May 7, 2002
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No. 7 Stanford (32-13, 9-6) at Santa Clara (23-26, 13-11)
Tue., May 7, 6 pm, PT - RHP Darin Naatjes (3-0, 2.30) vs. RHP Matt Krueger (0-0, 2.57)
Arizona State (27-16, 9-6) at No. 7 Stanford
Fri., May 10, 6 pm, PT - RHP Jered Liebeck (0-1, 5.88) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (7-1, 2.90)
Sat., May 11, 1 pm, PT - RHP Mike Esposito (7-5, 3.40) vs. LHP Tim Cunningham (5-2, 4.34)
Sun., May 12, 1 pm, PT - RHP Robbie McClellan (7-4, 4.48) vs. RHP John Hudgins (8-0, 4.30)
A live audio broadcast of all four Stanford Baseball games this week will be available on KZSU (90.1 FM) as well as online at gostanford.com ... Chad Goldberg and Nick Kapur will call all the action ... Live stats will also be available for all four games at gostanford.com.
STANFORD BASEBALL QUICK TEAM NOTES
Stanford begins its week with a non-conference game at Santa Clara this Tuesday, May 7 (6 pm, PDT) before hosting Arizona State in a three-game Pac-10 series this Friday-Sunday, May 10-12 (6 pm, 1 pm, 1 pm, PDT) ... Stanford moved up two spots to No. 7 in the most recent Baseball America poll after sweeping California last Friday-Sunday ... Stanford came from behind in all three games and has now come from behind to win in 17 of its 32 victories this season ... Stanford has improved its home record to 19-3, while the team has struggled to a 13-10 mark on the road ... Stanford has won 30 its last 34 series ... Stanford reached the 30-win mark for the 24th time in 26 seasons under head coach Mark Marquess ... Stanford is attempting to finish either first or second in the Pac-10 standings for the 22nd time in the last 24 years as the Cardinal currently sits in a third place tie with Arizona State and Oregon State as all three teams have 9-6 conference records, 2.0 games behind USC (11-4 Pac-10) and 1.0 games behind second place Washington (10-5 Pac-10) ... Stanford has been successful in close games this season with an 8-4 showing in one-run contests and a 4-2 record in extra-inning games ... Stanford is averaging 8.1 runs per game, reaching double figures in runs 13 times and double figure hits on 30 occasions ... Stanford is currently hitting .321, while posting a 4.06 ERA and a .971 fielding percentage ... Stanford has hit 18 triples to only four for its opponents this season and also has a sizeable lead in homers with a 59-29 advantage ... Stanford's 32-13 record this season is one game behind the team's 33-12 mark through 45 games a year ago ... Stanford is attempting to qualify for the College World Series for the fourth consecutive season as the 2002 senior class is looking to become the first class of Stanford Baseball players to reach Omaha in each of its four years ... Stanford has qualified for the CWS title game in each of the last two years ... Stanford is coming off three straight 50-win seasons for the first time in school history and has compiled a record of 183-61 (.750) since 1999.
STANFORD BASEBALL QUICK INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sam Fuld leads the Cardinal with a .377 batting average after multiple-hit games in 12 of his last 13 contests, going 30-for-53 (.566) over the stretch ... Fuld also paces the club in hits (75) and has moved into the top spot on Stanford's all-time batting average list with a .366 (156-426) lifetime mark ... Jason Cooper continues to lead the club in homers (10), while Carlos Quentin paces the team in RBI (44) ... Chris O'Riordan (.358, 240-671) is also making a run at Stanford's career batting average record and is currently tied for fourth place on Stanford's all-time list ... O'Riordan is also third among regulars this season with a .346 batting average ... Ryan Garko leads the club in runs scored (50) and bases on balls (27) ... Brian Hall paces the team with nine stolen bases in nine chances ... Stanford's regular starting rotation of Jeremy Guthrie, Tim Cunningham and John Hudgins is a combined 20-3 with a 3.76 ERA ... Scott Dragicevich hit his first career grand slam in Saturday's 13-6 victory over California (5/4).
STANFORD-SANTA CLARA PREVIEW AND HISTORY
Stanford and Santa Clara will be playing for the fourth time this season to conclude their season series on Tuesday, May 7, at Santa Clara. Both teams are coming off impressive three-game sweeps last weekend with the Cardinal taking three from California and the Broncos sweeping Pepperdine. Stanford won two-of-three games in a series played between the teams earlier this season (February 22-24), winning a pair of one-run games at Sunken Diamond (5-4, 8-7) in the series opener and finale with Santa Clara earning a 13-9 victory in the middle game of the series at Buck Shaw Stadium to snap a 20-game losing streak to the Cardinal. Stanford leads the all-time series, 77-25-1 (since 1977).
A CLOSER LOOK AT 2002 STANFORD-SANTA CLARA GAMES
at Stanford 8, Santa Clara 7 (February 24, 2002) - Ryan Garko's two-run walk-off homer with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Stanford to a dramatic 8-7 victory over Santa Clara. Reliever Jonny Dyer (1-0) picked up his first collegiate victory after getting the Cardinal out of a ninth inning jam by inducing the only batter he faced to hit into an inning-ending ground ball double play. Sam Fuld led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a single to left field, chasing Santa Clara starter Joe Diefenderfer. Garko then deposited a 1-1 pitch from Bronco reliever A.J. Ampi over the leftcenter field fence. Jason Cooper (3-4, 2B), Garko (2-4, HR, 3 RBI), Donny Lucy (2-4, HR, 2 RBI) and Brian Hall (2-3) led the Cardinal offense. Jim Wallace (2-3), David Mandley (2-4, 2 RBI) and Ryan Chiarelli (2-5) had two hits each for Santa Clara.
Santa Clara......... 020 000 050 - 7 9 3 Stanford............ 112 001 102 - 8 13 4Win-Dyer(1-0) Loss-Ampi(0-1) Save-None T-2:46 A-2755
BATTERIES: Santa Clara - Diefenderfer, Ampi (9) and Wallace. Stanford - Cunningham, Hudgins (8), Willcox (8), Dyer (9) and Garko. HRs: Stanford - Lucy (3rd, solo in 2nd), Garko (3rd, 2-run in 9th).
at Santa Clara 13, Stanford 9 (February 23, 2002) - Santa Clara ended a 20-game losing streak to Stanford by surprising the Cardinal, 13-9. The Broncos spotted Stanford six runs in the top of the first inning before roaring back with 10 runs of their own in the first three innings to take a 10-7 lead after three frames in a game that lasted 3:31. The middle of the Bronco lineup combined for 11 RBI. Joey Gomes (2-4, HR, 3 RBI) and Pat Peavey (2-4, 2B, 3 RBI) both had a pair of hits and three RBI, while Jack Headley had a double and four RBI. Shawn Epidendio (2-5, HR, 2 RBI) also homered for Santa Clara. Andy Topham (3-3), Ryan Garko (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI), Scott Dragicevich (2B, 2 RBI) and Brian Hall (2 RBI) paced the Cardinal offense.
Stanford............ 610 000 020 - 9 10 2 Santa Clara......... 253 021 00x - 13 14 2Win-Redmond(3-1) Loss-Ehrlich(0-1) T-3:31 A-1021
BATTERIES: Stanford - McCally, Ehrlich (2), Jecmen (3), O'Hagan (3), Rich (5) and Lucy. Santa Clara - Redmond, Feichtmeir (7), Ampi (9) and Wallace. HRs: Santa Clara - Epidendio (1st, 2-run in 3rd), Gomes (2nd, 2-run in 5th).
at Stanford 5, Santa Clara 4 (February 22, 2002) - Jason Cooper singled home Carlos Quentin with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Stanford to a 5-4 comeback victory over Santa Clara. The victory extended Stanford's winning streak to 20 straight games over the Broncos dating back to 1997. The victory was also Stanford's fourth in its last five games. J.D. Willcox (1-0) came on in relief in the eighth inning and picked up his first victory of the season. Santa Clara reliever Grant Feichtmeir (0-2) took the loss. Four Santa Clara players - Bobby Wiginton (2-3, 2B), Headley (2-4, 2 RBI), Jim Wallace (2-4, 2B) and Peavey (2-5) - had two hits each for the Broncos. Ryan Garko (2-4, RBI) led the Stanford offense.
Santa Clara......... 000 002 020 - 4 11 3 Stanford............ 000 002 111 - 5 8 1Win-Willcox (1-0) Loss-Feichtmeir (0-2) T-3:10 A-2333
BATTERIES: Santa Clara - Fillinger, Ampi (7), Feichtmeir (7) and Wallace. Stanford - Guthrie, Hudgins (8), Willcox (8) and Garko, Lucy (8). HRs: None.
