STANFORD, Calif. - It's Stanford-Cal for the final time with Mark Marquess in the dugout. The 41-year head coach of the Cardinal faces off against former Cardinal and current Cal head coach David Esquer to close a long chapter of this rivalry. The three-game set is Saturday through Monday, and all three games can be seen on Pac-12 Networks.
Weekend Info
| #10 Stanford Cardinal (31-13, 13-8) vs. Cal Bears (21-24, 12-12) | |
| May 13-15 • Evans Diamond • Berkeley, Calif. | |
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Pitching Matchups
| Saturday, 4 p.m. PT | Stanford: LHP Kris Bubic (4-6, 3.47 ERA) Cal: RHP Jared Horn (3-5, 4.48 ERA) | |
| Sunday, Noon PT | Stanford: LHP Andrew Summerville (3-1, 3.86 ERA) Cal: LHP Matt Ladrech (2-2, 3.86 ERA) | |
| Monday, 6 p.m. PT | Stanford: Chris Castellanos (7-2, 3.42 ERA) Cal: TBA | |
Series History
All-Time vs. Cal
» Overall Record: 200-106 (.654)
• Cal has not won a season series against Stanford since 2008 (five games).
• Stanford leads the 2017 season series, 2-0, with two mid-week games at Sunken Diamond that did not count toward the Pac-12 standings.
• Stanford took two of three at home last year, and has won three straight series at Evans Diamond—Cal took two of three in 2009.
• The Bears are coached by former Stanford player David Esquer.
• Esquer was the starting shortstop on Stanford's 1987 national championship squad.
• Esquer earned a bachelor's in economics and a master's in sociology from Stanford..
Current Cardinal Against Cal
» Freshman Daniel Bakst is 3-for-6 with two doubles and two RBI against Cal this year.
» Junior Quinn Brodey is hitting .387 (12-for-31) with 7 RBI in nine career games against Cal.
» Junior Matt Winaker is 14-for-45 (.311) lifetime vs. Cal, including four doubles, 10 runs, 10 walks and three RBI in 12 career games.
» Junior southpaw Andrew Summerville is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 9.0 career innings and three appearances (one start, two relief) against the Bears.
» Senior southpaw Chris Castellanos has a 2.37 ERA in four apperances (two starts)and 19.0 innings against Cal, including nine strikeouts and just one walk.
Moving UpHock Climbs the Record Books
» Junior reliever Colton Hock set the school record with his 14th save of the season on May 9 against San Francisco. He surpassed the record of 13 set 30 seasons ago by Steve Chitren and matched by Jeff Burksch in 2000.
» Hock's 23 career saves ranks second at Stanford behind Chitren's 26 from 1986-89, and is tied for 10th all-time in Pac-12 history.
» Chitren, who recorded the final out of both of Stanford's national championships (1987 and 1988), congratulated Hock after his record was broken.
| Stanford Career Saves Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Saves |
| 1. | Steve Chitren (1986-89) | 26 |
| 2. | Colton Hock (2015-) | 23 |
| Stanford Season Saves Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Saves |
| 1. | Colton Hock (2017) | 14 |
| 1. | Jeff Bruksch (2000) | 13 |
| Steve Chitren (1987) | 13 | |
That's No. 14. Most Ever.
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 10, 2017
Congrats, @Hockeye ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/uI3LiGCEmK
Cardinal Notes
Stanford Student Standouts
» Winaker and Andrew Summerville each earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors on Thursday. Winaker owns a 3.65 GPA in management science and engineering, while Summerville is completing his undergrad degree in three years and starting his master's degree while maintaining a 3.87 GPA.
Congrats to our CoSIDA Academic honoress @ASummerville17 and @mattwinaker ?? #NerdNation?? #GoStanford @CoSIDAAcadAAhttps://t.co/GqrGbjgbvq
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 4, 2017
Stanford Streaks
» Stanford has won 12 of its last 13 games and is 16-3 in its last 19 contests. Stanford's 11-game win streak from April 18-May 6 was the the program's best since 1999. In that span, Stanford also won eight straight conference games for the first time since 1999.
» Stanford swept back-to-back Pac-12 opponents (at Oregon, vs. #13 Arizona) for the first time since 2012 (WSU and Utah).
