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STANFORD CARDINAL (20-27, 5-15 Pac-10)
2007 SERIES (TIED, 1-1)
Friday, May 11 - Washington 7, at Stanford 5
Saturday, May 12 - at Stanford 8, Washington 6
Sunday, May 13 - RHP Jorden Merry (6-6, 4.61) vs. RHP Erik Davis (2-2, 5.18)
Live Game Coverage: CSTV (Tom Hart, Kevin Stocker) | Gametracker | Pay Per View Video
STANFORD-WASHINGTON SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series: Stanford 39-15
2006 Results: Series - Stanford 3-0 (at Washington, May 12-14) - Stanford 5-0, Stanford 14-6, Stanford 10-2
Last Meeting at Stanford: Series - Stanford 3-0 (April 22-24, 2005) - Stanford 2-1, Stanford 10-6, Stanford 6-3
Current Game Win Streak: Stanford - 1 (May 12, 2007)
Current Series Win Streak: Stanford - 2 (April 22-24, 2005 - May 12-14, 2006)
Current Season Series Win Streak: Stanford - 2 (2005-06)
Series Notes: Stanford had won six straight games against Washington before the Huskies took the opener of the current series between the teams on Friday, before the Cardinal rebounded with a victory Saturday to even the three-game set at one game apiece. Stanford needs to win the final game of the current series to extend its current series win streak against the Huskies that dates back to Washington taking two-of-three in Seattle in 2004 to three consecutive Cardinal series wins. Friday's series-opening loss also snapped a five-game home win streak against the Huskies as Washington won for the first time at Sunken Diamond since taking the opener of a three-game set at Stanford on March 28, 2003. Stanford has won 14 of the last 17 games between the teams at Sunken Diamond and five straight series at home over the Huskies since Washington took the final two games of a best-of-three Pac-10 Championship Series at Sunken Diamond in 1998.
LAST PAC-10 SERIES WIN: WASHINGTON
Stanford's last Pac-10 series win came nearly a year ago when the Cardinal swept a three-game set at Washington (May 12-14, 2006). Stanford's seven straight Pac-10 series losses since are the most in the school's recorded history. Stanford has also lost seven straight series overall since its last series win in a non-league sweep of California from March 2-4, 2007. The seven-series overall losing skid is the longest since Stanford dropped eight straight series overall from April 13, 1978 - March 31, 1979.
TROUBLE IN RUBBER GAMES
Stanford will be playing in its fourth rubber game in as many series on Sunday against Washington. The Cardinal has lost the rubber games of each of its last three series at California (April 22), versus Oregon State (April 29) and at Washington State (May 7).
BACK-TO-BACK WINS HARD TO COME BY
Stanford has not recorded back-to-back wins since the Cardinal won at Sacramento State and at San Jose State on March 25 and 27, marking a span of 25 contests.
PLAYING WELL ON CAMERA
Stanford will welcome CSTV's cameras for the live television broadcast versus Washington on Sunday. Stanford has won each of its last two TV games over Oregon State (April 28) and at Washington State (May 5) after losing its first two TV games of the campaign at Arizona State (April 7) and versus Oregon State (April 27).
PAC-10 SERIES OPENER SKID SNAPPED
Stanford's 6-4 win in a series opener at Washington State on May 5 ended a streak of six straight losses in Pac-10 series-openers. Stanford had actually lost seven straight series-openers dating back to its last series-opening win over California on March 2.
FINAL MONTH OF REGULAR SEASON
Stanford is in its final month of the 2007 regular season and has a 2-4 record in its first four games of May. The Cardinal has nine more games scheduled in the month with the final game of its current series versus Washington (May 12-13), followed by contests at Santa Clara (May 15), versus Pacific (May 18, 20), at Pacific (May 19), versus UC Davis (May 22) and at USC (May 25-27).
IN THE CELLAR
Stanford is currently in last place in the Pac-10 with a 5-15 conference record that is two full games behind eighth-place Washington State's 7-13 mark. Stanford has finished at the bottom of the Pac-10 just twice in 30 previous seasons under current head coach Mark Marquess, tying for fifth in a six-team league with a 1-17 conference record in 1979 and taking sixth of six teams with a 10-20 mark in 1993.
