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2004 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 25-5, 2-1 PAC-10 •Cardinal sits in first-place after winning four of six conference road games 11-1 (H), 12-3 (A) No. 2 Stanford Returns Home To Host Santa Clara And California
Date Day Opponent (TV) Result/Time JANUARY Santa Clara (16-19) at No. 2 Stanford (25-5) 30 Fri. No. 4 Cal State Fullerton W, 16-3 31 Sat. No. 4 Cal State Fullerton W, 8-7 FEBRUARY Tuesday, April 13, 6 pm – RHP Kellan McConnell (3-4, 4.80) vs. RHP Matt Leva (2-0, 3.86) 1 Sun. No. 4 Cal State Fullerton W, 4-1 6 Fri. at Fresno State L, 1-3 7 Sat. at Fresno State W, 13-4 8 Sun. at Fresno State W, 10-3 California (19-20, 6-6 Pac-10) at No. 2 Stanford (25-5, 4-2 Pac-10) 13 Fri. Kansas W, 7-1 14 Sat. Kansas W, 6-1 Friday, April 16, 6 pm – RHP Adam Gold (6-3, 3.28) vs. LHP Mark Romanczuk (6-1, 4.04) 15 Sun. Kansas W, 10-6 20 Fri. No. 6 Texas W, 7-4 Saturday, April 17, 1 pm – RHP Mike Padgett (3-4, 4.53) vs. TBA 21 Sat. No. 6 Texas L, 6-9 Sunday, April 18, 1 pm – TBA vs. TBA 22 Sun. No. 6 Texas W, 8-1 Media Coverage: All four Stanford Baseball games this week are scheduled to be broadcast on the 24 Tue. Rikkyo (Exhibition) W, 9-4 air at KZSU (90.1 FM) as well as online at gostanford.com ... Sean Bruich and Alex Gyr will be on the 27 Fri. at California W, 12-9 microphones for the Santa Clara games … Sam Stefanki and Mike Etchepare will handle the broadcasts 28 Sat. at California W, 10-3 29 Sun. at California W, 6-2 for the three-game series versus California … A Gametracker with live stats for all four games will also be MARCH available from a link at gostanford.com. 5 Fri. at USC W, 10-2 6 Sat. at USC W, 8-7 (13) QUICK TEAM NOTES 7 Sun. at USC L, 8-11 23 Tue. at Saint Mary's W, 7-3 Stanford sits atop the Pac-10 standings after posting a 4-2 record in its first six conference games on the 24 Wed. at Santa Clara W, 18-4 road, one-half game ahead of both Arizona and Washington (4-3 Pac-10) … Stanford is the No. 2 team in 26 Fri. Cal Poly W, 16-4 all four major college baseball national polls released on Monday, April 12 (Baseball America, Collegiate 27 Sat. Cal Poly W, 3-1 Baseball, NCBWA and Sports Weekly/ESPN) … Last week, Stanford had been the nation’s No. 1 team in 28 Sun. Cal Poly W, 10-3 the Baseball America (for the seventh consecutive week) and Collegiate Baseball polls, while ranking second 30 Tue. at San Jose State W, 5-0 in the NCBWA and Sports Weekly/ESPN polls ... The 2004 Cardinal is only the fourth team in school history APRIL to win at least 25 of its first 30 games, following the 1982 (26-3-1), 1967 (25-3-2) and 1998 (25-4-1) clubs 2 Fri. at UCLA* W, 11-4 3 Sat. at UCLA* W, 15-13 … The Cardinal has won all nine of its regular season series this year, as well as 13 in a row and 21 of its 4 Sun. at UCLA* L, 5-6 last 22 dating back to last season ... Stanford has swept four of its nine series this season and seven during 8 Thu. at Oregon State* W, 11-8 its current 13-series win streak ...... Stanford will play 18 of its final 26 games at home beginning versus 9 Fri. at Oregon State* L, 4-5 Santa Clara this Tuesday after playing 18 of its first 30 on the road … Stanford has won 20 of its last 21 10 Sat. at Oregon State* W, 16-4 games at home, has an 11-1 record at Sunken Diamond this season, and has a 48-9 record in its last 57 13 Tue. Santa Clara 6 pm games overall ... Stanford has also won 28 of its last 32 true road games, finishing last year with a 14-game 16 Fri. California* 6 pm 17 Sat. California* 1 pm win streak in true road games and beginning this season with a 14-4 mark away from Sunken Diamond … 18 Sun. California* 1 pm Stanford has come from behind in 12 of its 25 wins this year and is 4-5 when either tied or trailing heading 20 Tue. Saint Mary's 6 pm into the ninth inning (2-1 tied, 2-4 trailing) … Stanford is 5-1 this season against ranked teams ... Stanford 23 Fri. Sacramento State 6 pm has been errorless in 12 of its first 30 games … Stanford has more than doubled its opponents scoring 24 Sat. at Sacramento State 1 pm (271-134) as 21 of its 25 wins have been by three or more runs ... Stanford is currently hitting a season-high 27 Tue. at Santa Clara 6 pm and Pac-10-leading .320, and averaging 9.0 runs per game after six straight double-digit hit games and 30 Fri. Washington State* 6 pm double-digit run games in four of its last six contests … In contrast, although the pitching staff still leads MAY 1 Sat. Washington State* 1 pm the Pac-10 with a 4.03 ERA, it is the highest its been since it stood at 5.00 after the first two games of the 2 Sun. Washington State* 1 pm season after struggling with a 7.12 ERA in its last five contests … The Cardinal is fielding at a .972 clip, 4 Tue. San Jose State 6 pm second in the Pac-10 … Stanford is looking to extend its school record string of consecutive appearances 7 Fri. at Washington* 6:30 pm at the College World Series to six, as well as its string of 40-win season to 10, while Stanford has won 50 8 Sat. at Washington* 1 pm or more games in three of the last four seasons ... Stanford has captured 11 Pac-10 titles in the last 21 9 Sun. at Washington* 1 pm years and finished either first or second in the conference 21 times in last 23 seasons. 11 Tue. Santa Clara 6 pm 15 Sat. at Arizona* 7 pm, MT 16 Sun. at Arizona* 7 pm, MT QUICK INDIVIDUAL NOTES 17 Mon. at Arizona* 1 pm, MT Brian Hall and Jeff Stimpson swept the Pac-10 Player and Pitcher of the Week honors when the awards for 18 Tue. San Francisco 6 pm the week ending April 11 were announced on Tuesday … National Player of the Year candidate Jed Lowrie 21 Fri. USC* 6 pm leads the Cardinal in nearly every offensive category runs scored (40), triples (4), homers (9, co-leader), 22 Sat. USC* 1 pm RBI (40), extra-base hits (19), total bases (83), slugging percentage (.741), bases on balls (26), on-base 23 Sun. USC* 1 pm percentage (.486) and sacrifice flies (5), while ranking second with a .375 batting average ... Jonny Ash 28 Fri. No. 14 Arizona State* 6 pm 29 Sat. No. 14 Arizona State* 1 pm leads the team in both batting average (.384) and hits (48) … John Mayberry, who has a current season- 30 Sun. No. 14 Arizona State* 1 pm high nine-game hit streak (3/27 – 4/10), co-leads the squad with nine homers, seven doubles and 15 JUNE multiple-hit games, while ranking second with 38 RBI and 17 extra-base hits, as well as third with a .369 4-6 F-Su NCAA Regionals• TBA batting average … Brian Hall has extended his current career-high hit streak and the longest by a Stanford 11-14 F-M NCAA Super Regionals+ TBA player this season to 15 games (3/5 – 4/10) as his average has risen 141 points during the streak from a 18-28 F-M at College World Series^ TBA season-low .208 to .353 … Hall leads the team with eight stolen bases, while contributing seven homers *Pac-10 Game; •NCAA Regionals; +NCAA Super Regional at Stanford, CA; ^College World Series at Omaha, NE; All and 31 RBI … Danny Putnam (.341) co-leads the team with seven doubles, while hitting seven homers Times Pacific Unless Noted;All Home Games In Bold At and driving in 26 runs … Donny Lucy (.327) is the team’s other regular hitting better than .300 … Sam Fuld Sunken Diamond; Rankings by Baseball America (.278, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 4 SB) is second all-time at Stanford in runs scored (242) and within three of passing all-time leader Mark Davis (244, 1983-86) … Fuld is also ranked among Stanford’s all-time leaders in hits (323, #3), at bats (948, #3), triples (16, #3T), doubles (58, #6T) and games played (230, #7T) … Mark Romanczuk leads the team with six wins … David O’Hagan also has a team-high four saves and the lowest ERA (2.60) among pitchers with at least one inning per team game played.
Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) 1 STANFOR'D'S HISTORY VERSUS THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS STANFORD LINE SCORES ALL-TIME SERIES 2004 VS. SANTA CLARA Stanford holds advantages in the all-time series versus both of its opponents this week. The Cardinal leads its all- time series over Santa Clara, 171-153-7, and has been very successful against the Broncos of late, winning 26 of the Stanford 18, at Santa Clara 4 (3/24/04) last 28 meetings between the teams. The Cardinal had won 20 straight in the series against Santa Clara before the Stanford ...... 139 110 120 - 18 16 2 Broncos snapped the string with a 13-9 victory at Buck Shaw Stadium. Stanford then won five more in a row before Santa Clara ...... 200 200 000 - 4 7 1 Win-Gilmore(4-1) Loss-Lonergan(1-1) the Broncos came up with a 2-0 victory in the final meeting between the team’s last season at The Farm on April 29, Save-None T-3:08 A-543 2003. Stanford defeated the Broncos in their only meeting this season, scoring a season-high 18 runs in an 18-4 win at BATTERIES: STAN - Gilmore, Jecmen (4), Leva (5), Quick Santa Clara on March 24. Stanford holds an all-time advantage of 224-207 over California in the 431 career meetings (7), Dyer (8), Manship (9) and Lucy, Hester (7). SCU - between the schools. The Cardinal has won 13 straight games over the Golden Bears, including a non-conference Lonergan, Shapiro (3), Dormer (3), Slorp (4), McBride sweep of California in Berkeley earlier this season (February 27-29; W, 12-9; W, 10-3; W, 6-2). The streak extends (6), Fleming (8), Van Buskirk (9) and McColgan, Manley back to the 2002 season when the Cardinal won the final four games between the teams and the 2003 campaign when (8). HRs: STAN - Lowrie 2 (6th, solo in 1st; 7th, 2-run Stanford swept all six games in the season-series. Stanford has also won five straight series over the Golden Bears in 3rd), Carter (3rd, 3-run in 2nd); SCU - W. Thompson since California took two-of-three in Berkeley from April 27-29, 2001. California has not won a season-series versus (5th, solo in 1st). the Cardinal since taking four-of-six in 1978.
2004 VS. CALIFORNIA GAME REVIEWS
Stanford 12, at California 9 (February 27, 2004) Stanford ...... 012 023 301 - 12 12 0 2004 VERSUS SANTA CLARA California ...... 021 050 100 - 9 14 2 Stanford 18, at Santa Clara 4 (March 24, 2003) – Jed Lowrie (2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI) had his first career two-homer game, Win-Dyer(1-0) Loss-Swanson(0-1) scored a career-high four runs and tied a career-high with four RBI to lead Stanford to a convincing 18-4 victory over Save-O'Hagan(3) T-3:26 A-568 Santa Clara. Chris Carter (1-2, 4 RBI) also homered and drove in a career-high four runs as the Cardinal scored nine BATTERIES: STAN - Romanczuk, Quick (5), Dyer (5), of its season-high 18 runs in the top of the third inning to break the game open. John Mayberry, Jr. (3-5, 2 RBI), Brian O'Hagan (8) and Lucy. CAL - Padgett, Trafton (6), Johnson Hall (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI), Danny Putnam (2-6, RBI) and Jonny Ash (2-5, 2B) added multiple-hit games for the Cardinal. (6), Swanson (6), Brown (8), Ingram (9) and Grossman. Jeff Gilmore earned the victory for Stanford as the pitcher of record during a predetermined pitching rotation, spreading HRs: STAN - Hall (2nd, solo in 2nd), Lucy (2nd, solo in out two runs and five hits with a strikeout over the first 3.0 innings. 9th); CAL - Holder (2nd, 2-run in 5th). 2004 VERSUS CALIFORNIA Stanford 10, at California 3 (February 28, 2004) Stanford 12, at California 9 (February 27, 2004) - Jed Lowrie (3-3, 3 3B, 4 RBI) hit the first three triples of his career, Stanford ...... 004 011 310 - 10 11 0 drove in a career-high-tying four runs and reached base in all six at bats to lead Stanford to a 12-9 victory over California. California ...... 001 020 000 - 3 6 3 Win-Gilmore(3-1) Loss-Gold(3-1) Jonny Ash (3-5, 2 RBI) also had a three-hit day for the Cardinal, while Donny Lucy (2-5, HR, RBI) and Brian Hall (1-4, HR, Save-None T-2:44 A-1054 RBI) homered. Jonny Dyer picked up the victory by limiting the Golden Bears to one run on four hits with one strikeout BATTERIES: STAN - Gilmore, Stimpson (8) and Lucy. over 2.1 innings. David O’Hagan came on in the eighth and pitched 2.0 scoreless one-hit innings with a strikeout to CAL - Gold, Trafton (7), Morrow (7) and Bussiere. HRs: earn a save. California’s James Holder (4-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) had a game-high four hits. Matt Swanson, the fourth of six STAN - Putnam (2nd, 2-run in 3rd); CAL - Bussiere (2nd, California pitchers, took the loss by allowing three runs and three hits with two strikeouts over 2.0 innings. solo in 3rd). Stanford 10, at California 3 (February 28, 2004) - Stanford assured its fifth consecutive series victory over California Stanford 6, at California 2 (February 29, 2004) with a 10-3 victory. Danny Putnam (3-5, HR, 2 RBI) led Stanford’s 11-hit attack, while Jed Lowrie (2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, SB) Stanford ...... 210 011 100 - 6 13 0 drove in three runs. Jeff Gilmore scattered six hits and allowed just three runs over a career-high-tying 7.0 innings to California ...... 100 000 001 - 2 6 1 earn the victory, striking out two and not walking a batter. Gilmore had perfect 1-2-3 innings in the first, second and Win-Holler(2-0) Loss-Crist(1-3) fourth frames, while Stanford’s only double play of the game helped him face just three batters in the sixth. Save-None T-2:39 A-1087 BATTERIES: STAN - Holler, Manship (8), Dyer (9) and Stanford 6, at California 2 (February 29, 2004) - Stanford won its 13th straight game against California by completing a Lucy. CAL - Crist, Brown (6), Ingram (8) and Bussiere. HRs: CAL - Weiner (2nd, solo in 1st); STAN - Lucy (3rd, three-game non-conference sweep of the Golden Bears with a 6-2 victory. The win also marked the seventh consecutive solo in 4th). win for the Cardinal at California’s Evans Diamond. Blake Holler worked 7.0 innings to earn the victory, allowing just one run and five hits with four strikeouts. John Mayberry, Jr. (3-5, 2B, 3 RBI) led Stanford’s 13-hit attack, while Donny LAST WEEK Lucy (2-4, HR, RBI) hit his second homer of the series. Jonny Dyer got the final two outs in the bottom of the ninth to earn his first collegiate save. Stanford 11, at Oregon State 8 (April 8, 2004) Stanford...... 103 000 034 - 11 15 1 LAST WEEK Oregon State...... 050 011 001 - 8 11 2 Stanford 11, at Oregon State 8 (April 8, 2004) – Stanford scored seven runs in the final two innings and John Win-O'Hagan(4-0) Loss-Gunderson(5-1) Mayberry, Jr. hit a pair of home runs in an 11-8 victory over Oregon State. Stanford trailed 7-4 before tying the game Save-None T-3:25 A-1488 with a three-run eighth inning and scoring four more runs in the ninth. Donny Lucy’s two-RBI single in the ninth proved BATTERIES: STAN - Romanczuk, Stimpson (6), Jecmen to be the game-winner, while Brian Hall hit a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth two batters after Mayberry led off (7), O'Hagan (8) and Lucy. OSU - Baldwin, Pendley (6), the inning with a tape measure blast. Mayberry (2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI) hit a pair of homers for the second time this season. McCormick (8), Gunderson (8), Sanders (9), Joslyn (9) David O’Hagan picked up the victory, while Kevin Gunderson suffered the loss. Chris Campos (2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) and Richie. HRs: STAN - Ash (4th, solo inside-the-park and Paul Richie (2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) both doubled, homered and drove in three runs for Oregon State. in 1st), Mayberry 2 (7th, 3-run in 3rd; 8th, solo in 8th), Hall (5th, 2-run in 8th); OSU - Richie (3rd, 3-run in 2nd), at Oregon State 5, Stanford 4 (April 9, 2004) – Oregon State held off a late comeback by Stanford for a 5-4 victory. Campos (4th, solo in 9th). Stanford closed an early 5-1 Oregon State lead to a one run on Jed Lowrie’s two-run homer in the top of the eighth at Oregon State 5, Stanford 4 (April 9, 2004) inning but left five runners stranded in the final two frames. Oregon State reliever Ben Rowe picked up the first save Stanford...... 