| Stanford Cardinal(27-21, 11-13) | Husky Ballpark Seattle, Wash. May 20-22, 2016 | Washington Huskies(29-18, 14-10) |
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| Probable Starters | ||
| RHP Tristan Beck (5-5, 2.65 ERA) | Friday 5 p.m. | RHP Noah Bremer (4-5, 2.96 ERA) |
| LHP Chris Castellanos (7-2, 3.53 ERA) | Saturday 1 p.m. | RHP Joe DeMers (3-4, 6.46 ERA) |
| TBA | Sunday Noon | TBA |
Its the final road trip of the regular season for the Cardinal. Stanford is one of 10 Pac-12 teams with a chance at the title with two weekends remaining. This Friday-Sunday, the Cardinal will take on second-place Washington at Husky Ballpark.
Series History
Overall vs. Washington (since 1965): 51-24 (.680) | Streak: Washington, 3
• Last Season: L, 4-2; L, 13-1; L, 5-0 (April 2-4, 2015)
• Stanford had won three straight series over Washington until the Huskies took two of three games in Seattle in 2014 and swept the series last year at Sunken.
• Stanford and Washington have each won four of the eight series in Seattle (4-4).
• The Cardinal and Huskies have alternated series wins in Seattle since 2008 (UW won last).
Current Cardinal Against Washington
• Sophomore Mikey Diekroeger is a .556 (5-for-9) career hitter in three games vs. Washington.
• Quinn Brodey is a .333 hitter in three career games against the Huskies.
• Neither scheduled starter has faced Washington
We're No. 1
• Stanford entered the weekend ranked No. 1 in the Pac-12 and No. 2 in the nation in fielding percentage (.985). Florida is tops in the nation (.986).
• The Cardinal has the fewest errors in the country (295 teams) with just 27 in the first 48 games. No. 1 Florida is second with 28 errors in 52 games.
• The team record for fewest errors in a season is 49 set in 2009 and the NCAA record for fielding percentage is .985 by San Francisco in 2011.
• In addition to those two categories, Stanford pitching also entered the week atop the Pac-12 in opposing batting average (.237), and fewest runs (182), hits (368), and home runs (15) allowed. Stanford ranks second in the league in ERA (3.25).
Stanford Stats
• Stanford is guaranteed a .500 season or better for the 38th time in the 40 seasons under head coach Mark Marquess.
• Stanford is No. 23 in the nation in ERA (3.25) and has allowed the 15th-fewest earned runs (154) in the country.
• Stanford has held its opponent to two or fewer runs 20 times this year (19-1), and allowed more then two runs 28 times (8-20).
• The Cardinal is 16-4 this year when scoring first and 16-3 when hitting a home run.
• Reliever Colton Hock ranks 12th in the NCAA allowing just 5.65 hits per nine innings and is No. 24 in the nation in ERA (1.94).
• Sophomore Quinn Brodey is No. 11 in the nation with seven sacrifice flies this season.
A photo posted by Stanford Baseball⚾️ (@stanfordbsb) on May 17, 2016 at 9:27pm PDT
Stanford Streaks
• Junior Alex Dunlap reached base in 18 straight games (April 9-May 10)—the longest streak for a Cardinal since Alex Blandino did so in 31 consecutive games in 2014.
• Junior shortstop Tommy Edman has played in 137 straight games (started 134 in a row).
• Sopohomore outfielder Quinn Brodey’s current 11-game hit streak is the longest of the season for a Cardinal and the longest since Beau Branton’s 11-gamer last year.
• Sophomore first baseman Matt Winaker has hit safely in 16 of the last 17 games, including an active six-game hit streak.
Closing the Door
• Stanford’s bullpen has an ERA of 3.09 and opponents are hitting just .218.
• The reserves also have 168 strikeouts (compared to 91 walks and 143 hits) in 183.2 inn.
• Five different pitchers have an ERA under 2.00 coming out of the bullpen this year.
• Stanford is 25-3 when leading or tied after seven innings this season.
