May 31, 2004
Stanford, Calif. - Following are comments four Stanford Baseball players and head coach Mark Marquess made on Monday about the upcoming 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Regional at Stanford running this Friday-Sunday, June 4-6. Stanford (44-12) is the top seed in the double-elimination Regional and will play fourth-seeded UNLV (37-22) in its 2004 postseason opener on Friday at 6:00 pm, PDT (Game 1). Second-seeded Long Beach State (36-19) and third-seeded St. John's (36-21) will square off on Friday at 2:00 pm, PDT (Game 2) to open the Regional.
The Regional will continue on Saturday with three games. Saturday's first matchup (Game 3) will feature the losers of Friday's two contests in an elimination game at 11:00 am, PDT. The winners of Friday's games will play Saturday at 3 pm, PDT (Game 4) for the right to advance to Sunday's Regional championship. The winner of Game 3 will play the loser of Game 4 in an elimination contest (Game 5) at 7 pm, PDT.
Sunday's championship game (Game 6) will begin at 1:00 pm, PDT. A second championship game (Game 7), if necessary, will follow at approximately 5:00 pm, PT.
College Sports Television has announced that it will broadcast every game of the Regional live.
QUOTES FROM STANFORD PLAYERS AND COACHES
Stanford head coach MarkMarquess
"We earned the national seed by having a great regular season and winning the Pac-10. But, you still have to play well to succeed in the postseason. At this stage of the season every Regional is going to be tough. I think our Regional is difficult but all of them are.
Senior outfielder BrianHall
"We kind of expected for Long Beach to come this way. We've had them the last few years. We kind of know what we're up against. They are a very aggressive team. I really don't know a whole lot about UNLV or Saint John's, but they are all playing well right now, and we're going to have to play our best in order to win this Regional."
Sophomore first baseman JohnMayberry, Jr.
"Well, I guess it was no surprise that we got Long Beach State here at this Regional. We've had Long Beach State here for three years in a row in the postseason. It's just business as usual. We just have to play well to win. We're just going to be real focused and play as well as we can."
Sophomore second baseman JedLowrie
"Obviously it means a lot (to earn a national seed and host an NCAA Regional). We got the No. 5 national seed and going in I feel real confident in this team. It always feels good to get back to the playoffs and hopefully we just get back to Omaha. We've had a good year and hopefully we continue our success by continuing through Regionals and then the Super Regionals, and hopefully make it back to Omaha."
Sophomore left-handed pitcher MarkRomanczuk
"I think we've worked really hard during the regular season throughout the course of the year. We were able to bring the Pac-10 championship back to Stanford, and I think the Regionals are a chance for us to display our talent and take it to the next step. It's almost like a second season."
2004 NCAA REGIONAL SCHEDULE (at Stanford, CA)
FRIDAY, JUNE 4
2 pm, PDT (Game 2) - No. 3 St. John's (36-21) vs. No. 2 Long Beach State (36-19)
6 pm, PDT (Game 1) - No. 4 UNLV (37-22) vs. No. 1 Stanford (44-12)
SATURDAY, JUNE 5
11 am, PDT (Game 3) - Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser ... elimination game
3 pm, PDT (Game 4) - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
7 pm, PDT (Game 5) - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser ... elimination game
SUNDAY, JUNE 6
1 pm, PDT (Championship - Game 6) - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
5 pm, PDT (Championship - Game 7, if necessary) - If Game 5 Winner Defeats Game 4 Winner In Game 6
*All Games To Televised Live By College Sports Televsion (CSTV)