100 010 020 - 4 10 1 of his career after coming on with two outs and runners on the corners in the top of the ninth inning to strike out John Oregon State...... 050 011 001 - 5 9 1 Mayberry, Jr. Mike Lissman (2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI) provided most of the offensive punch for the Beavers with a pair of Win-Postlewait(7-1) Loss-Holler(3-2) homers and four RBI, while Chris Campos was 3-for-3. Jake Postlewait scattered four runs and nine hits with five Save-Rowe(1) T-2:56 A-1607 strikeouts over 7.1 innings in his winning performance. Blake Holler suffered the loss, allowing five runs and seven hits BATTERIES: STAN - Holler, Manship (4) and Lucy. OSU with two strikeouts and a walk in 3.2 innings. Brian Hall (2-3, HR, RBI), Ryan Seawell (2-4, 2B) and Sam Fuld (2-5, - Postlewait, Gunderson (8), Rowe (9) and Richie. HRs: 2B) had two-hit games for the Cardinal. OSU - Lissman 2 (3rd, 2-run in 2nd; 4th, 2-run in 4th); STAN - Hall (solo in 5th), Lowrie (9th, 2-run in 8th). Stanford 16, at Oregon State 4 (April 10, 2004) – Stanford scored seven runs in the top of the first inning and homered a season-high-tying five times to take a 16-4 victory over Oregon State in the rubber game of a three-game series. Stanford 16, at Oregon State 4 (April 10, 2004) Donny Lucy (3-4, HR, 2 RBI), Brian Hall (3-5, HR, 3 RBI), Chris Carter (2-4, HR, 3 RBI), Danny Putnam (2-5, 2B, HR, Stanford...... 721 021 030 - 16 17 2 season-high 4 RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (1-3, HR, 2 RBI) all homered for the Cardinal. Jonny Ash (4-6, RBI) recorded Oregon State...... 300 010 000 - 4 8 3 a career-high-tying four hits. Jeff Stimpson earned his first collegiate victory by striking out a career-high six batters in Win-Stimpson(1-1) Loss-Buck(1-3) Save-None T-322 A-1852 2.2 hitless frames. Chris Campos (3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI) homered twice and drove in four runs for Oregon State. BATTERIES: STAN - Gilmore, Stimpson (5), Leva (8), Reynolds (9) and Lucy, Hester (8). OSU - Buck, Aselton (2), Sanders (5), Joslyn (6), McCormick (8), Pendley (9) and Munich, Richie (5). HRs: STAN - Carter (4th, 3-run in 1st), Hall (7th, 2-run in 5th), Putnam (7th, solo in 6th), Mayberry, Jr. (9th, 2-run in 8th), Lucy (5th, solo in 8th); OSU - Campos 2 (5th, 3-run in 1st; 6th, solo in 5th).
2 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) 3 NOTEBOOK 2004 GAME HIGHS
TEAM BATTING STANFORD NOW AT NO. 2 IN ALL FOUR NATIONAL POLLS At Bats: 52, at USC (3/6) Stanford is now the No. 2 team in the all four major national collegiate baseball polls -- Baseball Runs Scored: 18, at Santa Clara (3/24) Runs Scored In An Inning: 9, at Santa Clara (3/24, 3rd America’s, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Sports Weekly/ESPN released Monday, April 12. inning) Stanford had been the No. 1 team in the Baseball America poll for seven consecutive weeks Hits: 18, at USC (3/6) RBI: 16, at Santa Clara (3/24) (February 23 – April 5), as well as the nation’s unanimous No. 1 team for two weeks (March Doubles: 4, twice, last vs. Cal Poly (3/26) 22-29) before falling from the top spot to second on April 5 in both the NCBWA and Sports Triples: 3, at California (2/27) Home Runs: 5, twice, last at Oregon State (4/10) Weekly/ESPN polls before dropping from the top in the Baseball America and Collegiate Total Bases: 33, at Oregon State (4/10) Baseball polls on April 12. Stanford has been ranked No. 1 at some point in the season for Walks: 10, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1/30) Strikeouts: 11, at Oregon State (4/8) seven of the last eight campaigns. Stanford had a string of six consecutive seasons (1997- Sacrifice Bunts: 2, four times, last at UCLA (4/3) 2002) with a top ranking going but never reached the top of the Baseball America poll in Sacrifice Flies: 3, at California (2/28) Stolen Bases: 3, vs. Cal Poly (3/28) 2003. However, the Cardinal did finish the 2003 season ranked second in all four polls. Hit-By-Pitch: 3, twice, last at UCLA (4/2) Caught Stealing: 4, at USC (3/6) Runners LOB: 13, vs. Texas (2/21) 2004 CARDINAL BECOMES FOURTH TEAM TO WIN AT LEAST 25 OF FIRST 30 Hit Into DP: 5, at Fresno State (2/8) GAMES
TEAM PITCHING The 2004 Cardinal has become just the fourth team in school history to win at least 25 of its Innings Pitched: 13.0, at USC (3/6) first 30 games with a current record of 25-5, joining the 1982 (26-3-1), 1967 (25-3-2) and Strikeouts: 15, vs. Kansas (2/13) Fewest Runs Allowed: 0, at San Jose State (3/30) 1998 (25-4-1) clubs. Fewest Hits Allowed: 4, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/1) Fewest Walks Allowed: 1, four times, last vs. Cal Poly (3/28) STANFORD LEADS PAC-10 BY ONE-HALF GAME Stanford (4-2 Pac-10) leads the conference standings by one-half game after winning four-of- TEAM FIELDING Putouts: 39, at USC (3/6) six games on the road to begin of the season with two-of-three series victories at both UCLA Assists: 18, at USC (3/7) (4/2 – 4/4) and Oregon State (4/9 – 4/11). Washington and Arizona are tied for second-place Most Errors: 4, vs. Kansas (2/15) DPs Turned: 3, three times, last vs. Texas (2/22) one-half game back with 4-3 league marks in the bunched-up standings. California has a 6-6 mark, while Washington State, UCLA and USC are all at 3-3. Oregon State (4-5) and MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Longest Game (Innings): 13, at USC (3/6) Arizona State (3-6) are the only teams under .500 in conference games. Longest Game (Time): 4:30, at USC (3/6) Shortest Game (Time): 2:09, vs. Kansas (2/15) Largest Attend: 3353, at Fresno State (2/8) TOP OF THE PAC Largest Home Attend: 2872, vs. Texas (2/22) Stanford has won 19 conference championships in school history, including 17 Pac-10 crowns
INDIVIDUAL BATTING (includes Southern Division and shared titles). The Cardinal won its most recent crown in At Bats: 7, three times, last by Sam Fuld, Jonny Ash and 2003 when the club finished with an 18-6 conference mark. Stanford had finished second Jed Lowrie (3/6) Runs: 4, twice, last by Jonny Ash (3/26) in the conference behind two-time defending league champion USC in 2001 and 2002 prior Hits: 4, twice, last by Jonny Ash (4/10) to its previous Pac-10 title when it shared the championship with Arizona State and UCLA in RBI: 4, 12 times, last by Danny Putnam (4/10) Doubles: 1, 44 times, last by Danny Putnam (4/10) 2000. Stanford has been among the top two in the conference standings (includes Pac-10 Triples: 3, Jed Lowrie (2/27) Southern Division) for 10 straight seasons and 21 times in the last 23 years. Home Runs: 2, four times, last by John Mayberry, Jr. (4/10) Total Bases: 10, Jonny Ash (4/3) Walks: 3, four times, last by Jed Lowrie and Adam Sorgi STANFORD PICKED AS FAVORITE IN 2004 PRESEASON PAC-10 COACHES POLL (2/21) Strikeouts: 3, six times, last by Jed Lowrie (3/6) Stanford was picked as the favorite in the 2004 Preseason Pac-10 Coaches Poll, picking Sacrifice Bunts: 1, 15 times, last by Donny Lucy (4/10) up seven first-place votes. Arizona State and Arizona each garnered one first-place vote, Sacrifice Flies: 2, Jed Lowrie (2/28) Stolen Bases: 2, Brian Hall (2/14) while finishing second and third in the poll. USC, Washington, California, UCLA, Oregon Hit-By-Pitch: 2, Donny Lucy (4/2) State and Washington State rounded out the poll.