STANFORD-ARIZONA STATE BASEBALL SERIES PREVIEW AND HISTORY
Stanford will host Arizona State in a key Pac-10 three-game series this Friday-Sunday, May 10-12 (6 pm, 1 pm, 1 pm, PDT). The Cardinal and the Sun Devils both enter the series tied for third place in the Pac-10 with 9-6 conference marks. Stanford swept California in its most recent Pac-10 series last Friday-Sunday. Arizona State has been out of Pac-10 action for the last two weekends after dropping two-of-three to California April 19-21. Stanford won two-of-three games the last time the teams met in Tempe last season, winning the first two games (6-2, 5-2) before dropping the series finale (6-5). The teams last played at Sunken Diamond in 1999 (March 5-7) when the Cardinal swept the Sun Devils (11-1, 6-5, 11-8). Arizona State leads the all-time series, 75-74.
A CLOSER LOOK AT 2001 STANFORD-ARIZONA STATE GAMES
at Arizona State 6, Stanford 5 (April 1, 2001) - Arizona State snapped Stanford's 10-game win streak and sent the Cardinal to its first Pac-10 defeat of the season with a 6-5 victory. The 10-game win streak had been Stanford's longest since the club won 11 in a row from May 16 - June 14, 1999. Andy Torres earned the win, limiting the Cardinal to one run and one hit in 3.0 innings of relief. Drew Friedberg pitched the final 1.2 innings for the save. John Hudgins took the loss as he was touched for two runs and three hits. Casey Myers (3-4, HR, 3 RBI), Rod Allen (3-4, 2B, RBI) and Dennis Wyrick (2-2, 2B, RBI) led ASU's offensive attack. Carlos Quentin (2-3, HR, RBI) was the only Cardinal with more than one hit, while Andy Topham had a pair of RBI.
Stanford............ 000 130 010 - 5 7 1 Arizona State....... 200 210 10x - 6 10 2Win-Torres(8-3) Loss-Hudgins(1-4) Save-Friedberg(1) T-3:22 A-3284
BATTERIES: Stanford - Cunningham, Hudgins (4), Willcox (7) and Garko. Arizona State - Schroyer, Kartler (4), Torres (5), Friedberg (8) and Myers. HRs: Arizona State - Myers (5th, 2-run in 1st); Stanford - Quentin (4th, solo in 8th).
Stanford 5, at Arizona State 2 (March 31, 2001) - Stanford extended its season-high win streak to 10 games with a 5-2 victory at Arizona State. Stanford led just 1-0 before scoring four runs in the top of the ninth inning. Jeff Bruksch won for the sixth time in seven starts, shutting out the Sun Devils for the first eight innings before giving up a pair of ninth inning runs. Mike Wodnicki came on to record the save. Jon Switzer took the loss despite holding the Cardinal to one run and three hits through the first 8.0 innings before being charged with three runs in the ninth. Jonah Martin (2-3) led the Arizona State offense and was the only player from either team with more than one hit.
Stanford............ 001 000 004 - 5 7 0 Arizona State....... 000 000 002 - 2 6 2Win-Bruksch(6-0) Loss-Switzer(4-1) Save-Wodnicki(4) T-3:10 A-2869
BATTERIES: Stanford - Bruksch, Gosling (9), Wodnicki (9) and Garko, Tirpack (8). Arizona State - Switzer, Torres (9) and Myers. HRs: None.
Stanford 6, at Arizona State 2 (March 30, 2001) - Jeremy Guthrie won his seventh consecutive start as the Cardinal defeated Arizona State, 7-2. Guthrie scattered three hits and two runs with four strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Sam Fuld (2-3, SB), Jason VanMeetren (2-4, 3B, 2 RBI) and Andy Topham (2-5, 2B, RBI, SB) had two hits each for the Cardinal, while Dennis Wyrick (2-4, 2B) was the only Arizona State player with more than one hit. Mike Esposito suffered the loss, giving up five runs on eight hits over the first 6.0 innings.
Stanford............ 003 011 010 - 6 11 0 Arizona State....... 002 000 000 - 2 5 4Win-Guthrie(7-0) Loss-Esposito(1-2) Save-McCally(2) T-3:06 A-3871
BATTERIES: Stanford - Guthrie, Willcox (7), McCally (9) and Tirpack. Arizona State - Esposito, Friedberg (7), Liebeck (9) and Myers. HRs: None.
LAST WEEK'S STANFORD-CALIFORNIA GAME REVIEWS
at Stanford 8, California 5 (May 5, 2002) - Stanford completed a three-game sweep of California with an 8-5 victory in front of a season-high 4,143 fans at Sunken Diamond. John Hudgins (8-0) remained unbeaten by scattering nine hits and five runs over the first 6.0 innings, while solo homers from Sam Fuld, Scott Dragicevich and Arik VanZandt sparked the Cardinal offense. Fuld (2-3, HR, RBI, 2 SB) continued a torrid stretch of hitting with his 12th multiple-hit game in the last 13 contests, going 30-for-53 (.566) over the stretch. California also had three solo homers in the contest as Nick Medrano, Conor Jackson and Justin Nelson cleared the fences. John Baker (2-3, 2B, RBI), Nelson (2-4, HR, RBI), Carson White (2-4, 2B, SB) and Brian Horwitz (2-5, RBI) each had two hits as the Golden Bears outhit the Cardinal, 11-7. Ryan McCally came on in the top of the eighth inning and pitched 2.0 scoreless frames to record his sixth save of the season.
California.......... 110 200 000 - 4 6 1 Stanford............ 103 021 01x - 8 12 2Win-Guthrie(7-1) Loss-Payne(3-2) Save-None T-3:10 A-2698
BATTERIES: California - Todoroff, Payne (4), Ingram (6), Talbott (8) and Baker. Stanford - Guthrie and Garko. HRs: Stanford - Fuld (4th, solo in 1st), Quentin (9th, 2-run in 3rd).
at Stanford 13, California 6 (May 4, 2002) - Scott Dragicevich and Ryan Garko each drove in a career-high four runs to lead Stanford to a 13-6 comeback victory over California. Dragicevich blasted his first career grand slam and his first home run of the season in the bottom of the sixth inning, following a three-run homer hit by Garko earlier in the frame as the Cardinal scored seven times to erase a 4-0 California lead. Stanford added six runs in the eighth inning.
California.......... 000 130 200 - 6 7 1 Stanford............ 000 007 06x - 13 13 0Win-McCally(4-2) Save-Rich(2) Loss-Hutchinson(7-5) T-3:11 A-2877
BATTERIES: California - Hutchinson, Kahoalii (8), Ingram (8), Swanson (8) and Baker. Stanford - Cunningham, McCally (5), Rich (7) and Garko. HRs: California - White (7th, solo in 4th); Stanford - Garko (9th, 3-run in 6th), Dragicevich (1st, grand slam in 6th).
at Stanford 8, California 4 (May 3, 2002) - Jeremy Guthrie tossed a complete game six-hitter and struck out a season-high 10 batters to lead Stanford to an 8-4 victory over California. Guthrie gave up only one hit after the fourth inning, while Sam Fuld (3-4, HR, SB, 3 RBI) and Scott Dragicevich (3-4, 2 2B) had three hits each. Brian Horwitz (3-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI) had half of California's six hits. California reliever Matt Payne (3-2) suffered the loss.
California.......... 110 200 000 - 4 6 1 Stanford............ 103 021 01x - 8 12 2Win-Guthrie(7-1) Loss-Payne(3-2) Save-None T-3:10 A-2698
BATTERIES: California - Todoroff, Payne (4), Ingram (6), Talbott (8) and Baker. Stanford - Guthrie and Garko. HRs: Stanford - Fuld (4th, solo in 1st), Quentin (9th, 2-run in 3rd).
STANFORD JUMPS TWO SPOTS TO NO. 7 IN BASEBALL AMERICA POLL
Stanford jumped two spots in this week's Baseball America poll released May 6 after sweeping California in a three-game series last weekend. Stanford had fallen four spots to a season-low No. 9 in the previous Baseball America poll after dropping two-of-three games in back-to-back series at Washington and Oregon State the previous two weekends. Stanford currently ranks to No. 7 (Baseball Weekly/ESPN) and No. 9 (Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA) in the three other major national polls. Stanford began the season as the nation's unanimous No. 1 team and stayed on top of the Baseball America poll for the first seven weeks of the year before falling out of the top spot for the first time on April 1. Stanford spent two weeks (4/9 - 4/16) last year as the nation's unanimous No. 1 team and six weeks as Baseball America's top team (3/12 - 4/16) before finishing the year at No. 2 in all four polls. Stanford has been ranked No. 1 at one point during each of the past six years (including 2002). Stanford's poll history includes a run as "king of the polls" in 1998 when the team held the top spot in the Baseball America poll for the entire regular season (a record 14 consecutive weeks). USC (No. 20 Baseball America, No. 25 Baseball Weekly/ESPN, No. 18 Collegiate Baseball, No. 23 NCBWA), Arizona State (No. 19 Baseball Weekly/ESPN, No. 24 NCBWA) and Oregon State (No. 35 NCBWA) are the other ranked Pac-10 teams.
APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS
For the second consecutive season, the Cardinal struggled in the second half of April. Last year, the team struggled to a 3-5 record during its eight games in the second half of the month. This year, the team finished at 4-4 after the tax deadline. The month of May was much better to the Cardinal last season when the club posted a 12-3 record despite losing its first game of May last year at Sacramento on May 2, 2001. This year, the team lost its first game of May at San Jose State, 12-0, on May 1, before sweeping California May 3-5.
