No. 2 Stanford Looks For 15th Straight Home Win Tuesday Versus Santa Clara

May 11, 2004

Tuesday, May 11
RHP Bryan Fleming (0-0, 10.80) vs. LHP Blake Holler (3-2, 4.26)

Saturday, May 15, 7 pm, MST
LHP Mark Romanczuk (9-1, 3.63) vs. RHP Koley Kolberg (7-4, 3.93)

Sunday, May 16, 7 pm, MST
RHP Jeff Gilmore (8-2, 4.30) vs. RHP Kevin Guyette (6-5, 6.24)

Monday, May 17, 1 pm, MST
TBA vs. RHP John Meloan (5-0, 5.40)

MEDIA COVERAGE
Gametracker: Tuesday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
Live Audio: gostanford.com ... Sean Bruich and Chris Wheat will handle the broadcast on Tuesday with Michael Etchepare on the microphone for the Arizona series ... A Gametracker with live stats for all four games will also be available from a link at gostanford.com.

QUICK TEAM NOTES
Stanford (38-7, 11-4 Pac-10) returns home to host Santa Clara in a non-conference game on Tuesday before travelling to Arizona for another key Pac-10 series this Saturday-Monday ... The Cardinal saw its lead in the Pac-10 race shrink to just one-half game when Stanford dropped its first series of the season and had its regular season three-game series win streak snapped at 15 by losing two-of-three at Washington last Friday-Sunday ... Stanford has swept six of its 12 regular season three-game series this season ... Stanford dropped one spot to No. 2 in the latest of all four major college baseball national polls released on Monday, May 10 (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA and Sports Weekly/ESPN) ... The Cardinal is tied for second with Miami in the Sports Weekly/ESPN poll ... Stanford has spent a total of three weeks (March 22 - 29, May 3) as the nation's unanimous No. 1 squad this season and has been on top of the Baseball America poll eight weeks (February 23 - April 5, May 3) ... Stanford has won a season-best 14 games in a row at home, has a 21-1 home mark this season and has won 30 of its last 31 at Sunken Diamond ... The successful home stretch began with a nine-game home win streak to end last season that turned into a 16-game run when the Cardinal won its first seven contests at Sunken Diamond this season ... Stanford is scheduled to play its last seven regular season games at home after playing three of its next four on the road ... Stanford has struggled with a 4-5 record in its last nine road games but has still posted a 16-7 mark away from Sunken Diamond this season ... Stanford has come from behind in 16 of its 37 wins this year and is 5-7 when either tied (2-2) or trailing (3-5) heading into the ninth inning ... Stanford is 6-3 this season against ranked teams and 2-1 in extra-inning contests ... Stanford has been errorless in 17 of its first 45 games and is 16-1 in those contests ... Stanford has more than doubled its opponents scoring (401-195) as 32 of its 37 wins have been by three or more runs and the Cardinal is 22-1 in games decided by five or more runs ... Prior to a 9-2 loss at Washington last Sunday for its biggest margin of defeat this year, Stanford's last four losses had by one run ... The Cardinal is just 2-4 in one-run games, losing each of the last four one-run games it has been involved in ... Stanford is leading the Pac-10 in all three major team categories with a .332 batting average, a 3.92 ERA and a .974 fielding percentage ... Stanford is averaging 8.9 runs per contest and has posted double-digit runs 20 times this year ... The Cardinal has also reached double digits in hits on 35 occasions, including 18 of its last 21 contests ... Stanford has hit 76 homers to lead the Pac-10 and has a legitimate chance to break the school record of 102 hit by the 1997 club ... Stanford is looking to extend its school record string of consecutive appearances at the College World Series to six, as well as its string of 40-win seasons to 10 ... Stanford has also won 50 or more games in three of the last four seasons ... Stanford has captured 11 Pac-10 titles in the last 21 years and finished either first or second in the conference 21 times in last 23 seasons.