TOUGH STARTS
Stanford started 2007 Pac-10 play with an 0-8 league mark that was the worst in recorded school history before winning its first conference game against Arizona on April 15. Stanford also started the season with an 0-3 record to mark the first time since 1989 the Cardinal had lost its first three games of the season. In addition, the sweep at Cal State Fullerton was also the first time Stanford had been swept in a three-game season-opening series in the school's recorded history.
WINNING/POSTSEASON STREAKS IN JEOPARDY
Stanford's current strings of 13 straight winning seasons and the same number of consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championships from 1994-2006 are in serious jeopardy. The Cardinal has a current 20-27 overall record that is seven games under .500 and will need to go 8-1 over its final 10 regular season games to avoid only its second losing season in the past 43 years and a perfect 9-0 for a winning campaign. The last time Stanford had a losing season and did not qualify for the postseason was in 1993 when the club missed the postseason with a 27-28 overall mark.
FIFTH ALL-TIME WINNINGEST PROGRAM
Stanford is the fifth all-time winningest program in college baseball history with a record of 2510-1577-32 (.613) in 4119 games over 114 seasons including 2007. Fordham, Texas, USC and Michigan are the top four.
WINNING THE CLOSE ONES
Stanford has a 6-3 record in one-run games this season and has also won both of its extra-inning contests this season at San Jose State (March 27) and versus Oregon State (April 28).
TEAM STATS
OFFENSE - Stanford is sixth in the Pac-10 in home runs (29), as well as seventh in batting average (.291), runs (263) and hits (481), and last (9th) in stolen bases (21).
PITCHING - Stanford has struggled tremendously on the mound with an uncharacteristically high 6.25 ERA that is last in the Pac-10 by 105 points over eighth-place Washington State (5.20 ERA) and 89 points higher than the highest ERA in the school's recorded history when the 1979 pitching staff posted a 5.36 mark. The team's .316 opponents' batting average is also last in the Pac-10.
FIELDING - Stanford also ranks last in the Pac-10 in fielding percentage (.960) despite eight errorless games in its last 18 contests. Stanford's errors of late have come in bunches with 11 multiple-error contests in the last 23 games.
TEAM LEADERS
OFFENSE - Sean Ratliff is having a big season and has arguably been the team's most consistent hitter in 2007. Ratliff is leading or co-leading the Cardinal in nearly every offensive category, including home runs (9, #6T Pac-10), stolen bases (9), triples (4, #6T Pac-10), runs scored (49, #3T Pac-10), hits (62, #10T Pac-10), total bases (107, #9 Pac-10), slugging percentage (.566), hit by pitches (5, co-leader), games played (46, co-leader) and games started (46, co-leader). Adam Sorgi has officially taken over the club's lead in both batting average (.400) and on-base percentage (.467) after reaching the minimum number of at bats (2.5 per team game played) to qualify after his a contest versus Washington on May 11. Other offensive team leaders or co-leaders include Michael Taylor (42 RBI; 5 HBP, co-leader; 190 at bats), Cord Phelps (14 2B, #8T Pac-10, 18 BB), Brian Juhl (5 HBP, co-leader), Ryan Seawell (5 HBP, co-leader), Brent Milleville (4 SF) and Joey August (4 SAC).
PITCHING - Jeffrey Inman (4-3, 5.02, 71.2 IP, 61 SO) co-leads the team in wins and complete games, while pacing the club in strikeouts. Inman has also posted the lowest ERA among any pitcher with at least one inning pitched per team game played. Jeremy Bleich (1-8, 5.88, 82.2 IP, 49 SO) has the team lead in innings pitched (#10 Pac-10) and starts (14, #7T Pac-10). Nolan Gallagher (4-6, 7.62, 56.2 IP, 40 SO) has equaled Inman's four wins and also has the club's only other complete game and the team's only shutout. Gallagher had been in the team's rotation along with Inman and Bleich for most of the season before coming out of the bullpen in each of his last five appearances and going 2-1 with a save in those five outings. David Stringer (0-2, 6.38, 7 SV, 42.1 IP, 29 SO) paces the club with 27 appearances and seven saves, ranking second and seventh in the Pac-10 in those two categories.
HOT BATS REACH NEW SEASON-HIGH
Stanford is currently on its best offensive run of the season with 11 double digit hits in its last 13 contests as the team has improved its current batting average to a season-high .291. Stanford is hitting .333 during the stretch with Adam Sorgi (.510, 26-51, 5 2B, 1 3B, 12 RBI) has been the club's top hitter during the period.