TOP OF THE PAC
Stanford is currently in a third place tie in the Pac-10 standings and trying to keep alive its string of eight consecutive finishes among the top two in the conference standings (includes Pac-10 Southern Division). The Cardinal has also finished either first or second in the league standings 19 times over the last 21 years with the only blemishes over that time period a fourth place finish in 1989 and a sixth place showing in 1993. With a current 9-6 conference record, Stanford is 2.0 games behind league leader USC (11-4 Pac-10 and 1.0 games behind second place Washington (10-5 Pac-10). Arizona State and Oregon State are both tied for third place with the Cardinal with 9-6 league marks.
WINNING THE CLOSE ONES
Stanford has been successful in one-run games and extra-inning contests this season. The Cardinal has posted an 8-4 record in one-run games and a 4-2 mark in extra-inning contests.
CARDINAL PICKS UP 30TH WIN AND WRAPS UP ANOTHER WINNING SEASON
Stanford picked up its 30th win of the season with an 8-4 victory over California last Friday (5/3) and also guaranteed itself of a winning season for the ninth straight year with the victory. The last time the Cardinal didn't win 30 games and didn't have a winning season was when the club finished 27-28 in 1993. In fact, it's a rarity when the Cardinal doesn't reach 30 wins or have a winning season. Stanford has 30 or more wins 24 times in 26 years with Mark Marquess as coach and has posted 25 winning seasons during that time.
COMEBACK CARDINAL
Stanford has trailed before coming back to win in 17 of its 32 victories this season -- (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2/1, 2/2; at Florida State, 2/9, vs. Santa Clara, 2/22, 2/24; at Cal, 3/8, vs. Texas, 3/28; at Arizona, 4/5; at USC, 3/23 - Game 1; vs. San Jose State, 4/9; vs. USC, 4/11; vs. Saint Mary's, 4/16; at Washington, 4/20; vs. Sacramento State, 4/24; vs. California, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5).
CARDINAL 5-1 IN MIDWEEK GAMES
Stanford won its first five midweek non-conference games before losing at San Jose State, 12-0, last Wednesday. (5/1). Stanford had won its first five midweek non-conference games versus Brigham Young (2/12, 8-1), USF (4/2, 4-1), San Jose State (4/9, 5-4), Saint Mary's (4/16, 19-2) and Sacramento State (4/24, 6-5).
SLAMMIN' SAMMY
Sam Fuld has moved to the top of Stanford's career batting average list with a .366 lifetime mark (156-426). Fuld is on amazing extended hot streak with 12 multiple-hit games in his last 13 contests, hitting .566 (30-53) with three homers, 11 RBI and five stolen bases during the stretch. He leads the club with a .377 batting average (#6 Pac-10), 75 hits (#2 Pac-10), 13 doubles, 199 at bats, 26 multiple-hit games, eight three-hit games and three four-hit games.
CHRIS O'RIORDAN TIED FOR FOURTH ON CAREER BATTING AVERAGE LIST
Chris O'Riordan currently ranks fourth on Stanford's career batting average list. O'Riordan has a career batting average of .358.
JEREMY GUTHRIE TOSSES SECOND STRAIGHT COMPLETE GAME
Jeremy Guthrie tossed his second straight complete game and struck out a season-high 10 batters in Stanford's 8-4 win over California last Friday (5/3). Guthrie has now won 12 of his last 13 decisions. He had won 11 straight decisions before taking the loss despite throwing his first complete game of the season in a 3-1 loss at Oregon State (4/26).
JOHN HUDGINS IMPROVES TO 8-0
John Hudgins improved to 8-0 by scattering nine hits and five runs in 6.0 innings to pick up the victory in an 8-5 win over California last Sunday (5/5). Hudgins has won seven of his nine starts and one game in relief. He also has the team's only shutout of the year in a 13-0 win at Oregon State (4/28) and two of the team's four complete games.
CHRIS O'RIORDAN EXTENDS GAMES STARTED STREAK TO 156
Chris O'Riordan has extended his string of consecutive games started at second base to 156. O'Riordan had a couple of other notable streaks earlier this season, hitting safely in a career-high 12 straight games (4/5 - 4/21) and reaching base in 38 straight contests (2/1 - 4/21) before having both streaks snapped when he went 0-for-4 without reaching base in the series opener at Oregon State (4/26).
SAM FULD LEADING CARDINAL IN PAC-10 PLAY
Sam Fuld has been Stanford's top hitter among regulars in Pac-10 action with a .394 batting average (26-66) in 15 Pac-10 games. Fuld also leads the team in hits (26), runs scored (22) and stolen bases (7) during conference action, while co-leading the club in homers (4) and RBI (17).
REGULAR STARTING PITCHING ROTATION NOW 20-3 WITH 3.76 ERA
Stanford's regular starting pitching rotation of Jeremy Guthrie (7-1, 2.90, 96.1 IP, 88 SO), Tim Cunningham (5-2, 4.08, 74.2 IP, 46 SO) and John Hudgins (8-0, 4.30, 73.1 IP, 50 SO) is now a combined 20-3 with a 3.76 ERA this season.
BIG INNING BONANZA
Stanford has scored five or more runs in an inning 20 times in 2002, most recently with seven runs in the sixth and six more in the eighth of a 13-6 win over California last Saturday (5/4). Following is a complete list of innings in which the Cardinal has scored five or more runs ... Cal State Fullerton (2/2, 17-1, 9 runs in 4th) ... at Florida State (2/8, 9-3, 7 runs in 1st) ... at Florida State (2/9, 15-11, 5 runs in 5th, 5 runs in 8th) ... Brigham Young (2/12, 8-1, 5 runs in 5th) ... at Santa Clara (2/23, 9-13, 6 runs in 1st) ... Cal Poly (3/2, 18-5, 8 runs in 2nd, 6 runs in 6th) ... Cal Poly (3/3, 7 runs in 2nd) ... California (3/8, 15-4, 7 runs in 7th, 8 runs in 8th) ... at USC (3/23 - Game 1, 9-6, 5 runs in 6th) ... Texas (3/28, 7-6 in 10 innings, 5 runs in 9th) ... at Arizona (4/6, 7 runs in 7th) ... at Arizona (4/7, 13-15, 7 runs in 2nd) ... USC (4/14, 15-4, 6 runs in 7th) ... Saint Mary's (4/16, 19-2, 5 runs in 7th, 8 runs in 8th) ... California (5/4, 13-6, 7 runs in 6th, 6 runs in 8th).
STANFORD SNAPS OUT OF ITS ONLY LOSING STREAK OF SEASON
Stanford's first and only losing streak of the year came when the Cardinal dropped the first two games at Oregon State (4/26 - 4/27). The Cardinal snapped out of the streak with a 13-0 win at Oregon State (4/28) in the series finale and have won four-of-five games since the two consecutive losses.
STANFORD SETS NEW SEASON-HIGH ATTENDANCE RECORD
The big crowds at Sunken Diamond this year continued and reached a new level when the Cardinal drew a season-high 4143 fans for its series finale versus California last Sunday (5/5). Stanford is averaging 2612 fans per contest through its first 22 home games this season compared to an average of 2012 through the first 22 games last year, an increase of 610 per game.
HAPPY TO BE HOME
Stanford is 19-3 at Sunken Diamond this season and will play six of its final nine league games at home. The Cardinal has managed just a 13-10 mark on the road. Stanford recently finished a stretch playing seven of eight games on the road and was just 2-5 in those seven road games with a victory in the only home contest. Stanford has now won six straight at home after sweeping California last weekend (5/3 - 5/5).
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Jason Cooper earned NCBWA National Player of the Week (4/16) and Pac-10 Player of the Week (4/15) honors after hitting four homers and driving in 10 runs in four games ... Carlos Quentin set a new NCAA Division I single game record when he was hit by five pitches at Florida State (2/9) ... Stanford is 11-2 in series openers, 7-6 in the middle games of series and 9-4 in series finales ... Stanford has outscored its opponents in every inning this season.
STANFORD BASEBALL HISTORY
Stanford's storied baseball program has had many highlights as the program is in its 109th season with an all-time record of 2311-1461-32 (.612). The Cardinal won NCAA titles in 1987 and 1988 before returning to the CWS championship game in each of the last two years (2000, 2001). The program has had winning seasons in 37 of its last 38 campaigns and 54 of its last 56 season (including this year), has recorded three straight 50-win seasons for the first time in school history (1999-2001) and has reached the 40-win mark in seven consecutive campaigns (1995-2001). Just a few of the other highlights have included 13 College World Series appearances, 18 conference titles and 22 NCAA Tournament berths. Stanford has boasted a total of 43 All-Americans who have earned a total of 50 All-American honors. Stanford has also garnered three NCAA Player of the Year choices in Jeff Austin (1998), David McCarty (1991) and Steve Dunning (1970). Other numbers for the Cardinal Baseball program include 96 All-Conference players earning a total of 121 All-Conference honors, 57 major league players and 12 first round draft picks in the last 15 years.