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING IP (Start): 8.0, twice, last by Mark Romanczuk (4/2) STANFORD UNBEATEN IN SERIES THIS SEASON, EXTENDS SERIES WIN STREAK IP (Relief): 7.2, David O'Hagan (2/15) Fewest Runs (CG): None TO 13 Fewest Hits (CG): None Stanford’s two-of-three series victory at Oregon State (4/8 – 4/10) in its most recent series Strikeouts: 13, Mark Romanczuk (2/13) Fewest Walks (CG): None kept the Cardinal unbeaten ins series this season (9-0) and extended the team’s series win streak to 13 in a row dating back to last year. The Cardinal has swept four of its nine series INDIVIDUAL FIELDING Putouts: 17, John Mayberry, Jr. (3/6) this season and seven during the strewak. Stanford has also won 21 of its last 22 regular Assists: 7, twice, last by Adam Sorgi (3/27) season three-game series, including 10 in a row on the road and six straight at home. Most Errors: 1, 32 times, last by Jed Lowrie and Donny Lucy (4/10) Stanford lost just two series in 2003, dropping two-of-three at home to Arizona (4/25 – 4/27) and being swept at Cal State Fullerton (1/31 – 2/2). TOP HITTING STREAKS 15, Brian Hall (3/5 - 4/10) 12, Jonny Ash (2/7 - 3/6) HOME SWEET HOME 11, Jed Lowrie (2/7 - 2/29) 10, Jonny Ash (3/23 - 4/8) Stanford returns to Sunken Diamond to play 18 of its final 26 regular season games at home, 10, Danny Putnam (2/27 - 3/27) where the Cardinal has won 20 of its last 21 contests dating back to last season. Stanford, 10, Danny Putnam (6/23/03 - 2/15/04) 9, John Mayberry, Jr. (3/27 - 4/10) 11-1 at Sunken Diamond this season, had a 16-game home win streak before Texas broke 8, Donny Lucy (3/28 - 4/10) 6, Sam Fuld (4/2 - 4/10) the run with a 9-6 victory over the Cardinal on February 21 to also hand the Cardinal its first 6, Jed Lowrie (4/2 - 4/10) and only home loss of 2004. Stanford’s school record home win streak is 27 victories in a 6, Jed Lowrie (3/6 - 3/27) 6, Donny Lucy (2/7 - 2/20) row from April 30, 1982 to April 15, 1983. Stanford started the 16-game home win streak 5, Sam Fuld (6/22/03 - 2/1/04) in 2003 with a 9-8 victory over UCLA (5/18) to clinch the Pac-10 title before sweeping Cal 5, John Mayberry, Jr. (2/14 - 2/22) 5, Chris Minaker (3/30 - 4/8) Poly (5/23 – 5/25) to end the 2003 regular season and won all five 2003 NCAA Tournament *Current Streaks In Bold
2 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) 3 home games versus Illinois Chicago (5/30), UC Riverside (5/31) and Richmond (6/1) in 2004 SUPERLATIVES NCAA Regional, as well as Long Beach State twice in the NCAA Super Regional (6/6 – 6/7). Overall Record: 25-5 The streak continued for the first seven home games of 2004 when the Cardinal swept Cal Pac-10 Conference Record: 4-2 State Fullerton (1/30 – 2/1) and Kansas (2/13 – 2/15), before winning the first game of its Non-Conference Regular Season Record: 21-3 Home Record: 11-1 series versus Texas (2/20). Away Record: 14-4 Neutral Record: 0-0 Day Games: 18-4 STANFORD HAS ALSO WON 28 OF LAST 32 GAMES ON THE ROAD Night Games: 7-1 Stanford, which concluded a stretch of 15 of 18 games on the road by winning two-of-three at Ranked Opponents: 5-1 (according to Baseball America) On Television: 0-0 Oregon State in its most recent action April 8-10, has won 28 of its last 32 true road contests January: 2-0 dating back to last year. Stanford finished the 2003 season by winning its final 14 true road February: 11-2 March: 8-1 games (at Arizona State 3/23 – 3/24; at Washington State 4/4 – 4/5, 4/7; at Santa Clara, April: 4-2 4/8; at Sacramento State, 4/22; at USC 5/3, DH – 5/4; at San Jose State 5/6; at California, May: 0-0 June: 0-0 5/11). The Cardinal is 14-4 on the road this year, winning two-of-three at Fresno State (2/6 Monday: 0-0 – 2/8), sweeping a three-game road set at California (2/27 – 2/29), taking two-of-three at Tuesday: 2-0 Wednesday: 1-0 USC (3/5 – 3/7), returning from a 15-day break with three consecutive wins at Saint Mary’s Thursday: 1-0 (3/23), Santa Clara (3/24) and San Jose State (3/30), taking two-of-three at UCLA (4/2 – 4/4) Friday: 7-2 Saturday: 8-1 and winning two-of-three at Oregon State (4/8 – 4/10). Sunday: 6-2 Doubleheaders: 0-0-0 1-Run Games: 2-2 POWER SURGE 2-Run Games: 2-1 Stanford banged out 11 homers in its most recent series at Oregon State (4/8 – 4/10) and 3+-Run Games: 21-2 Extra Inning Games: 1-0 now has longballs in its first six conference contests. The power surge during Pac-10 extends Stanford Scores First: 15-3 the team’s offensive explosion over the last 12 games since returning from a 15-day break Opponent Scores First: 10-2 Come-From-Behind Wins: 12 as the Cardinal has 27 home runs during the period. Leading After 5 Innings: 19-1 Trailing After 5 Innings: 5-4 Tied After 5 Innings: 1-0 LOWRIE AND ROMANCZUK APPEAR ON WATCH LISTS Leading After 8 Innings: 21-0 Jed Lowrie (Baseball America, USA Baseball Golden Spikes), Danny Putnam (Baseball Trailing After 8 Innings: 2-4 Tied After 8 Innings: 2-1 America) and Mark Romanczuk (Roger Clemens Award) appear on high profile Player and Longest Win Streak: 8 (3/23 - 4/3) Pitcher of the Year Watch Lists, respectively. Lowrie has emerged as the team’s top offensive Longest Road Win Streak: 7 (2/7 - 3/6) Longest Home Win Streak: 7 (1/30 - 2/20) player, leading the club in nearly every offensive category, including homers (9, co-leader), RBI (40), runs scored (40), triples (4), total bases (75), slugging percentage (.741) and ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS sacrifice flies (5), while ranking second with a .375 batting average. Defensively, Lowrie has made just five errors in his first 141 chances for a .965 fielding percentage while starting all Chris Carter - Slugging Percentage (.547) Drew Ehrlich - Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (8.37) 30 games at either shortstop or second base. Romanczuk is 6-1 with a 3.40 ERA and has Sam Fuld - Batting Average (.341), On-Base Percentage struck out 50 batters in 50.1 innings. Lowrie (NCBWA Co-Hitter of the Week, March 2) and (.417), Games Played (230), Games Started (220), At Bats (948), Runs Scored (242), Hits (323), Doubles (58), Triples Romanczuk (Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week, March 9) have already earned weekly recognition (16), RBI (137), Total Bases (452), Bases On Balls (110), Hit for their achievements this season. By Pitch (20) Jeff Gilmore - Fewest Walks Per Nine Innings (2.08), Runners Picked Off (2), Stolen Base Percentage Against (.000) ASH, HALL, MAYBERRY, O’HAGAN AND PUTNAM ALSO MAKING ALL-AMERICAN Brian Hall - Stolen Base Percentage (.836, 46-55), Intentional Walks (6), Sacrifice Flies (12), Sacrifice Bunts (18), Stolen BIDS Bases (46), Stolen Base Attempts (55) Jonny Ash, Brian Hall, John Mayberry, Jr., David O’Hagan and Danny Putnam are all John Hester - Fielding Percentage (1.000, 18-0-0) Jed Lowrie - Assists (232) making strong cases for All-American honors along with Player/Pitcher of the Year Watch Donny Lucy - Caught Stealing By (16) List selections Jed Lowrie and Mark Romanczuk. Ash has taken over the team’s batting Matt Manship - Earned Run Average (3.94), Opponents Batting Average (.224), Saves (10), Games Finished (20, co-leader), average lead with a .384 mark, adding four homers and 24 RBI. Hall has a current career- Combined Shutouts (4) high 15-game hit streak going (3/5 – 4/10; .476, 30-63, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 17 RBI, 5 SB) that John Mayberry, Jr. - Defensive Chances (766), Putouts (734), Double Plays (63), Triple Plays (2) has raised his average 141 points from .208 to its current .353, while leading the club with David O'Hagan - Appearances (47), Games Finished (20, eight stolen bases, and hitting seven homers with 31 RBI. Mayberry has also been swinging co-leader) Danny Putnam - Home Runs (24) a hot bat with a current nine-game hit streak (3/27 – 4/10; .441, 15-34, 3 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, Mark Romanczuk - Wins (18), Pitching Starts (25), Complete 2 SB), and co-leads the team with seven doubles and nine homers. Mayberry is third on Games (2), Innings Pitched (168.0), Strikeouts (134), Strikeouts Looking (39), Batters Faced (741), At Bats Against (633), Fly the club with a .369 batting average and second with 38 RBI. O’Hagan has put up excellent Outs Against (210), Ground Outs Against (135) numbers, posting a 4-0 record and saving a team-high four games with a 2.60 ERA in 11 *Players Must Be In At Least Their Second Season To Qualify In Average, Percentage Or Per Nine Innings appearances out of the bullpen. He has struck out 38 batters in 34.2 innings and allowed Categories just 24 hits with opponents hitting just .200 against him. Putnam is hitting .341 with seven homers, 26 RBI and two stolen bases. ACTIVE PLAYERS IN RECORDS
CAREER FULD MOVES TO WITHIN THREE RUNS OF PASSING ALL-TIME LEADER Sam Fuld - Runs Scored (242, #2), Hits (323, #3), At Bats (948, #3), Triples (16, #3T), Doubles (58, #6T), Games Played Sam Fuld has 242 career runs scored and moved to within three runs of passing the school’s (230, #7T) all-time leader Mark Davis (244, 1983-86) in the category. He is also among Stanford’s Matt Manship - Saves (10, #10T) Mark Romanczuk - Won-Loss Percentage (.857, 18-3, #6T) career leaders in hits (323, #3), at bats (948, #3), triples (16, #3T), doubles (58, #6T) and games played (230, #7T). SINGLE-SEASON Sam Fuld - Games Played (69, 2003, #9T), At Bats (302, 2003, #3; 293, 2002, #5), Runs Scored (83, 2003, #1T), Hits (110, SAVING THE DAY 2002, #1; 97, 2003, #10T), Triples (9, 2003, #2) Matt Manship - Saves (9, 2003, #4T) Stanford has logged 10 saves in its first 25 wins. David O’Hagan leads the way with four, while Blake Holler has picked up a pair. Jonny Dyer, Jeff Gilmore, Matt Manship and Kodiak Quick have one each. Stanford’s school record for saves is 23 in 2001.
