Tim Esmay is an American baseball coach. He is the former head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team. He was the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team from prior to the 2010 season until the end of the 2014 season, when he announced his resignation. Esmay is an Arizona State alumnus, and he played baseball there from 1986–1987. After graduating from Arizona State in 1987, Esmay served as an assistant at Arizona State, Grand Canyon, and Utah. He was Utah's head coach from 1997–2004, before he was hired as an assistant at Arizona State prior to the 2005 season.[1]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1984–1985 | Scottsdale CC |
| 1986–1987 | Arizona State |
| Position(s) | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1990 | Arizona State (asst.) |
| 1994 | Arizona State (asst.) |
| 1995 | Grand Canyon (asst.) |
| 1996 | Utah (asst.) |
| 1997–2004 | Utah |
| 2005–2009 | Arizona State (asst.) |
| 2010–2014 | Arizona State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 414–329–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 11–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WAC Northern Division Title (1997) 1 Pac-10 Regular season Title (2010) 4 NCAA Regional Appearances (2010, 2011. 2013, 2014) 2 NCAA Super Regional Appearances (2010, 2011) 1 College World Series Appearance (2010) | |
From 2005–2009, Esmay served as an assistant under Pat Murphy. Following the 2009 season, Murphy was forced to resign due to violations of NCAA rules regarding student-athlete employment and recruiting. Esmay was hired as an interim head coach for the 2010 season. After leading the Sun Devils to the 2010 College World Series, Arizona State removed the "interim" tag from his title and formally named him the fourth head coach of the varsity era. As a result of Murphy's violations, the NCAA imposed sanctions on the program, including a ban from the postseason in 2012.[2][3][4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–1999) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Utah | 36–21–1 | 22–8 | 1st (Northern) | |||||
| 1998 | Utah | 23–31 | 12–18 | 3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 1999 | Utah | 22–30 | 8–20 | 10th | |||||
| Utah Utes (Mountain West Conference) (2000–2004) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Utah | 26–30 | 15–15 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2001 | Utah | 27–29 | 14–16 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Utah | 33–26 | 16–14 | 2nd | |||||
| 2003 | Utah | 24–32 | 10–20 | 5th | |||||
| 2004 | Utah | 22–36 | 11–19 | 5th | |||||
| Utah: | 213–235–1 | 108–130 | |||||||
| Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac-10/Pac-12) (2010–2014) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Arizona State | 52–10 | 20–7 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 2011 | Arizona State | 43–18 | 17–10 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Arizona State | 36–20 | 18–12 | T–4th | NCAA-imposed postseason ban | ||||
| 2013 | Arizona State | 37–22–1 | 16–14 | T–4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Arizona State | 33-24 | 19–11 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Arizona State: | 201–94–1 | 90–54 | |||||||
| Total: | 414–329–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "#10 Tim Esmay". TheSunDevils.com. Arizona State Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (December 3, 2009). "ASU Hires Esmay as Interim Baseball Coach". AZCentral.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "Good News from 1,762 Miles Away". Plainsman Parking Lot. June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ Stires, Sean (November 5, 2011). "NCAA Upholds Arizona State Baseball Sanctions". CollegeBaseball360.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Utah Utes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Utah Sports Information. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Media Guide". WACSports.com. pp. 71–74. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "Mountain West Baseball History: 2010–2011" (PDF). The Mountain West Conference. pp. 2–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Arizona State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona State Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2012.