Feb. 4, 2010

TEMPE, Ariz. -

Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball will be naming an All-Decade Team for the 2000's. The 25-man roster is made up of players who played at least two seasons at Arizona State and who played in the past decade.

Zechry Zinicola, PITCHER/UTILITY, 2004-2006
A versatile player who could throw a fastball by you or hit one out of the park, Zechry Zinicola wore many hats during his Sun Devil career. Appearing in 75 games as a pitcher, Zinicola won 10 games and also saved 18. His eight saves as a freshman in 2004 tied the school record for most saves by a rookie ASU pitcher, but Zinicola also garnered 100 at bats, hitting .280 and driving in 26 runs. In his career, Zinicola was a .276 hitter with five homers and 41 RBI to go along with his impressive pitching line. He was a member of the 2005 team that finished third at the College World Series and was a First Team Freshman All-American in 2004. He earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors that same year and was a sixth round selection of the Washington Nationals in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

From 2000 to 2009, Arizona State baseball won 433 games, 157 Pac-10 games, appeared in the NCAA Tournament in each year and reached the College World Series three times. The Sun Devils won four Pac-10 titles, including the last three, finished in the Top 5 in the nation three times and saw 47 players earn First Team All-Pac-10 honors. Over the past 10 years, ASU has had six Pac-10 Players of the Year, two Pac-10 Pitchers of the Year, two Pac-10 Newcomers of the Year, a Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, three Academic All-Americans, 33 All-Americans and a National Player of the Year. Since 2000, 78 Sun Devils have been selected in the MLB Draft.

ASU BASEBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM
Dustin Pedroia, Infield, 2002-2004
Eric Sogard, Infield, 2005-2007
Brett Wallace, Infield, 2006-2008
Dennis Wyrick, Infield/Catcher, 2000-2003
Jeremy West, Infield/Designated Hitter, 2001-2003
Andrew Romine, Infield, 2005-2007
Steve Garrabrants, Infield, 2001-2003
Brooks Conrad, Infield, 1999-2001
Travis Buck, Outfield, 2003-2005
Jason Kipnis, 2008-2009
Colin Curtis, Outfield, 2004-2006
Ike Davis, Infield/Outfield/Pitcher, 2006-2008
Mitch Jones, Outfield, 1999-2000
Casey Myers, Catcher, 1998-2001
Mike Leake, Pitcher/Utility, 2007-2009
Jason Urquidez, Pitcher, 2004-2005
Josh Satow, Pitcher, 2005-2008
Petey Paramore, Catcher, 2006-2008
Tuffy Gosewisch, Catcher, 2002-2005
Jeff Larish, Infield/Outfield, 2002-2005
Andre Ethier, Outfield, 2002-2003
Brett Bordes, Pitcher, 2003-2006

Zechry Zinicola, Pitcher/Utility, 2004-2006