LEADING OFF
- Stanford will honor legendary head coach Mark Marquess, who passed away on January 30, 2026, throughout the 2026 season with "9" jersey patches, helmet stickers and an outfield wall decal at Sunken Diamond ... has homered in 18 consecutive games (48 home runs over the span), and has multiple home runs in 15 of those 18 games ... scored at least 15 runs in three straight games from March 22-23 for the first time since March 16-23, 1985 ... has managed double-digit hits in 11 of the last 13 games ... compiled six triples in the first 11 games of the season, but does not have a three-bagger over the last 15 contests ... stole six bases in the season opener vs. No. 24 Arizona (February 13), but has swiped 16 bases over the last 25 games (16-for-25 over the span) ... was picked to finish 10th in the ACC standings according to the league’s coaches after finishing 13th a year ago ... has missed the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, but has not gone more than two straight years without reaching the postseason since a 13-season stretch from 1968-1980 ... has made 19 College World Series appearances, including having reached Omaha in three of the last five seasons ... 19 appearances are ninth-most in the nation
- Charlie Bates has hit safely in all but five games this season ... homered in four straight games from March 22 to March 27 and has a homer in four of his last six ... has a team-best 11 multi-hit games and has compiled seven multi-RBI games ... has managed 12 two-out RBIs ... has connected for four home runs and has driven in eight runs while scoring seven runs in ACC play ... is listed on the Brooks Wallace Award watch list
- Ethan Hott is hitting .350 (7-for-20) with three runs scored, a double, a home run and five RBIs in ACC play ... went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs vs. Utah Valley (March 22) ... has reached in nine straight and 15 of his 16 games with an at bat this year
- Eric Jeon is hitting .370 (10-for-27) with eight runs scored, a double, four home runs and six RBIs in ACC play ... batted .714 (5-for-7) with five runs scored, four RBIs, a double and three home runs to the tune of a 2.143 slugging percentage in three games at No. 15 Wake Forest (March 6-7) ... had a pinch-hit home run on March 6 before rattling off a single, double and two home runs in his next four at bats to conclude a string of five straight hits to begin the series against the Demon Deacons
- Brock Ketelsen connected for his first career home run at No. 15 Wake Forest on March 7 ... is listed on the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award watch list ... was listed on the Baseball America Preseason Freshman of the Year watch list and No. 18 on Perfect Game's Preseason Top 100 Freshmen list
- Luke Lavin went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs at Virginia Tech (March 29) ... has compiled five multi-RBI games
- Tatum Marsh was listed as the preseason No. 40 outfielder in the nation according to D1Baseball
- Cort MacDonald batted 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs vs. Utah Valley (March 22) ... launched his first homer of the season vs. Utah Valley (March 23)
- Tatum Marsh has hit safely in three of his last four games after going hitless in six of his previous seven
- JJ Moran batted 2-for-5 with a grand slam and six RBIs vs. Utah Valley (March 22) ... had a six-game hit streak snapped vs. Utah Valley on March 23 ... hit safely in each of the first 12 games this season, and has a hit in 21 of the 26 overall ... has reached in 12 straight games
- Jimmy Nati went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs vs. Utah Valley (March 23) ... had a seven-game hit streak snapped vs. Utah Valley on March 21, but has hit safely in 10 of his last 13 … has compiled seven multi-hit games ... has managed 13 two-out RBIs and is hitting .382 (13-for-34) with two outs this year ... managed a multi-homer game on March 11 vs. Nevada, falling one RBI shy of his career high of six ... was named NCBWA Preseason All-America second team
- Brady Reynolds connected for his first homer of the year vs. Pitt on March 13 ... was listed as the preseason No. 100 outfielder in the nation according to D1Baseball
