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May 18, 2005
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No. 8 Arizona Wildcats (34-16, 14-4 Pac-10)
Friday, May 20
RHP Jeff Gilmore (9-1, 3.13) vs. RHP John Meloan (8-2, 3.66)
Saturday, May 21
LHP Mark Romanczuk (5-5, 4.11) vs. RHP Kevin Guyette (9-4, 3.75)
Sunday, May 22
TBA vs. RHP Sean Rierson (3-2, 5.70)
FRIDAY-SUNDAY'S LIVE GAME COVERAGE
Television: CSTV (Carter Blackburn and Kevin Stocker) - Friday Only
Webcast: 
Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Audio Broadcast: KZSU 90.1 FM/gostanford.com/KZSU.org (Scott Allen, Sean Bruich, Alex Gyr and Jeff Love)
Gametracker: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
STANFORD-ARIZONA SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series: Stanford 92-54
2004 Results: Series - Arizona 2-1 (at Arizona, May 15-17) Stanford 11-9, Arizona 19-8, Arizona 11-2
Last Meeting At Stanford: Series - Arizona 2-1 (April 25-27, 2003) Arizona 4-3, Stanford 10-9, Arizona 11-6
Series Notes: Stanford has had difficulties with Arizona in the last two years with the Wildcats taking two-of-three in both the last meeting at Arizona and on The Farm Last year, Stanford opened the series with an 11-9 comeback win after allowing five runs in the bottom of the first but dropped the final two games The middle contest was one for the ages with Arizona scoring four times in the bottom of the ninth for a 19-18 victory after Stanford had taken the lead with a six-run top of the ninth that included a grandslam by Jed Lowrie, who finished the game 6-for-6 The last time the teams met at Sunken Diamond, Brian Anderson's solo homer lifted Arizona to a 4-3 win in the opener In the middle game, Stanford scored eight runs in the bottom of the eighth for a 10-9 comeback victory but Arizona took the series with an 11-6 win in the rubber game to end a Stanford run of 15 consecutive home series victories Stanford last won a series against the Wildcats in 2002, taking two-of-three including a 5-4 win in 18 innings in the opener Prior to the last two seasons, Stanford had won 13 straight series over Arizona with six of the series victories sweeps Arizona's last sweep of the Cardinal came in Tucson from February 26 - March 1, 1993
STANFORD NOTES
Pac-10 Update
Stanford was officially eliminated from contention to win its third straight title when league-leader Oregon State improved to 17-4 in the conference with a three-game sweep at Washington last Friday-Sunday Stanford currently sits in sole possession of fifth-place in the conference with a 10-8 league mark after winning two-of-three games in its most recent series versus UCLA (May 13-15), meaning the best record the Cardinal could achieve in its 24-game Pac-10 schedule would be a 16-8 mark Stanford will close out its Pac-10 action with series against a pair of teams currently ahead of Stanford in the standings The Cardinal will host second-place Arizona (14-4 Pac-10) in its final regular season home games this Friday-Sunday (May 20-22) before traveling to third-place USC (12-6 Pac-10) the following Friday-Sunday (May 27-29) to complete its 2005 regular season Stanford has split its first six conference series with the three series losses (Oregon State, at Arizona State, at California) marking first time since 1997 and since the conference reduced its number of series to eight (from 10) with the Pac-10 North and South Division merger in 1999 that Stanford has lost three series in a season Stanford is currently 5.5 games behind Oregon State Arizona State (11-7) is in fourth-place one game ahead of the Cardinal California (11-10 Pac-10), Washington (7-11 Pac-10), UCLA (2-16 Pac-10) and Washington State (0-18 Pac-10) all trail Stanford Stanford has won at least a share of a Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division title in six of the last eight years and has picked up a total of 20 conference titles in school history The Cardinal has finished either first or second in the prestigious Pac-10 a total of 22 times in the last 24 seasons with the club not finishing out of the top two since a sixth-place showing in 1993 Stanford was picked in a preseason poll of the Pac-10 coaches to win the conference title again in 2005
