2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 7-3, 0-0 PAC (H), 4-2 (A), 0-0 (N)

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1 STANFORD BASEBALL RELEASE FEBRUARY 20, 2002 CONTACT: Kyle McRae (650) (ph); (650) (fax) ( ) gostanford.com (website) 2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 7-3, 0-0 PAC (H), 4-2 (A), 0-0 (N) FEBRUARY 1 Fri. #15 Cal State Fullerton W, Sat. #15 Cal State Fullerton W, Sun. #15 Cal State Fullerton L, Fri. at #6 Florida State W, Sat. at #6 Florida State W, Sun. at #6 Florida State L, Tue. Brigham Young W, Fri. at Fresno State W, Sat. at Fresno State L, Sun. at Fresno State ppd., rain 18 Mon. at Fresno State W, Fri. Santa Clara 6:00 pm 23 Sat. at Santa Clara 4:00 pm 24 Sun. Santa Clara 1:00 pm MARCH 1 Fri. Cal Poly 6:00 pm 2 Sat. Cal Poly 1:00 pm 3 Sun. Cal Poly 1:00 pm 8 Fri. at California 2:00 pm 9 Sat. at California 1:00 pm 10 Sun. at California 1:00 pm 23 Sat. at #6 USC (DH) 1:00 pm 24 Sun. at #6 USC1:00 pm 28 Thu. #15 Texas 6:00 pm 29 Fri. #15 Texas 6:00 pm 30 Sat. #15 Texas 1:00 pm APRIL 2 Tue. USF 6:00 pm 5 Fri. at #23 Arizona* 7:00 pm, MT 6 Sat. at #23 Arizona* 1:00 pm, MT 7 Sun. at #23 Arizona* 1:00 pm, MT 9 Tue. San Jose State 6:00 pm 12 Fri. #6 USC* 6:00 pm 13 Sat. #6 USC* (FOX) 1:00 pm 14 Sun. #6 USC* 1:00 pm 16 Tue. Saint Mary s 6:00 pm 19 Fri. at Washington* 6:30 pm 20 Sat. at Washington* 1:00 pm 21 Sun. at Washington* 1:00 pm 26 Fri. at Oregon State* 3:00 pm 27 Sat. at Oregon State* 1:00 pm 28 Sun. at Oregon State* 1:00 pm 30 Tue. at San Jose State 7:00 pm MAY 3 Fri. California* 6:00 pm 4 Sat. California* 1:00 pm 5Sun. California* 1:00 pm 7 Tue. at Santa Clara 6:00 pm 10 Fri. #13 Arizona State* 6:00 pm 11 Sat. #13 Arizona State* 1:00 pm 12 Sun. #13 Arizona State* 1:00 pm 14 Tue. at Nevada 2:00 pm 17 Fri. at UCLA* 6:00 pm 18 Sat. at UCLA* 1:00 pm 19 Sun. at UCLA* 1:00 pm 21 Tue. Sacramento State 6:00 pm 24 Fri. Washington State* 6:00 pm 25Sat. Washington State* 1:00 pm 26 Sun. Washington State* 1:00 pm 31-2 Fri.-Sun. NCAA Regionals TBA JUNE 7-9 Fri.-Sun. NCAA Super Regionals+ TBA Fri.-Sat. at College World Series^ TBA *Pac-10 Game; ^College World Series at Omaha, NE; (FOX) - Fox Sports Net; All Times Pacific Unless Noted; All Home Games In Bold At Sunken Diamond; Rankings by Baseball America Live Stats Audio Broadcasts Current News Tickets Much More Cardinal Retains Top Spot In Three Of Four National Polls After Winning 3-Of-4 Last Week NO. 1 STANFORD AND LOCAL RIVAL SANTA CLARA TO BATTLE IN THREE-GAME SERIES FRIDAY-SUNDAY SANTA CLARA (4-6) VS. NO. 1 STANFORD (7-3) Fri., February 22, 6 pm, PT - RHP Chad Fillinger (0-1, 1.76) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (3-0, 2.84)* Sat., February 23, 4 pm, PT - LHP John Redmond (2-1, 1.45) vs. TBA* Sun., February 24, 1 pm, PT - LHP Joe Diefenderfer (1-2, 7.62) vs. LHP Tim Cunningham (3-0, 1.93)* *The games on Friday and Sunday will be at Stanford, while the Saturday game will be at Santa Clara... A live audio broadcast of Saturday s Stanford-Santa Clara game will be available on KZSU (90.1 FM) as well as online at gostanford.com and kzsu-live.stanford.edu... The games on Friday and Sunday will be internet only broadcasts on KZSU2 at kzsu-live.stanford.edu... Nick Kapur and Joey Elger will call