- Rintaro Sasaki has hit safely in 14 of his last 18 games, compiling seven multi-hit games over the span, and has reached in 18 straight ... has homered in two of his last three games, and five of his last nine overall ... contributed a walk-off single to beat Utah Valley (March 21) ... has drawn a team-best 27 walks in 26 games played ... has scored at least one run in each of his last nine games ... has compiled eight multi-hit games ... has connected for four home runs and has driven in seven runs while scoring 11 runs in ACC play ... managed a seven-game hit streak from March 2-14 ... was listed as the preseason No. 38 first baseman in the nation according to D1Baseball ... was selected in the first round of the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
- Teddy Tokheim has hit safely in nine straight games and has homered in three of his last five entering the weekend ... has multiple hits in five of his last six ... owns nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests this season ... has hit safely in 17 of his 20 games played, has an extra-base hit in 12 of the 20, and has reached in 19 straight contests ... ranks first among true freshmen in the nation in slugging percentage (.853) and OPS (1.359), ranks second in average (.413) and fifth in on-base percentage (.506) ... is fifth in doubles (9) and home runs (8) among true freshmen, but leads the group in home runs per game (.40) ... is batting .500 (10-for-20) with two outs this year and has delivered 13 two-out RBIs ... is hitting .368 (14-for-38) with nine runs scored, six doubles, four home runs and 13 RBIs in ACC play ... went 4-for-5 with three doubles, a homer, two runs scored and four RBIs vs. Pitt on March 14
THIS WEEK
- Stanford is on The Farm this week for ACC play, hosting Clemson in a three-game series from Sunken Diamond
- The series begins Friday at 6:05 p.m., continues Saturday at 2:05 p.m., and concludes with a 1:05 p.m. first pitch Sunday
- All three games against Clemson will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra
UP NEXT
- After the series against Clemson, Stanford will travel to Louisville for a three-game series next week
- The first two games at Louisville will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, while Sunday finale will be televised on ACC Network
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
- Get your second set of trading cards, while supplies last, at our game vs. Clemson on Friday, April 3!
- Bring your dog out to Sunken Saturday, April 4, for Pups at the Park! Pet owners will be required to sign a waiver, and will receive a Stanford leash upon entry with their pup, while supplies last.
- All Cardinal Kids Club members are invited out to the ballpark on Sunday, April 5, and can pick up a pair of Stanford batting gloves with their RSVP ... kids 8th grade and under can also run the bases after the game (weather permitting)!
A LOOK BACK
- Stanford took two-of-three on the road at Virginia Tech last weekend, securing its first series win in ACC play this season
- The Cardinal combined to hit .278, post a .414 on-base percentage and slug .500 over the three-game series, totaling six doubles and six homers
- Freshman Teddy Tokheim connected for a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth, as Stanford earned a 9-7 victory over Virginia Tech on Friday ... Tokheim finished the game 3-for-4 with the two homers and five RBIs while hitting second in the Stanford order ... including Tokheim’s two, each of the first three hitters in Stanford’s order homered as the trio of Rintaro Sasaki, Tokheim and Charlie Bates combined to go 7-for-14 with four home runs, seven runs scored and eight RBIs
- Sophomore Rintaro Sasaki homered for the second consecutive game, but Stanford had a five-game win streak snapped by Virginia Tech on Saturday as the Hokies collected a 10-2 victory to even the series ... the round-tripper, Stanford’s first hit of the game, proved to be the only real blemish on the line of Virginia Tech starter Brett Renfrow’s line, as the right-hander went 7 1/3 innings and allowed just the one run on two hits and two walks while striking out 12
- Knotted at 3-3 in the 10th inning, Stanford scored three times, including two on a go-ahead RBI-single from Tokheim, to earn a 6-3 victory in the rubber game of thre three-game series at Virginia Tech on Sunday ... Stanford managed to force extra innings by escaping a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the ninth ... after allowing a one-out double and a pair of walks, senior Trevor Moore dug his heels in to record a strikeout and a lineout to strand the bases loaded
- Tokheim led the way offensively, batting .462 (6-for-13) with three runs scored, a double, two homers and seven RBIs in the series
- Sasaki homered twice, scored six runs and added a double while hitting .364 (4-for-11) and driving in three in the series