OFFENSIVE REPORT
Stanford's team batting average currently sits at .322, .015 percentage points lower than its school record of .337 set in 1981. The team's batting average has been at .315 or higher all season. Stanford has raised its mark from a season-low .315 after a game at Arizona (4/5) with 12 or more hits in 12 of its last 19 games. Stanford has had a pair of season-high-tying 19-run games in a 19-2 win versus Saint Mary's (4/16) and a 19-1 win at Arizona (4/6) with a season-high 26 hits in the latter. Stanford has scored double-digit runs 13 times and is averaging 8.1 runs per game. The team also has double-digit hits in 30 of its first 45 games. The Cardinal has hit 59 homers in 45 games. Sam Fuld leads the team in batting average (.377), hits (75), doubles (13) and at bats (199). Fuld has been on a tear of late, going 30-for-53 (.566) with 12 multiple-hit contests in the last 13 games. Jason Cooper paces the club in homers (10), slugging percentage (.658) and on-base percentage (.449). Carlos Quentin leads the team in RBI (44), triples (4) and hit-by-pitches (13). Ryan Garko leads the club in runs scored (50) and bases on balls (27). Brian Hall leads the club with nine stolen bases in nine attempts. O'Riordan (.346), Scott Dragicevich (.331), Quentin (.329), Andy Topham (.326), Garko (.319) and Arik VanZandt (.308) are other regulars hitting above .300.
PITCHING REPORT
Stanford's ERA currently sits at 4.06 through its first 45 games, 0.56 higher than last year's final 3.50 mark. Stanford's regular starting rotation of Jeremy Guthrie (7-1, 2.90, 96.1 IP, 88 SO), Tim Cunningham (5-2, 4.34, 74.2 IP, 46 SO) and John Hudgins (8-0, 4.30, 73.1 IP, 50 SO) is a combined 20-3 with a 3.76 ERA. Hudgins leads the team in victories, while Guthrie paces the club in innings pitched and strikeouts. Hudgins and Guthrie co-lead the club with two complete game each, while Hudgins recorded his first career shutout and the team's only shutout at Oregon State (4/28). Guthrie has the team's longest performance of the year with a career-high 10.0 innings pitched at Arizona (4/5) in an eventual 18-inning 5-4 Stanford win. Ryan McCally (4-2, 3.16, 37.0 IP, 32 SO) has been the team's top reliever this year with six saves, ranking tied for second in the Pac-10. Others pitching primarily out of the bullpen include Dan Rich (1-1, 1.77, 2 SV, 20.1 IP, 24 SO), Darin Naatjes (3-0, 2.30, 2 SV, 15.2 IP, 17 SO), Jonny Dyer (2-0, 4.38, 12.1 IP, 8 SO), Drew Ehrlich (0-2, 4.81, 2 SV, 33.2 IP, 35 SO), David O'Hagan (0-0, 5.11, 12.1 IP, 8 SO), J.D. Willcox (2-1, 6.35, 11.1 IP, 3 SO) and Mark Jecmen (0-4, 8.87, 23.1 IP, 16 SO).
DEFENSIVE REPORT
Stanford's fielding percentage currently sits at .971, .006 percentage points below last year's .977 school record and nation's best mark. Stanford was errorless in the final two games of the California series (5/4 - 5/5) and has been errorless in seven of its last 14 games overall and a total of 16 games this year. Ryan Garko leads the club with 284 putouts, while Chris O'Riordan has a team-high 154 assists. The Cardinal has turned 52 double plays, including a season-high four at Fresno State (2/18). Arik VanZandt posted a team season-best 15 putouts at Arizona (4/6). O'Riordan had a team season-best 10 assists at Arizona (4/5).
STANFORD HEAD COACH MARK MARQUESS
One of the nation's premier collegiate coaches, Mark Marquess is in his 26th season at the helm of Stanford Baseball in 2002. Marquess has a career record of 1078-528-5 (.671), all at Stanford. Marquess coached his 1600th game at Stanford last week in a 19-2 win over Saint Mary's (4/16). Last year, he became the 23rd coach in the history of NCAA Division I baseball to reach the 1000-win mark with a 6-2 victory over Florida State in a game played on February 9, 2001. The 1969 Stanford graduate has led the Cardinal to two NCAA titles (1987, '88) and two other CWS title game appearances (2000, '01), as well as 11 College World Series appearances (1982, '83, '85, '87, '88, '90, '95, '97, '99, 2000, '01), 11 NCAA Regional titles (1982, '83, '85, '87, '88, '90, '95, '97, '99, 2000, '01), 10 Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division regular season titles (1983, '84, '85, '87, '90, '94, '97, '98, '99, 2000) and three NCAA Super Regional championships (1999, 2000, '01). The Cardinal has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 19 times under Marquess. He began the 2002 season ranked 12th in victories and 16th in winning percentage among active Division I baseball coaches, while ranking 23rd on the all-time victory list and 42nd on the all-time winning percentage list. He has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three times (1985, '87, '88) and has received Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year honors on eight occasions (1983, '85, '87, '90, '94, '97, '98, '99). The Cardinal has suffered just one losing season during his tenure and has finished either first or second in the prestigious Pacific-10 (formerly Pac-10 Southern Division) 19 times in the last 21 seasons. Stanford has had 99 professional baseball draft picks in the past 17 seasons, including 12 first round selections in the last 15 years. A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Marquess was the head coach of the 1988 United States Olympic baseball team that captured the gold medal. Marquess was also an accomplished football and baseball standout on The Farm and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. He is one of only six collegiate baseball head coaches to have both played and coached in the College World Series. Marquess was the starting first baseman and a First Team All-American on Stanford's 1967 College World Series squad and played four seasons of minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox organization.
COMMENTS FROM MARK MARQUESS
(on the upcoming Arizona State series) "It's been so long since we've played Arizona State, but I know they have a good team."
(on sweeping California) "It was huge for us to sweep California because it put us back in the hunt with four other teams for the league title and gives us a realistic shot."
(on starting to settle on the lineup) "We're pretty set, but I still have a little bit of flexibility because a lot of different guys play a lot of different positions."
(on Sam Fuld's current streak) "He's improved a lot as a hitter. He can do so many things -- hit with power, hit for average, bunt. He's just a tough out right now."
(on the big crowds at Sunken Diamond) "We're had great crowds and great fan support at Sunken Diamond."
(on the Pac-10 race) "USC has moved out in front of everybody else a little bit but there are still a lot of teams still involved in battling for a championship. It should be a good race for the title and the next couple of spots in the standings right up until the end of league play."
(on playing three of the final four Pac-10 series at home) "We hope that playing a bunch of home games over the final four weeks of the season will work in our favor. We've traditionally played well at home and hope to continue that in the next four weeks."
(on the balance in the Pac-10) "Anybody is capable of beating another Pac-10 team in a series. All the teams have enough talent to do that. The league is very unpredictable. The team that's going to win the league is one that can get a couple of sweeps and not get swept, but that will be difficult to do. I would be surprised if anybody ran away with the league title."
STANFORD COACHING STAFF
Dean Stotz is in his 26th campaign with Stanford Baseball and his third season as associate head coach after he was promoted to the position prior to the 2000 campaign. Stotz served for 23 years as an assistant. Stotz currently coaches third base while also handling various offensive and defensive aspects of the game. Tom Kunis (3rd season) handles the Cardinal pitching staff, while Dave Nakama (3rd season) returns as an assistant coach after three seasons as the head coach at San Francisco State. Nakama, also a Cardinal assistant in 1997 and 1998, assists with all aspects of the game and serves as Stanford's first base coach.
2002 STANFORD PLAYER NOTES
(For information prior to the 2002 season please refer to the 2002 Stanford Baseball Media Guide)
HITTERS
#4 - JONNY ASH (L/R, INF, 5-8, 175, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .250, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .315, 0 HR, 29 RBI, 0 SB ... Last Game vs. California: DNP ... Last Series vs. California: DNP ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 1-2 (.500) ... Current Hitting Streak: None ... Has gone 3-for-17 (.176) as a pinch-hitter this season ... Had his biggest pinch-hit versus USF (4/2) with a two-RBI single to cap a four-run Cardinal sixth in a 4-1 Stanford win ... Had a game-winning RBI infield single versus Texas (3/28) in his second at bat of the game to lift the Cardinal to a 7-6, 10-inning victory.
#11 - CHRIS CARTER (L/L, INF/OF, 6-0, 205, Fr.) -- 2002 Season Stats (same as career stats): .237, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB ... Last Game vs. California: DNP ... Last Series vs. California: DNP ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara (same as career stats): 0-2 (.000) ... Current Hit Streak: None ... Hit a solo homer in the series opener versus USC (4/12) ... Scored the game-winning run on a passed ball in Stanford's 5-4 win in 18 innings at Arizona (4/5) ... Had his first career homer and the second two-hit game of his career versus Cal Poly (3/2 - 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) ... Made his first collegiate start at Fresno State (2/15 - 2-3, 2 2B).