CURRENT SERIES STATS (WASHINGTON)
OFFENSE - Stanford has had a productive first two games of its current series versus Washington with a .389 team batting average and a 6.5 run per game average. Sean Ratliff (.750, 3-4, 2B, 3B, RBI), Joey August (.500, 5-7, 2 2B, RBI), Michael Taylor (.500, 5-10, 2 2B, 4 RBI), Brian Juhl (.500, 3-6) and Ryan Seawell (.500, 2-4, 2 RBI) are all hitting .500 or better in the series.
PITCHING - Stanford has posted a respectable 5.00 ERA in the first two games of its current series versus Washington despite allowing a .338 opponents' batting average. The success has primarily come thanks to just five walks in 18.0 innings of work. Andrew Clauson (0.00, 0-0, 1 APP, 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) and Austin Yount (0.00, 0-0, 1 APP, 1 SV, 0.1 IP) have had scoreless outings out of the bullpen, while Jeremy Bleich (3.86, 0-0, 1 APP, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB) and Jeffrey Inman (4.26, 0-1, 1 APP, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 SO) have made respectable starts.
FIELDING - Stanford is having one of its best defensive series of the season with just one error and a .986 fielding percentage over the first two games of the series.
SEAN RATLIFF'S OFFENSIVE FOCUS PAYS OFF
Sean Ratliff has a current career-best 12-game hit streak (.404, 21-52, 16 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI) that is ited for the longest by a Stanford player this season and is leading or co-leading the Cardinal in nearly every offensive category, including home runs (9, #6T Pac-10), stolen bases (9), triples (4, #6T Pac-10), runs scored (49, #3T Pac-10), hits (62, #10T Pac-10), total bases (107, #9 Pac-10), slugging percentage (.566), hit by pitches (5, co-leader), games played (46, co-leader) and games started (46, co-leader). He has also contributed 29 RBI and a .328 that rank second and third on the club among regulars, respectively. Ratliff was 0-for-14 with 10 strikeouts in limited offensive action last season and has still struggled with his strikeouts in 2007 with a Pac-10-high 58.
ADAM SORGI NOW BATTING AVERAGE LEADER
Adam Sorgi has reached the minimum number of at bats (2.5 per team game played) needed to officially take over the team lead in stats and qualify for the Pac-10 and NCAA stat leaders. Sorgi is currently hitting an even .400 and is looking to become only the seventh Stanford player to hit .400 or better in a season. He also boasts a team-high .467 on-base percentage. Sorgi has successfully returned from a shoulder injury that caused him to miss the entire 2006 season and limited his action early in 2007. Sorgi played his first game in the field since 2005 against California on March 4 and has started 30 of the 32 games at the position since, including all 28 since the Cardinal returned from a 12-day break on March 24. He also had the team's longest hitting streak of the season when he hit safely in 12 straight contests from March 4 - April 10 and recently had a red-hot 10-game run from April 21 - May 6 (.564, 22-39) with multiple hits in eight of the 10 games.
CORD PHELPS DOING SOMETHING EXTRA
Cord Phelps ranks third on the club with 17 extra base hits, leading the team in doubles (14, #8T Pac-10) and tied for the club lead along with Sean Ratliff in triples (3, #6T Pac-10). Last year, all 18 of Phelps' hits were singles. Phelps had gone eight games without an extra-base hit before doubling versus Washington on May 11.
DAY AND NIGHT
Stanford is a respectable 16-15 during day games but just 4-12 at night.
LONG GAMES
Stanford has clocked in at 3:00 or over in 29 of its first 47 games this season, gone 3:40 or longer 14 times and more than 4:00 on three occasions, including a season-long 4:12 against UCLA on March 31.
COMEBACK WINS
Stanford has come from behind in 14 of its 20 wins this season. Stanford's biggest comeback of the year came versus USC (March 11) when the Cardinal was down 8-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning before scoring four times to the game at 8-8 and six more in the eighth in an eventual 14-9 win.
EARLIER LOSING SKIDS
Stanford dropped six straight home games (March 24 - April 14) earlier this season and nine consecutive Pac-10 contests (May 21, 2006 - April 14, 2007) that dated back to the final conference contest of last year that were both the longest in recorded school history.
