STANFORD BASEBALL 2010 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2010 PLAYER PROFILES 2009 SEASON REVIEW BASEBALL HISTORY PROFESSIONALS RESULTS/RANKINGS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2010 OPPONENTS 61 • www.gostanford.com ALL B E S Stanford History Stanford Paul Paul Carey is all-time Stanford’s leader in games played and home runs, while ranking second in RBI and third doubles in hits, and at-bats, runs scored. STANFORD BA STANFORD ALL MEDIA GUIDE B 2010 BASE STANFORD BASEBALL HISTORY Stanford Baseball A Championship Tradition ne of the nation’s traditional powers, Stanford Baseball is in its O116th season of intercollegiate competition on the diamond in 2009. Stanford has consistently been at the forefront of the collegiate baseball scene since the school began playing the sport in 1892. The program’s two College World Series titles (1987 and 1988) and 16 trips to Omaha have been accompanied by 28 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, 15 Regional crowns, six Super Regional titles (in seven tries) and 20 conference championships. Long synonymous with winning, Stanford is fifth in NCAA Division I history with 2,559 all-time victories. Since the Pacific-10 Conference was restructured in 1999, the Cardinal has a league-best 431 wins. Stanford has finished at .500 or above for 15-consecutive seasons, in 31 of the 32 campaigns under current head coach Mark Marquess, in 43 of the last 44 years and in 60 of the 63 seasons during the post-World War II era (since 1946). The Cardinal has qualified for postseason play in 14 of the last 15 seasons, and in 25 of the last 28 campaigns. The program’s 128 NCAA Tournament John Hudgins earned College World wins are the sixth-most in Division I history, while only four Series Most Outstanding Player honors other teams have posted more College World Series victories than after winning all three of his starts at the 2003 CWS. Stanford’s 40. Stanford once again returned to the top levels of the collegiate baseball world in 2008 with a stirring run to the College World Ed Sprague (left), Steve Chitren and Doug Robbins (20) celebrate after Stanford Series, where the club tied for third. The Cardinal, in fact, has now captured its second straight College World Series in 1988. advanced to Omaha a Pac-10 best six times in the 10 seasons since the conference realigned in 1999, including a school-record five-straight the Pac-10 flag in six of the last 12 seasons, a run that began with CWS appearances from 1999-2003. Stanford has also advanced to the the Cardinal setting a new school record by winning four conference CWS Championship event in three of its six appearances during that titles in a row from 1997-2000 before adding back-to-back crowns stretch, while never finishing lower than tied for third. in 2003 and 2004. The recent success of the program is only the latest chapter in the Even when not advancing all the way to Omaha, Stanford has been story of Stanford Baseball. For the last 26 years, Stanford has been extremely successful on the national level. The Cardinal has appeared the most successful team in the Pacific-10 Conference and one of the in an NCAA Regional 25 times in the last 28 seasons, including a most admired in the nation. The Cardinal snapped a 16-year champi- school-record stretch of 13-straight postseason appearances from onship drought by winning the 1983 Pac-10 Southern Division title, 1994-2006. Stanford has also been victorious in six of the first seven and since then has captured at least a share of the conference crown NCAA Super Regionals the club has appeared in, including five in a (including Southern Division) in 12 campaigns. Stanford has hoisted row (1999-2003) and again in 2008. Stanford is one of only five schools in the history of collegiate base- ball to have captured back-to-back CWS titles. The Cardinal defeated Oklahoma State to win its first national title in 1987 and returned the following season to beat conference rival Arizona State for a second consecutive CWS championship. Perhaps most astounding is that Stanford has won at least one game in each of its 16 appearances at the College World Series, while reaching the Championship event five times. BACK-TO-BACK CWS CHAMPIONS 1988 The Cardinal posted a 46-23 overall record and placed second to Arizona State in the Pac-10 Southern Division standings. Stanford entered the College World Series with a 5-14 record against the other seven teams in the field but went 5-1 in Omaha on its way to a second consecutive national championship, winning four straight elimina- tion games to capture the title and amassing an amazing total of eight postseason elimination victories. Lee Plemel was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player after pitching two complete games, while catcher Doug Robbins and first baseman Ron Witmeyer were also selected to the All-Tournament team. Other standouts on the club included pitchers Steve Chitren, Mike Mussina and Stan Spencer, National Freshman of the Year Paul along with offensive stars Frank Carey, Paul Carey, Troy Paulsen and Carey hit a memorable grand slam in the College World Series Ed Sprague. that helped lead Stanford to its first NCAA title in 1987. Stanford captured its first CWS title in 1987. 