#18 - JASON COOPER (L/R, DH/OF, 6-2, 210, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .368, 10 HR, 40 RBI, 0 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .294, 21 HR, 86 RBI, 3 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 0-0, 3 BB, HP ... Last Series vs. California: 3-7 (.429), 2 2B, RBI ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 4-8 (.500), 2B, RBI ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 15-30 (.300), 6 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI ... Current Hit Streak: 3 games (5/2 - 5/5) ... All-American candidate ... Leads the club in homers (10), slugging percentage (.658) and on-base percentage (.449), while ranking second in batting average (.368) and tied for second in RBI (40) ... Picked up three hits in seven at bats during the California series (5/3 - 5/5) after going just 1-for-15 in his previous five games ... Still has not homered and driven in just one run in his last 11 games and Stanford's last 12 ... Did not receive an official at bat in his most recent game versus California (5/5), walking three times and being hit by a pitch in his other at bat ... Was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles at Washington (4/20) ... Had a monster four-game stretch from April 9-14 with four homers and 10 RBI to earn NCBWA National Hitter (4/16) and Pac-10 Player of the Week (4/15) honors ... Had his second two-homer game of the season and four RBI in the middle game of a three-game series versus USC (4/13), as well as a homer and three RBI in the series finale versus the Trojans (4/14) ... Hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game versus San Jose State (4/9) in an eventual 5-4 Stanford win ... Was 3-for-5 with a double, homer off the scoreboard and two RBI at Arizona (4/6) ... Posted a torrid career-high 15-game hit streak (2/15 - 3/28), going 27-for-57 (.474) with five doubles, five homers and 20 RBI during the stretch ... Was 4-for-9 with a double and three RBI in a doubleheader at USC (3/23) before hitting a tape measure homer in his first at bat of the series finale versus the Trojans (3/24) ... Had a monster game in the opener of the Cal series (3/8), going 5-for-5 (career-high for hits) with the first two-homer game of his career and four RBI ... Added another homer in the series finale versus the Golden Bears (3/10) ... Led off the Cal Poly series by going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI (3/1) before hitting his first homer of the year and collecting three RBI in the middle game (3/2), and going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in the series finale (3/3) ... Had a three-hit game versus Santa Clara (2/24 - 3-4, 2B) ... Drove in the game-winning run with a ninth inning RBI-single versus Santa Clara (2/22) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI at Florida State (2/10) ... Had four hits (4-4, 4 RBI) in a 17-1 win over Cal State Fullerton (2/2) before he was pinch-hit for prior to the final two at bats in his spot in the lineup ... Had six consecutive singles in six official at bats (2/1 - 2/3).
#8 - SCOTT DRAGICEVICH (R/R, 3B/SS, 6-3, 205, Sr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .331, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 2 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .303, 7 HR, 53 RBI, 8 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 1-4, HR, RBI ... Last Series vs. California: 5-11 (.455), 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 3-13 (.231), 2B, 2 RBI ... Current Hit Streak: 3 games (5/3 - 5/5) ... Has returned to the starting lineup (at 3B) with four starts in the last five games ... Hit his first career grand slam and first homer of the season to spark Stanford's 13-6 comeback win over California (5/4) before coming back the next day (5/5) with a solo homer ... Was 3-for-4 with two doubles in the series opener versus California (5/3) ... Made his first start (at 3B) at Oregon State (4/28) after nine consecutive games of not starting and was 3-for-5 ... Had started 91 consecutive games at shortstop before not starting versus Texas (3/29) ... Tied for second on the team with 12 doubles ... Walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth to break up a scoreless tie in a 4-1 win over USF (4/2) ... Drove in the game-winning run in a 12-10 Stanford win at USC (3/23 - Game 2) with an RBI single in the top of the 11th inning ... Has made only four errors defensively in 125 chances and 32 starts for a .968 fielding percentage ... Was 3-for-3 (2B, 3B) versus Brigham Young (2/12) ... Had five consecutive two-hit games (2/1 - 2/9) to open the season.
#5 - SAM FULD (L/L, OF, 5-10, 180, So.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .377, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 7 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .366, 5 HR, 67 RBI, 18 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 2-3, HR, RBI, 2 SB ... Last Series vs. California: 7-12 (.583), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 2-13 (.154), 2B ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 5-20 (.250), 2B, 2 SB ... Current Hit Streak: 6 games (4/27 - 5/5) ... All-American candidate ... The hottest hitter on the club with 12 multiple-hit games in his last 13 contests (4/14 -5/5), hitting .566 (30-53) with three homers, 11 RBI and five stolen bases during the amazing stretch ... Has taken over as Stanford's career batting average leader (.366, 156-426) ... Leads the club in batting average (.377, #6 Pac-10), hits (75, #2 Pac-10), doubles (13), at bats (199), multiple-hit games (26), three-hit games (26) and four-hit games (3) ... Ranks second on the team with 47 runs scored (#5 Pac-10) ... Has also found a power stroke with three homers in the last five games after only two in the first 106 games of his career ... Homered and had a career-high-tying two stolen bases versus California (5/5) ... Was 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and a stolen base versus California (5/3) ... Had a huge game at Oregon State (4/28), going 4-for-4 (career-high-tying four hits) with a double, homer, two RBI, stolen base and a career-high five runs scored ... Was 3-for-4 with an RBI versus Sacramento State (4/24) ... Stole a pair of bases for the first time in his career at Washington (4/21) ... Tied a career-high four hits versus Saint Mary's (4/16 - 4-6, 3B, RBI) ... Was 2-for-3 with three RBI versus USC (4/14) ... Had a big game hitting in the number nine spot for the first time this year at Arizona (4/6), going 3-for-5 with a double, triple, homer and career-high six RBI (tied for the most by a Cardinal player this season) ... Was 13-for-32 (.406) with five doubles and three RBI during a seven-game hit streak (3/10 - 3/30) ... Tied a career-high with four hits (4-4, RBI) at Fresno State (2/16) ... Also has three-hit games versus Texas (3/30 - 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI), versus Cal Poly (3/1 - 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI) , twice at Florida State (2/9 - 3-6; 2/10 - 3-5, 2B) and versus Cal State Fullerton (2/1 - 3-4, 2 2B) ... Hit his first collegiate home run versus Brigham Young (2/12) ... Posted a torrid six-game hit streak (2/8 - 2/16), going 14-for-26 (.538) with two doubles, a homer and three RBI during the stretch.
#12 - RYAN GARKO (R/R, C/DH, 6-3, 235, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .319, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 1 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .325, 16 HR, 84 RBI, 1 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 0-2 ... Last Series vs. California: 3-9 (.333), 2B, HR, 5 RBI ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 6-11 (.545), 2B, HR, 6 RBI ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 12-32 (.375), 3 2B, HR, 7 RBI ... Current Hit Streak: None ... All-American candidate ... Leads the team with 50 runs scored (#2 Pac-10), 27 bases on balls (#7 Pac-10) and 284 putouts ... Tied for second in homers (9) and RBI (40) ... Had a key three-run homer and a career-high four RBI to key a 13-6 comeback win over California (5/4) ... Was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI at Oregon State (4/28) ... Snapped out of an 0-for-13 skid with hits in three of his final four at bats at Washington (4/20 - 3-5, RBI) ... Was 3-for-4 with an RBI at USC (3/23 - Game 2) ... Posted a season-long 10-game hit streak (2/15 - 3/8) in which he was 15-for-42 (.357) with two doubles, three homers and 13 RBI before going 0-for-4 in each of the final two games of the Cal series (3/9 - 3/10) ... Hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning at California (3/8) to break up a shutout and start Stanford's 15-4 comeback win ... Hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Stanford to an 8-7 win over Santa Clara (2/24) ... Had three consecutive two-hit games versus Santa Clara (2/22 - 2-4, RBI; 2/23 - 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; 2/24 - 2-4, HR, 3 RBI) ... Was 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI at Florida State (2/9) ... Opened the season by going 6-for-8 (.750) in the first two games (2/1, 2/2) of the Cal State Fullerton series ... Tied a career-high with four hits (4-4, 2B, HR, 2 HBP, 2 RBI) versus Cal State Fullerton (2/2).
#3 - BRIAN HALL (R/R, OF, 6-0, 175, So.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .259, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 9 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .273, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 15 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 0-2, 2 RBI ... Last Series vs. California: 3-8 (.375), 2B, 2 RBI ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 3-7 (.429), 2 RBI ... Current Hit Streak: None ... Leads the team with nine stolen bases in nine chances ... Broke out of a 3-for-27 (.111) slump by going 3-for-7 in the California series (5/3 - 5/5) ... Was 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of walks versus California (5/4) ... Had a four-game hit streak (4/12 - 4/16) in which he was 7-for-12 (.583) with a double, two homers, eight RBI and a stolen base ... Hit homers in back-to-back games versus USC (4/13 - 4/14) with four RBI in the series finale versus the Trojans (4/14) ... Pinch-ran and had a pair of stolen bases at Arizona (4/5) ... Scored the dramatic game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning versus Texas (3/28) in a 7-6 comeback victory ... Had a key two-RBI double in the sixth inning of a 9-6 win at USC (3/23 - Game 1) ... Picked up a pair of hits in the final game of the series versus Santa Clara (2/24 - 2-3) and two RBI versus Santa Clara (2/23) ... Had a huge game against Cal State Fullerton (2/2), going 3-for-5 with a double, homer and a career-high six RBI (tied for the most by a Stanford player in a game this season).