40-HOMER STREAK
Stanford has just 29 homers in its first 47 games this season and will need 11 long balls in its final nine regular season contests to extend the team's string of consecutive 40-homer seasons to 20.
PLAYING THE BEST
Stanford has already played some of the best teams both in the nation and the Pac-10. The Cardinal has played seven of its first 12 three-game series and 21 of its first 47 games against teams ranked in at least one national poll at some point in the season.
SUNKEN DIAMOND
Sunken Diamond has served as a host site for 13 NCAA Regionals, as well as NCAA Regionals on five occasions. Stanford has clinched 10 of its 15 trips to the College World Series at Sunken Diamond. Stanford has also made Sunken Diamond a tough place for opponents in recent years, winning at least 17 games at home in each of the last 11 seasons prior to 2007 with an amazing 306-99 (.756) record during the stretch. However, Stanford is currently just an even .500 (14-14) at home this season and will need two victories in its remaining four regular season home games to avoid the first home losing season in recorded school history. Stanford's worst home record ever came in 1964 when the Cardinal was 13-13 at Sunken Diamond.
STANFORD CAREER STATS VERSUS WASHINGTON
Joey August (.714, 2 GP, 2 GS, 5-7, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO)
Jeremy Bleich (3.21, 1-0, 2 APP, 2 GS, 14.0 IP, 17 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO)
Jason Castro (.286, 5 GP, 5 GS, 4-14, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SO, 1 SB)
Andrew Clauson (0.00, 1 APP, 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO)
Brendan Domaracki (.083, 5 GP, 2 GS, 1-12, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 4 SO, 1 SB)
Grant Escue (.417, 3 GP, 3 GS, 5-12, 4 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO)
Max Fearnow (9.00, 0-0, 1 APP, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER)
Nolan Gallagher (5.91, 3-0, 3 APP, 10.2 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 7 SO)
Adam Gaylord (.000, 1 GP, 1 GS, 0-2, 1 SO)
Toby Gerhart (.167, 2 GP, 2 GS, 1-6, 2 R, 1 SO)
Blake Hancock (0.00, 2 APP, 0.0 IP, 2 H)
Jeffrey Inman (4.26, 0-1, 1 APP, 1 GS, 6.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO)
J.J. Jelmini (1 GP)
Brian Juhl (.294, 5 GP, 4 GS, 5-17, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 SAC)
Brent Milleville (.000, 4 GP, 1 GS, 1-7, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 1 SO)
Randy Molina (.200, 4 GP, 3 GS, 2-10, 2 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB)
Cord Phelps (.444, 2 GP, 2 GS, 4-9, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB)
Michael Taylor (.452, 8 GP, 8 GS, 14-31, 8 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 4 SO, 1 SF, 2 SAC, 1 SB)
Ryan Seawell (.474, 9 GP, 4 GS, 9-19, 8 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 3 SO, 1 SAC, 1 SB)
Adam Sorgi (.280, 7 GP, 6 GS, 7-25, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 9 SO, 3 SAC, 1 SB)
David Stringer (9.00, 0-0, 1 APP, 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO)
Jeff Whitlow (.000, 2 GP, 0-2, 1 BB)
Austin Yount (0.00, 0-0, 1 SV, 1 APP, 0.1 IP)
2007 STANFORD-WASHINGTON GAMES
May 11, 2007 - Washington 7, at Stanford 5
Washington came back from a three-run first inning deficit for a 7-5 victory over Stanford. The Huskies capitalized on several key Cardinal mistakes that contributed to four Washington runs. Stanford got off to a good start by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early 3-0 lead and Washington would not go ahead in the contest until Bradley Boyer trotted home on Matt Stevens' sacrifice fly to give the Huskies a 5-4 lead in the top of the sixth. Nick Hagadone earned the save and was impressive in helping the Huskies maintain a late two-run advantage. Hagadone struck out four batters in his 2.0 scoreless innings, while allowing just one hit and one walk. Washington starter Jason Erickson picked up the victory despite allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts over the first 5.2 innings. Boyer (3-4, RBI) and Danny Cox (3-5, RBI, SB) had three hits each for the Huskies, who outhit the Cardinal by a 13-12 count. Stanford starter Jeffrey Inman suffered the loss, giving up six runs but only three earned on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts as he was victimized by a critical second inning error committed by Cardinal shortstop Adam Gaylord, as well as his own balk in the fifth and Brian Juhl's sixth inning passed ball. Michael Taylor (3-5, 2B, 3 RBI) and Cord Phelps (3-5, 2B, RBI) combined for half of Stanford's 12 hits.
