TEMPE - Sun Devil Baseball has released the dates for the upcoming 2018 Pac-12 Conference schedule, as announced by the Pac-12 Conference and head coach Tracy Smith.
The 2018 schedule is currently tentative and may be subject to change. All Friday-Sunday Pac-12 series in 2018 could be subject to slide to a Thursday-Friday-Saturday series or vice versa. Be sure to follow along at thesundevils.com for schedule updates through out the year.
The 2018 conference schedule includes 15 home games set to be played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
The Sun Devils will open conference play with a three-day series against Oregon (March 16-18). ASU then goes on the road the next two weekends for a pair of series against UCLA (March 23-25) and WSU (March 29-31).
The month of April will feature a home series against USC (April 6-8). The Devils hit the road for a weekend series against Stanford (April 13-15) before returning home to take on Utah the following weekend from April 20-22. After a home non-conference game against New Mexico State, The Sun Devils will then head to Oregon State where they will take on the 2017 CWS semifinalist Beavers in a weekend series (April 27-29).
The Devils will then return home to take on Washington (May 4-6). ASU finishes up their away conference games against Arizona (May 17-19). The Sun Devils will take on Cal in their final conference series of the season from May 24-26.
NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The 2018 non-conference schedule includes 20 home games set to be played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, including a season-opening 7-game home stretch from Feb. 16 - Feb. 25 and 14 of the first 17 games of the season scheduled to be played in the Valley of the Sun.
The Sun Devils will open the season with a three-day series against Miami of Ohio with Opening Day scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday and a series finale on Sunday. The following weekend will feature a three-game set against St. Mary's from Feb. 23 - 25.
ASU goes on the road to take on the 2017 NCAA Tournament participant Long Beach State in a two-game mid-week series (Feb. 27-Feb. 28) before heading back to the desert to face another tournament team, Oklahoma State, in a weekend matchup (March 2-4).
Long Beach State was a host site for the 2017 Regionals, advancing to a Super Regional before being eliminated by Cal State Fullerton. Oklahoma State was eliminated in their Regional in Lafayette. ASU played matchups against both teams in 2017, sweeping a three-game series against Long Beach State while dropping their midweek against the Cowboys.
Following a single mid-week game at Pepperdine (March 6), the Sun Devils return to home field to take on UNC Wilmington (March 9-11).
Before beginning conference play, the Devils will welcome NCAA Tournament participant Arizona in a single mid-week game (March 13). The Devils will follow by taking on UNLV in Tempe (March 20) before going back on the road for conference play.
The Sun Devils will return home to face College World Series finalist Cal State Fullerton in a two game slate (April 3-4). ASU will travel to Las Vegas to face UNLV in a single game set apart of a four game road trip (April 10) followed by a single mid-week game at home against New Mexico State (April 25).
Before wrapping up the non-conference schedule, The Sun Devils will head West when they face San Diego (May 9) and then conclude the non-conference slate back to the desert to face Pacific in a two game series (May 13-14).
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The 2018 schedule is currently tentative and may be subject to change. All Friday-Sunday Pac-12 series in 2018 could be subject to slide to a Thursday-Friday-Saturday series or vice versa. Be sure to follow along at thesundevils.com for schedule updates through out the year.
The 2018 conference schedule includes 15 home games set to be played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
The Sun Devils will open conference play with a three-day series against Oregon (March 16-18). ASU then goes on the road the next two weekends for a pair of series against UCLA (March 23-25) and WSU (March 29-31).
The month of April will feature a home series against USC (April 6-8). The Devils hit the road for a weekend series against Stanford (April 13-15) before returning home to take on Utah the following weekend from April 20-22. After a home non-conference game against New Mexico State, The Sun Devils will then head to Oregon State where they will take on the 2017 CWS semifinalist Beavers in a weekend series (April 27-29).
The Devils will then return home to take on Washington (May 4-6). ASU finishes up their away conference games against Arizona (May 17-19). The Sun Devils will take on Cal in their final conference series of the season from May 24-26.
NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The 2018 non-conference schedule includes 20 home games set to be played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, including a season-opening 7-game home stretch from Feb. 16 - Feb. 25 and 14 of the first 17 games of the season scheduled to be played in the Valley of the Sun.
The Sun Devils will open the season with a three-day series against Miami of Ohio with Opening Day scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday and a series finale on Sunday. The following weekend will feature a three-game set against St. Mary's from Feb. 23 - 25.
ASU goes on the road to take on the 2017 NCAA Tournament participant Long Beach State in a two-game mid-week series (Feb. 27-Feb. 28) before heading back to the desert to face another tournament team, Oklahoma State, in a weekend matchup (March 2-4).
Long Beach State was a host site for the 2017 Regionals, advancing to a Super Regional before being eliminated by Cal State Fullerton. Oklahoma State was eliminated in their Regional in Lafayette. ASU played matchups against both teams in 2017, sweeping a three-game series against Long Beach State while dropping their midweek against the Cowboys.
Following a single mid-week game at Pepperdine (March 6), the Sun Devils return to home field to take on UNC Wilmington (March 9-11).
Before beginning conference play, the Devils will welcome NCAA Tournament participant Arizona in a single mid-week game (March 13). The Devils will follow by taking on UNLV in Tempe (March 20) before going back on the road for conference play.
The Sun Devils will return home to face College World Series finalist Cal State Fullerton in a two game slate (April 3-4). ASU will travel to Las Vegas to face UNLV in a single game set apart of a four game road trip (April 10) followed by a single mid-week game at home against New Mexico State (April 25).
Before wrapping up the non-conference schedule, The Sun Devils will head West when they face San Diego (May 9) and then conclude the non-conference slate back to the desert to face Pacific in a two game series (May 13-14).
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