#15 - DONNY LUCY (R/R, 1B/C, 6-3, 205, Fr.) -- 2002 Season Stats (same as career stats): .283, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 6 SB ... Last Game vs. California: DNP ... Last Series vs. California: DNP ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara (same as career stats): 4-12 (.333), HR, 4 RBI, SB ... Current Hit Streak: None ... Did not play in the Santa Clara series after having started the last two games at San Jose State (5/1, 1B) and at Oregon State (4/28, C) ... Has contributed 29 RBI and six stolen bases ... Was 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI at Arizona (4/6) ... Had the first triple of his career versus Cal Poly (3/2) ... Posted a career-high seven-game hit streak (2/18 - 3/3) in which he was 10-for-29 (.345) with a triple, two homers, 10 RBI and three stolen bases ... Had at least one RBI in his first 12 collegiate starts (2/8 - 3/2), picking up three RBI in four of the contests and totaling 22 during the stretch ... Homered versus Santa Clara (2/24) after his first two collegiate homers the previous week versus Brigham Young (2/12) and Fresno State (2/18), picking up three RBI in both games ... Had two huge games to begin the Florida State series, going 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a stolen base in the series-opener (2/8) and then 3-for-6 with a double, stolen base and three RBI in the middle game of the series (2/9).
#1 - CHRIS O'RIORDAN (R/R, 2B, 5-9, 180, Sr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .346, 7 HR, 37 RBI, 3 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .358, 22 HR, 139 RBI, 26 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 1-5 ... Last Series vs. California: 3-13 (.231), RBI ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 3-11 (.273), RBI ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 13-38 (.342), 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, SB ... Current Hit Streak: 5 games (4/28 - 5/5) ... All-American candidate ... Has started 156 straight games at second base ... Currently ranks tied for fourth on Stanford's all-time batting average list (.358, 240-671) ... Leads the team with 154 assists ... Ranks second on the club in three-hit games (7) and hits (65), tied for second in doubles (12), as well as third in batting average (.354) and runs scored (45) ... Has had three hit streaks of 10 or more games this season ... Was 4-for-6 with a double, homer and three RBI at Oregon State (4/28) ... Had a pair of career-best streaks snapped at Oregon State (4/26) when he was 0-for-4 without reaching base ... Had previously had a 12-game hit streak (4/5 - 4/24, 23-55, .418, 2 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB) and a 38-game on base streak (2/1 - 4/24) ... ... Was 3-for-5 with four RBI versus Saint Mary's (4/16) ... Walked a career-high four times (the most by a Stanford player this season) versus USC (4/14) ... Was 3-for-5 with an RBI versus USC (4/13) ... Had a pair of big back-to-back games at Arizona, going 3-for-5 with the first two-homer game of his career and three RBI in the middle game of the series (4/6) before tying a career-high with four hits (4-5) in the series finale (4/7) ... Had a 10-game hit streak (3/3 - 3/30), going 17-for-40 (.425) with four doubles, two homers and 11 RBI during the streak ... Hit a dramatic game-tying home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth versus Texas (3/28) to send the game into extra innings in an eventual 7-6 Cardinal victory in 10 innings, finishing the game with a career-high five RBI ... Picked up his 200th career hit in the series-opener at USC (3/23 - Game 1) ... Posted back-to-back three-hit games versus USC, going 3-for-4 with a double, homer and RBI in the series finale (3/24) and 3-5 with a double and two RBI in the nightcap of a doubleheader (3/23) ... Picked up a three-hit game versus Cal Poly (3/3 - 3-4, 2B, RBI) after hitting three sacrifice flies for his first three-RBI game of the year the previous day (3/2) ... Tied an individual career-high and team season-high by scoring four runs in the series-opener versus Cal Poly (3/1) ... Posted an 11-game hit streak (2/8 - 3/1) but hit only a moderate .312 (15-48) with five doubles, a triple, homer and five RBI during the streak that included eight one-hit games ... Had a key two-run homer to nearly help the Cardinal pull out a comeback in a 7-6 loss at Florida State (2/10) ... Was 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI at Florida State (2/9).
#7 - DANNY PUTNAM (L/L, OF, 5-10, 185, Fr.) -- 2002 Season Stats (same as career stats): .210, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 2 SB ... Last Game vs. California: DNP ... Last Series vs. California: 0-2 (.000) ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara (same as career stats): 0-1 (.000) ... Current Hit Streak: None ... Has started 10 of the team's 15 Pac-10 games ... Has struggled without a hit in his last 11 official at bats ... Contributed a key RBI triple during the seventh inning of Stanford's 9-4 comeback win at Washington (4/20) ... Had back-to-back two-hit games versus USC (4/12 - 2-5, HR, 2 RBI; 4/14 - 2-6, RBI, SB) ... Had a game-winning pinch-hit RBI double in the bottom of the 10th in a 5-4 win over San Jose State (4/9) ... Had the first two-hit game of his career at Arizona (4/5, 2-7, 3B) ... Picked up the first hit of his collegiate career versus Cal Poly (3/8).
#24 - CARLOS QUENTIN (R/R, OF, 6-2, 215, So.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .329, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 8 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .339, 20 HR, 96 RBI, 13 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 1-2, 3B, 2 RBI ... Last Series vs. California: 5-11 (.455), 3B, HR, 6 RBI, SB ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 2-12 (.167), 2B, RBI ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 8-26 (.308), 2 2B, 4 RBI ... Current Hit Streak: 3 games (5/3 - 5/5) ... All-American candidate ... Leads the team in RBI (44, #9 Pac-10), triples (4, #3T Pac-10), hit by pitches (13, #3T Pac-10) and multiple-RBI games (14) ... Second on the club in stolen bases (8) and tied for second in homers (9) ... Homered and drove in three runs versus California (5/3) ... Posted a seven-game hit streak (4/16 - 4/27) in which he was 9-for-25 (.360) with two homers, seven RBI and a stolen base ... Had a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to key Stanford's comeback 6-5 win over Sacramento State (4/24 - 2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) ... Had a double, homer and three RBI versus USC (4/13) ... Posted a season-high eight-game hit streak (2/28 - 3/9) in which he was 13-for-34 (.382) with three doubles, two triples, a homer, eight RBI and three stolen bases ... Scored the game-winning run against San Jose State (4/9) after singling with two outs and no runners on base ... Was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI at Arizona (4/7) ... Tied a career-high with four hits (4-6, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI) at Arizona (4/6) ... Hit a key two-run homer in the seventh inning at California (3/8) that gave Stanford its first lead (6-4) in a 15-4 comeback victory ... Posted a torrid six-game hit streak (2/9 - 2/22), going 13-for-23 (.565) with three doubles, a homer, five RBI and two stolen bases during the stretch ... Scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth of a 5-4 win over Santa Clara (2/22) ... Tied a career-best with four hits (4-4, 2B) in the first game of a series at Fresno State (2/15) and had three hits (3-5, HR, 2 RBI) in the series finale at Fresno State (2/18) ... Set an NCAA Division I single-game record when he was hit by five pitches at Florida State (2/9) ... Had a pair of homers and five RBI in the season-opening Cal State Fullerton series (2/1 - 2/3) ... Hit a three-run homer off the scoreboard in his first at bat of the season versus the Titans (2/1), the second year in a row he has led off his season with a homer in his first at bat.
#6 - TOBIN SWOPE (R/R, INF, 5-11, 185, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .421, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .372, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB ... Last Game vs. California: DNP ... Last Series vs. California: 0-1 (.000) ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: DNP ... Current Hit Streak: None ... Started the first two games of the Oregon State series (4/26 - 4/27) at third base after having not started the previous nine games ... Hitting .421 (14-34) in six starts and 19 games played ... Started two-of-three games at Arizona (4/5 - 4/7) and went 7-for-12 (.583) with two doubles, five RBI and a stolen base ... Posted a career-high five hits (5-5, 2B, 3 RBI) at Arizona (4/6) ... Made his first collegiate start versus Texas (4/29) and had one hit in each game of the Texas series (4/28 - 4/30), going 3-for-7 (.429) ... Had the first two-hit game of his career versus Cal Poly (3/2 - 2-2).
