June 18, 2002
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at Omaha, NE
2002 College World Series
Stanford has not announced a pitcher as of Tuesday night for Thursday's game versus TexasStanford's updated record is 47-17, while Notre Dame finishes the season at 50-18Stanford will next play Texas in the Bracket One final on Thursday, June 20 (6 pm, CDT/4 pm, PDT) to be televised live by ESPN ... If Stanford wins on Thursday, the teams will meet again on Friday, June 21, at either 6 pm or 1 pm, CDT for the right to go to the national championship game on Saturday, June 22 (12:30 pm, CDT/10:30 am, PDT) ... If Texas wins on either Thursday or Friday, it will advance to the national championship game ... Stanford needs to win both gamesStanford has now advanced at least as far as its bracket final in each of its last five College World Series appearances (1997, '99, 2000, '01, '02) and nine times in school historyStanford and Texas have played 10 times in the last two seasons with the Cardinal taking six of the 10 games ... The teams have split four games this season with the Cardinal winning two-of-three in a regular season series at Stanford from March 28-30 (7-6, 10 inn.; 0-2, 10 inn.; 7-2) and Texas winning Tuesday night's CWS game, 8-7 ... In 2001, Stanford won four of six games played between the teams, including two-of-three in an NCAA Regional at Stanford (3-4; 10-9, 10 inn.; 4-3) to advance to a Super Regional ... The two victories both came in a doubleheader on the final day of the 2001 Regional as Stanford swept a Regional doubleheader to advance in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history ... Stanford leads the all-time series, 13-10-1Stanford has won 11 of its last 12 games overall and improves to 7-1 in 2002 postseason actionStanford's all-time CWS record improved to 33-23 (.589) and its all-time postseason record to 103-50 (.673)Seven of Stanford's eight postseason games have been decided by either one run (four times) or two runs (three times)Stanford improves to 13-4 against ranked teams this seasonStanford recorded double-digit hits (10) for the first time in the CWS and the 43rd time this seasonStanford kept alive its chances for a fourth straight 50-win season as the Cardinal needs three more victories to accomplish the feat and win its third NCAA championshipSam Fuld (2-4, HR, 2 RBI) tied Stanford's single-season hit record with his 107th and 108th hits, tying him with the record held by Mike Dotterer (1981) and Troy Paulsen (1990)Sam Fuld recorded his team-leading 38th multiple-hit game and 15th three-hit game of the seasonSam Fuld is now 13-for-29 (.448) all-time in the CWS, while Ryan Garko (1-3) is 12-for-23 (.522)Dan Rich recorded his fourth postseason save in four postseason opportunities and his sixth save of the year, tossing the final 3.1 scoreless innings and giving up just one hit with three strikeouts in his longest postseason appearance and tied for his second longest appearance of the seasonDan Rich's sixth save leaves him one shy of team leader Ryan McCally (7)Chris Carter (2-4) extended his career-high hit streak to 10 games (5/19 - 6/18) when he singled to lead off the gameChris O'Riordan (1-4, 2B) picked up the 49th double of his career in the eighth inning to move a ninth-place tie on Stanford's career double listChris O'Riordan extended his consecutive games started streak to 175Jason Cooper (2-4, RBI) had an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning and now has at least one RBI in each of three three CWS gamesScott Dragicevich picked up his first hit of the CWS after starting 0-for-10 with a double to lead off the ninth inning, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Arik VanZandt and scored on a squeeze bunt by Andy TophamJohn Hudgins (5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO) picked up his first CWS victory in his first CWS start and improved to 10-1 (.909) on the season, ranking tied for third on Stanford's single-season won-loss percentage listCarlos Quentin hit his first career CWS homer, a solo shot in the second inning to end a 4-for-23 skid in the 2002 postseason and a 4-for-22 skid in his CWS careerStanford improved its all-time series record versus Notre Dame to 3-0, including two wins in the 2002 CWSStanford improved to 40-0 this season when leading after eight inningsStanford's senior class improved its career record to 198-65 (.753)