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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 21 consecutive games (52 home runs over the span), and has multiple home runs in 16 of those 21 games ... scored at least 15 runs in three straight games from March 22-23 for the first time since March 16-23, 1985 ... has scored at least nine runs in 11 of the 29 games this year and has at least five extra-base hits in 15 games ... compiled six triples in the first 11 games of the season, but does not have a three-bagger over the last 18 contests ... stole six bases in the season opener vs. No. 24 Arizona (February 13), but has swiped 16 bases over the last 28 games (16-for-26 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 seven games this season ... homered in four straight games from March 22 to March 27 ... has compiled 11 multi-hit games, including posting multiple hits in three of his last six entering the weekend ... owns seven multi-RBI games ... has connected for four home runs and has driven in eight runs while scoring eight runs in ACC play ... is listed on the Brooks Wallace Award watch list
• Ethan Hott went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs vs. Utah Valley (March 22) ... has reached in 17 of his 19 games with an at bat this year
• Eric Jeon has hit safely in four straight games and has reach in 10 straight ... is hitting .359 (14-for-39) with 10 runs scored, a double, five home runs and seven 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 seen eight of his 20 hits go for extra bases
• Cort MacDonald has a hit in three of his last four games and six of his last eight ... has compiled six doubles and eight of his 17 hits have gone for extra bases ... is hitting .345 (10-for-29) with four runs scored, three doubles, a home run and three RBIs in ACC play ... 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 was listed as the preseason No. 40 outfielder in the nation according to D1Baseball
• Trevor Moore has not allowed a run while surrendering two hits with 10 strikeouts over his last four appearances spanning 6 1/3 innings
• JJ Moran has multiple hits in three of his last six and has totaled eight multi-hit games this year ... batted 2-for-5 with a grand slam and six RBIs vs. Utah Valley (March 22) ... hit safely in each of the first 12 games this season, and has a hit in 22 of the 29 overall
• Jimmy Nati went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs vs. Utah Valley (March 23) ... 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 five of his last seven and 16 of his last 21 games ... has reached base in all but two games this season ... has seen 17 of his 28 hits on the year go for extra-bases (eight doubles and nine home runs) ... contributed a walk-off single to beat Utah Valley (March 21) ... has drawn a team-best 27 walks in 29 games played ... scored at least one run in nine straight games from March 14-29 and has scored in all but seven contests this season ... has compiled eight multi-hit games ... has connected for four home runs and has driven in eight runs while scoring 12 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 12 straight games ... has multiple hits in four straight and eight of his last nine ... has homered in back-to-back games and five of his last eight entering the weekend ... owns 12 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests this season ... has hit safely in 20 of his 23 games played, has an extra-base hit in 14 of the 23, and has reached in 22 straight contests ... has seen 20 of his 37 hits go for extra bases ... leads all true freshmen in home runs (10), slugging (.885) and OPS (1.395), ranks second in average (.425), fourth in doubles (10) and fifth in on-base percentage (.510) ... is hitting .400 (20-for-50) with 13 runs scored, seven doubles, six home runs and 16 RBIs in ACC play ... went 4-for-5 with three doubles, a homer, two runs scored and four RBIs vs. Pitt on March 14
• Kassius Thomas has not allowed a run while surrendering three hits with five strikeouts over his last five appearances spanning 4 2/3 innings

THIS WEEK

• Stanford is back on the road this weekend, traveling to Louisville for a three-game ACC series
• The three-game set begins Friday at 3 p.m. PT, continues Saturday at 11 a.m. PT, and concludes with a 10 a.m. PT first pitch Sunday
• The first two games at Louisville will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, while the Sunday finale will be televised on ACC Network

UP NEXT

• After the series at Louisville, Stanford will return to The Farm to host Santa Clara on Wednesday at 6:05 p.m.
• The Cardinal will then welcome Miami to Sunken Diamond for a three-game series next weekend
• All four games next week will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra and broadcast live on KZSU 90.1 FM

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

• Next weekend's series against Miami is Stanford's Players' Weekend
• Cheer on the Cardinal, score exclusive giveaways, and enjoy student-athlete-inspired concessions all series long, with student-athlete personalities on full display against the Hurricanes
• On Friday, April 17, we'll be giving away a sticker sheet with the players' weekend patch with player nicknames, while supplies last
• Fans can pick up a Cardinal Cub on Saturday, April 18, while supplies last
• We'll be giving away a replica jersey, while supplies last, on Sunday, April 19, and fans can get autographs from the entire team on the concourse after the game

A LOOK BACK

• Stanford dropped two-of-three at home to Clemson last weekend, falling in games one and three of the series
• The Cardinal combined to hit .219, post a .319 on-base percentage and slug .396 over the three-game series, totaling five doubles and four homers
• The Cardinal once again used a bullpen approach to all three games in the series, with 14 total pitchers seeing the mound
• Freshman Teddy Tokheim hit .500 (6-for-12) with four runs scored, a double, two homers and three RBIs in the series
• Eric Jeon and Cort MacDonald also homered in the series, with both players hitting .333 with two runs scored while starting all three contests
• Stanford trailed 4-1 headed to the bottom of the eighth inning on Saturday, but rallied for four runs on three hits in the eighth to come back and earn a 5-4 victory
• Senior Sam Garewal was outstanding in his spot start for the Cardinal in game two of the series, tossing the first three scoreless innings while allowing just two hits with three strikeouts ... Cardinal pitching combined for 12 strikeouts while issuing just two walks in that win

