The 1969 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented

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in the

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. The team was coached by

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in his 11th season at Arizona State. The Sun Devils won the

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, defeating the

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in the championship game.

Roster

Schedule

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Awards and honors

;Billy Cotton * College World Series All-Tournament Team * First Team All-American * First Team All-WAC ;Roger Detter * College World Series All-Tournament Team ;Ralph Dick * First Team All-WAC ;John Dolincek *

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;Larry Gura * College World Series All-Tournament Team * First Team All-American * First Team All-WAC ;Jeff Osborn * First Team All-WAC ;Paul Powell * ''

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'' Player of the Year * College World Series All-Tournament Team * First Team All-American * First Team All-WAC

Sun Devils in the 1969 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the

1969 Major League Baseball Draft The 1969 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882). First round selections The following are the first round picks ...

References

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