QUICK INDIVIDUAL NOTES
National Player of the Year candidate Jed Lowrie leads the Cardinal in nearly every offensive category - batting average (.394), runs scored (58), doubles (15), triples (4), homers (15, Pac-10 leader), RBI (57, Pac-10 leader), extra-base hits (34), total bases (137, Pac-10 leader), slugging percentage (.783, Pac-10 leader), bases on balls (36), on-base percentage (.495), sacrifice flies (5, shares team lead) and multiple-RBI games (17) ... Lowrie also ranks second in hits (69) and multiple-hit games (21) ... Danny Putnam has hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games and leads the team in hits (73), while ranking second on the club in batting average (.390) and homers (13), as well as fourth in RBI (42) ... Brian Hall, who has hit safely in 28 of his last 30 games and is batting a phenomenal .561 (32-57) in 15 Pac-10 games, is third on the team overall with a .384 batting average ... Hall paces the club in stolen bases (10), while also ranking second in doubles (11) and triples (3), as well as third in RBI (47) and fifth in homers (9) ... Jonny Ash ranks fourth on the team in batting average (.374), while Donny Lucy is fifth with a .348 mark and has contributed 10 homers, 37 RBI and five stolen bases ... John Mayberry, Jr. is second on the club in RBI (48) and stolen bases (7), as well as third in homers (12), while ranking sixth just a fraction behind Lucy with a .348 batting average as well ... Ryan Seawell (.333, 7 RBI) is also hitting over .300 ... Sam Fuld (.274, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 4 SB) is Stanford's all-time leader for runs scored with 254, while ranking second on Stanford's all-time lists for hits (340) and at bats (1012) ... Fuld is 28 hits and 15 at bats behind all-time Stanford and Pac-10 leader John Gall (368/1027, 1997-2000) ... Fuld also ranks among Stanford's career leaders in triples (16, #3T), doubles (58, #6T) and games played (245, #6T) ... Mark Romanczuk (9-1) leads the team and co-leads the Pac-10 with nine wins, while ranking fifth on Stanford's all-time won-loss percentage list (21-3, .870) ... David O'Hagan is 5-0 with a team-high four saves and a team-low 1.91 ERA this season and ranks tied for second on Stanford's all-time won-loss percentage list with a 12-1 career record.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Stanford has won all three games it has played this season versus Santa Clara, winning 18-4 (March 24) and 12-8 in 14 innings (April 27) in two contests at Santa Clara, while taking a 12-3 victory the first time the teams played at Sunken Diamond (April 13) this season. Stanford has won 28 of the last 30 meetings between the teams and leads the all-time series, 173-153-7. Prior to losing two-of-three at Washington in its most recent series May 7-9, Arizona had been the most recent team to have won a three-game regular season series versus the Cardinal, taking two-of-three against Stanford at Sunken Diamond from April 25-27, 2003. The Wildcats won the opener, 4-3. Stanford came back to even the series with a 10-9 victory in Saturday's middle game but the Wildcats prevailed 11-6 in the rubber match. Stanford won two-of-three the last time the teams played in Arizona (April 5-7, 2002; W, 5-4 - 18 innings; W, 19-1; L, 13-15). The Cardinal leads the all-time series, 91-52.

2004 VERSUS SANTA CLARA
Stanford 18, at Santa Clara 4 (March 24, 2004) - Jed Lowrie (2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI) had his first career two-homer game, scored a career-high four runs and tied a career-high with four RBI to lead Stanford to a convincing 18-4 victory over Santa Clara. Chris Carter (1-2, HR, 4 RBI) also homered and drove in a career-high four runs as the Cardinal scored nine of its season-high-tying 18 runs in the top of the third frame for its biggest inning of the year. John Mayberry, Jr. (3-5, 2 RBI) had a three-hit game for the Cardinal, while starting pitcher Jeff Gilmore (3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO) earned the victory as the pitcher of record in a predetermined pitching rotation.

at Stanford 12, Santa Clara 3 (April 13, 2004) - Sam Fuld scored twice to tie the school's all-time runs scored record in Stanford's 12-3 non-conference victory over Santa Clara. The Cardinal scored five times in the bottom of the first inning as Danny Putnam's three-run homer keyed the outburst. Jed Lowrie (3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) and John Hester (3-5, 3 RBI) added three hits and three RBI each for the Cardinal with Lowrie blasting a two-run shot in the second inning for his team-leading 10th long ball of the season. Brian Hall extended his career-high hit streak to 16 games and stole his team-leading ninth base. Matt Leva - the first of five Stanford pitchers that combined on a six-hitter - was credited with the victory. Nathan Faulkner (2-4, HR, 2 RBI) homered and had a pair of hits for the Broncos.

Stanford 12, at Santa Clara 8 - 14 Innings (April 27, 2004) - Stanford scored four runs in the top of the 14th inning for a 128 victory over Santa Clara in a 14-inning non-conference marathon that lasted a season-long five hours and 18 minutes. Jed Lowrie (4-8, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI) and Danny Putnam (4-6, 2B) both collected their first four-hit games of the season and the second of their careers to lead Stanford's 16-hit offensive attack. Drew Ehrlich earned the victory as the eighth and final Stanford pitcher, holding the Broncos scoreless on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts over the final 1.2 innings. The teams combined to use 46 players and 15 pitchers in a game that was delayed eight minutes when an infield sprinkler came on with the bases loaded and no outs in the top of the 14th inning. Will Thompson (2-6, 2 HR, 4 RBI) homered twice and drove in four runs for the Broncos, while Nic Crosta (2-6, HR, RBI) also went deep. Patrick McBride, the sixth of seven Santa Clara pitchers, took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) and three hits with a strikeout over 1.0 innings of relief. The teams combined to strike out 28 times.

2003 VERSUS ARIZONA
Arizona 4, at Stanford 3 (April 25, 2003) - Brian Anderson's solo homer with one out in the top of the eighth broke a 3-3 tie and lifted Arizona to a 4-3 victory over Stanford. Carlos Quentin had his career-best 26-game hit streak snapped by going 0-for-3 with a pair of walks for the Cardinal. Arizona starter Richie Gardner (7-1) earned the victory by scattering three runs and seven hits over the first 8.1 innings before John Meloan came on to retire both batters he faced in the bottom of the ninth to earn his second save. Stanford's John Hudgins took the loss despite pitching his fourth complete game of the season and second in a row.

at Stanford 10, Arizona 9 (April 26, 2003) - Stanford scored four times in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete a 10-9 comeback victory over Arizona. Sam Fuld (2-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) drove in four runs and hit a key two-out, two-RBI double in the bottom of the eighth to give Stanford its first lead since the Cardinal jumped ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Carlos Quentin (3-5, HR, 2 RBI) homered and drove in a pair of runs. Jonny Dyer picked up the victory by retiring the only batter he faced in the top of the eighth and Matt Manship pitched a perfect ninth inning to record a save. Arizona's Brian Anderson (4-5, 3B, HR, 5 RBI) hit an inside-the-park grandslam in the top of the third inning.