Intriguing Matchup With Arizona
Stanford next series against Arizona will present an intriguing matchup between a Stanford pitching staff that has a 1.81 ERA in its last 10 games against an Arizona lineup that has scored has 12 or more runs in five of its last seven games For the season, Stanford's pitching staff ranks second in the Pac-10 with a 3.67 ERA, while Arizona's offense leads the conference in both runs per game (8.8) and batting average (.334) as well as several other categories
Home Sweet Home
Stanford is 21-8 at home this season, including nine wins in its last 11 games at Sunken Diamond Stanford is also 61-14 overall (.813) in its last 75 games on The Farm
Winners
Stanford reached the 30-win mark and assure itself of a winning campaign for the 12th straight season with a victory in its most recent game versus Saint Mary's (May 17) Stanford has actually now had winning campaigns in 40 of the last 41 years and 57 of the past 59 The Cardinal has also won 40 or more games in a school record 10 consecutive campaigns
Stanford Unranked For First Time Since 1993
Stanford dropped out of the Baseball America rankings for the first time since the final poll of the 1993 season this Monday (a span of 227 consecutive polls) after going just 2-3 in five games last week Stanford is still ranked No. 22 in the Sports Weekly/ESPN poll, moving down one slot Stanford is No. 29 (-1) on this week's NCBWA list and is unranked by Collegiate Baseball Stanford has been ranked No. 1 in the Baseball America poll at some point during seven of the last eight campaigns prior to this season but has not reached the top in 2005 with No. 6 the highest ranking the Cardinal has attained Tulane held onto its top spot in the Collegiate Baseball, Sports Weekly/ESPN and NCBWA polls, while Cal State Fullerton retained its No. 1 ranking in the Baseball America rankings
This Week's Remaining Opponents
(Arizona) The Wildcats are ranked eighth in the nation by Baseball America with a 34-16 overall record and coming off a huge series in which they won two-of-three at local rival Arizona State last Saturday-Monday Arizona, winners of seven of its last eight games overall, are currently 1.5 games behind Pac-10 leader Oregon State with a 14-4 conference mark but even in the loss column with the 17-4 Beavers Arizona leads the Pac-10 in several offensive categories, including batting average (.334), runs per game (8.8), doubles (135) and triples (38) The team's dominant offense has helped compensate for a pitching staff (4.29 ERA, #5 Pac-10) and defense (.968, #6 Pac-10) that are in the middle of the Pac-10 stat rankings
2004 Stanford vs. Arizona
(May 15 - Stanford 11, at Arizona 9) Stanford gave up five runs in the bottom of the first inning but rallied for an 11-9 victory in the series-opener. Brian Hall (2-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, SB) drove in three runs with a key third inning triple, while Danny Putnam was 3-for-5 with an RBI and Chris Lewis hit the game's only home run. Mark Romanczuk picked up the victory on the mound, while David O'Hagan earned a save. Richard Mercado was 3-for-3 with a double for the Wildcats
(May 16 - at Arizona 19, Stanford 18) John Hardy drew a bases loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to bring home pinch-runner Terrence Taylor with the game-winning run and give Arizona an unbelievable heartbreaking 19-18 victory over Stanford. Stanford had taken an 18-15 lead with six runs in the top of the ninth as Jed Lowrie hit his first career grandslam to put the Cardinal ahead. Lowrie finished the game 6-for-6 with five RBI (career-bests) and three doubles (tied career-high). Stanford homered seven times in the game with Chris Carter going deep twice, while John Mayberry, Jr., Danny Putnam, Donny Lucy and Sam Fuld also had longballs
(May 17 - at Arizona 11, Stanford 2) Arizona rolled to an 11-2 victory in the rubber game of the series as winning pitcher John Meloan allowed just two runs while spreading out 10 hits and three walks with seven strikeouts over the first 8.0 innings Chris Carter (4-4, RBI) picked up the first four-hit game of his career for the Cardinal
