May 9, 2013
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Cal (21-26, 9-15) at No. 13 Arizona State (30-14-1, 12-9)
Game Notes - Cal 
Sun Devil baseball secured its 30th win of the season on May 5 and have now notched 51 consecutive 30-win seasons, which is the most in the NCAA, and have won at least 30 games in 52 of the program's 54-year history. The streak started with the 1963 season when ASU went 34-13.
This Week:
May 10, 6 p.m. PT | No. 13 Arizona State at Cal | Berkeley, Calif. (Evans Diamond) | RADIO: NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 | STATS
May 11, 7 p.m. PT | No. 13 Arizona State at Cal | Berkeley, Calif. (Evans Diamond) | WATCH: NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 | Sirius XM College Radio | STATS
May 12, 12 p.m. PT | No. 13 Arizona State at Cal | Berkeley, Calif. (Evans Diamond) | WATCH: NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 | STATS
Projected Pitching Matchups
| Pitcher | W-L | APP | GS | ERA | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRI: ASU - RHP Trevor Williams | 5-4 | 12 | 12 | 3.60 | 85.0 | 62 | 16 |
| CAL - RHP Ryan Mason | 5-3 | 12 | 9 | 3.81 | 59.0 | 38 | 12 |
| SAT: ASU - LHP Ryan Kellogg | 10-0 | 12 | 11 | 2.80 | 80.1 | 46 | 12 |
| CAL- Trevor Hildenberger | 5-3 | 24 | 3 | 4.79 | 47.0 | 38 | 17 |
| SUN: ASU - RHP Zak Miller | 4-0 | 9 | 7 | 3.68 | 36.2 | 19 | 17 |
| CAL - TBA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Leading Off
The Sun Devils head to Berkeley, Calif., for a three-game Pac-12 road series against Cal over the weekend. First pitch on Friday is at 6 p.m., while Saturday's game begins at 7 p.m. and Sunday's at 12 p.m.
Can't Make It?
Both Saturday and Sunday's games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network, and all three games will be broadcast by Tim Healey (@TimHealeyASU) and former Sun Devil baseball star Seth Dhaenens (@sethdhaenens) on the MidFirst Bank Sun Devil IMG Sports Network on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 and on the All-Access Player at thesundevils.com. Saturday's game will also be broadcast on SiriusXM Radio on channel 91.
Devils vs. Cal:
The Sun Devils are 110-58^ all-time against the Golden Bears. ASU took 2-of-3 from Cal last season in Tempe (W 5-1, L 2-3, W, 9-6) and swept them in Berkeley in 2011 when Cal was ranked No. 15. The Devils won the opening game of the series 6-4 in 17 innings in the second-longest game in ASU baseball history before outscoring the Bears 11-0 in the next two games (5-0, 6-0). Coach Esmay is 8-1 in his three years at ASU and ASU has not lost a series to Cal since dropping 2-of-3 in 2007.
^-Some wins in 2007 later vacated due to NCAA sanctions. Records do not reflect vacations.
Earning Their Degrees:
Six Sun Devil baseball players, including five on the current team and current Red Sox minor leaguer Deven Marrero, earned their degrees this weekend. Deven Marrero, Criminal Justice and Criminology (BS); Max Rossiter, Business (Public Service and Public Policy) (BA); Billy Young, Communication (BA). Marrero (2010-12) is the fourth former Sun Devil in the 2012-13 school year to earn a degree after their collegiate playing days after Chris Bando (1975-78), Austin Barnes (2009-11) and Colin Curtis (2004-06).
Pac-12 Baseball Standings as of May 9, 2013 (rankings according to Baseball America):
No. 10 Oregon: 19-5, 37-11
No. 6 Oregon State: 17-4, 38-8 (0.5 GB)
No. 8 UCLA: 14-7, 31-14 (3.5 GB)
No. 13 Arizona State: 12-9, 30-14-1 (5.5 GB)
No. 25 Stanford: 11-10, 26-17 (6.5 GB)
Arizona: 10-11, 29-17 (7.5 GB)
- The Devils have seven wins this season over top-10 teams, with two coming against Arkansas, one at Oregon State on March 23, two against UCLA on March 28 and 29, and two against Oregon on April 5 and 6, which is the most in the Pac-12
- Nine of ASU's primary starting position players are local Arizona products for the first time in more than 30 years
- ASU has scored 33 percent of its runs (95 of 245) with two outs this season
- ASU has registered double-digit hits in 11 of the past 12 consecutive games and 29 total games this season
- As of May 8, ASU is the only school in a power six conference and one of only three schools in Div. I to rank in the top 15 in both doubles (14) and triples (8) per game (New Mexico, James Madison)
- As of May 8, ASU ranks in the top in every major hitting statistical category in the Pac-12. They are first in the Pac-12 in hits (472), doubles (98), slugging percentage (.453), total bases (716) and home runs (34), and rank 2nd in triples (22), runs scored (286), batting average (.299), on-base percentage (.378) and RBI (265)
- As of May 8, ASU has three players in the top 10 in the conference in total bases, including Benjamin (4th, 102), Allen (6th, 97) and Coffman (7th, 89). Two Devils rank in the top 6 in doubles, and four Devils rank in the top 6 in triples
- As of May 6, ASU ranks 18th in Div. I in slugging percentage, eighth in triples per game, 13th in doubles per game, 20th in home runs per game and 32nd in batting average
- As of May 8, Trever Allen is the only player in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 5 in the conference in slugging percentage (1st, .606), RBI (4th, 40), triples (2nd, 5) and home runs (2nd, 9)
- As of May 8, ASU is the only school in the Pac-12 with three players in the top 10 in slugging percentage
- As of May 6, Trever Allen and Kasey Coffman both rank 22nd in triples in Div. I
- Four Sun Devils have been named Pac-12 Player of the Week: Trever Allen (2/26)
- James McDonald had 12 assists on April 5, 2013, vs Oregon, which is the most since Raoul Torrez had 11 against May 16, 2008, vs Washington
- ASU is 11-0 when not committing an error and three of those games have against top-5 teams (Arkansas, two vs UCLA)
- ASU was one-hit on both March 22 and April 12 by Oregon State and USC, respectively, and lost both road conference games 5-0
- Team went from unranked in three polls on March 25 to eighth in Baseball America poll, eighth in Perfect Game and 16th in USA Today/Coaches Poll on April 22
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