the action... Live stats will also be available for all three games at gostanford.com. STANFORD BASEBALL QUICK TEAM NOTES Top-ranked Stanford is looking for its fourth consecutive series victory of the season and its sixth straight series victory overall dating back to last year when the Cardinal squares off with Santa Clara in a three-game set this Friday-Sunday... Stanford has opened the season by winning two-of-three from No. 15 Cal State Fullerton at Sunken Diamond before taking two-of-three on the road at both No. 6 Florida State and Fresno State... The Cardinal also has a home win over Brigham Young... Stanford remains the nation s No. 1 team in the latest national polls by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA but has dropped to No. 2 behind Florida State in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN poll, all released on Monday, February After playing six consecutive games against ranked teams to open the season, the Cardinal is not scheduled to play against another currently ranked team until traveling to current No. 18 USC on March The Cardinal has outscored its opponents in its first 10 games... Stanford is averaging 8.4 runs per game and hitting.345 offensively, while posting a 3.38 ERA and fielding at a.968 clip... Stanford is attempting to qualify for the College World Series for the fourth consecutive season as the 2002 senior class is looking to become the first class of Stanford Baseball players to reach Omaha in each of its four years... Stanford has qualified for the CWS title game in each of the last two seasons... Stanford is coming off three straight 50-win seasons for the first time in school history and has compiled a (.756) since the start of the 1999 season. STANFORD BASEBALL QUICK INDIVIDUAL NOTES Carlos Quentin put up big numbers for the Cardinal last week, going 10-for-15 (.667) and tying a career-high with four hits at Fresno State (2/15)... Sam Fuld also tied his career-high with four hits at Fresno State (2/16)... Tim Cunningham won his ninth straight and Jeremy Guthrie his eighth straight decision in their respective starts at Fresno State... Cunningham tossed 11.2 innings and won two games without giving up an earned run in starts versus Brigham Young (2/12) and at Fresno State (2/18) last week... Quentin had hits in seven straight official at bats beginning with his last two at bats versus Brigham Young (2/12) and running through his first at bat in the second game of the Fresno State series (2/16)... Quentin leads the team in batting average (.485) and homers (3), while Donny Lucy paces the club with 15 RBI... Reliever Ryan McCally pitched 2.0 scoreless innings at Fresno State (2/15) and has now pitched 8.0 scoreless innings this season. STANFORD-SANTA CLARA BASEBALL HISTORY Stanford leads the all-time series over Santa Clara, (since 1977). The Cardinal has won 19 straight games over the Broncos dating back to 1997 with the last Santa Clara victory coming at Santa Clara on February 16, 1997 (6-5 in 10 innings). Last year, Stanford swept all four games, winning 8-0 (2/25) and 15-8 (5/1) at Sunken Diamond, and 7-3 (2/23) and 6-1 (2/26) at Buck Shaw Stadium. Former Stanford assistant coach Mark O Brien ( ) is in his first year as Santa Clara s head coach.