Last Game vs. Saint Mary's
(May 17, 2005 - at Stanford 10, Saint Mary's 0) Stanford rolled to a 10-0 win over Saint Mary's to assure its 12th straight winning season and 57th in the last 59 years. Four Stanford pitchers - Greg Reynolds, Erik Davis, Nolan Gallagher and Matt Manship - combined on a shutout, striking out 14 batters without allowing a walk and giving up just four hits. Chris Minaker (3-5, 2B, 2 RBI) and Adam Sorgi (3-5, 2B) had three hits each to lead the Cardinal offense
Last Series vs. UCLA
(May 13, 2005 - at Stanford 3, UCLA 2) John Hester doubled home John Mayberry, Jr. with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a dramatic three-run rally and lift Stanford to a 3-2 victory. Jeff Gilmore allowed just two runs in a complete game seven-hitter
(May 14, 2005 - UCLA 4, at Stanford 3) UCLA held off a late Stanford rally in a 4-3 upset victory over the Cardinal. Stanford put the tying run at third base and the winning run on second with one out in the bottom of the ninth but could not score. UCLA trailed 2-1 before scoring three unearned runs in the top of the seventh
(May 15, 2005 - at Stanford 11, UCLA 1) Stanford cruised to an 11-1 victory over UCLA in the deciding game of the series. Jed Lowrie (3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, SB) led the Cardinal offense, while Ryan Seawell hit his first collegiate homer with a three-run blast as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the eight. Stanford starter Matt Leva earned the victory, giving up just one run and two hits over a season-high-tying 6.1 innings
Stanford Starts New Series Streak At Sunken Diamond
Stanford has now won two consecutive series at Sunken Diamond, sweeping Washington (April 22-24) and taking two-of-three from UCLA (May 13-15) The Cardinal had won 14 straight regular season home series before Oregon State took two-of-three at Sunken Diamond on April 9-10
Pitching Staff Continues Hot Stretch
Stanford's pitching staff has allowed just 19 earned runs in its last 94.1 innings of work over 10 games for a 1.81 ERA during the run The recent stretch of excellent pitching has lowered the team's ERA to 3.67, marking the lowest it has been this season since it stood at 3.62 following a game against Santa Clara on April 5 The 10-game stretch was highlighted by a string of 37.0 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run from April 26 - May 7, a streak that started with the final inning of a game versus Santa Clara on April 26 and lasted through the ninth inning of Stanford's games at California on May 7 Stanford has three of its five shutouts this season during the span, posting back-to-back blankings at UC Davis (May 2) and Nevada (May 3) before shutting out Saint Mary's (May 10) in its most recent contest The back-to-back shutouts marked the first time Stanford had accomplished the feat holding San Jose State and UCLA scoreless in two straight games on April 23 and 26, 1996 Stanford's 3.67 ERA would be the third-lowest the team has recorded in the last 28 seasons (1978 - 2005) Stanford is also attempting to record a team ERA under 4.00 for the fourth time in the past six seasons
Month Of May
Stanford has traditionally played some of its best baseball in May The Cardinal is 82-22 (.788) in May games since the Pac-10 North and South Divisions merged prior to the 1999 campaign Stanford is 6-4 in its first 10 May contests this season
Head Coach Mark Marquess 15th On All-Time Win List
Head coach Mark Marquess, in his 29th season at the helm of the Stanford program, is now in 15th place on the all-time win list with career record of 1220-584-5 (.676) On March 5, 2005, he became just the 16th NCAA Division I head coach to reach the 1200-career win mark when Stanford defeated California by a score of 10-3 at Sunken Diamond He is also currently ranked eighth among active Division I coaches in wins with all of them coming at Stanford
Jeff Gilmore