Quote of the Day ... "It was difficult to make some of the mistakes we made tonight. When you do that, you're just not going to beat good teams, and just about everyone in the Pac-10 is good." - Mark Marquess
May 12, 2007 - at Stanford 8, Washington 6
Stanford scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning in an 8-6 victory over Washington to even a three-game Pac-10 series between the clubs. The teams were tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth before the Cardinal five-spot put Stanford in front 8-3 going into the ninth. Washington scored three times in the top of the ninth and brought the go-ahead run to the plate with two outs before Austin Yount came on to earn his first save of the season by forcing Matt Stevens into a game-ending fielder's choice. Joey August (4-5, 2B, RBI) was one of five Stanford players with multiple-hit games for a Cardinal offense that put together 16 hits. Sean Ratliff (3-4, 2B, 3B, RBI) had a three-hit contest, while Ryan Seawell (2-3, 2 RBI, SB), Adam Sorgi (2-4) and Michael Taylor (2-5, 2B, RBI) had two-hit games, and Brent Milleville drove in a pair of runs. Ty Rasmussen (3-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI) and Trevor Petersen (2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI) both had a pair of homers for Washington and combined to drive in five of the Huskies' six runs. Four other Washington players - Curt Rindal (2-4, 2B, RBI), Stevens (2-4, 2B), Danny Cox (2-4) and Bradley Boyer (2-5, 2 2B) - had a pair of hits each for a Husky squad that had 13 hits of its own. Stanford reliever Nolan Gallagher picked up the win despite allowing three runs on three hits and three walks in his 1.2 inning stint. Washington reliever Nick Haughian (0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER) started the eighth inning and took the loss in a nightmare outing to fall to 4-7 on the season.
Quote of the Day ... "I was just trying to pick up our team. It was nice to get a win today and set ourselves up to hopefully win the series tomorrow." - Mark Marquess
2006 STANFORD-WASHINGTON GAMES
May 12, 2006 - Stanford 5, at Washington State 0
Greg Reynolds pitched his first career complete game shutout to lift Stanford to a season-high-tying fourth straight victory with a 5-0 win over Washington. Reynolds struck out nine while scattering eight hits and walking just one batter to out pitch Washington's Tim Lyncecum in the highly anticipated match up between two of the nation's top pitchers. Michael Taylor (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI) had a pair of hits and RBI for the Cardinal, while Jim Rapoport (2-4, RBI) and Chris Minaker (2-5, 2B) each added a pair of hits. The victory moved Stanford out of the Pac-10 cellar and was its fifth conference win in its last seven contests.
Quote of the Day ... "It was exciting to pitch in this type of a game. I was very happy with the way I pitched and the outcome for both myself and more importantly our team." - Greg Reynolds
May 13, 2006 - Stanford 14, at Washington 6
Stanford scored nine runs in the top of the second inning after Washington had scored four in the bottom of the first and then cruised to a 14-6 victory over Washington that was the 1250th in the illustrious career of Stanford head coach Mark Marquess. Chris Minaker (3-6, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) and Chris Lewis (2-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) both had three-run homers in the Cardinal second, while Ryan Seawell (3-5, 2B, RBI) added a three-hit game and also scored three runs. All nine Stanford starters scored at least one run. Nolan Gallagher held Washington to just one run over 7.0 innings of relief to earn the win after entering the contest to start the second frame. Matt Lane (2-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI) and Matt Stevens (2-4, HR, RBI) both homered to lead the Huskies' offense.