Arizona 11, at Stanford 6 (April 27, 2003) - Arizona became the first opponent to win a Pac-10 series at Sunken Diamond since 1999 with an 11-6 victory over Stanford in the rubber game of a three-game series. Three Stanford series win streaks were snapped as the Cardinal had won its previous 15 Pac-10 home series, as well as eight straight overall series and eight consecutive in Pac-10 action. John Hardy (4-4, HR, RBI, SB) had four hits and homered to pace a Wildcat offense that collected 17 hits, while Derek Decater (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI) and Brad Boyer (3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 SB) added three hits each. Danny Putnam (2-4), Tobin Swope (2-4, RBI) and Carlos Quentin (2-5, 2B) each had two hits for Stanford. Kevin Guyette was credited with the win as he scattered one run and two hits over 2.1 innings, while Matt Manship suffered the loss after allowing four runs (two earned) with seven hits in 4.1 innings.

LAST SERIES
at Washington 3, Stanford 2 - 10 Innings (May 7, 2004) - Nick Batkoski's one-out bloop single into shallow right field with the bases loaded in the top of the 10th inning scored Brent Lillibridge with the winning run to lift Washington to a 3-2 upset victory over Stanford. Washington's Kyle Larsen also hit a key one-out solo homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 2-2. Batkoski (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI) and John Otness (2-4) had two hits each for the Huskies, while Danny Putnam (2-3) was the only Stanford player with more than one hit and also walked twice. Washington reliever Tim Lincecum pitched the final 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the victory. Stanford reliever Jeff Stimpson took the loss after coming on in relief of Cardinal starter Mark Romanczuk (career-high-tying 9.0 innings, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO) to start the bottom of the 10th.

Stanford 7, at Washington 2 (May 8, 2004) - Stanford rebounded with a 7-2 win at Washington to even a key three-game conference series between the top two teams in the Pac-10. Jeff Gilmore picked up his eighth victory of the season, striking out a career-high-tying eight batters while allowing just two runs on six hits and a pair of walks. Jed Lowrie (3-4, 3 2B, RBI) had a career-high three doubles to lead the Cardinal offense. Chris Minaker (3-5, RBI) added a career-high-tying three-hit game for Stanford, while Sam Fuld (2-4, 2 RBI) and Danny Putnam (2-4) had two hits each as the Cardinal outhit the Huskies, 13-6. David O'Hagan pitched 2.0 hitless innings with one strikeout in relief of Gilmore to close out the game. Nick Batkoski accounted for the second of Washington's two runs with a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth for his second long ball of the season, while Taylor Johnson (2-3) was the only Washington player with more than one hit. Washington reliever Trent Baysinger (3-3) took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and four walks with four strikeouts over 3.2 innings of middle relief.

at Washington 9, Stanford 2 (May 8, 2004) - Stanford dropped the rubber game of a key three-game series at Washington by a score of 9-2. Tim Lincecum struck out 13 Stanford hitters in a season-high 8.0 innings of work to pick up his second win of the series, allowing Stanford's only two runs on solo homers by Chris Carter and Danny Putnam while spreading out seven hits and four walks. John Otness (3-5, HR, 3 RBI) and Brent Lillibridge (1-4, HR, 2 RBI) both went deep for the Huskies, while Greg Isaacson (2-4, RBI) and Matt Lane (2-5) added two hits each to lead Washington's 12-hit offense. Putnam (2-4, HR, RBI) was the only Stanford player with more than one hit as the Cardinal was outhit, 12-8. Stanford finished with a season-high-tying 15 strikeouts. Stanford starter Greg Reynolds suffered his first collegiate loss, lasting just 2.1 innings and allowing four runs on four hits and three walks without striking out a batter.

STANFORD FALLS TO NO. 2 IN ALL FOUR NATIONAL POLLS
After losing two of its four games last week, Stanford fell one spot to No. 2 in all four major national collegiate baseball polls -- Baseball America's, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Sports Weekly/ESPN released Monday, May 10. The Cardinal is tied with Miami for the No. 2 spot in the Sports Weekly/ESPN poll. Stanford has been the nation's unanimous No. 1 team for three weeks (March 22-29, May 3) this season and the No. 1 team in the Baseball America poll for a total of eight weeks (February 23 - April 5, May 3). Stanford has been ranked No. 1 at some point in the season for seven of the last eight campaigns. The Cardinal had a string of six consecutive seasons (1997-2002) with a top ranking going but never reached the top of the Baseball America poll in 2003. However, Stanford did finish the 2003 season ranked second in all four polls.

ANOTHER WINNING SEASON
Stanford's 37 wins already assure the Cardinal of a winning season for the 11th straight year, the 39th time in the last 40 seasons and the 56th time in the last 58 campaigns. The only two seasons the Cardinal has not won more games than it has lost in the last 58 years were in 1964 (20-24) and 1993 (27-28).

STANFORD SEES PAC-10 LEAD SHRINK TO ONE-HALF GAME
After losing its first series of the year by dropping two-of-three games at Washington (May 7-9), Stanford had its lead in the Pac-10 race over the Huskies cut to just one-half game. The Cardinal has an 11-4 conference record, followed by Washington at 12-6. UCLA is the only other team over .500 in the conference with an 8-7 mark to sit in third. Four teams - Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State and USC - are tied for fourth with 7-8 conference records. California is eighth at 8-13, while Washington State's 5-10 mark places the Cougars in ninth.