Jeff Gilmore has turned into the team's top starter this season, leading the squad (#3T Pac-10, #27T NCAA) in wins with a 9-1 record Also has posted a 3.13 ERA (#6 Pac-10) and a .230 opponents' batting average (#8 Pac-10) that are both the lowest among Stanford pitchers that have pitched at least one inning per team game played with the opponents' batting average being the lowest by any Stanford pitcher Also paces the club in innings pitched (95.0, #4 Pac-10), while co-leading the team in complete games (2) and starts (14, #4T Pac-10), and ranking second in strikeouts (69) Has allowed just three earned runs in 28.0 innings of work (0.96 ERA) and tossed both of his complete games this season since moving into the role of No. 1 starter on April 22 Earned his first career Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week selection on May 10 after going 2-0 without giving up an earned run in 10.0 innings for the week of May 2-9 Ranks fifth on Stanford's all-time won-loss percentage list (.864) with a 19-3 career record
Jed Lowrie
Stanford's National Player of the Year candidate (USA Baseball Golden Spikes Watch List, Wallace Award Watch List) and First Team Preseason All-American has put up solid offensive numbers this season, leading the team in homers (12, #4 Pac-10), RBI (58, #4 Pac-10, #29T NCAA), batting average (.328), slugging percentage (.612, #7 Pac-10), total bases (112, #10 Pac-10), sacrifice flies (10, #1 Pac-10), walks (35, #4T Pac-10) and multiple-RBI games (17) Defensively, he has made just four errors in 241 chances for a .983 fielding percentage while ranking second on the team in both assists (141, #5 Pac-10) and fielding double plays (37, #7T Pac-10)
John Mayberry, Jr.
Stanford's First Team Preseason All-American paces the club in multiple-hit games (20), while ranking second in homers (6), RBI (47, #8 Pac-10), doubles (16, #6T Pac-10) and multiple-RBI contests (13), as well as tied for second in hits (60) Defensively, he has made just two errors in 473 defensive chances (#4 Pac-10) for a .996 fielding percentage (#10 Pac-10) Mayberry also leads the team in putouts (447, #3 Pac-10) and fielding double plays (41, #4 Pac-10)
Jim Rapoport
Leads the team with a .432 on-base percentage, 11 stolen bases (#10T Pac-10) and six sacrifice bunts (#5T Pac-10), while ranking second in batting average (.328, #7 Pac-10) and walks (31) Walked a career-high and team-season-high five times that was one shy of the NCAA single-game record at UC Davis (May 2) Raised his average 168 points from .224 to a season-high .392 during a stretch in which he hit safely in 19 of 20 games from February 27 - April 17, including a career-high and team season-high 13-game hit streak from March 26 - April 17 (.521, 25-48)
Mark Romanczuk
Has allowed just two earned runs in his last 20.1 innings of work, posting a 5-5 record and a 4.11 ERA on the season while pacing the team in strikeouts (71) Also co-leads the squad in complete games (2) and starts (14, #4T Pac-10), while ranking second in innings pitched (92.0, #5 Pac-10) Has won 28 career games at Stanford (28-9), good for a sixth-place tie on the school's all-time win list with Bruce Mignano (1979-82) On the Roger Clemens Award Watch list for the award given annually to the nation's top pitcher
Adam Sorgi
Paces the club with 63 hits, while co-leading the team with a pair of triples Ranks second on the squad in runs scored (44) and sacrifice flies (7, #2 Pac-10), as well as third in RBI (34) and walks (26) Posted a career-high 11-game hit streak (21-45, 467, 13 RBI) from April 17 - May 9
Blake Holler
Has developed into one of Stanford's top relievers, posting a 6-2 record and a 2.83 earned run average to rank second on the club in both victories and ERA Tied for second on the team with 18 appearances and has a 9.25 strikeout per nine innings ratio that is second on the club Has allowed just one earned run in his last 13.2 innings of work
Matt Manship
Has a 2-0 record with team-lows in both ERA (0.99) and opponents' batting average (.227) Had been charged with only one run in his first 23.1 innings of work before allowing two runs at Santa Clara (May 10) but returned with a scoreless inning in his most recent outing versus Saint Mary's (May 17) Has also recorded a team-high-tying three saves and has 15 in his career, good for a tie for fourth-place on Stanford's all-time list
