Tim Esmay

Tim Esmay
Playing career
1984–1985Scottsdale CC
1986–1987Arizona State
Position(s)Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1990Arizona State (asst.)
1994Arizona State (asst.)
1995Grand Canyon (asst.)
1996Utah (asst.)
1997–2004Utah
2005–2009Arizona State (asst.)
2010–2014Arizona State
Head coaching record
Overall414–329–1
TournamentsNCAA: 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)

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]

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]

  1. ^ "#10 Tim Esmay". TheSunDevils.com. Arizona State Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.