TOP OF THE PAC
Stanford has won 19 conference championships and 17 Pac-10 crowns in school history (includes Southern Division and shared titles). The Cardinal won its most recent Pac-10 crown in 2003 when the club finished with an 18-6 conference mark. Stanford had finished second in the league standings behind two-time defending conference champion USC in 2001 and 2002 prior to its previous Pac-10 title when it shared the championship with Arizona State and UCLA in 2000. Stanford has been among the top two in the conference standings (includes Pac-10 Southern Division) for 10 straight seasons and 21 times in the last 23 years. Stanford was picked as the favorite in the 2004 Preseason Pac-10 Coaches Poll, notching seven first-place votes. Arizona State and Arizona each garnered one first-place vote, while finishing second and third in the poll. USC, Washington, California, UCLA, Oregon State and Washington State rounded out the poll.

STANFORD DROPS FIRST SERIES IN 2004; SERIES STREAK ENDS AT 15
Stanford lost two-of-three games in its most recent series at Washington for its first series loss after winning its first 11 three-game series this year and had its regular season three-game series win streak snapped at 15 (Stanford did split a two-game series with Sacramento State from April 23-24, 2004). Stanford has still won 23 of its last 25 regular season three-game series, including eight straight at home.

LOWRIE LOOKING FOR NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS
Jed Lowrie has become a legitimate candidate for National Player of the Year honors and already appears on a pair of high-profile Player of the Year Watch lists. Lowrie has emerged as the team's top offensive player as he leads the club in nearly every offensive category; including batting average (.394), homers (15, Pac-10 leader), RBI (57, Pac-10 leader), runs scored (58), doubles (15), triples (4), total bases (137, Pac-10 leader), slugging percentage (.783, Pac-10 leader), on-base percentage (.495), bases on balls (36), sacrifice flies (5, co-team leader) and multiple-RBI games (17). Defensively, he has made just seven errors in his 208 defensive chances for a .966 fielding percentage while starting all 45 games at either second base (37) or shortstop (8). Lowrie earned NCBWA Co-Hitter of the Week honors on March 2.

ROMANCZUK ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AS ONE OF NATION'S TOP PITCHERS
Mark Romanczuk, who appears on the Roger Clemens Award Watch list for the nation's top pitcher, leads the team in wins (9-1, co-Pac-10 leader), strikeouts (74, #7 Pac-10) and innings pitched (86.2, #4T Pac-10), while posting a 3.63 ERA that is the best among Cardinal starters. He picked up a no-decision in his last outing at Washington (May 7) despite allowing just two runs on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in a career-high-tying 9.0 innings to miss out on becoming the first Pac-10 pitcher to win 10 games this season. In his previous outing versus Washington State (April 30), he won his 21st career game to improve his all-time record at Stanford to 21-3 for an .875 won-loss percentage that ranks fourth on Stanford's all-time list. Romanczuk picked up Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for the fourth time in his career and the first time this season on March 9.

HALL, LUCY, MAYBERRY, O'HAGAN AND PUTNAM ALSO IN LINE FOR ALL-AMERICAN RECOGNITION
Brian Hall, Donny Lucy, John Mayberry, Jr., David O'Hagan and Danny Putnam look to be next in line for All-American recognition. Hall has hit safely in 28 of his last 30 games has raised his batting average 172 points from .208 to its current .384 (#5T Pac-10) on the season. He also leads the team in stolen bases (10, #6T Pac-10) and sacrifice bunts (5, co-leader), while second in doubles (11), triples (3) and RBI (47), as well as third in hits (68) and fifth in homers (9). Lucy has developed into one of the top catchers in the nation and is hitting .348 with 10 homers, 37 RBI and five stolen bases. Mayberry ranks second on the club in RBI (48, #4 Pac-10) and stolen bases (7), as well as third in homers (12, #3 Pac-10), while hitting .348. O'Hagan is 5-0 with four saves and a Pac-10 low 1.91 ERA with 50 strikeouts over 47.0 innings in 16 appearances all out of the bullpen. Putnam has hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games and is second on the team in homers (13, #2T Pac-10) and batting average (.390, #3 Pac-10), as well as fourth in RBI (43, #8 Pac-10).

FULD ON SEVERAL ALL-TIME STANFORD LISTS
Sam Fuld has become Stanford's leader in runs scored with 254 for his career, while also ranking second on Stanford's all-time hit (340) and at bat (1012) lists. He is now within 28 hits and 15 at bats of Stanford and Pac-10 record-holder John Gall (368 hits/1027 at bats, 1997-2000). He is also among Stanford's all-time leaders in triples (16, #3T), doubles (58, #6T) and games played (245, #6T).

SAMMY'S STREAKS
Sam Fuld has played in 238 consecutive Stanford games and has not played in only two games during his Cardinal career, both near the beginning of his 2001 freshman campaign (January 26, at Fresno State; February 10, Florida State). Fuld has also started 155 consecutive games for the Cardinal since the last time his name was not on the starting lineup card versus Texas on March 29, 2002.