62 • www.gostanford.com 2010 BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE STANFORD BASEBALL HISTORY 2 College World Series Titles 28 NCAA Tournament Appearances 83 Major League Baseball Players 1987, ’88 1953, ’65, ’67, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, Willie Adams, Mike Aldrete, Dusty Allen, Ruben Amaro, BA STANFORD 16 College World Series Trips ’87, ’88, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98, Jr., Jeff Austin, Jeff Ballard, Bob Boone, Joe Borchard, 1953, ’67, ’82, ’83, ’85, ’87, ’88, ’90, ’99, 2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’08 Bobby Brown, Eric Bruntlett, Steve Buechele, Doug Camilli, Paul Carey, Chris Carter, Steve Chitren, Tony S ’95, ’97, ’99, 2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’08 20 Conference Titles E B 1924, ’25, ’27, ’31, ’50, ’53, ’66, ’67, ’83, ’84, Cogan, Johnny Couch, Brian Dallimore, Mark Davis, ALL 2010 SEA 6 NCAA Super Regional Titles Steve Davis, Bert Delmas, Frank Duffy, Steve Dunning, ’85, ’87, ’90, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2000, ’03, ’04 S 1999, 2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’08 Chuck Essegian, Dave Frost, Sam Fuld, John Gall, ON 7 NCAA Super Regional Trips 21 Major League Baseball Bob Gallagher, Ryan Garko, Jody Gerut, Mike Gosling, 1999, 2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’06, ’08 First Round Draft Picks in the Jeremy Guthrie, Peter Hamm, Jeffrey Hammonds, Jed Past 23 Years Hansen, Rick Helling, John Hester, Jim Hibbs, A.J. Hinch, 15 NCAA Regional Titles (*Includes Compensation A Picks) Steve Hovley, Chad Hutchinson, Brian Johnson, Bob O 1982, ’83, ’85, ’87, ’88, ’90, ’95, ’97, Jack McDowell (1987), Ed Sprague (’88), UTLOOK COA Kammeyer, Brian Keyser, Jim Lonborg, Andrew Lorraine, C ’99, 2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’06, ’08 HING STAFF PROFILE 2010 PLAYER Mike Mussina (’90), Stan Spencer (’90), David Jed Lowrie, Donny Lucy, John Mayberry, Jr., David 25 NCAA Regional Appearances McCarty (’91), Jeffrey Hammonds (’92), Rick McCarty, Jack McDowell, Bill McGilvray, Dave Meier, 1981, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, Helling (’92), Willie Adams (’93), Kyle Peterson Dave Melton, Lloyd Merriman, Jason Middlebrook, Mike ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99, (’97), Jeff Austin (’98), Justin Wayne (2000), Mussina, Ernie Nevers, Al Osuna, Kyle Peterson, Danny 2000, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’08 Joe Borchard (2000), Jeremy Guthrie (’02), Putnam, Carlos Quentin, John Ramos, Bob Reece, Greg Carlos Quentin (’03), Danny Putnam (’04)*, 1 NCAA District-8 Title Reynolds, Bruce Robinson, Don Rose, Brian Sackinsky, S All-American Jack McDowell led 1967 John Mayberry, Jr. (’05), Jed Lowrie (’05)*, Tillie Shafer, Harvey Shank, Jack Shepard, Stan Spencer, Stanford to its first NCAA baseball Greg Reynolds (’06), Jason Castro (’08), 3 NCAA District-8 Appearances Ed Sprague, Pete Stanicek, Darrell Sutherland, Charlie title in 1987 and later won a Cy Young Jeremy Bleich (’08)*, Drew Storen (’09)* Swindells, Zeb Terry, Sandy Vance, Bill Wakefield, Justin Award. 1953, ’65, ’67 Wayne, Ron Witmeyer, Jason Young, Paul Zuvella 1987 2004 The Cardinal put together one of the most memorable seasons A talented and experienced Stanford club spent 10 weeks as in school history for its first College World Series title, while also Baseball America’s top-ranked team during the regular season but capturing the Pac-10 Southern Division crown by five full games was knocked out of postseason play by Long Beach State in NCAA 2009 SEA and completing the season with an impressive 53-17 overall mark to Regional action to end a run of five consecutive trips to Omaha. set a school record for victories (since broken by the 1990 club’s 59 The Cardinal did win its second straight Pac-10 title, finishing the S ON wins). Anchored by All-American Jack McDowell, Stanford’s pitch- campaign with a 46-14 overall record and a 16-8 conference mark. R S EVIEW BA E B ing staff was the cornerstone of the team. Steve Chitren, Al Osuna, Jed Lowrie earned First Team All-America honors and was the Pac- ALL Lee Plemel and Rob Wassenaar also were major contributors to the 10 Player of the Year, hitting .399 with 17 home runs and 68 RBI to Cardinal’s fine staff. CWS All-Tournament selections David Esquer capture the conference’s Triple Crown (tied in RBI). Danny Putnam and Mark Machtoff led the offense, along with Ruben Amaro, Jr., (.378, 16 HRs, 62 RBI) was also a First Team All-America choice and Frank Carey, Paul Carey, Ed Sprague and Ron Witmeyer.