Outstanding Defense
Stanford has played errorless baseball in 22 of its 49 contests this season and has a .978 fielding percentage that ranks second in the nation and leads the Pac-10 Stanford's current .978 mark is also one percentage point ahead of the school record pace of .977 set by the 2001 club Stanford has also played outstanding defense in the five seasons prior to 2005 with five of its top seven team fielding percentages recorded during the period
Offensive Struggles
Stanford's team batting average currently stands at .289, which is 18 points below the lowest mark the Cardinal has had in any of the previous nine seasons Stanford's current 6.6 run per game average is down 1.7 runs from last season's final average, when the Cardinal scored 8.3 runs per contest Stanford has managed to score a combined 21 runs in its last two games with an 11-1 win over UCLA (May 15) and a 10-0 victory against Saint Mary's (May 17), marking only the second time this season that the Cardinal has scored 10 or more runs in back-to-back games Stanford has yet to reach double figures in runs for three consecutive contests this year
Comeback Kids
Stanford has come from behind in 12 of its 30 victories this season The club's biggest comeback win (turning a 6-0 deficit into a 7-6 victory) came against Santa Clara on April 5, while its most dramatic was its most recent come-from-behind victory when the Cardinal scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth for a 3-2 win over UCLA (May 13) Stanford has also trailed at one point in victories over Fresno State (January 29, January 30 - Game 2), Kansas (February 12), USC (February 26), California (March 5), Pacific (March 20), Washington State (April 3), Oregon State (April 10) and Washington (April 22, 23)
Soggy Season
Stanford has had eight games postponed due to wet weather conditions this season The weather has moved back contests versus Fresno State (January 28), Kansas (February 11), California (February 25), Pacific (March 19), San Jose State (March 22), Oregon State (April 8), Washington (April 23, start delayed five hours) and California (May 8) The Cardinal made up the first four games as part of doubleheaders, while playing the Pacific contest on March 24 and the second California postponement on May 9 The San Jose State rainout has not been rescheduled yet
Four In A Row
Stanford has put together three win streaks of four games this season but has yet to win five straight contests The Cardinal won four in a row from February 6-13, April 1-5 and April 19-24
Tough Time In Close Ones
Stanford has lost 15 of its 19 games this season by two runs or less The Cardinal is 7-10 in one-run games and 2-5 in two-run contests for a record of just 9-15 in games decided by two runs or fewer
Day And Night
Stanford has fared much better in day games than night contests this season, going 21-11 in day games and 9-8 at night
Same Starters
Stanford has had five players - Jed Lowrie (2B), Chris Lewis (LF/RF), John Mayberry, Jr. (1B), Chris Minaker (SS), Adam Sorgi (3B) -- start all 49 games this season John Hester (C) and Michael Taylor (RF) have started 48 contests, while Jim Rapoport (CF) has been in the starting lineup on 47 occasions All of the players except for Lewis (48 LF, 1 RF) have made every one of their starts at the same position Mayberry and Minaker have played every inning at their respective spots
Omaha
Stanford has captured two national titles (1987, 1988) and advanced to the College World Series 15 times, including 13 appearances in the last 23 years and for a school record five consecutive seasons from 1999-2003
Bay Area Boys
Stanford has an unusually high number of local products on its 2005 team this season with eight players from the Bay Area donning a Cardinal uniform (Erik Davis, Mountain View/Mountain View HS Darren Gemoll, San Jose/Leland HS Zach Gianos, Menlo Park/Menlo-Atherton HS Cameron Matthews, Mountain View/Los Altos HS Rex Petrill, Los Altos/St. Francis HS Greg Reynolds, Pacifica/Terra Nova HS Ryan Seawell, Menlo Park/Menlo School David Stringer, Palo Alto/Palo Alto HS)