ROMANCZUK WINS 21ST CAREER GAME
Mark Romanczuk's latest victory versus Washington State (April 30) was the 21st of his career. He needs just four more wins to reach the school's all-time Top 10 list and is already ranked fourth all-time at Stanford in career won-loss percentage (21-3, .875). Romanczuk did miss an opportunity to become the Pac-10's first 10-game winner this season with a no-decision outing in a 3-2 Cardinal loss in 10 innings at Washington (May 5) despite throwing a career-high-tying 8.0 innings and allowing just two runs on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.

O'HAGAN TIED FOR SECOND ON ALL-TIME WON-LOSS PERCENTAGE LIST
David O'Hagan's career 12-1 record ranks him tied for second on Stanford's all-time won-loss percentage list (minimum 10 decisions. O'Hagan didn't pick up his first decision until his junior season when he was 7-1 with three saves and a 4.89 ERA. O'Hagan has put up among the best numbers in the nation in his senior year in 2004 with a 5-0 record, five saves and a Pac-10 leading 1.84 ERA. O'Hagan has also struck out 51 batters in 49.0 innings over 17 appearances (all out of the bullpen) as opponents are hitting a Pac-10 low .159 against him.

HALL A PAC-10 PHENOM
Brian Hall has been incredible in Pac-10 action as he is hitting .561 (32-57) with five homers, 20 RBI and four stolen bases during 15 Pac-10 contests. He also leads the Pac-10 for conference games only in on-base percentage (.600) and has an .877 slugging percentage.

HOME SWEET HOME
Stanford is scheduled to play its final seven regular season games at home after being on the road for three of its next four. Stanford has a current 14-game win streak at Sunken Diamond (Texas, February 22; Cal Poly, March 26-28; Santa Clara, April 13; California, April 16-18; Saint Mary's, April 20; Sacramento State, April 23; Washington State, April 30 - May 2). Stanford is 21-1 at Sunken Diamond this year and has won 30 of its last 31 contests at home dating back to a nine-game home win streak to end last season that reached 16 games when the Cardinal won its first seven home contests this season before Texas came up with a 9-6 victory over the Cardinal on February 21 to salvage one game of a three-game series. Stanford's school record home win streak is 27 from April 30, 1982 - April 15, 1983.

STANFORD HAS JUST 4-5 RECORD IN ITS LAST NINE ROAD GAMES
Stanford has struggled on the road over its last nine games. The Cardinal lost the final game of a three-game set at UCLA (April 4), won two-of-three at Oregon State (April 8-10), fell at Sacramento State (April 24) and won at Santa Clara (April 27) before losing two of three at Washington (May 7-9).

CARDINAL 60-12 IN LAST 72 GAMES OVERALL
Stanford has a 60-12 mark in its last 72 games overall. Stanford was 23-4 in its final 27 games last year and is 37-8 this season.

MULTIPLE-HIT MADNESS
Stanford has seven players with at least 16 multiple-hit games this season. Danny Putnam has a team-high 24 multiple-hit contests, followed by Led Lowrie (21) and Brian Hall (20). Donny Lucy and John Mayberry, Jr. have 17 each, while Jonny Ash and Sam Fuld have 16.

BACK-TO-BACK JACKS
Stanford has hit back-to-back home runs five times this season, including four times since April 10. John Mayberry, Jr. has been a part of the first four. Danny Putnam and Mayberry hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning at Fresno State (February 7). Mayberry and Donny Lucy then went back-to-back in the eighth inning at Oregon State (April 10). Jed Lowrie and Mayberry were next with back-to-back jacks in the first inning versus Sacramento State (April 23). Most recently, the Cardinal hit a pair of back-to-back homers as part of its season-high eight-homer game versus Washington State (May 2). Mayberry and Putnam hit them in the third inning, before Brian Hall and Chris Carter did it again in the sixth.

LOWRIE AND MAYBERRY SELECTED FOR 2004 NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS
Jed Lowrie and John Mayberry, Jr. have been named as two of 19 invitees to the 2004 USA Baseball National Team Trials to be held June 20-26 in Durham, North Carolina. The USA Baseball National Team will be selected from a pool of 36 players, of which an additional 17 have yet to be determined. The official 20-player team roster will be determined and announced on June 27. Stanford has produced 22 members of the USA National Baseball Team in the history of the squad, more than any other collegiate baseball program in the nation. Three current Stanford players - Sam Fuld (2001, '02), Mark Romanczuk (2003) and Danny Putnam (2003) - have participated with Team USA.

A CHANCE TO WIN
Stanford's pitching staff has given the Cardinal a chance to win all season, holding opponents to five or less runs in 33 of 45 games. The staff's best run was from April 9-24 when the staff held its opponents to five or fewer runs for a string of nine consecutive games.

DOUBLE YOUR FUN
Stanford has had double-digit hits in 35 of its 45 games this season and in 18 of its last 21 contests. The Cardinal put together a string of 12 straight double-digit hit games at one point (at UCLA, April 2-4; at Oregon State, April 8-10; Santa Clara, April 13; California, April 16-18; Saint Mary's, April 20; Sacramento State, April 23) before being held to its second-lowest total of the year with just four in a 2-1 loss at Sacramento State (April 24). Stanford responded with double-digit hits in five consecutive contests (at Santa Clara, April 27; Washington State, April 30 - May 2; San Jose State, May 4) before managing not reaching double digits in either loss at Washington (May 5, 7).