T8: Weisenberg gets out of a 1st/3rd jam to keep this one tied up, 1-1 #GoStanford https://t.co/WJkmo7R0En
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 18, 2016
Academic Honors
• Junior Tommy Edman and sophomore Andrew Summerville were each recognized as Academic All-District honorees by CoSIDA on May 5.
• A computer science major, Edman has started 125 straight games for the Cardinal and maintains a 3.84 GPA at Stanford.
• Summerville holds a 3.72 GPA in Stanford’s Management, Science and Engineering program. He has been especially strong out of the bullpen with a 0.89 ERA. In six relief appearances he has allowed just two earned runs in 20.1 innings with 17 strikeouts.
#NerdNation🤓
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 5, 2016
Proud of @Asummerville17 & @TommyEdman11 on their Academic honors today @CoSIDAAcadAAhttps://t.co/RkW1EDJqSM
Stanford in the Show
• Six Cardinal made Opening Day rosters, and AJ Hinch began his second season as manager of the Houston Astros.
• Here is a full list of Stanford alums in the show: http://stanford.io/23yl6W6
Great first week of @MLB! Six Cardinal were on Opening Day rosters! #StanfordMLB rundown » https://t.co/aqvmB3pipm pic.twitter.com/2bLPXqR0fc
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) April 11, 2016
Pac-12 Pitchers of the Week
• Stanford won the first two Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week awards this season.
• Colton Hock earned the award on March 1 after throwing 5.2 scoreless innings in relief in the longest recorded shut out in the program’s history (since 1959)—Stanford won at #23 Texas, 1-0 in 12 innings, on Feb. 25. Hock finished with a career-high eight strikeouts and allowed just three hits.
• Tristan Beck earned the conference honor in the first week—he was the first Stanford hurler to win the award since 2013 MLB first overall pick Mark Appel in May of 2013.
2016 Schedule
• 54 regular season games, 30 at Klein Field.
• More than half of the schedule (30/55, 54.5%) is against 2015 tournament teams.
• Cal (5), Texas (4), Cal St. Fullerton (3), UCLA (3), USC (3), Oregon (3), Oregon State (3), Arizona State (3), Vanderbilt (3).
• Though the preseason Top 25 rankings varied, each included at least 20+ games for Stanford against Top 25 opponents.
• 11-day break from March 7-17 for finals.
• Longest homestand was seven games and 20 days long (March 1-20).
• Longest road swing is four games (four times).
• First 11 games were played in 13 days.
• Eighteen Stanford baseball games will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks in 2016.
Still got that #BeatCal feeling from the weekend pic.twitter.com/kGUu3zfpM1
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 9, 2016
Weekend Recap
• Friday the 13th got off to a rough start for Stanford baseball. The Cardinal was down seven after the first four innings before storming back to get within one. The comeback attempt fell short though, 9-7, in an afternoon series opener with first-place Utah at Smith’s Ballpark. Stanford trailed 7-0, but closed to within 8-7 in the seventh before falling by two.
• Junior starter Chris Castellanos and sophomore reliever Colton Hock paired up with a balanced offensive attack to guide Stanford to a crucial road win, 4-2, on Saturday. Eight different Cardinal combined for the team’s eight hits as Stanford overcame an early 2-0 deficit behind another home run from junior Jack Klein, and the go-ahead RBI double from junior Alex Dunlap in the fifth.
• In the series finale, Stanford was unable to hold an early lead and dropped the rubber match with the Utes, 8-3, on Sunday. Austin Barr tripled and scored in the third, and Duke Kinamon singled home Quinn Brodey in the fourth for a 2-0 lead. But Utah scored one in the fifth, four in the sixth, two more in the seventh and another in the eighth.
• Junior Tommy Edman had the go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to propel Stanford baseball to a 3-1 win over UC Davis on Tuesday night at Sunken Diamond. It was Stanford’s second victory of the night as the teams also completed the final inning of a suspended game from March 21, which the Cardinal won, 14-9.
Up Next
• Stanford wraps up the regular season with a Thursday-Saturday series against Oregon at Sunken Diamond. The three-game set is highlighted by Fireworks night on May 27, and Senior Day on May 28.