4 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) 5 THE NEW NINE PAC-10 STANDINGS (THRU 4/12) Nine players have made their first appearances in a game for the Cardinal this season. Team Pac-10 GB Overall Blake Holler has moved into the starting rotation and is 3-2 with a 4.65 ERA and two saves Stanford 4-2 --- 25-5 in games and seven starts, striking out 28 batters in 40.2 innings of work. Jeff Stimpson has Washington 5-4 0.5 19-11-1 become one of the team’s top relievers, allowing just one run in his first 16.2 collegiate innings Arizona 5-4 0.5 16-15-1 California 6-6 1.0 19-20 for an 0.54 ERA, while allowing opponents a team-low .161 batting average. Stimpson won Washington State 3-3 1.0 21-10 his first collegiate game when he struck out a career-high six batters in 2.2 hitless innings UCLA 3-3 1.0 18-14 at Oregon State on April 10. Ryan Seawell has 10 hits in his first 28 collegiate at bats for a USC 3-3 1.0 16-17 Oregon State 4-5 1.5 20-11 .357 batting average in 12 games played and five starts, while also contributing two doubles Arizona State 3-6 2.5 24-11 and seven RBI. Adam Sorgi has started 14 of the team’s first 30 games at shortstop and appeared in 17. Sorgi has a .224 batting average, a double and four RBI. Jim Rapoport has THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE played in 16 games and started five contests, contributing a .250 batting average, a triple
Monday, April 12 and four RBI. Matt Leva has a 2-0 record and a 3.86 ERA in six appearances and one start. at Arizona State 9, Arizona 5 Greg Reynolds is 1-0 with a 6.23 ERA in 4.1 innings and three relief appearances. Ben Oregon State 7, at Washington 4 Summerhays is hitting .222 with two hits in nine at bats off the bench and former student Tuesday, April 13 Arizona at UNLV (7 pm, MDT) manager Cameron Matthews has played in three games as a pinch-runner. San Jose State at California (2 pm, PDT) Oregon State at Washington (1:30 pm, PDT) Santa Clara at No. 2 Stanford (6 pm, PDT) No. 5 Long Beach State at UCLA (5 pm, PDT) COMEBACK CREW Pepperdine at USC (7 pm, PDT) Stanford has come from behind at some point in 12 of its first 25 victories this season, Gonzaga at Washington State (3 pm, PDT) coming back to win games when trailing by three or more runs heading into the eighth inning Wednesday, April 14 Arizona at UNLV (1 pm, MDT) on three occasions. Brian Hall provided arguably the most dramatic moment of the season
Friday, April 16 when his first career grand slam capped a seven-run Stanford ninth inning rally for a 10-6 UT Pan-American at Arizona (7 pm, MST) Arizona State at UCLA (6 pm, PDT)* victory over Kansas (2/15). Stanford trailed 7-3 at USC (3/6) before scoring four times in the California at No. 2 Stanford (6 pm, PDT)* ... Fox Sports Net (TD) top of the ninth inning to extend the game into extra innings before eventually taking home Oregon State at Sacramento State (2:30 pm, PDT) USC at Washington State (3 pm, PDT)* an 8-7 win in 13 frames. Most recently, the Cardinal trailed at Oregon State (4/8) by a score Washington at Georgia Tech (7 pm, EDT) of 7-4 after seven innings before scoring three times in the eighth to tie the game and four Saturday, April 17 UT Pan-American at Arizona (7 pm, MST) more times in the ninth to win the contest. Arizona State at UCLA (1 pm, PDT)* California at No. 2 Stanford (1 pm, PDT)* Oregon State at Sacramento State (1 pm, PDT) WINNING BY A BUNCH USC at Washington State (1 pm, PDT)* Washington at Georgia Tech (7 pm, EDT) Despite having to come from behind in 12 of its 25 wins, 21 of the team’s victories have come Saturday, April 18 by three runs or more as Stanford has more than doubled its opponents’ run production this UT Pan-American at Arizona (1 pm, MST) Arizona State at UCLA (1 pm, PDT)* season by a count of 271-234 with 11 of its victories by six or more runs. California at No. 2 Stanford (1 pm, PDT)* Oregon State at Sacramento State (1 pm, PDT) USC at Washington State (12 pm, PDT)* ERRORLESS EFFORTS Washington at Georgia Tech (1 pm, EDT) *Pac-10 Game Stanford has played errorless baseball in 12 of its first 30 games this season, including a string of five straight errorless games from January 31 – February 8, as well as three in a LAST WEEK'S RESULTS row in a series at California (2/27 – 2/29), as well as three straight against three different Tuesday, April 6 teams in Cal Poly (3/28), San Jose State (3/30) and UCLA (4/2). Stanford is currently fielding Tucson Sidewinders 8, at Arizona 5 ... Exhibition UCLA 3, at Pepperdine 2 at a .972 clip that would rank tied for third on the school’s all-time list. Washington 8, at Portland 5 Lewis-Clark State 7, at Washington State 5
Thursday, April 8 STANFORD CONCLUDES HOMESTAND, TRAVELS TO SACRAMENTO STATE NEXT UCLA 9, at Arizona 7* WEEK Oral Roberts 9, at No. 23 Arizona State 7 California 4, at USC 2* Stanford will continue a six-game homestand by hosting Saint Mary’s (Tuesday, April 20, No. 1 Stanford 11, at Oregon State 8* Washington State 9, at Washington 1* 6 pm, PT) and Sacramento State (Friday, April 23, 6 pm, PT) in a pair of non-conference
Friday, April 9 games next week before traveling to Sacramento State to conclude the week’s action on UCLA 4, at Arizona 3* at No. 23 Arizona State 5, Oral Roberts 1 Saturday, April 24 (1 pm, PT). at USC 11, California 4* at Oregon State 5, No. 1 Stanford 4* at Washington 7, Washington State 3* ... Fox Sports Net OFFENSIVE REPORT
Saturday, April 10 Stanford has averaged 9.0 runs per contest and is hitting a season-high .320 through its at Arizona 9, UCLA 5* Oral Roberts 6, at No. 23 Arizona State 5 first 30 games. Over the last 15 games, the Cardinal is hitting .339 to raise its current team California 12, at USC 9* No. 1 Stanford 16, at Oregon State 4* average 34 points from the .286 it stood at after a three-game series versus Texas (2/20 Washington State 14, at Washington 8* – 2/22). The team is also coming off a series at Oregon State (4/8 – 4/10) in which it hit 11 *Pac-10 Game homers and has 17 long balls in its first six conference games. National Player of the Year STANFORD'S PAC-10 LEADERS candidate Jed Lowrie leads the club in nearly every offensive category -- runs scored (40), (THRU 4/11) triples (4), homers (9, co-leader), RBI (40), total bases (83), slugging percentage (.741), bases on balls (26), on-base percentage (.486), sacrifice flies (5), extra-base hits (19) and TEAM Wins (25) multiple-RBI games (12) – while ranking second with a .375 batting average. Jonny Ash Batting Average (.320) Runs Scored (271) leads the squad with a .384 mark and 48 hits. Ash also co-leads the team along with John Slugging Percentage (.510) Mayberry, Jr. in multiple-hit games (15). Mayberry co-leads the club in both homers (9) and Home Runs (47) Runs Batted In (248) doubles (7), while ranking second in RBI (38) and hits (45), and third in batting average Earned Run Average (4.03) Least Runs Allowed (134) (.369). Brian Hall, who leads the club with eight stolen bases, has been on a hot stretch of Least Earned Runs Allowed (121) Least Errors (32, co-leader with UCLA) his own with a current career-high 15-game hit streak (3/5 – 4/10; .476, 30-63, 3 2B, 1 3B,