THE NEW NINE
Nine players have made their first appearances in a game for the Cardinal this season. Blake Holler (3-2, 4.26, 2 SV, 50.2 IP, 39 SO) made eight consecutive starts as a member of the rotation at one point. Jeff Stimpson has become one of the team's top relievers, posting a 1-2 record with two saves and a 4.32 ERA to go with 19 strikeouts in his first 25.0 collegiate innings, while opponents are hitting just .225 against him. Jim Rapoport has played in 25 games with 11 starts, contributing a .245 batting average, one triple and nine RBI. Adam Sorgi has started 17 games and appeared in 25, hitting .200 with one double and four RBI. Ryan Seawell has 11 hits in his first 33 collegiate at bats for a .333 batting average in 17 games played and six starts, while also contributing two doubles, seven RBI and a stolen base. Greg Reynolds is 3-1 with a 6.23 ERA in 21.2 innings over eight appearances and four starts, including wins in his first collegiate appearance (March 23) and his first collegiate start (April 20) versus Saint Mary's, as well his first Pac-10 start versus Washington State (May 2). Matt Leva has a 4-0 record and a 3.63 ERA in 10 appearances and three starts. Ben Summerhays is hitting .167 with two hits in 12 at bats over 10 games played off the bench. Former student manager Cameron Matthews has played in eight games, scoring three runs and walking in his first career plate appearance versus Sacramento State (April 23).

COMEBACK CREW
Stanford has come from behind at some point in 16 of its 37 victories this season, coming back in three of the eight games it has trailed heading into the ninth frame. Most recently, the Cardinal scored a run in the ninth inning at Santa Clara (April 27) to force extra innings before eventually winning 12-8 in 14 frames. Stanford has also come back to win games when trailing by three or more runs heading into the eighth inning on three occasions. Brian Hall provided one of the most dramatic moments of the season when his first career grandslam capped a seven-run Stanford ninth inning rally for a 10-6 victory over Kansas (February 15). Stanford trailed 7-3 at USC (March 6) before scoring four times in the top of the ninth inning to extend the game into extra innings and eventually taking home an 8-7 win in 13 frames. The Cardinal trailed 7-4 after seven innings at Oregon State (April 8) before scoring three runs in the eighth to tie the game and four more times in the ninth to win the contest.

WINNING BY A BUNCH
Despite having to come from behind in 16 of its 37 wins, 32 of the team's victories have come by three runs or more and the team is 22-1 in games decided by five or more runs. Stanford has more than doubled its opponents' run production this season by a count of 401-195 and is averaging 8.9 runs per contest, compared to just 4.3 for its opponents.

TOUGH ONES
Stanford's 37-8 record might be even a little better if the Cardinal could have mustered more success in close games. Stanford is just 2-4 in games decided by one run and has lost each of the last four one-run games it has played in. The Cardinal has a pair of one-run 8-7 wins versus Cal State Fullerton (January 31) and at USC (March 6 - 13 inn.) but has since lost three heartbreakers at UCLA (6-5, April 2), at Oregon State (5-4, April 8), at Sacramento State (2-1, April 24) and at Washington (3-2 - 10 innings, May 7). The team's biggest margin of defeat was in its most recent game when Washington handed the Cardinal a 9-2 loss (May 9).

ERRORLESS EFFORTS
Stanford has played errorless baseball in 17 of its first 44 games this season, including a string of five straight errorless games from January 31 - February 8; three in a row in a series at California (February 27-29); three straight against Cal Poly (March 28), San Jose State (March 30) and UCLA (April 2); a string of three in a row versus California (April 18), Saint Mary's (April 20) and Sacramento State (April 23); and in the first and third games of its most recent series against Washington State (April 30, May 2). Stanford is currently leading the Pac-10 with a .974 fielding percentage that would rank second on the school's all-time list, just three percentage points behind the school record .977 mark posted by the 2001 club.

STANFORD HOSTS SAN FRANCISCO AND USC NEXT WEEK
Stanford will host San Francisco in its final non-conference game of the year next Tuesday, May 18 (6 pm, PDT) before welcoming USC for a three-game Pac-10 series next Friday-Sunday, May 21-23 (6 pm, 1 pm, 1 pm, PDT). Stanford holds an all-time series advantage of 47-7 over San Francisco (since 1977). San Francisco won the only meeting between the teams last season with a 9-5 upset victory over the Cardinal at Sunken Diamond on April 1. Stanford had won the previous two times the teams had met (4-1 at Stanford, April 2, 2003; 8-6 at San Francisco, May 9, 2002) but the Dons also picked up an upset victory over the Cardinal by a score of 5-4 on April 17, 2002. USC is one of the few teams to lead the all-time series with Stanford, holding a 198-153-3 career advantage. However, Stanford has had the upper hand in recent years. The Cardinal has won five consecutive season series versus the Trojans (2000-03) since the teams split six games in 1999. In fact, USC has not won a season series against the Cardinal since the Trojans swept all six games between the clubs in 1996. Stanford has won seven of its last eight games versus the Trojans, including two-of-three in a non-conference series in Los Angeles earlier this year (March 5-7; W, 10-2; W, 8-7 - 13 inn.; L, 8-11). Stanford also won five of the six games played between the teams last year, taking two-of-three in a non-conference series at Stanford (February 28 - March 2); L, 4-13; W, 10-6; W, 18-4) before sweeping the Trojans in a three-game conference set in Los Angeles (May 3(DH)-4; W, 22-10; W, 8-3; W, 8-3).