» Stanford has scored in the top of the first in six straight Pac-12 road games (5-1).
» Freshman Daniel Bakst owns Stanford's longest hitting streak this year at 11 games (March 12-April 6). He has a hit in 25 of his last 30 games.
» Matt Winaker has reached base in 15 straight games, a career high and the longest of the such streak of the season for Stanford.
» Winaker has played in 112 straight games. The last time he did not enter Coach Marquess' lineup was April 28, 2015 vs. SJSU).
» Junior Quinn Brodey has started 108 consecutive games for the Cardinal — last time he was not in starting lineup was May 5, 2015 vs. Santa Clara.
Stanford Stats
» A lefty has started 35 straight games for Stanford and all but two this year (senior righty Brett Hanewich started Feb. 18 and Feb. 28). Stanford has used just five starting pitchers this season (Miller, Castellanos, Bubic, Summerville, Hanewich).
» Stanford is 31-7 this year when scoring at least one run (0-6 when scoring 0 or less).
» Stanford is 29-4 (.879) this season when scoring more than three runs.
» The Cardinal is 45-5 (.900) when out-hitting its opponent since 2016.
» Stanford, which led the nation with a school record fielding percentage of .983 last season, is 19-1 when not committing an error this year.
» April was Stanford's winningest month (13-5) since 15 wins in May of 2003.
» Stanford has clinched its 37th 30-win season and 39th winning season under Coach Marquess (41 yrs), and matched last season's win total with 10 games remaining.
Closing the Door
» Stanford is 22-0 this year when leading after six innings and 28-0 when tied or leading after seven innings.
» The Cardinal is 21-4 (.840) this season when scoring first, and 7-2 in one-run games.
.@Hockeye Highlights. How it was set up, and how Hock closed out the record-setter last night #GoStanford #FinalSeas9n pic.twitter.com/4FMeKZw8zg
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 10, 2017
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.
Preseason Honors
» Stanford was one of three teams with three players on the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list (TCU, Florida)—junior Colton Hock, junior Quinn Brodey and sophomore Tristan Beck.
Midseason Honors
» Junior Colton Hock was named to the Stopper of the Year Watch List by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
#FinalSeas9nMarquess Reaches 1,600
» 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 an 8-4 win over arch rival Cal at Sunken Diamond on April 4.
» 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.
Congrats, 9?#FinalSeas9n #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/WVazwAUhyv
— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) April 5, 2017
#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 39 of his first 41 seasons.
» Nine-time conference Coach of the Year, three-time national Coach of the Year.
» Six 50-win campaigns, 20 years with 40 wins and 37 campaigns with 40 wins.
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.
» Bobblehead and trading card giveaway on May 20
» Personal messages can be sent to Coach Marquess at this link: bit.ly/NineNote
Another 30-win season under 9? #FinalSeas9n #GoStanford
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Last Time Out» Stanford won its third straight series, but did lose its 11-game winning streak.
» On Friday, junior Colton Hock tied a school record with his 13th save of the season and freshman Daniel Bakst delivered a career-high three hits in a 7-5 victory. Stanford held leads of 3-0, 6-2 and 7-3, and held off Arizona State in the series opener in Phoenix.
» In the middle game, an 11-run lead catapulted the Cardinal to its 11th consecutive victory. Duke Kinamon was 5-for-5 with five RBI. Stanford built an 11-0 lead with three runs in the first, five in the second and three more in the fourth. ASU got within four, 12-8, late in the game, but Stanford held on to win 13-8.
» On Sunday, Stanford trailed 5-1 after the first, but tied the game at 5-5 in the second. The Sun Devils added three in third and then held off the Cardinal the rest of the way. Neither team scored after the fourth in a 9-6 defeat.
» On Tuesday, Hock broke the school record with his 14th save. Jack Klein broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the sixth, and Kinamon hit a three-run homer in the seventh.
What's Ahead» Stanford completes its mid-week schedule with a Wednesday affair at Santa Clara (6pm).
» One home series remains as Stanford celebrates the end of an era. Washington visits for the final regular season series at Sunken Diamond under legendary head coach Mark Marquess. Friday is Fireworks Night, Saturday is a Coach Marquess bobblehead and trading card giveaway, and Sunday is Senior Day with a postgame Marquess recognition.