INDIVIDUAL 5 HR, 17 RBI, 5 SB) that has raised his average 145 points from .208 to its current .353. Slugging Percentage (Jed Lowrie, .741) Hall is also tied for third on the club with seven homers and third with 31 RBI. Donny Lucy has been hit by a team-high nine pitches. Stanford scored a season-high 18 runs at Santa
4 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) 5 Clara (3/23), posted a season-high 18 hits in an 8-7 win in 13 innings at USC (3/6) and has 2004 MEMORABLE MOMENTS had season-highs of five homers at Fresno State (2/7) and Oregon State (4/10). Stanford (4/10) Stanford's season-high-tying five homers and seven has scored in double figures 14 times and has 10 or more hits in 23 of its first 30 games, first inning runs in a 16-4 victory that provided Jeff Stimpson including six in a row and 15 of its last 18. with his first career victory as he struck out a career-high six in 2.2 hitless innings of relief, while Jonny Ash collected the second four-hit game of his career • (4/8) Stanford's PITCHING REPORT seven runs in the final two innings of an 11-8 comeback win at Oregon State with Donny Lucy's two-RBI single in Stanford still leads the Pac-10 with a 4.03 ERA despite suffering a 7.12 ERA in its last five the ninth providing the game-winning runs and Brian Hall's contests (4/3 – 4/10). In its previous six games before the current five-game stretch, Stanford eighth inning game-tying two-run homer • (4/3) Jonny Ash's two-run homer in the top of the ninth to key a 15-13 win at had allowed just 10 earned runs. Mark Romanczuk leads the club in victories (6), strikeouts UCLA, capping a performance in which he hit two homers in (54), innings pitched (55.2) and has the lowest ERA (4.04) among starters. Jeff Gilmore a game for the first time in his career, had a career-high four hits, a career-high four RBI and scored three runs • (4/2) has added five victories, while David O’Hagan has four and Blake Holler has three. Matt Chris Minaker's first career-homer and career-high four RBI Leva has won a pair of games, while Jonny Dyer, Mark Jecmen, Matt Leva, Kodiak Quick, in an 11-4 win at UCLA • (3/30) Stanford's first shutout of the year by five different pitchers -- Matt Leva, Jeff Stimpson, Jeff Stimpson and Greg Reynolds one a piece. O’Hagan’s 2.60 ERA leads those that have Mark Jecmen, Matt Manship and David O'Hagan -- in a 5-0 pitched at least one inning per game played by the team, while opponents are also hitting win at San Jose State • (3/28) Ryan Seawell's first career three-hit day (3-4, 3 RBI) and a career-high three RBI in a only .200 against O’Hagan, who also leads the club with four saves. Holler has added two 10-3 win over Cal Poly • (3/27) Blake Holler's career-best saves, while Dyer, Gilmore, Matt Manship and Quick have one each. Stimpson has turned 8.0 innings of work, allowing just one run in a 3-1 win over Cal Poly • (3/26) Jonny Ash's career-high four runs scored into one of the team’s top relievers, allowing just one run and nine hits with 15 strikeouts in a 16-4 win over Cal Poly • (3/24) Jed Lowrie's first career in his first 16.2 collegiate innings for an 0.54 ERA and a .161 opponents batting average. two-homer game in an 18-4 win at Santa Clara • (3/6) A four-run top of the ninth inning that was keyed by Jonny Gilmore and O’Hagan co-lead the club with 11 appearances, while Gilmore and Romanczuk Ash's two-run homer, tying a game at USC that Stanford have both started a team-high-tying nine contests. eventually won 8-7 in 13 innings • (3/5) Mark Romanczuk's 7.0 scoreless innings in a 10-2 win at USC that earned him Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for the fourth time in his DEFENSIVE REPORT career • (2/27) Jed Lowrie's NCAA single-game-tying three triples (the first three of his career) in a 12-9 win at California Stanford’s current fielding percentage sits at .972, which ranks tied for third on the school’s in which he also reached base in all six of his at bats and all-time list. Stanford has played errorless baseball in 12 of its first 30 games. The Cardinal tied a career-high by scoring four runs • (2/22) Blake Holler's one-run, three-hit performance with five strikeouts to earn made just three errors in its first eight games as its fielding percentage reached as high as a victory in his first career start in an 8-1 win over Texas .991 after a five-game errorless string (1/31 – 2/8). Stanford also played three straight errorless • (2/15) Brian Hall's first career grandslam to cap off a seven-run ninth inning and give the Cardinal a come-from- contests with a perfect defensive series at California (2/27 – 2/29) and then three more in behind 10-6 victory over Kansas to complete a sweep of games versus Cal Poly (3/28), San Jose State (3/30) and UCLA (4/2). John Mayberry, Jr. the Jayhawks • (2/14) Jeff Gilmore's career-high 7.0 innings pitched in a 6-3 win over Kansas • (2/12) Mark Romanczuk's leads the club with 291 putouts and has made just one error in his team-high 304 defensive career-high 13 strikeouts in a 7-1 victory over Kansas • (2/8) chances. Mayberry also had a single-game team-high of 17 putouts at USC (3/6). Jed David O'Hagan's 6.0 scoreless four-hit innings of relief with a career-high-tying eight strikeouts in the longest outing of Lowrie has a team-high 94 assists and has made just five errors in his first 30 starts at either his career in a 10-3 win at Fresno State • (2/7) Stanford's shortstop or second base for a .967 fielding percentage. Jonny Ash and Adam Sorgi had season-high five homers, the first career two-homer game by John Mayberry, Jr. and Jed Lowrie's career-high four team-high-tying seven-assist games versus Cal State Fullerton (2/1) and Cal Poly (3/27), RBI in a 13-4 win at Fresno State • (2/1) Jed Lowrie's first respectively. Stanford has turned 31 double plays this season, including a season-high three career home run and Adam Sorgi's second clutch hit in as many days, a tiebreaking double in the bottom of the fifth at Fresno State (2/8), versus Kansas (2/15) and versus Texas (2/22). inning that gave Stanford the lead for good • (1/31) Three consecutive run scoring hits with two outs by Donny Lucy, pinch-hitter Adam Sorgi and Sam Fuld to give the Cardinal STANFORD HAS PICKED UP THREE 50-WIN SEASONS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS a four-run sixth inning and key an 8-6 comeback win over Stanford has won 50 or more games in three of the last four years to run its total of 50-win Cal State Fullerton • (1/30) The seven walks and one hit batsmen issued by Cal State Fullerton in the first inning of campaigns in school history to six. The Cardinal won a school record 59 contests in 1990. the season-opener as the Cardinal scored eight runs on just The 1987 CWS championship squad posted 53 victories, while the 2001 and 2003 teams one hit in the first two innings, a bases-loaded clearing triple by Jonny Ash. picked up 51 wins. The Cardinal won an even 50 games in 1999 and 2000.
