May 31, 2010
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STANFORD, Calif.-- Stanford Baseball (31-23, 14-13 Pac-10), one of eight teams from the Pac-10 in the 64-team NCAA Tournament, will head down to Fullerton, Calif for the first round of the NCAA Regional. Games will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Listen to Marquess and Pries About the Regional (YouTube) | Marquess on Thursday
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The double elimination first round will be hosted by Big West Champion CS Fullerton (41-15) as the top seed, the Cardinal as the No. 2 seed, the Mountain West Conference's second place team, New Mexico(37-20) as the third seed and Big 10 Tournament champion, Minnesota (30-28) as the fourth seed. The winner of this bracket will be matched up with the UCLA bracket, featuring the Bruins, UC Irvine, LSU and Kent State.
Game Times
Friday, Game 1 - (3) New Mexico v. (2) Stanford - 4 p.m., Game 2 (4) Minnesota v. (1) CS Fullerton - 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, Game 3 - 4 p.m., Game 4 - 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday, Game 5 - 4 p.m., Game 6 - 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Monday (if necessary), Game 7 - 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Ticket Information
All-Session Tournament Passes will be on sale beginning Tuesday, June 1, at Noon, and available through Thursday, June 3, at Noon via phone or in-person orders at the Athletics Ticket Office at Titan House. Please note that there will be a limited number of reserved All-Session Tournament passes for sale. Individual Tickets will go on sale online at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1, and beginning at Noon at the Athletic Ticket Office. Individual tickets must be ordered either online or in person at the Athletics Ticket Office located at the Titan House only. Due to high-traffic volume, NO PHONE ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN for individual tickets.
The Cardinal are making its 29th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since its 16th College World Series run in 2008. Stanford won back-to-back national championships in 1987 and 1988. The Lobos, Stanford's first round opponent, are making its second ever appearance in the NCAAs and first since 1962.
Stanford last played at Fullerton in an NCAA Tournament game in 2008 when the Cardinal swept the Titans and went onto the 2008 CWS.
“We're excited to return to the postseason,” said associate head coach Dean Stotz, who has been with the program as long as head coach, Mark Marquess, 34 years. “This is the second season and what we have been playing for all season. It should be a good regional.”
Kenny Diekroeger leads the Cardinal with a .351 average and has driven in 39 this season. Stanford starts four freshmen and features a pitching staff, headlined by starters Jordan Pries (4-3, 3.86) and Brett Mooneyham (3-6, 4.74) with a dozen underclassmen.
“Being a freshman, I really don't know what to expect (later this week),” said Diekroeger. “That's a good thing because all I need to do is focus on what it will take to win the regional.”
Live Bracket
http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2010/ncaa_bracket_DI_baseball.html