2 2002 PAC-10 STANDINGS (Thru 2/19) Team Pac-10 GB Overall Arizona Arizona State Stanford Washington UCLA Washington State California Oregon State USC THIS WEEK S PAC-10 SCHEDULE Monday, February 18 Stanford 8, at Fresno State 3 Tuesday, February 19 California at USF (ppd., rain) at Portland 5, Oregon State 4 Friday, February 22 UC Irvine at Arizona (3 pm, PT) Cal State Fullerton at Arizona State (6 pm, PT) Boston College at California (2 pm, PT) Oregon State vs. Michigan (11 am, PT) 1 Santa Clara at Stanford (6 pm, PT) USC at UCLA (5 pm, PT) Washington at Fresno State (7:05 pm, PT) Washington State vs. Pepperdine (1 pm, PT) 2 Saturday, February 23 UC Irvine at Arizona (1 pm, PT) Cal State Fullerton at Arizona State (6 pm, PT) Boston College at California (1 pm, PT) Oregon State at UC Riverside (4 pm, PT) 1 Stanford at Santa Clara (4 pm, PT) USC at UCLA (1 pm, PT) Washington at Fresno State (1:05 pm, PT) Washington State vs. Kentucky (1 pm, PT) 2 Washington State at Texas A&M (5 pm, PT) 2 Sunday, February 24 UC Irvine at Arizona (1 pm, PT) Cal State Fullerton at Arizona State (1 pm, PT) Boston College at California (1 pm, PT) Oregon State vs. USF (12 pm, PT) 1 Santa Clara at Stanford (1 pm, PT) USC at UCLA (1 pm, PT) Washington at Fresno State (1:05 pm, PT) Washington State at Texas A&M (7 pm, PT) 2 1 at UC Riverside Tournament (Riverside, CA); 2 at Texas A&M Contential Express Tournament (College Station, TX) Batting Order STANFORD BASEBALL PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Santa Clara (4-6, 0-0) vs. No. 1 Stanford Cardinal (7-3, 0-0) Friday-Sunday, February (6 pm, 4 pm, 1 pm, PT) Friday and Sunday at Stanford; Saturday at Santa Clara No Name (B/T) Pos Ht Wt Yr 2002 Stats 1 1 Chris O Riordan (R/R) 2B Sr..277, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB 2 5 Sam Fuld (L/L) CF So..400, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB 3 24 Carlos Quentin (R/R) RF So..485, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB 4 12 Ryan Garko (R/R) C Jr..395, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB 5 17 Jason Cooper (L/R) DH Jr..361, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB 6 15 Donny Lucy (R/R) 1B Fr..333, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB 7 11 Chris Carter (L/L) LF Fr..333, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB or 3 Brian Hall (R/R) LF So..219, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB 8 8 Scott Dragicevich (R/R) SS Sr..425, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB 9 21 Andy Topham (R/R) 3B Sr..289, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 2 SB Probable Starting Pitchers Day No Name (B/T) Pos Ht Wt Yr 2002 Stats 2/22 28 Jeremy Guthrie (R/R) RHP Jr. 3-0, 2.84, 19.0 IP, 21 SO TBA 2/24 28 Tim Cunningham (L/L) LHP Jr. 3-0, 1.93, 18.2 IP, 11 SO A CLOSER LOOK AT LAST YEAR S STANFORD-SANTA CLARA GAMES at Stanford 15, Santa Clara 8 (May 1, 2001) - Stanford erupted for 20 hits in a 15-8 victory over Santa Clara to win its 19th straight game against the Broncos dating back to The freshman trio of Jonny Ash (3-3, 2 RBI), Brian Hall (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI) and Carlos Quentin (3-6, 2B, RBI) had three hits each. The Cardinal scored nine times in the bottom of third inning to break the game open. Santa Clara Stanford X WP-McCally(2-1) LP-Ampi(0-3) T-3:19 A-2099 BATTERIES: Santa Clara - Ampi, Rea (3), Feichtmeir (3), Travis (4), Mallen (8) and Hayes, Wallace (7). Stanford - Wodnicki, Ehrlich (4), McCally (6), Hudgins (9) and Garko, Tirpack (9). HRs: Santa Clara - Balestreri (1st, solo in 8th). LAST WEEK S PAC-10 RESULTS Monday, February 11 UCLA 7, at Loyola Marymount 2 Tuesday, February 12 California 10, at Santa Clara 7; at Stanford 8, Brigham Young 1; USC 11, at UC Riverside 7 Wednesday, February 13 Arizona 4, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1; UCLA 9, at Hawaii-Hilo 1 Thursday, February 14 UCLA 9, vs. Hawaii-Hilo 4 1 ; Washington 10, vs. Missouri 6 2 Friday, February 15 at Texas A&M 4, Arizona 0; at Florida State 9, Arizona State 4; Long Beach State 8, at California 1; Stanford 6, at Fresno State 2; at Hawaii 6, UCLA 4; Baylor 18, vs. USC 9 3 ; Washington 8, vs. Northwestern 7 2 ; Gonzaga 8, vs. Washington State 7 4 Saturday, February 16 at Texas A&M 9, Arizona 4; at Florida State 5, Arizona State 3; Long Beach State 9, at California 0; Oregon State 6, vs. Western Kentucky 2 5 ; at Fresno State 7, Stanford 5; at Hawaii 7, UCLA 6 (11); Baylor 8, vs. USC 1 3 ; Washington 2, vs. Northwestern 0 2 ; Washington 9, vs. British Columbia 4 6 ; Washington State 4, vs. Gonzaga 2 4 Sunday, February 17 at Texas A&M 13, Arizona 6; at Florida State 6, Arizona State 4; at California 4, Long Beach State 3; Oregon State at San Diego State (ppd., rain) 5 ; Stanford at Fresno State (ppd., rain); at Hawaii 8, UCLA 7 (10); Baylor 3, vs. USC 1 3 ; Missouri 10, vs. Washington 9 2 ; Gonzaga 14, vs. Washington State at Kona, HI; 2 A s Spring Training Tournament (Phoenix, AZ); 3 at Pasco, WA; 4 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA; 5 at San Diego State Tournament, San Diego, CA; 5 Exhibition at Phoenix, AZ Stanford 6, at Santa Clara 1 (February 26, 2001) - Stanford won for the 10th time in its last 11 games with a 6-1 victory over Santa Clara to complete a three-game sweep of the Broncos. Jason Cooper led the Cardinal offensive attack by going 3-for-5 with his team-leading sixth home run, two RBI and a stolen base. Jason VanMeetren and Chris O Riordan also hit home runs for the Cardinal. Stanford Santa Clara WP-Cunningham(4-0) Save-McCally(1) LP-Diefenderfer(1-2) T-3:15 A-243 BATTERIES: Stanford - Cunningham, McCally (7) and Garko, Tirpack (6). Santa Clara - Diefenderfer, McConnell (6), DeMartini (9), McBride (9) and Hayes. HRs: Stanford - O Riordan (3rd, solo in 1st), VanMeetren (4th, solo in 5th), Cooper (6th, solo in 9th). at Stanford 8, Santa Clara 0 (February 25, 2001) - Jeff Bruksch tossed his first collegiate shutout to lead Stanford to an 8-0 victory over Santa Clara, allowing just three hits and no walks with nine strikeouts. Jason Cooper (2-3, HR, 2 RBI) and Carlos Quentin (2-3, RBI) led the Stanford offense. Santa Clara Stanford X WP-Bruksch(3-0) LP-Redmond(1-2) T-2:20 A-1732 BATTERIES: Santa Clara - Redmond, Fillinger (6), Rea (8) and Wallace, Mandley (8). Stanford -Bruksch and Garko. HRs: Stanford - Cooper (5th, 2-run in 3rd). Stanford 7, at Santa Clara 3 (February 23, 2001) - Stanford came up with a 7-3 victory over Santa Clara as Jeremy Guthrie (3-0) won his third consecutive start, scattering five hits and three runs (two earned) while striking out eight batters. Arik VanZandt led the Cardinal s 12-hit attack by going 3-for-5 with a double, home run and two RBI. Stanford Santa Clara WP-Guthrie(3-0) Save-Wodnicki(2) LP-Travis(0-4) T-3:03 A-397 BATTERIES: Stanford - Guthrie, Wodnicki (8) and Garko, Tirpack (8). Santa Clara - Travis, DeMartini (8) and Hayes. HRs: Stanford - VanZandt (1st, solo in 1st).

