1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
National Champions WAC Champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1965 record	54-8 (9–3 WAC)
Head coach	Bobby Winkles (7th year)
Assistant coach	Ramiro Lujan

1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
#22 Utah	7	–	5		.583			21	–	16		.568
Wyoming	7	–	5		.583			16	–	22		.421
BYU	4	–	8		.333			21	–	15		.583
Southern
#1 Arizona State †^y	9	–	3		.750			54	–	8		.871
#25 Arizona	7	–	5		.583			37	–	13		.740
New Mexico	2	–	10		.167			18	–	19		.486
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1965[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Bobby Winkles in his 7th season at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship game.

Roster

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
	Pitchers 2 Jim Merrick 3 Ron Lea 10 Darrell Hoover 11 Ted Robison 19 Dave Cartun 21 Doug Nurnberg 22 Al Schmelz 26 John Pavlik		Infielders 3 Jan Kleinman 4 Jim Armstrong 5 Luis Lagunas 6 Erin Peterson 9 Jack Smitheran 18 Sal Bando		Outfielders 14 Larry Martin 15 Rich Oliver 20 Jim Gretta 23 Don Switzenberg 27 Rick Monday Catchers 7 Anthony Alesci 12 Duffy Dyer 24 Ray Stadler

Schedule

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February/March Date Opponent Score Overall Record WAC Record February 26 San Fernando State 7-5 1-0 – February 27 San Fernando State 11-7 2-0 – February 27 San Fernando State 10-5 3-0 – March 5 Michigan 3-6 3-1 – March 6 Michigan 5-2 4-1 – March 6 Michigan 11-3 5-1 – March 12 Long Beach State 7-1 6-1 – March 13 Long Beach State 0-2 6-2 – March 13 Long Beach State 9-4 7-2 – March 16 at Grand Canyon 15-2 8-2 – March 19 Colorado State 8-0 9-2 – March 20 Colorado State 9-0 10-2 – March 20 Colorado State 8-0 11-2 – March 22 Ohio State 6-3 12-2 – March 23 Ohio State 7-6 13-2 – March 24 Ohio State 10-3 14-2 – March 25 Oregon State 10-3 15-2 – March 26 Oregon State 9-3 16-2 – March 27 Oregon State 9-4 17-2 – March 27 Oregon State 2-0 18-2 – March 29 Colorado 8-2 19-2 – March 30 Colorado 16-3 20-2 –
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record WAC Record April 1 Oklahoma 10-2 21-2 – April 2 Oklahoma 0-2 21-3 – April 5 Utah State 7-1 22-3 – April 6 Utah State 6-4 23-3 – April 7 Utah State 9-4 24-3 – April 9 New Mexico 9-2 25-3 1-0 April 10 New Mexico 20-3 26-3 2-0 April 15 Wyoming 6-0 27-3 – April 16 Wyoming 8-0 28-3 – April 17 Wyoming 10-3 29-3 – April 17 Wyoming 7-0 30-3 – April 19 Sul Ross State 14-2 31-3 – April 19 New Mexico 4-1 32-3 3-0 April 20 Sul Ross State 8-2 33-3 – April 23 at Arizona 3-12 33-4 3-1 April 24 at Arizona 1-4 33-5 3-2 April 24 at Arizona 10-4 34-5 4-2 April 27 at Grand Canyon 6-1 35-5 – April 30 at New Mexico 9-5 36-5 5-2
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record WAC Record May 1 at New Mexico 11-12 36-6 5-3 May 1 at New Mexico 3-2 37-6 6-3 May 4 Grand Canyon 3-7 37-7 – May 7 San Diego 7-6 38-7 – May 8 San Diego 12-3 39-7 – May 8 San Diego 18-3 40-7 – May 14 Arizona 6-0 41-7 7-3 May 15 Arizona 13-5 42-7 8-3 May 15 Arizona 6-2 43-7 9-3
Post-Season
WAC Championship Date Opponent Score Overall Record May 28 vs. Utah 3-2 44-7 May 29 vs. Utah 3-2 45-7 May 29 vs. Utah 2-1 46-7
NCAA Tournament: District 7 Playoffs Date Opponent Score Overall Record June 3 vs. Colorado State 7-2 47-7 June 4 vs. Colorado State 12-3 48-7 June 4 vs. Colorado State 3-2 49-7
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 7 vs. Lafayette Rosenblatt Stadium 14-1 50-7 June 8 vs. Saint Louis Rosenblatt Stadium 13-3 51-7 June 9 vs. Ohio State Rosenblatt Stadium 9-4 52-7 June 10 vs. Saint Louis Rosenblatt Stadium 6-2 53-7 June 11 vs. Ohio State Rosenblatt Stadium 3-7 53-8 June 12 vs. Ohio State Rosenblatt Stadium 2-1 54-8

Awards and honors

Sal Bando

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[2]
• First Team All-WAC^[3]

Duffy Dyer

• First Team All-WAC^[3]

Luis Lagunas

• First Team All-American^[3]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Rick Monday

• The Sporting News Player of the Year^[3]
• First Team All-American^[3]
• First Team All-WAC^[3]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Doug Nurnberg

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

John Pavlik

• Second Team All-American^[3]
• First Team All-WAC^[3]

Sun Devils in the 1965 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Rick Monday	OF	1st	1st	Oakland Athletics
Glenn Smith	OF	2nd	34th	San Francisco Giants
Sal Bando	3B	6th	119th	Oakland Athletics
Jim Armstrong	SS	17th	322nd	Houston Astros
Duffy Dyer	C	38th	671st	Milwaukee Braves
Ray Stadler	C	38th	672nd	New York Mets
James Gretta	1B	46th	743rd	St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Lagunas	2B	48th	756th	Minnesota Twins

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 30, 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.