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 21 consecutive games (52 home runs over the string) entering the series against Louisville
• The 21-game streak is the longest for the Cardinal since at least 2001, is the longest active streak in Division I baseball, and the second-longest of the season behind Georgia's run of 28 straight games from February 13 to March 28
• Stanford has posted multiple home runs in 16 of the 21 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
• Stanford's 55 home runs rank fifth in the ACC and 17th nationally, while the 1.90 home runs per game are third in the ACC and 12th nationally

ROUND TWO HAS BEEN BIG

• Stanford has outscored its opposition 31-22 in the second inning this year, batting .341 with nine doubles, six homers and a .432 on-base percentage in the second stanza
• The Cardinal is also outscoring its opponents in the fourth (37-35), seventh (21-16) and eighth (24-21) innings, while also holding a 3-0 advantage in extras
• Stanford is hitting .362 with nine doubles, a triple, 13 homers and a .422 on-base percentage in the fourth inning
• Overall, Stanford's opponents hold a slim 218-206 advantage in scoring

TOUGH WITH TWO

• The Cardinal is hitting a combined .274 with two outs this year, but boasts five players hitting better than .300 and at least 19 at bats in the situation
• Teddy Tokheim is batting .500 (12-for-24) with three doubles, three homers and 13 RBIs with two outs this year, Ethan Hott is batting .391 (9-for-23) with three doubles and five RBIs with two down and Jimmy Nati is hitting .382 (13-for-34) with four homers and 13 two-out RBIs
• Sophomore Charlie Bates has also delivered with two outs, driving in 12 two-out runs while hitting .314 (11-for-35) with a double and five home runs

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, 18 of Stanford's 29 games have been decided by three runs or less (9-9 in those games)
• The Cardinal is 5-4 in one-run games, 2-1 in two-run games and 2-4 in three-run games
• Despite suffering 15 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 15 setbacks
• Overall, Stanford's opponents hold a slim 218-206 advantage in scoring through 29 games played

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 home runs (10), slugging (.885) and OPS (1.395), ranks second in average (.425), fourth in doubles (10) and fifth in on-base percentage (.510)
• The native of Seattle, Wash. leads all ACC players in average and is third in slugging percentage

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 18 contests
• The power-hitting first baseman has responded well to the move, hitting .306 (22-for-72) with five doubles, seven homers, 21 runs scored, 17 RBIs and 14 strikeouts while posting a .435 on-base percentage and a .667 slugging percentage over the 18 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

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

CALIFORNIA KINGS

• Stanford is the second-winningest Division I program in California since the 2017 season, compiling 331 victories
• UCLA has won 335 games since 2017, followed by the Cardinal, UC Santa Barbara (329), UC Irvine (316) and Sacramento State (284)

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

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

#OLYMPIANSMADEHERE

• Less than two months after starting at defender in the 2025 College Cup final for the Stanford women’s soccer team, sophomore Sammy Smith has achieved her lifelong goal of making an Olympic team ... Smith earned a spot as a member of the U.S. Olympic Cross Country Ski Team ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, which got underway February 6 ... Smith’s selection to the national team is extremely rare, if not, unprecedented: a current Division I varsity student-athlete competing for the national team of a different sport within the same academic calendar year ... a native of Boise, Idaho, Smith is believed to be Stanford’s first American varsity student-athlete to also participate in a Winter Olympics since Bonny Warner, a member of the Cardinal’s field hockey team from 1982-84 who competed for Team USA’s luge squad in 1984, 1988 and 1992 ... Stanford’s most recent Team USA Winter Olympian was Rachael Flatt, a figure skater who competed in the 2010 Games and graduated in 2015
• Stanford concluded the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a school-record 39 medals, shattering its previous best while cementing its reputation on the world’s biggest stage as the nation’s top collegiate program
• The 39 medals were 12 more than the previous record of 27 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
• Stanford’s haul of 39 medals (12 gold, 14 silver, 13 bronze) was the most by any school at one Olympics
• Cardinal student-athletes medaled in 13 of Stanford's 36 varsity sports: artistic swimming, women’s basketball, women’s fencing, men’s gymnastics, sailing, men’s rowing, women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving, men’s track and field, men’s volleyball, women’s volleyball, men’s water polo, women’s water polo
• The Cardinal boasted 19 first-time medalists - a total that ranks second in school history behind the 21 at the 2008 Beijing Games
• If Stanford was a country in the 2024 Games, it would have finished tied with Canada for 11th place
• Boasting a school-record 59 Olympians with Cardinal ties, Stanford won at least 20 medals for the sixth time in school history (2020, 2016, 2008, 1996, 1924)
• The Cardinal’s 59 Olympians (20 male, 39 female) represented 14 countries across 20 varsity sports
• In addition to the 59 qualifiers, Stanford’s Olympic representation also included five alternates, one national team head coach and three national team assistant coaches
• For the third straight Olympics, Stanford totaled more Team USA selections (37) than any other school, reinforcing its status as the preeminent training ground for U.S. national team competition
• Stanford has won 128 medals combined over the last five Summer Games
• All told, Stanford’s affiliates have captured 335 overall medals (162 gold, 93 silver, 80 bronze) from 196 medalists, and the Cardinal has produced at least one medalist in every Olympics in which the U.S. has competed since 1912