3 2002 SUPERLATIVES Overall Record: 7-3 Conference Record: 0-0 Non-Conference Record: 7-3 Post-Season Record: 0-0 Home Record: 3-1 Away Record: 4-2 Neutral Record: 0-0 Day Games: 3-3 Night Games: 4-0 vs. Ranked Opponents: 4-2 according to Baseball America On Television: 0-0 February: 7-3 March: 0-0 April: 0-0 May: 0-0 June: 0-0 Monday: 1-0 Tuesday: 1-0 Wednesday: 0-0 Thursday: 0-0 Friday: 3-0 Saturday: 2-1 Sunday: Run Games: Run Games: Run Games: 7-1 Extra Inning Games: 0-0 Stanford Scores First: 5-1 Opponent Scores First: 2-2 Leading After 5 Innings: 6-0 Trailing After 5 Innings: 0-3 Tied After 5 Innings: 1-0 Leading After 8 Innings: 7-0 Trailing After 8 Innings: 0-3 Tied After 8 Innings: HONORS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Jason Cooper - (Baseball America First Team) Tim Cunningham - (Baseball America Second Team) Sam Fuld - (Baseball America Third Team) Ryan Garko - (Collegiate Baseball Second Team) Jeremy Guthrie - (Baseball America, First Team; Collegiate Baseball First Team; NCBWA First Team) Chris O Riordan - (Collegiate Baseball First Team; NCBWA First Team; Baseball America Second Team) Carlos Quentin - (Baseball America, First Team; NCBWA First Team; Collegiate Baseball Second Team) J.D. Willcox - (Collegiate Baseball, Third Team) TOP HITTING STREAKS 7, Chris O Riordan (2/8-2/18) 6, Sam Fuld (2/8-2/16) 6, Andy Topham (2/2-2/12) 6, Scott Dragicevich (6/16/01-2/9/02) 5, Carlos Quentin (2/10-2/18) Current Streaks In Bold STANFORD-FRESNO STATE SERIES GAME SUMMARIES Stanford 8, at Fresno State 3 (February 18, 2002) - Tim Cunningham won his ninth consecutive decision dating back to the beginning of the 2001 season and the Cardinal hit a season-high three home runs as Stanford rolled to an 8-3 victory over Fresno State (4-6) the rubber game of a three-game series. Andy Topham, Donny Lucy and Carlos Quentin all homered for the Cardinal. Cunningham held the Bulldogs without an earned run in 7.2 innings of work, scattering six hits and striking out six. Quentin (3-5, HR, 2 RBI), Lucy (2-4, HR, 3 RBI) and Chris O'Riordan (2-5, 2B, 3B) led the Cardinal offense. Stanford Fresno State WP-Cunningham(3-0) LP-Nieves(0-1) T-2:28 A-3601 BATTERIES: Stanford - Cunningham, Hudgins (8) and Garko, Lucy (9). Fresno State - Nieves, Hernandez (3), Ruthven (9) and Harper. HRs: Stanford - Topham (1st, 2- run in 3rd), Lucy (2nd, 2-run in 6th), Quentin (3rd, solo in 7th). at Fresno State 7, Stanford 5 (February 16, 2002) - Fresno State jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 7-5 victory over Stanford. The Bulldogs ran out to a 5-0 lead after scoring a run in the bottom of the second inning and four more in the third. Ben Fritz picked up the win on the mound and hit a home run for the Bulldogs. Mike Hernandez relieved Fritz in the eighth inning to get the Bulldogs out of a jam, retiring all four batters he faced and earning his first save of the season. Fritz allowed five runs and scattered 13 hits over the first 7.2 innings. Sam Fuld (4-4, RBI) tied a career-high with four hits for the Cardinal. Chris Patrick (3-5, 2B) had three hits for the Bulldogs, while Fritz (2-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI), Carl Lipsey (2-4, 2 RBI) and Tobey Riday-White (2-4, RBI, SB) added two hits each. Eight of Fresno State s nine starters had at least one of Fresno State s 13 hits. Chris Carter (2-3, 2 2B) and Jason Cooper (2-4, RBI) had a pair of hits each for the Cardinal as eight of nine starters also had at least one of the team s 13 hits. Stanford Fresno State X WP-Fritz(2-1) Save-Hernandez(1) LP-Jecmen(0-3) T-2:36 A-3321 BATTERIES: Stanford - Jecmen, Ehrlich (3) and Garko. Fresno State - Fritz, Hernandez (8) and Harper. HRs: Fresno State - Fritz (2nd, solo in 5th). Stanford 6, at Fresno State 2 (February 15, 2002) - Jeremy Guthrie won his eighth consecutive decision dating back to last year and Carlos Quentin (4-4, 2B) tied a career-high with four hits to lead Stanford