- The Cardinal once again used a bullpen approach to all three games in the series, with 13 total pitchers seeing the mound
- Seniors Trevor Moore and Toran O'Harran were critical in the effort, with each pitcher making two appearances ... Moore collected a victory and a save in the series while tossing 4 1/3 scoreelss innings and striking out seven while allowing just one hit ... O'Harran also posted a win while working 4 1/3 scoreless with five strikeouts
TEDDY'S TREMENDOUS WEEK
- Having guided Stanford to a 3-1 week that included a road series win at Virginia Tech in ACC play, freshman Teddy Tokheim was named ACC co-Player of the Week on March 30 ... he would also be named Perfect Game Freshman of the Week and earned a spot on Michella Chester's NCAA Starting Lineup of the Week
- The conference weekly honor was the first in Tokheim’s career, and the second for Stanford since joining the ACC (Trevor Haskins, February 24, 2025)
- Tokheim hit safely in all four games, including posting multiple hits in three of the four, while batting .471 (8-for-17) with five runs scored, a double, three homers and nine RBIs over the four games the previous week
- He started his week with a 2-for-4 day that included a homer on March 23 as Stanford wrapped up a four-game sweep of Utah Valley, launched a pair of home runs and drove in five, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth inning, in Stanford's 9-7 win at Virginia Tech on March 27, and delivered the go-ahead two-RBI single in the top of the 10th on March 29 as Stanford defeated Virginia Tech to clinch the series
- Over the four games, Tokheim slugged 1.059 and reached base at a .571 clip
- Pitt’s Caden Dulin joined Tokheim as ACC co-Player of the Week, while Wes Mendes of Florida State was named ACC Pitcher of the Week
ROUND TWO HAS BEEN BIG
- Stanford has outscored its opposition 31-21 in the second inning this year, batting .357 with nine doubles, six homers and a .444 on-base percentage in the second stanza
- The Cardinal is also outscoring its opponents in the fourth (34-31), seventh (21-14) and eighth (20-13) innings, while also holding a 3-0 advantage in extras
- Overall, Stanford has matched its opponent in runs at 193-193
POWERING UP
- Stanford homered in just two of the first eight games of the season, connecting for three home runs over the span, but has homered in 18 consecutive games (48 home runs over the string) entering the series against Clemson
- The 18-game streak is the longest for the Cardinal since hitting 52 homers over 18 straight games from May 1 to June 3, 2022
- Stanford has posted multiple home runs in 15 of the 18 games over the streak, including multiple homers in each of the first 11 games to start the homer streak
- The 11-game streak of multiple homers was the longest since the Cardinal launched multiple in 11 straight from May 8-26, 2022 (34 total homers over those games) ... no Stanford team has reached 12 straight games with multiple home runs since at least 2001
- The Cardinal has twice launched a season-best five home runs this year - connecting for five at No. 15 Wake Forest on March 7 and vs. Utah Valley on March 23
TIGHT GAMES EARLY
- Six of Stanford’s first nine games this season were decided by one run, and the Cardinal went 3-3 in those contests
- Four of Stanford's six losses over a six-game skid from February 28 - March 7 were decided by three runs, with a fourth coming by four runs
- So far this season, 17 of Stanford's 26 games have been decided by three runs or less (8-9 in those games)
- The Cardinal is 4-4 in one-run games, 2-1 in two-run games and 2-4 in three-run games
- Despite suffering 13 losses this season, the Cardinal has had at least the tying run at the plate in the eighth or ninth inning of nine of the 13 setbacks
- The Cardinal is an even 193-193 in scoring through the first 26 games of the season
TEDDY IS TURNING HEADS
- Turning in a strong start to his freshman campaign, Teddy Tokheim has been named a Perfect Game Midseason Freshman All-American and earned a spot on Baseball America's Midseason Freshman of the Year watch list
- Tokheim did not appear in a game for the Cardinal until February 20 vs. Cal State Fullerton, but quickly earned his first start on February 27 vs. Fresno State and has started every game since
- Among true freshmen this year, the native of Seattle, Wash. leads the nation in slugging (.853) and OPS (1.359), ranks second in average (.413) and fifth in on-base percentage (.506)
- He is fifth in doubles (9) and home runs (8) among true freshmen, but leads the group in home runs per game (.40)
LEADING OFF FOR THE CARDINAL...