2004 CAREER FIRSTS CARDINAL LOOKING TO EXTEND RECORD STRING OF 40-WIN SEASONS TO 10
Game - Blake Holler (1/30), Matt Leva (1/31), Adam Sorgi Stanford will be looking to extend its school record string of 40-win seasons to 10 in 2004. (1/31), Jim Rapoport (2/7), Ryan Seawell (2/15), Cameron The last time Stanford didn’t win 40 games was when the club finished 27-28 in 1993. Matthews (2/21), Ben Summerays (2/21), Jeff Stimpson (2/28), Greg Reynolds (3/23) At Bat - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Jim Rapoport (2/7), Ryan Seawell 2004 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN HONORS (2/15), Ben Summerhays (2/21) Run - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Jim Rapoport (2/22), Ben Four Stanford players have earned 2004 Preseason All-American honors. Sam Fuld picked Summerhays (3/1), Ryan Seawell (3/5) up a pair of First Team honors (Baseball America, NCBWA), as well as Second Team Hit - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Ryan Seawell (2/15), Jim Rapoport (2/21), Ben Summerhays (3/1) (Baseball America) and honorable mention (CollegeBaseballInsider.com). John Mayberry, Double - Adam Sorgi (2/1), Chris Minaker (3/26), Ryan Jr. earned Second Team recognition from Baseball America. Danny Putnam was a First Seawell (4/3) Triple - Jed Lowrie (2/27) Team selection by Baseball America and CollegeBaseballInsider.com, as well as Third Team Home Run - Jed Lowrie (2/1), Chris Minaker (4/2) NCBWA selection, while Mark Romanczuk was named a Third Team Preseason All-American Grandslam - Brian Hall (2/15) RBI - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Chris Minaker (2/21), Ben by Baseball America and the NCBWA and received honorable mention recognition from Summerhays (3/7), Ryan Seawell (3/28) CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Stolen Base - Ryan Seawell (3/28) Walk - Adam Sorgi (2/21), Jim Rapoport (2/22), Ben Summerhays (3/6), Ryan Seawell (3/30) WEEKLY EMAIL LIST Sacrifice Fly -Chris Minaker (2/21) Sacrifice Bunt -John Hester (2/6), Jim Rapoport (2/28) If you are a member of the media and would like to receive Stanford Baseball press releases Start - Adam Sorgi (2/1), Jeff Gilmore (2/7), Chris Minaker and other media information on Stanford Baseball via email, please send an email to Kyle (2/21), Blake Holler (2/22), Jim Rapoport (2/22), Ryan Seawell (3/7), Matt Leva (3/30) McRae ([email protected]) with the email address you would like the press release Save - Blake Holler (1/30), Jeff Gilmore (2/1), Jonny Dyer sent to. (2/29) Win - Matt Leva (1/31), Jeff Gilmore (2/7), Blake Holler (2/22), Greg Reynolds (3/23), Jeff Stimpson (4/10)
6 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 1987, 1988) 7 STANFORD COACHING STAFF MARK MARQUESS STANFORD HEAD COACH MARK MARQUESS One of the nation’s premier collegiate coaches and the winningest coaching in Stanford Head Coach Baseball history, Mark Marquess is in his 28th season at the helm of the Cardinal in 2004 28th Season with a 1169-556-5 (.677) record in 1730 career games, as well as even more impressive Stanford (1969) marks in the postseason (105-46, .695), and Pac-10 (466-296, .612). Marquess entered the 2004 season ranked 19th on the NCAA’s all-time Division I victory list and 46th on the CWS Titles (2): (1987, ‘88) all-time winning percentage list for Division I coaches. For active coaches, he began the CWS Runners-Up (3): (2000, ‘01, ‘03) season ninth in victories and 15th in winning percentage. He became the 23rd coach in the CWS Appearances (13): (1982, ‘83, ‘85, ‘87, history of NCAA Division I baseball to reach the 1000-win mark with a victory over Florida ‘88, ‘90, ‘95, ‘97, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) State on February 9, 2001. Just over two years later, he picked up win No. 1100 versus NCAA Regional Titles (13): (1982, ‘83, ‘85, Nevada on February 17, 2003. He won his 100th career postseason game in Stanford’s ‘87, ‘88, ‘90, ‘95, ‘97, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) NCAA Super Regional clinching victory over Long Beach State (6/7/03). The 1969 Stanford NCAA Super Regional Titles (5): (1999, graduate has led the Cardinal to two CWS titles and three runner-up showings in five CWS 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) championship appearances, as well as 13 College World Series trips, five NCAA Super Pac-10 Regular Season Titles (11): (1983, Regional titles, 13 NCAA Regional championships and 11 Pac-10 crowns (includes Southern ‘84, ‘85, ‘87, ‘90, ‘94, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘03) Division and shared titles). Stanford has also qualified for the NCAA Tournament 21 times NCAA Tournaments (21): (1981, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘90, ‘91, ‘92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, in the first 27 years under Marquess. He has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) times and has received Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year honors on Overall Record: 1169-556-5 (.677) nine occasions, most recently with his selection in 2003. The Cardinal has had 26 winning Stanford Record: Same campaigns in 27 seasons prior to this season under his leadership and finished either first NCAA Postseason Record: 105-46 (.695) or second in the prestigious Pacific-10 (formerly Pac-10 Southern Division) 21 times in the College World Series Record: 34-23 last 23 years. Stanford has had 112 players drafted by professional baseball in the past 19 (.596) seasons, including 14 first round selections in the last 17 years. A member of the American Pac-10 Record: 466-296 (.613) Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Marquess was the head coach of the 1988 All-Time Division I Victory Rank: 19th* United States Olympic baseball team that captured the gold medal. Marquess was also an Action Division I Victory Rank: 9th* NCAA Coach of the Year: 3 (1985, ‘87, ‘88) accomplished football and baseball standout on The Farm and is a member of the Stanford Pac-10 Coach of the Year: 9 (1983, ‘85, ‘87, Athletic Hall of Fame. He is one of only six collegiate baseball head coaches to have both ‘90, ‘94, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2003) played and coached in the College World Series. Marquess was the starting first baseman *At Beginning Of 2004 Season and a First Team All-American on Stanford’s 1967 CWS squad and played four seasons of minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox organization. MARQUESS YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall (Pac-10) NCAA COMMENTS FROM MARK MARQUESS 1977 43-23 (5-13) ----- (on winning two-of-three at Oregon State) 1978 35-20-1 (6-12) ----- “It was a tough weekend with some good games. The first two games were very tight, and 1979 35-23 (13-17) ----- it was a tough series. I’m pleased we won two-of-three.” 1980 29-24 (13-17) ----- 1981 43-22 (16-14) Regional 1982 49-18-1 (20-10) 5th-T CWS (on the Pac-10) 1983 41-17-1 (20-10)* Regional “The league is very balanced and if you don’t play well on a given weekend, you’re not 1984 38-26-1 (18-12)* Regional going to win. There is not a team in the conference right now that could be said couldn’t 1985 47-15 (23-7)* 5th-T CWS still win the conference. It will be the team that can get a hot and get a sweep or two that 1986 38-23 (18-12) Regional will probably win the conference.” 1987 53-17 (21-9)* CWS Champs 1988 46-23 (18-12) CWS Champs (on returning to Sunken Diamond) 1989 30-28 (12-18) ----- “It feels good to be coming back home, but you still have to play well and can’t be overconfident. 1990 59-12 (24-6)* 3rd-T CWS 1991 39-23 (18-12) Regional I don’t think being at home is that big advantage in the Pac-10 this year so far.” 1992 39-23 (17-13) Regional 1993 27-28 (10-20) ----- (on Santa Clara) 1994 36-24 (21-9)* Regional “They had a rough series when they were swept last weekend, but they always play us 1995 40-25 (20-10) 5th-T CWS tough. Last year, they gave us our only shutout at Sunken Diamond when we played them 1996 41-19 (19-11) Regional here.” 1997 45-20 (21-9)* 3rd-T CWS 1998 42-14-1 (22-8)* Regional (on California) 1999 50-15 (19-5)* 3rd-T CWS “They’re coming off a big weekend at USC in which they won two-of-three and they haven’t 2000 50-16 (17-7)* 2nd CWS done that down in Los Angeles at USC for a while, so they are playing very well.” 2001 51-17 (17-7) 2nd CWS 2002 47-18 (16-8) 3rd-T CWS 2003 51-18 (18-6)* 2nd CWS STANFORD COACHING STAFF 2004 23-4 (2-1) N/A Dean Stotz is in his 28th campaign with Stanford Baseball and his fifth season as associate Totals 1169-556-5 (466-296) head coach after he was promoted to the position prior to the 2000 campaign. Stotz served Championships for 23 years as an assistant. Stotz currently coaches third base while also handling various 2 College World Series offensive and defensive aspects of the game. Tom Kunis is in his fifth season as Stanford’s 5 NCAA Super Regional pitching coach, while Dave Nakama is in his fifth year overall as a Stanford assistant 13 NCAA Regional coach. 11 Pac-10 Championships *Pac-10 Champions