to a 6-2 victory over Fresno State. Guthrie scattered two runs and nine hits over the first 7.0 innings, while Ryan McCally pitched the final 2.0 scoreless innings. Scott Dragicevich (2-4, RBI) tallied his seventh multiple-hit game of the season, while Donny Lucy (2-4, RBI) and Ryan Garko (2-5, RBI) had two hits each. Tobey Riday-White (2-4), Brendon Suga (2-4) and Carl Lipsey (2-5) had two hits each for the Bulldogs. Stanford Fresno State WP-Guthrie(3-0) LP-Runyon(1-2) T-2:41 A-3713 BATTERIES: Stanford - Guthrie, McCally (8) and Garko. Fresno State - Runyon, Ruthven (7) and Fritz. HRs: Fresno State - McGehee (1st, solo in 4th), Patrick (1st, solo in 7th). STANFORD-BRIGHAM YOUNG GAME SUMMARY at Stanford 8, Brigham Young 1 (February 12, 2002) - Sam Fuld and Donny Lucy hit their first career home runs and four Stanford pitchers combined on a three-hitter to lift Stanford to an 8-1 victory over Brigham Young. Tim Cunningham picked up the victory by holding the Cougars to one hit over the first 4.0 innings. Three relievers making their first collegiate appearances - Darin Naatjes, David O'Hagan and Jonny Dyer - held Brigham Young to one run and two hits the rest of the way. The four pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts. Scott Dragicevich (3-3, 2B, 3B) had three hits for the Cardinal, while Fuld (2-3, HR, 2 RBI) and Carlos Quentin (2-3, 2 RBI, SB) had two hits each. Brigham Young Stanford X WP-Cunningham(2-0) LP-Stone(0-2) T-2:38 A-1795 BATTERIES: Brigham Young - Stone, Mousser (5), Dabo (7) and Birkeland. Stanford - Cunningham, Naatjes (5), O Hagan (7), Dyer (9) and Garko. HRs: Stanford - Fuld (1st, 2-run in 1st), Lucy (1st, 3-run in 5th). A LOOK AT LAST WEEK S STATS Carlos Quentin was the team s top hitter last week, going 10-for-15 (.667) with a homer, five RBI and two stolen bases. Donny Lucy led the club in power numbers with a pair of homers and eight RBI last week. Tim Cunningham pitched 11.2 innings without giving up an earned run to pick up victories in both of his starts. The Cardinal hitters compiled a.338 team batting average, while the pitching staff recorded a 2.57 ERA.

4 Baseball America (2/18/02) Team Record Last Week 1. Stanford Florida State Clemson Notre Dame Louisiana State Rice Miami Georgia Tech South Carolina Wichita State Nebraska Cal State Fullerton Florida Tulane Texas Arizona State Baylor USC Mississippi State Mississippi Wake Forest Oklahoma State Texas A&M 6-1 NR 24. Alabama 4-0 NR 25. East Carolina 3-0 NR Baseball Weekly/ESPN (2/18/02) Team Record Last Week 1. Florida State Stanford Louisiana State Clemson South Carolina Rice Florida Arizona State Notre Dame Cal State Fullerton Georgia Tech Miami Tulane Oklahoma State Wichita State Nebraska Texas Mississippi Wake Forest USC Texas A&M 6-1 NR 22. Mississippi State Baylor 4-3 NR 24. Long Beach State Auburn Collegiate Baseball (2/18/02) Team Record Last Week 1. Stanford Florida State Louisiana State Clemson South Carolina Tulane Wichita State Oklahoma State Rice Mississippi Florida Wake Forest Nebraska Cal State Fullerton Arizona State Miami Georgia Tech Texas Notre Dame Texas A&M Long Beach State Louisiana-Lafayette 5-1 NR 23. Baylor 4-3 NR 24. Mississippi State Florida International 7-1 NR 26. Ohio State Rutgers Purdue East Carolina Ball State Stanford Regular Season Opponents In Italics STANFORD RANKED AS NATION S UNANIMOUS NO. 1 TEAM Stanford remains the nation s No. 1 team this week in polls released February 18 by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. The Cardinal, who began the season as the nation s unanimous No. 1 team, fell to No. 2 in this week s Baseball Weekly/ESPN poll. Stanford spent two weeks (4/9-4/16) last year as the nation s unanimous No. 1 team and spent six weeks as Baseball America s top team (3/12-4/16) before finishing the year at No. 2 in all three polls. Stanford has been ranked No. 1 at one point during each of the past six years (including 2002). Stanford