OFFENSIVE REPORT
Stanford has averaged 8.9 runs per contest, while hitting a Pac-10 leading .332 through its first 45 games. Stanford has been even better in Pac-10 action, hitting .361 in 15 conference contests and averaging 9.0 runs per game. The team also has 36 of its 76 homers in its 15 conference games, as well as 56 in 27 games since returning from its 15-day break at Saint Mary's on March 23. National Player of the Year candidate Jed Lowrie leads the club in nearly every offensive category - batting average (.394), runs scored (58), doubles (15), triples (4), homers (15, Pac-10 leader), RBI (57, Pac-10 leader), total bases (137, Pac-10 leader), slugging percentage (.783, Pac-10 leader), bases on balls (36), on-base percentage (.495), sacrifice flies (5, co-team leader), extra-base hits (34) and multiple-RBI games (17). Lowrie has also led the club most of the season in batting average and now ranks second with a .389 mark, while ranking third on the team with 65 hits. Danny Putnam ranks second on the club in batting average (.390) and homers (13), as well as tied for third in stolen bases (5) and fourth in RBI (43). Brian Hall has hit safely in 28 of his last 30 games to raise his average 172 points from a .208 mark at the start of the stretch to its current .384 that ranks third on the club. He also leads the club with 10 stolen bases and five sacrifice bunts (co-leader), while ranking second on the team in doubles (11) and triples (3), as well as third in RBI (47) and fifth in homers (9). Jonny Ash is fourth on the squad in batting average (.374). Donny Lucy is hitting .348 with 10 homers, 37 RBI and five stolen bases, while he has been hit by a team-high 10 pitches. John Mayberry, Jr. is second on the team in RBI (48) and stolen bases (7), while ranking third in homers (12). Mayberry also co-leads the squad with five sacrifice flies and ranks sixth with a .348 batting average. Ryan Seawell (.333, 7 RBI) is also above the .300 mark. Stanford has set team individual game season-highs in runs scored at Santa Clara (18, March 23), hits versus Sacramento State (21, April 23), home runs versus Washington State (8, May 2) and stolen bases at Sacramento State (5, April 24). Stanford has scored in double figures 20 times and has 10 or more hits in 35 of its first 45 games, including 18 of its last 21.

PITCHING REPORT
Stanford leads the Pac-10 with a 3.92 ERA and has allowed five or fewer runs in 14 of its last 17 contests, including a nine-game streak (April 9-24). Mark Romanczuk leads the club and co-leads the Pac-10 in victories (9-1), while also pacing the team in strikeouts (74), innings pitched (86.2) and games started (13, co-leader). Romanczuk also has the lowest ERA (3.63) among starters. Jeff Gilmore is 8-2 with a 4.30 ERA and co-leads the team with 13 starts, while ranking second in innings pitched (81.2) and third in strikeouts (54). David O'Hagan has been stellar out of the bullpen with a 5-0 record and four saves, while leading the Pac-10 with a 1.91 ERA and posting an opponents batting average of just .165 that also is the best in the Pac-10. O'Hagan has struck out 50 batters in 47.0 innings and co-leads the Cardinal with 16 appearances. Matt Leva is a perfect 4-0 with a 3.63 ERA, while Blake Holler and Greg Reynolds have contributed three wins each. Jonny Dyer, Drew Ehrlich, Mark Jecmen, Kodiak Quick and Jeff Stimpson have one each. Holler and Matt Manship have added two saves each, while Dyer, Gilmore, Manship and Quick have one each. Quick has a team-low 1.80 ERA in 15.0 innings of work.

DEFENSIVE REPORT
Stanford leads the Pac-10 with a .974 fielding percentage, which would rank second on the school's all-time list and just three percentage points behind the school record of .977 posted by the 2001 club. Stanford has played errorless baseball in 17 of its first 45 games. The Cardinal made just three errors in its first eight games as its fielding percentage reached as high as .991 after a five-game errorless string (January 31 - February 8). Stanford also played an errorless contest versus Kansas (2/14), as well as three straight errorless contests with a perfect defensive series at California (March 27-29), three more in consecutive games versus Cal Poly (March 28), San Jose State (March 30) and UCLA (April 2), three in a row against California (April 18), Saint Mary's (April 20) and Sacramento State (April 23), and in the first and third games of its most recent series versus Washington State (April 30, May 2). John Mayberry, Jr. leads the club with 394 putouts and has made just three errors in his team-high 410 defensive chances for a .993 fielding percentage. Mayberry also had a single-game team-high of 17 putouts at USC (3/6). Jed Lowrie has a team-high 132 assists and has made just seven errors in his first 208 chances and 45 starts at either second base (37) or shortstop (8) for a .966 fielding percentage. Jonny Ash and Adam Sorgi had team-high-tying seven-assist games versus Cal State Fullerton (2/1) and Cal Poly (3/27), respectively. Stanford has turned 41 double plays this season, including a season-high three at Fresno State (2/8), versus Kansas (2/15) and versus Texas (2/22). Ironically, Cardinal opponents have turned 18 double plays in 15 conference games, while Stanford has managed only seven.

