Dick
  • First Team All-WAC[3]
John Dolincek
Larry Gura
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • First Team All-American[3]
  • First Team All-WAC[3]
Jeff Osborn
  • First Team All-WAC[3]
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

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. "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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