s poll history includes a run as king of the polls in 1998 when the team held the top spot in the Baseball America poll for the entire regular season (a record 14 consecutive weeks). Other Pac-10 teams currently ranked in the 2002 national polls include Arizona State (No. 16 Baseball America, No. 8 Baseball Weekly/ESPN, No. 15 Collegiate Baseball) and USC (No. 18 Baseball America, No. 20 Collegiate Baseball). PITCHERS TIM CUNNINGHAM AND JEREMY GUTHRIE EXTEND WINNING STREAKS Tim Cunningham and Jeremy Guthrie extended their winning streaks on the mound to nine and eight straight victories, respectively. Cunningham was 6-0 last season and has began the 2002 season with a 3-0 mark, including two wins last week. Guthrie was 8-4 at one point last season before winning his final five decisions of 2001 and his first three games of Cunningham s last loss was versus Alabama in the first championship game of an NCAA Regional on May 28, Guthrie was last defeated at Sacramento State on May 2, CARLOS QUENTIN AND TIM CUNNINGHAM POST BIG NUMBERS LAST WEEK Carlos Quentin hit.667 (10-15) with a double, homer, five RBI and two stolen bases last week, while Tim Cunningham picked up a pair of victories and tossed 11.2 innings without giving up an earned run. CHRIS O RIORDAN DROPS TO FIFTH ON ALL-TIME BATTING AVERAGE LIST Chris O Riordan has dropped into fifth place on Stanford s all-time batting average list (.355, ) after opening the season with a.277 (13-47) batting average through the first 10 games. O Riordan began the season tied for first on the list with a.362 career batting average. O Riordan, who began his career as a walk-on and did not receive an official at bat as a freshman, hit.366 as a sophomore and.359 in his junior season. Last year, O Riordan also earned three spots in the team s record book for single-season performances with 101 hits (No. 5), 281 at bats (No. 5) and 12 hit-by-pitches (No. 10 tied). O Riordan led or co-led the Cardinal in a total of 16 categories (all career-highs), including home runs (12), RBI (68) and stolen bases (12). CARLOS QUENTIN SETS NEW NCAA DIVISION I RECORD WITH FIVE HIT-BY-PITCHES Carlos Quentin became the first player in the history of NCAA Division I Baseball when he was hit by five pitches in a game at Florida State (2/9). Quentin was hit in the second, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth innings. The former record of four hit-by-pitches in a game had been accomplished seven times. JEREMY GUTHRIE-RYAN MCCALLY EXCELLENT FRIDAY NIGHT COMBO Jeremy Guthrie and Ryan McCally have combined on all three of Stanford s series-opening Friday night victories this season as no other pitcher has been used on a Friday thus far. The two have combined for a 3-0 record (Guthrie), two saves (McCally) and a 2.00 ERA with 30 strikeouts and only four walks in 27.0 innings. In the season-opener the duo combined for 14 strikeouts and no walks in Stanford s 7-4 win over Cal State Fullerton (2/1). In a series-opening 9-3 win at Florida State (2/8), the duo scattered nine hits and three runs to go with nine strikeouts and three walks. Guthrie lasted 7.0 innings before McCally pitched the final 2.0 frames at Fresno State (2/15) in their most recent effort. LUCY S LIFTOFF Donny Lucy is making a big contribution early in his first season with the Cardinal. Lucy leads the club with 15 RBI, while adding two homers and a.333 batting average. BIG INNINGS Stanford has already scored five or more runs in an inning six times this season. The Cardinal scored a season-high nine runs in the fourth inning versus Cal State Fullerton (2/2). In the Florida State series, the Cardinal scored seven times in the first inning of a 9-3 victory in the series-opener (2/8) and five times in both the fifth and eighth innings of the middle game of the series (2/9) in a wild victory. Stanford then scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning in an 8-1 win over Brigham Young (2/12).

