No. 8 National Seed

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford will host an NCAA regional for the 21st time in program history, selected as the No. 8 national seed on Monday.
 
The Cardinal, making its 35th appearance in the NCAA Regional round and 38th postseason appearance overall, is the only Division I program to have hosted in each of the last six tournaments.
 
Stanford enters the NCAA Tournament carrying a top-eight national seed for the second consecutive season after being tabbed No. 2 headed into the 2022 postseason. Should the Cardinal advance through the regional round, Stanford would be in line to host a super regional with a spot in the College World Series at stake.
 
Stanford will welcome two-seed Texas A&M (36-25, 14-16 SEC), three-seed Cal State Fullerton (31-22, 20-10 Big West) and four-seed San Jose State (22-28, 18-11 Mountain West) to Sunken Diamond. Stanford opens the tournament on Friday at 2 p.m. when it faces San Jose State on ESPN+. Texas A&M and Cal State Fullerton will play game two at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
 
Stanford enters the postseason with a 38-16 overall record and won its second consecutive Pac-12 regular-season title after going 23-7 in the conference. The Cardinal has won 11 of the last 14 games, 14 of 18, 15 of 20, and 16 of 22 overall.
 
To purchase tickets for the 2023 Stanford regional, beginning at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday, please visit gostanford.com/tickets
 
Stanford owns a 159-86 (.649) overall record in 37 postseason appearances, including a 78-22 (.780) record in games played at Sunken Diamond. The Cardinal has advanced to back-to-back College World Series in 2021 and 2022 after most recently defeating Connecticut in a super regional last year.