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BASEBALL AMERICA COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NCBWA SPORTS WEEKLY/ESPN Team (Record) Last Week Team (Record) Last Week Team (Record) Last Week Team (Record) Last Week 1. Texas (35-4) 2 1. Texas (35-4) 3 1. Texas (35-4) 1 1. Texas (35-4) 1 2. Stanford (25-5) 1 2. Stanford (25-5) 1 2. Stanford (25-5) 2 2. Stanford (25-5) 2 3. Rice (27-6) 4 3. Rice (27-6) 6 3. Rice (27-6) 5 3. Rice (27-6) 4 4. Miami (26-7) 5 4. Notre Dame (26-7) 7 4. Miami (26-7) 4 4. Miami (26-7) 5 5. Long Beach State (23-8) 7 5. Miami (26-7) 7 5. Notre Dame (25-4) 6 5. Long Beach State (23-8) 8 6. South Carolina (25-7) 6 6. Tennessee (29-5) 14 6. Tennessee (29-5) 12 6. South Carolina (25-7) 7 7. LSU (24-9) 3 7. UC Irvine (22-7-1) 10 7. Tulane (25-9) 18 7. Mississippi (26-6) 6 8. Mississippi (26-6) 8 8. Long Beach State (23-8) 11 8. South Carolina (25-7) 7 8. Notre Dame (25-4) 9 9. Notre Dame (25-4) 9 9. Mississippi (26-6) 5 9. Long Beach State (23-8) 9 9. Louisiana State (24-9) 3 10. Tulane (25-9) 12 10. North Carolina (25-8) 8 10. LSU (24-9) 3 10. Wichita State (20-5) 10 11. Wichita State (20-5) 10 11. Wichita State (20-5) 12 11. Mississippi (26-6) 8 11. Tennessee (29-5) 18 12. Southern Mississippi (27-6) 11 12. LSU (24-9) 2 12. Wichita State (20-5) 11 12. Auburn (24-10) 14 13. Texas A&M (29-9) 15 13. South Carolina (25-7) 9 13. Southern Mississippi (26-6) 14 13. Southern Mississippi (27-6) 11 14. UC Irvine (22-7-1) 16 14. Florida State (25-11) 13 14. East Carolina (28-7) 21 14. Texas A&M (29-9) 17 15. East Carolina (28-6) 17 15. Tulane (25-9) 22 15. Nebraska (24-7) 16 15. Nebraska (24-7) 12 16. Auburn (24-10) 18 16. Auburn (24-10) 16 16. Auburn (24-10) 19 16. Tulane (25-9) 16 17. Tennessee (29-5) 20 17. Nebraska (24-7) 15 17. Texas A&M (29-9) 23 17. North Carolina (25-8) 13 18. Oklahoma (22-11) 22 18. Arkansas (23-11) NR 18. Florida Atlantic (28-8) 17 18. East Carolina (28-6) 22 19. Nebraska (24-7) 13 19. Florida (26-10) 17 19. UC Irvine (22-7-1) 20 19. UC Irvine (22-7-1) 20 20. North Carolina (25-8) 14 20. Southern Mississippi (27-6) 18 20. Florida State (25-11) 22 20. Florida (26-10) 19 21. Arkansas (23-11) NR 21. Oral Roberts (26-7) 27 21. Florida (26-10) 15 21. Arizona State (23-11) 15 22. Vanderbilt (24-8) 25 22. College of Charleston (26-6) 20 22. Oral Roberts (26-7) 24 22. Florida State (25-11) 21 23. Virginia (29-7) NR 23. Virginia (29-7) NR 23. College of Charleston (26-6) 25 23. Virginia (29-7) NR 24. Oral Roberts (23-6) NR 24. North Carolina State (24-10) 24 24. Virginia (29-7) NR 24. Arkansas (23-11) NR 25. Florida State (25-11) 21 25. Oklahoma (22-11) NR 25. Central Florida (29-7) NR 25. Florida Atlantic (28-8) NR 2004 Stanford Opponents In Italics 2004 Stanford Opponents In Italics 2004 Stanford Opponents In Italics 2004 Stanford Opponents In Italics
STANFORD BASEBALL HISTORY Now in its 111th season, Stanford’s storied baseball program has had many highlights since the program began in 1892 ... Stanford has won two NCAA titles (1987, ‘88) and made 15 appearances in the College World Series, also finishing as the runner-up on three occasions (2000, ‘01, ‘03) ... Stanford has also won five NCAA Super Regional titles ... Stanford has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 24 times ... Stanford has won 19 conference championships ... Stanford began the 2004 season with 38 winning seasons in the last 39 campaigns and 55 in its last 57 seasons ... Stanford has won 50 or more games four times in the last five years and six times in school history ... Stanford has won 40 or more games in a school record nine consecutive years and 18 times in school history ... Stanford has an all-time record of 2402-1489-32 (.616) ... A total of 69 former Stanford players have became Major League Baseball Milestones, release notepad file players with 12 suiting up in an MLB uniform in 2003 (Jeff Austin - Cincinnati Reds; Joe Borchard, Chicago White Sox; Eric Bruntlett - Houston Astros; Jody Gerut - Cleveland Indians; Jeffrey Hammonds - Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants; Rick Helling - Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins; A.J. Hinch, Detroit Tigers; Dave McCarty - Boston Red Sox, Oakland A’s; Jason Middlebrook - New York Mets; Mike Mussina - New York Yankees; Justin Wayne - Florida Marlins; Jason Young - Colorado Rockies) and Bruntlett, Gerut and Young making their debut last season ... Stanford has also had 14 players selected in the first round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft in the last 17 years ... Stanford has boasted 44 All-Americans that have combined to win 54 All-American honors ... Stanford has garnered three NCAA Players of the Year in Jeff Austin (1998), David McCarty (1991) and Steve Dunning (1970) ... Stanford has had an even 100 players earn a combined 133 All-Conference honors ... Six Stanford players earned All-Pac-10 honors in each of the last two seasons, breaking the previous mark of five previously set in 1985, ‘90 and ‘94.
2003 HOME RUN LIST
No. Name (Date, Opp., RBI, Inning, Outs, Count) 36. Lucy (4/4, solo, 6th, 0, 2-1) 1. Mayberry, Jr. (1/30, CSF, 2-run, 5th, 1, 1-1) 37. Ash (4/8, solo, 1st, 1, 1-0) 2. Carter (1/30, CSF, 3-run, 5th, 2, 2-2) 38. Mayberry, Jr. (4/8, 3-run, 3rd, 1, 1-1) 3. Lowrie (2/1, CSF, solo, 4th, 2, 1-0) 39. Mayberry, Jr. (4/8, solo, 8th, 0, 1-1) 4. Lowrie (2/7, FRE, 3-run, 3rd, 1, 3-0) 40. Hall (4/8, 2-run, 8th, 0, 2-0) 5. Carter (2/7, FRE, 2-run, 3rd, 2, 1-1) 41. Hall (4/9, solo, 5th, 0, 1-0) 6. Mayberry, Jr. (2/7, FRE, solo, 5th, 0, 0-0) 42. Lowrie (4/9, 2-run, 8th, 1, 1-2) 7. Putnam (2/7, FRE, solo, 6th, 2, 1-1) 43. Carter (4/10, 3-run, 1st, 1, 0-0) 8. Mayberry, Jr. (2/7, solo, 6th, 2, 1-1) 44. Hall (4/10, 2-run, 5th, 0, 0-2) 9. Lucy (2/13, solo, 6th, 0, 2-2) 45. Putnam (4/10, solo, 6th, 1, 1-1) 10. Hall (2/15, grandslam, 9th, 1, 0-0) 46. Mayberry, Jr. (4/10, 2-run, 8th, 0, 1-0) 11. Mayberry, Jr. (2/22, 2-run, 4th, 1, 1-0) 47. Lucy (4/10, solo, 8th, 0, 1-2) 12. Lowrie (2/22, 2-run, 5th, 1, 1-0) 13. Hall (2/27, solo, 2nd, 0, 0-0) 14. Lucy (2/27, solo, 9th, 0, 2-1) 15. Putnam (2/28, 2-run, 3rd, 2, 3-2) 16. Lucy (2/29, solo, 4th, 2, 2-1) 17. Hall (3/5, 2-run, 9th, 0, 1-0) 18. Putnam (3/6, 0, 2nd, 0) 19. Ash (3/6, 2-run, 9th, 1) 20. Lowrie (3/7, 2-run, 3rd, 1, 0-1) 21. Lowrie (3/23, solo, 4th, 0, 3-1) 22. Mayberry, Jr. (3/23, solo, 4th, 0, 3-1) 23. Hall (3/23, 2-run, 7th, 0, 3-1) 24. Putnam (3/23, 2-run, 8th, 1, 1-0) 25. Lowrie (3/24, solo, 1st, 2, 3-1) 26. Carter (3/24, 3-run, 2nd, 1, 2-1) 27. Lowrie (3/24, 2-run, 3rd, 2, 2-2) 28. Lowrie (3/26, 3-run, 1st, 0, 2-2) 29. Putnam (3/27, solo, 2nd, 0, 1-0) 30. Mayberry, Jr. (3/28, 3-run, 6th, 2, 1-1) 31. Minaker (4/2, 3-run, 2nd, 0, 0-1) 32. Fuld (4/3, solo, 1st, 0, 3-1) 33. Putnam (4/3, 3-run, 4th, 1, 1-1) 34. Ash (4/3, solo, 7th, 2, 1-1) 35. Ash (4/3, 2-run, 9th, 1, 0-0)
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