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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS 12 2016 PAC-12 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE // TEAMS Tracy Smith Career Record: 639-480-1 (19 years) Record at Arizona State: 35-23 (1 year) • Hired as the fifth head baseball coach at Arizona State in program history. • He led the Sun Devils to a fifth-place finish in the Pac-12 in his first year and a trip to the NCAA Regional. • Arrived in Tempe with 18 years of collegiate head coaching experience including nine years at Miami University (Ohio) and nine at Indiana, where he was a two-time Big Ten Coach of the year. • Named NCBWA National Coach of the Year in 2013 • Tallied more than 40 wins in each of the past two seasons at IU and led the Hoosiers to consecutive Big Ten Championships. • Took an Indiana prgram that had finished 10th in the Big Ten six times between 2000-07 and led the team to an NCAA regional in 2009 and a College World Series in 2013. • In his last season at IU the Hossiers recorded a school-record 21 conference wins and secured eight first-team All-Big Ten selections. DATE ............. OPPONENT ..............................TIME Feb. 19 ........... Xavier ......................................6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 ........... Xavier (DH) ..................................1 p.m. Feb. 20 ........... Xavier (DH) ..................................... TBA Feb. 21 ........... Xavier .........................................12 p.m. Feb. 23 ........... Nevada ...................................6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 ........... at Long Beach State ........................ TBA Feb. 27 ........... at Long Beach State ........................ TBA Feb. 28 ........... at Long Beach State ........................ TBA March 4 .......... Eastern Michigan ....................6:30 p.m. March 5 .......... Eastern Michigan ....................6:30 p.m. March 6 .......... Eastern Michigan ..................12:30 p.m. March 8 .......... at Cal State Fullerton ....................... TBA March 9 .......... at Cal State Fullerton ....................... TBA March 11 ........ UC Davis .................................6:30 p.m. March 12 ........ UC Davis .................................6:30 p.m. March 13 ........ UC Davis .................................1:30 p.m. March 15 ........ Meiji University (Tokyo) ... 6:30 p.m. (PACAZ) March 18 ........ at Oregon State* ............................. TBA March 19 ........ at Oregon State* ............................. TBA March 20 ........ at Oregon State* ............................. TBA March 22 ........ San Diego ...............................7:30 p.m. March 24 ........ Utah* ......................................7:30 p.m. March 25 ........ Utah* ......................................7:30 p.m. March 26 ........ Utah* ......................................1:30 p.m. March 31 ........ at Washington State* ......7 p.m. (PAC12) April 1 ............. at Washington State* ......7 p.m. (PAC12) April 2 ............. at Washington State* ......1 p.m. (PAC12) April 8 ............. Washington* ..................7 p.m. (PAC12) April 9 ............. Washington* .............3:30 p.m. (PAC12) April 10 ........... Washington* ................12 p.m. (PAC12) April 12 ........... Arizona ..........................7 p.m. (PACAZ) DATE ............. OPPONENT ..............................TIME April 15 ........... California* ....................................7 p.m. April 16 ........... California* ..................................12 p.m. April 17 ........... California* ...............................1:30 p.m. April 19 ........... UNLV ......................................1:30 p.m. April 22 ........... at Stanford* .................................6 p.m. April 23 ........... at Stanford* .................................2 p.m. April 24 ........... at Stanford* .................................1 p.m. April 26 ........... Arizona ..........................7 p.m. (PACAZ) April 29 ........... New Mexico ............................6:30 p.m. April 30 ........... New Mexico ............................6:30 p.m. May 1 .............. New Mexico ..........................12:30 p.m. May 6 .............. Oregon* ..................................7:30 p.m. May 7 .............. Oregon* ..................................7:30 p.m. May 8 .............. Oregon* ..................................1:30 p.m. May 10 ............ at UNLV .......................................... TBA May 13 ............ at Arizona* .....................7 p.m. (PACAZ) May 14 ............ at Arizona* .....................7 p.m. (PACAZ) May 15 ............ at Arizona* .....................3 p.m. (PACAZ) May 18 ............ San Diego ....................................... TBA May 20 ............ at UCLA* .....................................7 p.m. May 21 ............ at UCLA* .......................7 p.m. (PAC12) May 22 ............ at UCLA* .......................3 p.m. (PAC12) May 27 ............ USC* .............................7 p.m. (PAC12) May 28 ............ USC* .............................7 p.m. (PAC12) May 29 ............ USC* .............................2 p.m. (PAC12) * - Pac-12 Conference Game Game times local to site and are subject to change. NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL 3 Colin Gerhart OF R/R 6-0 210 FR Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 4 Andrew Snow INF R/R 6-1 165 SO Woodland, Calif./Jesuit HS 5 Ryan Lillard OF L/R 6-1 203 SO Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale HS 6 Zach Dixon LHP L/L 6-0 177 FR Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS 7 Eder Erives RHP R/R 6-0 154 JR El Paso, Texas/Montwood HS 8 Seth Martinez RHP R/R 6-0 184 JR Peoria, Ariz./Sunrise Mountain HS 9 Chris Beall INF L/L 6-1 201 SR Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy Prep HS 10 Jeremy McCuin INF S/R 6-1 181 FR Gilbert, Ariz./Perry HS 11 Connor Higgins LHP L/R 6-5 234 FR Orefield, Pa./Parkland HS 12 Gage Canning OF L/R 5-11 173 FR Ramona, Calif./Ramona HS 14 RJ Ybarra C R/R 5-11 220 SR Riverside, Calif./Riverside Poly HS 15 Eli Lingos LHP L/L 6-0 185 SO Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS 16 Andrew Shaps LHP L/L 6-1 179 SO Paradise Valley, Ariz./Chaparral HS 17 Ryan Hingst RHP R/R 6-4 177 SO El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS 18 Hever Bueno RHP R/R 6-2 179 JR Mesa Ariz./Westwood HS 19 Kevin McCann RHP R/R 6-6 211 FR Bonita, Calif./Bonita Vista HS 20 Sebastian Zawada OF R/R 5-10 195 SO Tucson, Ariz./Mesa HS/South Mountain CC 21 Chase Fullington IF L/R 6-2 185 FR Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS 22 Fitz Stadler RHP R/R 6-9 233 FR Glenbrook, Ill./Glenbrook South HS 23 Jordan Aboites INF/RHP R/R 5-5 150 SR Long Beach, Calif./Mayfair HS 24 Brian Serven C R/R 6-0 195 JR Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert HS 25 Tyler Williams INF R/R 6-3 223 FR Peoria, Ariz./Raymond S. Kellis HS 26 Chris Isbell RHP R/R 6-0 183 FR Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS 28 David Greer INF R/R 6-1 205 JR Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain HS 29 Grant Schneider RHP R/R 6-3 205 SO Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS 30 Zach Cerbo C R/R 5-9 186 JR Montville, N.J./Bergen Catholic HS 31 Daniel Williams OF R/R 6-3 220 SO Round Rock, Texas/Cedar Ridge HS/Weatherford 32 Garvin Alston Jr. LHP L/L 6-4 187 FR Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS 35 Tucker Baca LHP L/L 6-4 193 SO Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett HS 37 Colby Woodmansee INF R/R 6-3 195 JR Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS 38 Eric Melbostad RHP R/R 6-4 218 SR Scottsdale, Ariz./Pinnacle HS 39 James Ryan RHP R/R 6-2 180 FR Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina HS 40 Reagan Todd LHP L/L 6-3 218 SO Centennial, Colo./Regis Jesuit HS 41 Gio Lopez RHP R/R 6-2 191 FR Temecula, Calif./Millenium HS 43 Ryan Peep INF R/R 5-11 187 SO Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS 45 Liam Jenkins RHP R/R 6-8 255 FR Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way North HS SUN DEVIL FACTS Location: Tempe, Ariz. Founded/Enrollment: 1885/76,771 Colors: Maroon & Gold Joined Pac-12: 1978-79 President: Dr. Michael Crow Faculty Rep: Jeffrey Wilson Athletic Director: Ray Anderson SWA: Deana Garner Smith Head Coach: Tracy Smith Career Record: 639-480-1 (19 years) Arizona State Record: 35-23 (1 year) Pac-12 Record: 18-12 (1 year) Office: (480) 965-3677 Fax: (480) 965-9309 Assistant Coaches: Ben Greenspan, Bran- don Higelin, Abe Ruiz Stadium: Phoenix Municipal Stadium (5,300) Press Box Phone: 503-341-7677 SID: Mark Brand Office: (480) 965-6594 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Baseball SID: Thomas Lenneberg Cell: (503) 341-7677 E-mail: thomas.lenneberg@asu.edu Online: www.thesundevils.com Local Radio: KDUS (1060) Ticket Office: (480) 727-0000 Starting Position Players R/L: 10/4 Starting Pitchers R/L: 9/5 Letterwinners R/L: 19/9 2016 ARIZONA STATE ROSTER 2016 SCHEDULE