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A Fan's Guide To The 2005 ASU Baseball Season

Feb. 3, 2005


2005 Opponents:
The following are handy links to the websites, rosters and schedules for all of ASU's 22 opponents during the 2005 season. Each website has official information on each team, including updated statistics, game notes, rosters, schedules, media guides and other handy information that can help you follow ASU's opponents during the season.

Arizona
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

Baylor
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

California
2005 Media Guide

East Carolina
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster | Season Preview

Gonzaga
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster | 2005 Media Guide

Long Beach State
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

LSU
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster | 2005 Media Guide

New Mexico State
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster | 2005 Media Guide

North Carolina
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster | 2005 Media Guide

Ohio State
Season Preview

Oklahoma
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster | Media Guide

Oregon State
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

South Alabama
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

Stanford
Schedule/Results | Roster | Media Guide

Tulane
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

UCLA
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

USC
2005 Media Guide

Washington
2005 Media Guide

Washington State
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

Utah Valley State
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

Western Illinois
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster

Wright State
Website | Schedule/Results | Roster


2005 Arizona State Baseball Links:
The following are handy links to follow the Sun Devils in 2005, including updated statistics, career statistics, the currently weekly release, desktop wallpaper, player bios and the radio schedule. The schedule also has links to the statistical GameTracker for each game during the season.

Schedule and Results
Roster
Statistics and Box Scores
Career Statistics
Current Weekly Release
Media Guide
Desktop Wallpaper
Season Outlook
Quick Facts
NLI Signees


Pac-10 Baseball:

Pac-10 Baseball
2005 Pac-10 Baseball Media Guide
2005 Pac-10 Baseball Statistics
2004 Season in Review


ASU Baseball History:
The following are handy links on the history of Arizona State Baseball, including a complete Almanac with past seasons media guides, statistics, results and news releases. There are also links to the all-time letterman list, all-time career stats for ASU Baseball players and a detailed listing of ASU's all-time 332 major league draft picks.

ASU Baseball Pride Points
ASU Baseball Almanac
Past Season Statistics
- 2004 Statistics
- 2003 Statistics
- 2002 Statistics
- 2001 Statistics
- 2000 Statistics
- 1999 Statistics
- 1998 Statistics
- 1997 Statistics
ASU's 80 Major League Players
All-Time Letterman List (1907-2004)
All-Time Career Statistics (1959-2004)
ASU's MLB Draft History
Baseball Record Book
ASU Baseball All-Americans
Year-by-Year Results (1977-2004)
NCAA Record 506-game Scoring Streak


College Baseball Polls:
There are four major college baseball polls that try to gauge the best teams in the nation. The following are links to the Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Sports Weekly/ESPN and the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association rankings.

Baseball America Top 25
Collegiate Baseball Top 30
Sports Weekly/ESPN Coaches Poll
NCBWA


College Baseball Scores:
It is difficult to find college baseball scores on the internet, but below are a few helpful website that cover most of the top conferences .

Sports Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Scoreboard
NCAA-Baseball.com
CollegeBaseballInsider.com
CollegeSports.com


College Baseball Links:

BaseballAmerica.com
NCAA Baseball Statistics
College Baseball Conference and Team websites
CollegeSports.com (Baseball)
Collegiate Baseball
Boyd's World (College Baseball RPI)
CollegeBaseballInsider.com
SEBaseball.com
USA Baseball
College World Series
The Clemens Award
College Baseball Hall of Fame/Wallace Award


College Baseball Misc.:

2005 NCAA Baseball Record Book (PDF)
2005 NCAA Baseball Rule Book (PDF)


2005 Preseason All-America Teams:

Baseball America Preseason All-Americans
Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-Americans
NCBWA Preseason All-Americans


Statistics Guide:

Batting Average - Divide the total number of hits collected by a player by the total number of at bats. Example: Player A is 12-for-40, or hit .300.

Slugging Percentage - Divide the number of total bases by the total number of at bats. Example: Player A's 12 hits include six singles (6), one double (2), two triples (6) and three home runs (12) for a total of 26 total bases in 40 at bats and a .650 slugging percentage.

On-Base Percentage - Divide the total of hits, all bases on balls and hit by pitch by the total of at bats, all bases on balls, hit by pitch and sacrifice flies.

OPS - Slugging percentage + on-base percentage.

Earned Run Average - The total number of earned runs allowed by a pitcher is divided by the total number of innings pitched and then multiplied by nine for his per-game average. Example: Pitcher B has allowed 12 earned runs in 45 innings of work for a 2.40 ERA.

Fielding Average - The sum of putouts and assists is divided by the sum of putouts, assists and errors. Example: Player C has made 16 putouts and 24 assists and two errors. that's 40 putouts and assists divided by 42 total chances for a fielding average of .952.

Magic Number - Determine the number of games yet to be played by the division leader, add one, then subtract the number of games ahead in the loss column of the standings from the closet opponent.