Quote of the Day ... "The coaches just kept tell us that it was a long game. Once we got that momentum rolling, we knew we could come back." - Nolan Gallagher on the mood in the dugout after Washington's four-run first
May 14, 2006 - Stanford 10, at Washington 2
Stanford completed a three-game game sweep of Washington with a 10-2 victory as the Cardinal scored seven runs in the top of the fourth inning and then rode the arms of winning pitcher Jeremy Bleich and reliever Matt Manship to the win. Bleich pitched 7.0 innings, allowing just two runs while scattering eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Manship closed out the game by giving up just one hit with a strikeout in 2.0 scoreless frames. Michael Taylor (3-4, HR, RBI), Jason Castro (2-4, HR, 3 RBI) and Ryan Seawell (2-6, HR, RBI) all homered for the Cardinal, while Grant Escue (3-5, RBI) had a three-hit contest. Stanford's three-game road sweep was its first since winning three in a row at Washingon State from April 1-3, 2005.
Quote of the Day ... "We're playing well now, and we feel like we have the ability to beat anyone. It's important to just take care of things one game at a time and that means our next game at Santa Clara on Tuesday. We've been through a lot of really rough times this year, but our guys have stuck with it and here we are on the other end looking to do something special." - Michael Taylor
STANFORD HEAD COACH MARK MARQUESS
One of the nation's premier collegiate coaches and the winningest coach in Stanford Baseball history, Mark Marquess is in his 31st season at the helm of the Cardinal and his 39th associated with the program in 2007. Marquess has won more games than any coach in any sport ever at Stanford with the amazing numbers he has posted during his long tenure on The Farm. Marquess has a 1277-644-5 (.664) all-time record in 1926 career games, as well as equally impressive marks in postseason (112-52, .683), NCAA Regional (68-25, .731), NCAA Super Regional (10-4, .714), CWS (34-23, .596) and Pac-10 (506-342, .597) action. He is currently ranked sixth among all active NCAA Division I coaches in victories and 11th on the all-time list among Division I coaches. Marquess became the 23rd coach in the history of NCAA Division I baseball to reach the 1000-win mark with a victory over Florida State on February 9, 2001. Just over two years later, he picked up win No. 1100 versus Nevada on February 17, 2003. He became the 16th NCAA Division I head baseball coach to win 1200 collegiate games just over another two years after that when the Cardinal defeated California at Sunken Diamond on March 5, 2005. He also won his 100th career postseason game in Stanford's NCAA Super Regional clinching victory over Long Beach State (June 7, 2003). The 1969 Stanford graduate has led the Cardinal to two CWS titles and three runner-up showings in five CWS championship appearances, as well as 13 College World Series trips, five NCAA Super Regional titles, 14 NCAA Regional championships and 12 Pac-10 crowns (includes Southern Division and shared titles). Stanford's two CWS championships under Marquess came in back-to-back fashion in 1987 and 1988 as the Cardinal is just one of four teams to have ever won back-to-back Division I College World Series titles. The three runner-up showings have all come this decade with the Cardinal taking second in Omaha in 2000, 2001 and 2003. Maybe even more amazing, all 13 teams that Marquess has taken to the College World Series have won at least one game. Stanford has qualified for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 24 times in the first 30 seasons under Marquess with a current school record run of 13 straight appearances in postseason play. He has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three times and has received Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year honors on nine occasions, most recently with his Pac-10 selection in 2003. The Cardinal has also recorded 29 winning seasons in the first 30 campaigns under his leadership. His clubs have finished either first or second in the prestigious Pacific-10 (formerly Pac-10 Southern Division) 22 times in the last 26 seasons including 2006. Stanford has had 134 players drafted by professional baseball in the past 22 campaigns, including 18 in the last 20 years that were drafted either in the first round or as a Compensation A pick. Stanford has had more first round picks (6) since 2000 than any other school in the nation, most recently with the selection of Greg Reynolds as the No. 2 overall pick in 2006. A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Marquess was the head coach of the 1988 United States Olympic baseball team that captured the gold medal. He was also an accomplished football and baseball standout on The Farm, and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. He is one of only 10 people to have ever both played and coached in the College World Series. Marquess was the starting first baseman and a First Team All-American on Stanford's 1967 CWS squad and played four seasons in the minor leagues with the Chicago White Sox organization.
STANFORD COACHING STAFF
Dean Stotz is in his 31st season with Stanford Baseball and his eighth as the team's associate head coach after he was promoted to the position prior to the 2000 season following 23 years of service as an assistant. Stotz currently coaches third base while also handling various offensive and defensive aspects of the game. Tom Kunis is in his eighth season as Stanford's pitching coach, while Dave Nakama is also in his eighth campaign over two stints as an assistant.