STANFORD HAS PICKED UP THREE 50-WIN SEASONS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS
Stanford has won 50 or more games in three of the last four years to run its total of 50-win campaigns in school history to six. The Cardinal won a school record 59 contests in 1990. The 1987 CWS championship squad posted 53 victories, while the 2001 and 2003 teams picked up 51 wins. The Cardinal won an even 50 games in 1999 and 2000.

CARDINAL LOOKING TO EXTEND RECORD STRING OF 40-WIN SEASONS TO 10
Stanford is just four victories from extending its string of 40-win seasons to 10. The last time Stanford didn't win 40 games was when the club finished 27-28 in 1993.

2004 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
Four Stanford players have earned 2004 Preseason All-American honors. Sam Fuld picked up a pair of First Team honors (Baseball America, NCBWA), as well as Second Team (Baseball America) and honorable mention (CollegeBaseballInsider.com). John Mayberry, Jr. earned Second Team recognition from Baseball America. Danny Putnam was a First Team selection by Baseball America and CollegeBaseballInsider.com, as well as Third Team NCBWA selection, while Mark Romanczuk was named a Third Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America and the NCBWA and received honorable mention recognition from CollegeBaseballInsider.com.

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STANFORD HEAD COACH MARKMARQUESS
One of the nation's premier collegiate coaches and the winningest coaching in Stanford Baseball history, Mark Marquess is in his 28th season at the helm of the Cardinal in 2004 with a 1181-559-5 (.678) record in 1745 career games, as well as even more impressive marks in the postseason (105-46, .695) and Pac-10 (473-298, .613). Marquess entered the 2004 season ranked 19th on the NCAA's all-time Division I victory list and 46th on the all-time winning percentage list for Division I coaches. For active coaches, he began the season ninth in victories and 15th in winning percentage. He became the 23rd coach in the history of NCAA Division I baseball to reach the 1000-win mark with a victory over Florida State on February 9, 2001. Just over two years later, he picked up win No. 1100 versus Nevada on February 17, 2003. He won his 100th career postseason game in Stanford's NCAA Super Regional clinching victory over Long Beach State (6/7/03). The 1969 Stanford graduate has led the Cardinal to two CWS titles and three runner-up showings in five CWS championship appearances, as well as 13 College World Series trips, five NCAA Super Regional titles, 13 NCAA Regional championships and 11 Pac-10 crowns (includes Southern Division and shared titles). Stanford has also qualified for the NCAA Tournament 21 times in the first 27 years under Marquess. He has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three times and has received Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year honors on nine occasions, most recently with his selection in 2003. The Cardinal has already wrapped up its 27th winning campaign in 28 seasons under his leadership in 2004. Stanford has finished either first or second in the prestigious Pacific-10 (formerly Pac-10 Southern Division) 21 times in the last 23 years. Stanford has had 112 players drafted by professional baseball in the past 19 seasons, including 14 first round selections in the last 17 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 CWS squad and played four seasons of minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox organization.

COMMENTS FROM MARKMARQUESS
(on the team's upcoming series at Arizona)
"Arizona has played very well at times this season. They have lots of talent. It will be an excellent challenge for us."

(on losing two-of-three games at Washington)
"The first two games were great contests between a pair of good teams and could have gone either way. On Sunday, we just didn't play well and were dominated by {Washington pitcher} Tim Lincecum."

(on Stanford's offense)
"We've been pretty consistent on offense all season and our numbers reflect that."

(on Stanford's pitching and defense)
"We've played really solid defense and lead the league in ERA."

STANFORD COACHING STAFF
Dean Stotz is in his 28th campaign with Stanford Baseball and his fifth 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 is in his fifth season as Stanford's pitching coach, while Dave Nakama is in his fifth year overall as a Stanford assistant coach.

STANFORD BASEBALL HISTORY
Now in its 111th season, Stanford's storied baseball program has had many highlights since the program began in 1892 ... Stanford has won two NCAA titles (1987, `88) and made 15 appearances in the College World Series, also finishing as the runner-up on three occasions (2000, `01, `03) ... Stanford has also won five NCAA Super Regional titles ... Stanford has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 24 times ... Stanford has won 19 conference championships ... Stanford has already wrapped up its 39th winning season in the last 40 campaigns and its 56th in the last 58 years in 2004 ... Stanford has won 50 or more games four times in the last five years and six times in school history ... Stanford has won 40 or more games in a school record nine consecutive years and 18 times in school history ... Stanford has an all-time record of 2414-1492-32 (.617) in 3938 contests ... A total of 70 former Stanford players have became Major League Baseball players with seven participating in the Major Leagues thus far in 2004 (Eric Bruntlett - Houston Astros; Brian Dallimore - San Francisco Giants; Jody Gerut - Cleveland Indians; Jeffrey Hammonds - San Francisco Giants; Dave McCarty - Boston Red Sox; Mike Mussina - New York Yankees; Justin Wayne - Florida Marlins) ... Dallimore was the most recent to make his MLB debut in 2004 with San Francisco ... Stanford has also had 14 players selected in the first round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft in the last 17 years ... Stanford has boasted 44 All-Americans that have combined to win 54 All-American honors ... Stanford has garnered three NCAA Players of the Year in Jeff Austin (1998), David McCarty (1991) and Steve Dunning (1970) ... Stanford has had an even 100 players earn a combined 133 All-Conference honors ... Six Stanford players earned All-Pac-10 honors in each of the last two seasons, breaking the previous mark of five previously set in 1985, `90 and `94.