#21 - ANDY TOPHAM (R/R, SS/3B, 6-2, 200, Sr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .326, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 6 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .298, 17 HR, 105 RBI, 20 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 1-4 ... Last Series vs. California: 2-11 (.182), RBI ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 3-8 (.375), RBI ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 9-26 (.346), 4 RBI, SB... Current Hitting Streak: 2 games (4/27 - 5/5) ... Posted back-to-back multiple-hit games at Oregon State, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in the final game of the series (4/28) ... Was 3-for-4 versus Sacramento State (4/24) ... Picked up a season-high five RBI, the first two-triple game by a Stanford player this season and three hits versus Saint Mary's (4/16 - 3-4, 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI) ... Has started 14 straight games at shortstop after starting 24 of the first 31 games at third base ... Had a big three-game series at Arizona (4/5 - 4/7), going 10-for-18 (.556) with a double, two homers, six RBI and a stolen base ... Posted the first five-hit game of his career (5-8, HR, RBI) at Arizona (4/5) before coming back with three hits (4/6 - 3-6, 2B, 2 RBI) and three RBI (4/7 - 2-4, HR, 3 RBI) in the final two games of the series ... Returned to action versus USC (3/24) after missing six games due to a hamstring injury and was back in the starting lineup for all three games of the Texas series (3/28 - 3/30) ... Had a six-game hit streak (2/2 - 2/12), going 9-for-24 (.375) with two doubles, seven RBI and two stolen bases during the stretch ... Picked up his first three-hit game of the season at Santa Clara (2/23 - 3-3) ... Hit his first home run of the season at Fresno State (2/18) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double, stolen base and three RBI at Florida State (2/8) ... Had a pair of back-to-back 2-for-4 contests in the final two games of the Cal State Fullerton series (2/2, 2/3).
#2 - ARIK VANZANDT (R/R, 1B/3B, 6-1, 200, Sr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: .308, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 7 SB ... Updated Career Stats: .289, 14 HR, 73 RBI, 18 SB ... Last Game vs. California: 1-4, HR, RBI ... Last Series vs. California: 1-6 (.167), HR, RBI ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-2, SB ... Current Hitting Streak: 1 game (5/5) ... Homered in the series finale versus California (5/5) ... Had a key RBI single in the top of the eighth to put Stanford ahead 5-4 in an eventual 9-4 Cardinal comeback win at Washington (4/20) ... Posted three straight multiple-hit games (4/13 - 4/16), going 8-for-12 (.667) with a double, two homers, six RBI and a stolen bases during the stretch ... Was 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI versus USC (4/14) ... Was 3-for-4 with a homer versus USC (4/13) ... Replaced Andy Topham at third base in the second game of the Cal Poly series after Topham was injured following his first at bat and immediately went on a seven-game hit streak (3/2 - 3/23), going 13-for-25 (.520) with two triples, a homer, seven RBI and five stolen bases ... Tied for second on the team in triples (2) and stolen bases (7) ... Had a pair of stolen bases at Cal (3/10) ... Picked up his second three-hit game of the season versus Cal Poly (3/3 - 3-4, RBI, SB) ... Posted a 3-for-4 game with two doubles versus Cal State Fullerton (2/2) ... Had a team game-high 15 putouts at Arizona (4/6).
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#28 - JEREMY GUTHRIE (R/R, 6-1, 200, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: 7-1, 2.90 ERA, 2 CG, 96.1 IP, 88 SO ... Updated Career Stats: 20-5, 2.85, 2301.1 IP, 216 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 1-0, 3.21 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 14.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 15 SO ... Notes: National Player of the Year and All-American candidate ... Leads the team in ERA (2.90, #1 Pac-10) strikeouts (88, #2 Pac-10) and innings pitched (96.1, #4 Pac-10), while ranking second in victories (7, #3T Pac-10) ... Has tossed complete games in each of his last two outings ... Picked up a victory versus California (5/3), scattering six hits and four runs (three earned) with a season-high 10 strikeouts ... Took the loss at Oregon State (4/26) despite throwing his first complete game of the season to snap an 11-game win streak with his last previous loss at Sacramento State (5/2/01) ... Has posted a 2.36 ERA in 42.0 innings over his last five starts (4/5 - 5/5, all Pac-10 games) ... Received no decision with 6.0 scoreless innings at Washington (4/19), allowing just two hits and seven strikeouts before being removed with a 1-0 lead before Washington came back to win, 3-1 ... Tossed 9.0 innings versus USC (4/12), scattering six hits and four runs (three earned) with eight strikeouts ... Had the longest outing of his career at Arizona (4/5), tossing 10.0 inning and allowing just two runs and nine hits to receive no decision in a game that Stanford eventually won 5-4 in 18 innings ... Scattered eight hits and six runs (three earned) in 6.0 innings to earn a victory at USC (3/23 - Game 1) ... Needed a Stanford comeback to win at California (3/8) as the Cardinal scored 15 runs in the seventh and eighth innings for a 15-4 win in a game California led 4-0 after six innings ... Allowing just five hits and two runs (one earned) with eight strikeouts in 8.0 innings in an 8-6 win over Cal Poly (3/1) ... Also has victories over Fresno State (2/15), Florida State (2/8) and Cal State Fullerton (2/1) ... Has tossed at least 6.0 innings in each of his 13 starts.
#27 - TIM CUNNINGHAM (L/L, 6-3, 190, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: 5-2, 4.34 ERA, 74.2 IP, 46 SO ... Updated Career Stats: 16-4, 3.94, 198.2 IP, 136 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-0, 5.14 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO ... Notes: Leads the team with 14 starts, while ranking second on the club innings pitched (74.2), as well as third in victories (5) and strikeouts (46) ... Has picked up no decision in each of his last three starts versus California (5/4), at Oregon State (4/27) and at Washington (4/20) ... Picked up his most recent victory at Arizona (4/6), limiting the Wildcats to five hits and one run over 7.0 innings ... Had his most impressive performance of year and the longest outing of his career versus Texas (3/28), shutting out the Longhorns for 9.0 innings but picking up a no-decision in a 2-0 Cardinal loss ... Had won 10 straight decisions before taking the loss in a 2-1 defeat at Cal (3/9) despite allowing just four hits and two runs (one earned) in 7.0 innings ... Picked up a no-decision at USC (3/23) in a game that Stanford eventually won 12-10 in 11 innings ... Scattered 10 hits and four runs over 6.0 innings to earn a victory in an 18-5 win over Cal Poly (3/2) ... Pitched wonderfully in back-to-back starts versus Brigham Young (2/12) and Fresno State (2/18), allowing no earned runs in 11.2 innings to pick up a pair of victories ... Held Fresno State without an earned run in 7.2 innings, scattering three hits and taking a shutout into the eighth inning ... Tossed 4.0 scoreless innings as a starter versus Brigham Young (2/12), allowing only one hit ... Began his 2002 campaign with a victory over Cal State Fullerton (2/2) in the second game of the season-opening series, scattering five hits and one run.
#17 - JOHN HUDGINS (R/R, 6-2, 195, So.) -- 2002 Season Stats: 8-0, 4.30 ERA, 73.1 IP, 50 SO ... Updated Career Stats: 9-5, 4.29, 119.2 IP, 100 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 2 G, 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO ... Career Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 3 G, 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO ... Notes: Leads the team in victories (8, #2 Pac-10) and improved to 8-0 after scattering nine hits and five runs in 6.0 innings versus California (5/5) ... Ranks second on the club in strikeouts (50), third in innings pitched (73.1) and tied for third in appearances (14) ... Tossed his first career shutout and the first by a Stanford pitcher this season in his previous outing at Oregon State (4/28), limiting the Beavers to four hits with five strikeouts ... Pitched effectively in a no-decision effort at Washington (4/21), giving up five hits and three runs over 7.1 innings ... Picked up a victory versus USC (4/14), scattering nine hits and four runs over the first 7.0 innings ... Tossed his first career complete game (9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO) and the first by a Stanford pitcher this season in a 7-2 win over Texas (3/30) ... Tossed 6.2 innings, giving up just five hits and four runs to win at USC (3/24) ... Scattered six hits and one run over 6.0 innings in a 4-2 win at Cal (3/10) ... Made his first start of the season and beat Cal Poly (3/3), holding the Mustangs scoreless over the first 6.0 innings and facing only one batter over the minimum before allowing three runs in the seventh ... Picked up a win out of the bullpen in a wild 15-11 Stanford victory at Florida State (2/9) ... Impressive performance (4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO) in relief versus Cal State Fullerton (2/3) in his first outing of the season.
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#33 - JONNY DYER (R/R, 6-1, 180, Fr.) -- 2002 Season Stats (same as career stats): 2-0, 4.38 ERA, 12.1 IP, 8 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara (same as career stats): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO ... Notes: Has had rough outings in his last two appearances at San Jose State (5/1 - 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO) and versus Sacramento State (4/24 - 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO) ... Had previously given up just one earned run in his first 10.0 innings ... Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings versus Saint Mary's (4/16) ... Picked up his second collegiate victory with a perfect inning in a 5-4 win over San Jose State (4/9) and his first collegiate victory versus Santa Clara (2/24) after entering the game in the top of the ninth and forcing the only batter he faced into an inning-ending double play ... Pitched a perfect inning against Cal Poly (3/2) ... Struck out the side in 1.0 innings in his collegiate pitching debut versus BYU (2/12).
