STANFORD, Calif. - Fresh off the milestone victory for head coach Mark Marquess, No. 20 Stanford heads to Los Angeles for a three-game set with USC. The first Pac-12 road series of the year begins Thursday with each of the first two games on Pac-12 Network.
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| Thursday, 6 p.m. PT | LHP Kris Bubic (2-4, 3.44 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Clarke (2-1, 4.28 ERA) | |
| Friday, 7 p.m. PT | LHP Andrew Summerville (1-1, 2.88 ERA) vs. RHP CJ Stubbs (0-1, 3.86 ERA) | |
| Saturday, 2 p.m. PT | LHP Chris Castellanos (4-1, 2.09 ERA) vs. RHP Marrick Crouse (2-3, 8.59 ERA) | |
Milestone
» Only five NCAA coaches have reached 1,600 career wins, only four have been Division I coaches, and only three have done it at one school. Coach Marquess is a member of each of those exclusive clubs after Tuesday's 8-4 win over arch rival Cal at Sunken Diamond.
» Augie Garrido (1,975 wins at five schools), Mike Martin (1,917 wins and counting at Florida State), Gordie Gillespie (1,893 wins in Division III) and Gene Stephenson (1,768 wins at Wichita State) are the only coaches to reach the milestone.
Marquess Milestone Wins
| Win | Date - Opponent - Score |
|---|---|
| 1 | Feb. 4, 1977 - vs. USF - 6-1 |
| 1,000th | Feb. 9, 2001 - vs. Florida State - 6-2 |
| 1,100th | Feb. 17, 2003 - vs. Nevada - 5-4 |
| 1,200th | March 5, 2005 - vs. California - 10-3 |
| 1,300th | April 6, 2008 - vs. Arizona State - 10-2 |
| 1,500th | March 4, 2014 - at California - 11-1 |
| 1,600th | April 4, 2017 - vs. Cal - 8-4 |
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— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) April 5, 2017
Series History
All-time vs. USC
» Overall Record: 153-144-2 (.515)
» Stanford took two of three from the Cardinal at Sunken Diamond last season for its first series win over the Trojans since 2013.
» The Cardinal dropped the first game last year, 1-0, and trailed 8-2 after the top of the fourth in game 2. However, Stanford scored the last nine runs of the game to rally for an 11-8 victory to even the series, and topped the Trojans, 8-1, in the finale.
» Since the shift to one series a year against USC in 2008, Stanford has won six of the nine series, though USC has taken two of the last three.
» Stanford is 6-6 against USC since Dan Hubbs became head coach of the Trojans in 2013.
» These teams last met in the postseason in 2002 when Stanford won both games against No. 14 USC at Sunken Diamond to advance to the College World Series.
Current Cardinal against USC
» Kris Bubic threw two scoreless innings against USC last season and had two strikeouts.
» Chris Castellanos is 1-1 with a 7.00 ERA in 9.0 innings against USC. In 2015, he allowed just one run in 6.0 innings in LA, and last year at Sunken, he allowed six earned runs in 3.0 inn.
» Outfielder Quinn Brodey is a .304 (7-for-23) lifetime hitter against the Trojans.
» Junior Mikey Diekroger is 6-for-11 (.545) with seven runs, four doubles and a home run in three career games against USC.
» In three outing against USC, Brett Hanewich owns a 1-1 record and 0.47 ERA in 19.0 innings.
» Closer Colton Hock has a 1.59 ERA in 5.2 innings (three app.) vs. USC.
» Sophomore Brandon Wulff was 4-for-7 with three runs and five RBI in this series last year.
Cardinal Notes
Stanford Stats
» Earlier this year against Cal Poly and Kansas, Stanford's pitching had a string of 27.0 scoreless innings & allowed just two runs in a span of 40 innings.
» Stanford is 15-4 this year when they score at least one run (0-5 when scoring 0 or less).
» Stanford is 13-1 this year when scoring more than three runs.
» The Cardinal is 35-5 (.875) when out-hitting its opponent since 2016.
» Stanford is 12-0 this season when tied or leading after seven innings.
Stanford Streaks
» Freshman Daniel Bakst has a 10-game hitting streak. It is the longest of the season for a Cardinal and third-longest since 2015 for Stanford (only Beau Branton (11 in 2015) and Quinn Brodey (14 in 2016) have had longer streaks).
» Junior Matt Winaker has played in 91 straight games. The last time he did not enter Coach Marquess' lineup was April 28, 2015 vs. SJSU).
» Junior Quinn Brodey has started 87 consecutive games for the Cardinal — last time he was not in starting lineup was May 5, 2015 vs. Santa Clara.