- After hitting fifth (10 times) and sixth (one time) in the lineup in each of the first 11 games of the season, Rintaro Sasaki has been shifted to the leadoff spot over the last 15 contests
- The power-hitting first baseman has responded well to the move, hitting .339 (20-for-59) with four doubles, seven homers, 20 runs scored, 16 RBIs and nine strikeouts while posting a .487 on-base percentage and a .763 slugging percentage over the 15 games
- Sasaki has batted a combined .171 (6-for-35) with three doubles, two home runs, two RBIs and eight strikeouts in 11 games outside of the leadoff spot
HISTORIC RUN ON RUNS
- Stanford's offense put together a historic run over three games against Utah Valley from March 22-23, scoring at least 15 runs in each contest for the first time since March 16-23, 1985
- The Cardinal defeated USC 15-4 and 15-5 before downing Arizona 20-5 in the first game of a doubleheader during the 1985 campaign
- Stanford began the string with a 17-10 victory over Utah Valley in the first game of a doubleheader on March 22 before knocking off the Wolverines 15-9 and 15-6 over the next two games
- The Cardinal batted .389 over the three-game stretch this year, scoring 47 total runs while posting 10 doubles and 11 homers to the tune of a .770 slugging percentage
OPENING WEEKEND NOTES
- Including a 10-7 victory over No. 24 Arizona this year, Stanford is 51-16-1 overall on Opening Day since 1959 and has won seven of its last 11 games to open a season
- Stanford opened the 2025 season against Cal State Fullerton for the fourth straight season and 12th time since 2000 (13th time overall) ... with a four-game sweep last year, Stanford is now 8-4 in the 12 season-opening series (24-13 overall record) since 2000
- The Cardinal has played 28 opening weekend series of three-or-more games since 1959 and is 19-9 in those series ... Stanford has compiled a 58-28 record over the 86 games in those sets
OUR AUSSIE IS A PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
- Jimmy Nati was tabbed a Preseason All-American according to National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, landing on the publication’s second team
- Stanford's starting second baseman a year ago, Nati was named a finalist for the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove at the conclusion of the season
- Nati started all 52 games for the Cardinal last year, posted a .980 fielding percentage and batted .300 with 45 runs scored, nine doubles, a team-best 16 home runs and a team-leading 50 RBIs while slugging a team-best .581 with a .367 on-base percentage
A FEW TO WATCH
- Sophomore Charlie Bates was listed on the 100-player initial watch list for the 2026 Brooks Wallace Award ... the Brooks Wallace Award is an award given by the College Baseball Foundation to the best college baseball shortstop ... the award has been given annually since 2004 and until 2008, the award was presented to the nation's most outstanding player ... in 2009 the recipient list was changed to only include shortstops ... it is named after former Texas Tech shortstop and assistant coach Brooks Wallace, who died of leukemia in 1985 at the age of 27
- Freshman Brock Ketelsen was listed on the 49-player initial watch list for the 2026 John Olerud Award ... the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award is a college baseball award given to the best two-way player ... the award is named after former Washington State University standout John Olerud, who achieved success both as a first baseman and left-handed pitcher during the late 1980s ... he was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007
- Sophomore Parker Warner was listed on the initial watch list for the 2026 National Pitcher of the Year Award ... the National Pitcher of the Year Award is a college baseball award given to the best pitcher of the college baseball season by the College Baseball Foundation ... a total of 141 of the nation’s best hurlers are listed on the Pitcher of the Year watch list, and they represent 26 different conferences
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
- Freshmen Brock Ketelsen and Brock Sell were listed on Baseball America’s Preseason Freshman of the Year watch list
- Fellow freshman Teddy Tokheim played his way onto the list at the midseason mark
- Ketelsen, the 2025 West Coast League Top Prospect, is a two-way player who has seen action as a left-handed pitcher and outfielder
- Sell, ranked 55th on Baseball America’s Top 500 draft prospects entering last year’s draft, is a versatile player who can play all across the diamond
- Tokheim, named All-Region as a senior (2025) and All-State following his junior season (2024) of high school, has emerged as Stanford's everyday left fielder