#38 - DREW EHRLICH (L/R, 6-5, 230, So.) -- 2002 Season Stats: 0-2, 4.81 ERA, 2 SV, 33.2 IP, 35 SO ... Updated Career Stats: 0-2, 4.43 ERA, 40.2 IP, 38 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-1, 40.50 ERA, 1 G, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO ... Notes: Second on the club with 16 appearances ... Tossed 2.0 innings, allowing two hits and one run, in his most recent outing at San Jose State (5/1) ... Tossed 2.0 impressive hitless innings with three strikeouts versus Sacramento State (4/24) ... Has recorded 35 strikeouts in 33.2 innings (9.36 strikeouts per nine innings) ... Started three straight Tuesday games (4/16 - Saint Mary's; 4/9 - San Jose State; 4/2 - USF) ... Tossed an impressive 3.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts and only one hit allowed in his first start of the season versus USF (4/2) ... Took the loss in a relief outing versus Texas (3/29), giving up a pair of 10th inning runs in Stanford's 2-0 loss ... Picked up his second save at USC (3/24), tossing 2.1 innings of scoreless one-hit relief with three strikeouts ... Tossed a scoreless inning at California (3/9) ... Pitched 2.0 perfect innings, recording six outs (including a double play) while facing only five batters to close out 11-3 win over Cal Poly (3/3) ... Charged with a loss at Santa Clara (2/23), giving up two runs, three hits and two walks in 0.2 innings of relief ... Had excellent relief performances in his first three outings, including a 6.0 inning stint at Fresno State (2/16 - 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) ... Picked up his first save against Cal State Fullerton (2/2), tossing the final 3.0 scoreless innings and striking out five in 17-1 win.
#30 - MARK JECMEN (R/R, 6-9, 230, Fr.) -- 2002 Season Stats (same as career stats): 0-4, 8.87 ERA, 23.1 IP, 16 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara (same as career stats): 0-0, 99.00 ERA, 1 G, 0.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO ... Notes: Took the loss at San Jose State (5/1) in his most recent outing, giving up four runs and four hits before being removed with two outs in the bottom of the first inning ... Had been impressive in four of his five previous outings ... Tossed a scoreless inning as the starter versus Sacramento State (4/24) ... Also has pitched well at Washington (4/20 - 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO), versus Saint Mary's (4/16 - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO) and versus San Jose State (4/9 - 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO) ... Suffered the team's first three losses versus Cal State Fullerton (2/3), at Florida State (2/10) and at Fresno State (2/16) ... Pitched well at Florida State (2/10) with four strikeouts in 4.1 innings.
#20 - RYAN MCCALLY (R/R, 6-1, 190, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: 4-2, 3.16 ERA, 6 SV, 37.0 IP, 32 SO ... Updated Career Stats: 7-3, 3.07 ERA, 10 SV, 91.0 IP, 71 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-0, 40.50 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO ... Notes: Leads Stanford and ranks second in the Pac-10 with six saves, picking up his most recent save with 2.0 innings of scoreless one-hit work versus California (5/5) ... Also recorded a win against California (5/4) ... Leads the club with 18 appearances ... Pitched a perfect ninth inning versus Sacramento State (4/24) to earn a save ... Tossed a scoreless ninth inning in his most recent appearance at San Jose State (5/1) ... Struggled versus Washington by taking both losses in the series (4/19, 4/21) ... Closed out a victory for John Hudgins by pitching the final 2.0 scoreless innings versus USC (4/14) ... Recorded a victory versus USC (4/12) despite giving up an unearned run, a hit and walking two in the 10th inning, allowing a 5-4 USC lead that Stanford erased with two runs in the bottom of the 10th ... Pitched a career-high 8.0 innings (the longest relief performance by a Stanford pitcher this season) to pick up the victory in Stanford's 5-4 win in 18 innings at Arizona (4/5) ... Recorded his fourth save of the season in a 4-1 win over USF (4/2) with 2.0 hitless innings ... Picked up his first win of the season at USC (3/23 - Game 2), shutting out the Trojans over the final 3.1 innings in a wild 11-inning 12-10 Stanford win ... Made his first career start after 47 straight relief appearances at Santa Clara (2/23) but allowed six runs, four hits and two walks in 1.1 innings ... Closed out victories for Jeremy Guthrie in each of his first four relief outings and pitched a scoreless eighth inning in Guthrie's fifth win at Cal (3/8) ... Put out the fire versus Cal Poly (3/1) by getting the final two outs in an 8-6 Stanford win in which the Mustangs scored four times in the top of the ninth ... Pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless one-hit work at Fresno State (2/15) ... Also tossed 3.0 innings of scoreless two-hit relief work at Florida State (2/8) ... Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings with five strikeouts and only one hit allowed versus Cal State Fullerton (2/1) on opening night.
#26 - DARIN NAATJES (R/R, 6-7, 240, Jr.) -- 2002 Season Stats (same as career stats): 3-0, 2.30 ERA, 2 SV, 15.2 IP, 17 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara (same as career stats): DNP Notes: Pitched a scoreless inning of relief versus California (5/5) ... Did not give up an earned run in 1.2 innings at San Jose State (5/1) ... Recorded his third victory of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings versus Sacramento State (4/24) ... Has 17 strikeouts in 15.2 innings (9.77 strikeouts per nine innings) ... Pitched a scoreless inning versus Saint Mary's (4/16) ... Picked up his second save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning in a 5-4 win over San Jose State (4/9) ... Picked up his first two collegiate victories in two consecutive outings versus USF (4/2) and Texas (3/28) ... Pitched a career-high 3.0 scoreless, two-hit innings in the 4-1 win over USF ... Earned the first victory of his career versus Texas (3/28) by retiring the final batter in the top of the 10th inning before Stanford scored in the bottom of the frame for a 7-6 victory ... Closed out both Stanford wins at Cal, including his first collegiate save in the series finale (3/10) by retiring the potential game-winning run with two runners on and the Cardinal holding a 4-2 lead ... Pitched a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts in the series opener at Cal (3/8) ... Pitched 2.0 hitless innings with four strikeouts versus BYU (2/12).
#19 - DAVID O'HAGAN (R/R, 6-0, 185, So.) -- 2002 Season Stats (same as career stats): 0-0, 5.11 ERA, 12.1 IP, 8 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara (same as career stats): 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 1 G, 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO ... Notes: Touched for two runs and three hits in his most recent outing at San Jose State (4/30) ... Pitched a perfect inning versus Sacramento State (4/24) ... Tossed 1.2 innings at Arizona (4/7), allowing one hit, two runs and two walks ... Allowed one run and two hits in 1.0 inning versus USF (4/2) ... Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two versus Texas (3/28) ... Pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout versus Cal Poly (3/2) ... Struck out four in 2.2 innings at Santa Clara (2/23) ... Allowed one run and two hits in his pitching debut versus BYU (2/12).
#25 - DAN RICH (R/L, 6-2, 235, Sr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: 1-1, 1.77 ERA, 2 SV, 20.1 IP, 24 SO ... Updated Career Stats: 4-4, 3.94 ERA, 48.0 IP, 55 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO ... Notes: Has posted a 1.77 ERA by giving up just four earned runs in 20.1 innings with 24 strikeouts (10.62 strikeouts per nine innings) ... Recorded his second save of the season with 3.0 scoreless innings and three strikeouts versus California (5/4) ... Gave up a pair of earned runs in only 0.1 innings of work at San Jose State (5/1) ... Took the loss at Oregon State (4/27), allowing an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 4-3 loss ... Picked up his victory since 1999 in the best outing of his career at Washington (4/20), striking out a career-high six batters in a career-best 4.2 scoreless innings and allowing just three hits ... Also pitched 2.0 scoreless one-hit innings earlier versus Saint Mary's (4/16) ... Pitched 3.0 scoreless two-hit innings for his first save of the season at USC (3/24) ... Struck out five in 2.2 innings and limited California (3/10) to two hits and one run ... Tossed 3.1 innings and struck out four at Santa Clara (2/23) ... Ranks second on Stanford's all-time strikeouts per nine innings list with 55 career strikeouts in 48.0 innings (10.31).
#29 - J.D. WILLCOX (R/R, 6-2, 190, Sr.) -- 2002 Season Stats: 2-1, 6.35 ERA, 11.1 IP, 3 SO ... Updated Career Stats: 9-2, 4.07 ERA, 7 SV, 73.0 IP, 50 SO ... 2002 Stats vs. Santa Clara: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 1.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO ... Notes: Pitched 0.2 scoreless innings in his last appearance at San Jose State (5/1) ... Touched for a run and a pair of hits without recording an out versus Sacramento State (4/23) ... Picked up his second victory of the season by retiring all three batters he faced in the second inning versus Saint Mary's (4/16) ... Retired the only batter he has faced in each of his previous two relief appearances versus Texas (3/28) and at USC (3/23 - Game 1) ... Appeared twice versus Santa Clara (2/22, 2/24), picking up a victory in his first outing and tossing a total of 1.1 scoreless innings... Tossed 3.1 innings at Florida State (2/10), allowing two runs (one earned) and four hits ... Pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless, two-hit relief versus Cal State Fullerton (2/3).