Closing Time
» Junior reliever Colton Hock set a career high with his seventh save of the season last Tuesday. He has 16 for his career which ranks fourth all-time at Stanford, tied with Jeff Bruksch (2000-01) and A.J. Vanegas (2011-14). Steve Chitren holds the school record with 26 saves. Chitren recorded the final out for both of Stanford's national titles.
| Rank | Player | Career Saves |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Chitren (1986-89) | 26 |
| 2. | Matt Manship (2003-06) | 17 |
| Scott Weiss (1988-91) | 17 | |
| 4. | Jeff Bruksch (2000-01) | 16 |
| A.J. Vanegas (2011-14) | 16 | |
| Colton Hock (2015-) | 16 |
We're No. 1
» Senior southpaw Chris Castellanos has allowed the fewest walks in the Pac-12 (4).
» Senior Jack Klein is leading the conference with a .462 average in Pac-12 play.
» Last year, the Cardinal ranked No. 1 in the nation in fielding percentage (.983), and set a school record, which eclipsed the previous mark set in 2005 (.977).
» The Cardinal's 35 errors last season were the fewest in the country (295 teams), and also a program record. The previous Stanford standard for fewest errors in a season was 49, set in 2009.
Back-2-Back
» Junior Quinn Brodey earned back-to-back Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week honors on March 7 and March 14. Brodey was the first player to win the award in back-to-back weeks since Washington State's Brian Wolfe in 2014, and the first Stanford player to do so since Jon Schaeffer in 1997.
» The week prior, Brodey was named Player of the Week, while roommate and junior reliever Colton Hock was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week. Brodey had walk offs in two straight games and the game-winning RBI in three consecutive games—all in 24 hours —to lead Stanford to a four-game series win over Texas. Both walk offs came with two outs. In that same 24-hour span, Hock went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 5.0 innings, including a win in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader and a save in the nightcap.
#FinalSeas9n
Shortly after the 2016 season, head coach Mark Marquess announced that 2017 would be his final season.
» Became fourth Division I head coach (fifth ever) to win 1,600 games.
» Will coach in 2,500th game at Cal on Sunday, May 14 on Pac-12 Network.
» Most wins in Pac-12 history, fourth-most wins in Division I history.
» Two national championships (1987, 1988) and 29 NCAA Tournament berths and 14 CWS.
» Stanford has finished .500 or better in 38 of his first 40 seasons.
» Nine-time conference Coach of the Year, three-time national Coach of the Year.
» 38 winning seasons in first 40 years, including six 50-win campaigns.
Other "9" Notables
» All his student-athletes get at least one quarter ahead academically by their junior year.
» Handwrites all his practice schedules.
» Carries his signature briefcase to the dugout for each game.
» Baseball student-athletes are responsible for Sunken Diamond groundskeeping.
Honoring 9
Colloquially known by his jersey number "9", here are some ways the University and team will be honoring Coach Marquess this season:
» Served as football's honorary captain for the weekend and game against Rice (Nov. 26)
» More than 100 alumni returned to Sunken Diamond for a pregame ceremony to honor Coach Marquess on Feb. 25.
» A "9" flag was raised on Feb. 25 and will fly at Sunken Diamond all season.
» Final season logo was created as well as #FinalSeas9n hashtag
» All season ticket prices end in 9, and Two for Tuesday ticket deals are now $9 (was $12).
» May 9 will have a 1977 theme and ticket prices based on his first season as head coach.
» Majority of first pitches this season will be thrown by Marquess friends and family.
» Concessions unveiled the Commemorative Coach Marquess cup, available all season.
» Concessions will also feature several Coach Marquess combos for $9.99 all season.
» Personal messages can be sent to Coach Marquess at this link: bit.ly/NineNote
» More to come
Last Time Out
» Stanford was swept by No. 1 Oregon State at Sunken Diamond.
» The Cardinal had the tying run at third in the bottom of the eighth on Friday, led 6-4 after four innings on Saturday (was tied 6-6 after six innings), and trailed just 2-0 after five innings on Sunday, but could not pull out a victory over the top-ranked Beavers.
» On Tuesday, Stanford scored all eight runs in the fourth inning to overcome an early 2-0 deficit and roll to an 8-4 victory over Cal at Sunken Diamond.
» Tuesday's win marked the 1,600th under head coach Mark Marquess (see page 2 of the notes for more details on the milestone).
Up Next
» Stanford has a Tuesday matchup at San Jose State, and then returns home for four more games at Sunken Diamond, all on Pac-12 Networks—three against UCLA, April 13-15, and another midweek matchup with Cal on April 18..