- This season marks the first that Baseball America has officially named preseason collegiate national award winners and preseason/midseason award watch lists
- Mississippi State lefthander Jack Bauer was named Baseball America Preseason Freshman of the Year
GOODBYE PAC-12, HELLO ACC
- The 2024 season was Stanford's final in the Pac-12 conference, as the Cardinal joined Bay Area rival California as new members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2025
- Stanford was one of the oldest members of the Pac-12 Conference, joining the then Pacific Coast Conference, founded in 1915, for the 1918 season
- The Cardinal won 21 Pac-12 titles, with the first coming in 1924 and the last in 2023
- The ACC sent nine teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2025, including Louisville to the College World Series
- A national-best five ACC baseball programs competed in the Super Regional round with three teams earning the right to host
- The ACC has placed at least one team in each of the last 19 College World Series and at least six teams in each of the last 21 NCAA Tournaments
CARDINAL TABBED 10TH IN PRESEASON POLL
- Preparing for its second season in the ACC, Stanford was picked to finish 10th in the conference standings according to the league’s 16 head coaches
- The Cardinal, which has made a trip to the College World Series in three of the last five seasons, is looking for a bounce-back year after missing the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons ... has not gone more than two straight years without reaching the postseason since a 13-season stretch from 1968-1980
- Georgia Tech was selected as the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball preseason favorite, collecting seven of the possible 16 first-place votes to garner 237 total points
- Just one point separated Georgia Tech and second-place finisher North Carolina, who logged 236 points and six first-place votes
- Also earning first place votes were Florida State (one) and Clemson (two)
- The Seminoles finished third in the poll, logging 221 points, while Louisville, who represented the ACC in the 2025 Men’s College World Series, finished fourth with 196 points
- Clemson’s two first-place votes propelled them to a fifth-place projection, totaling 185 points
- NC State was slotted sixth in the coaches’ poll, with 169 points, just ahead of Virginia, who was projected to finish seventh with 165 points
- With 159 points, Miami was picked to finish eighth, while Wake Forest was projected to finish ninth with 145 points and Stanford 10th with 99 points
- Stanford was followed by Virginia Tech (89), Notre Dame (87), Duke (67), Pitt (45), California (41) and Boston College (35)
- The ACC has placed at least one team in each of the last 19 College World Series, including Louisville in 2025, and at least six teams in each of the last 21 NCAA tournaments
- Eight ACC baseball teams began the season in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25, led by Georgia Tech at No. 4 ... the Jackets were followed by No. 8 Louisville, No. 11 North Carolina, No. 16 Florida State, No. 17 NC State, No. 19 Clemson, No. 21 Wake Forest and No. 22 Miami
ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
- The 2026 ACC Baseball Championship will be held Tuesday, May 19, through Sunday, May 24, at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C.
- ACC Network will be on hand for the first five days of the tournament with ESPN2 set to carry Sunday’s championship game
- All 16 teams in the ACC will compete in a single-elimination championship
- The top four seeds in the championship will be based off the performance in the regular season and will receive a double-bye into the quarterfinal round, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday and Friday ... seeds five through eight will earn a bye into Wednesday’s second round ... seeds 9-16 will begin play with four first-round games on Tuesday
- The single-elimination championship format will feature four games per day on Tuesday (first round) and Wednesday (second round) ... two quarterfinal games will take place on both Thursday and Friday, while Saturday will host the two semifinal contests ... Sunday will host the championship game
HOME OF CHAMPIONS
- Stanford is the all-time leader with 137 NCAA team championships (70 men, 67 women), and 173 national championships overall
- The Cardinal owns the most recognizable streak in college athletics, having won at least one NCAA team title during each of the last 49 seasons, dating back to the 1976-77 campaign
- The Cardinal has also produced 565 NCAA individual champions and 658 overall
- Stanford has won the Learfield Directors’ Cup in 26 of the possible 31 seasons, including a 25-year streak from 1995-2019