5 2002 SEASON GAME HIGHS TEAM BATTING At Bats: 45, twice (2/2, 2/9) Runs Scored: 17, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/2) Runs Scored In An Inning: 9, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/2, 4th Inning) Hits: 21, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/2) RBIs: 17, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/2) Doubles: 5, twice (2/2, 2/9) Triples: 1, twice (2/12, 2/18) Home Runs: 3, at Fresno State (2/18) Total Bases: 32, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/2) Walks: 5, at Florida State (2/8) Strikeouts: 10, at Florida State (2/9) Sacrifice Hits: 1, three times (2/1, 2/9, 2/15) Sacrifice Flies: 1, three times (2/2, 2/3, 2/16) Stolen Bases: 4, at Florida State (2/8) Hit-By-Pitch: 5, at Florida State (2/9) Caught Stealing: 1, twice (2/3, 2/10) Runners LOB: 10, twice (2/8, 2/9) Hit Into DP: 3, twice (2/10, 2/18) TEAM PITCHING Innings Pitched: 9.0, eight times Strikeouts: 14, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/1) Fewest Runs: 1, twice (2/2, 2/12) Fewest Hits: 3, vs. Brigham Young (2/12) Fewest Walks: 0, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/1) TEAM FIELDING Putouts: 27, eight times Assists: 15, at Fresno State (2/18) Most Errors: 3, at Florida State (2/10) DPs Turned: 4, at Fresno State (2/18) MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Longest Game (Inn.): 9, nine times Longest Game (Time): 3:57, at Florida St. (2/9) Shortest Game (Time): 2:28, at Fresno St. (2/18) Largest Attend: 4875, at Florida State (2/9) Largest Home Attend: 2779, vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/2) INDIVIDUAL BATTING At Bats: 6, five times Runs: 4, Ryan Garko (2/2) Hits: 4, Cooper (2/2), Garko (2/2), Quentin (2/15), Fuld (2/16) RBIs: 6, Brian Hall (2/2) Doubles: 2, Fuld (2/1), VanZandt (2/2), O Riordan (2/9), Carter (2/16) Triples: 1, Dragicevich (2/12), O Riordan (2/18) Home Runs: 1, 11 times Total Bases: 8, Ryan Garko (2/2) Walks: 2, Quentin (2/1) & Fuld (2/8, 2/12) Strikeouts: 2, 12 times Sac Hits: 1, Topham (2/1, 2/15) & Hall (2/9) Sac Flies: 1, Quentin (2/2) & VanZandt (2/3) Stolen Bases: 2, Brian Hall (2/8) Hit-By-Pitch: 5, Carlos Quentin (2/9)* *New NCAA Division I Single-Game Record INDIVIDUAL PITCHING IP (Start): 7.2, Tim Cunningham (2/18) IP (Relief): 6.0, Drew Ehrlich (2/16) Fewest Runs (CG): None Fewest Hits (CG): None Strikeouts: 9, Jeremy Guthrie (2/1) Fewest Walks (CG): None INDIVIDUAL FIELDING Putouts: 12, Ryan Garko (2/1) Assists: 6, Chris O Riordan (2/18) Most Errors: 2, Ryan Garko (2/8) OFFENSIVE REPORT Stanford s team batting average currently sits at.345 and the club is averaging 8.4 runs per game after the first 10 contests of the season. Carlos Quentin leads the club in batting average (.485), homers (3), slugging percentage (.818), on base percentage (.578) and hit-by-pitches (7), while ranking second in RBI (12). Scott Dragicevich (.425) and Sam Fuld (.400) are also hitting.400 or better, while Ryan Garko (.395), Jason Cooper (.361), Donny Lucy (.333) and Chris Carter (.333) are all at.300 or better. Lucy is the club s RBI leader with 15, while Garko has scored a team-high 14 runs and Fuld has a team-high 18 hits as well as a team-high five walks. Hall leads the team with three stolen bases, while Scott Dragicevich paces the club with seven doubles. Chris O Riordan and Dragicevich have the team s only two triples of the season. Stanford has taken an early lead on its opponents in team batting average ( ), doubles (30-12), homers (11-8) and RBI (78-41). PITCHING REPORT The Stanford pitching staff has posted a stellar 3.38 ERA through the first 10 games of 2002, below the 3.50 ERA that the 2001 squad posted as the lowest ERA since the 1977 squad had posted a The Cardinal has had three consecutive quality starts from Jeremy Guthrie (3-0, 2.84, 19.0 IP, 21 SO), while Tim Cunningham (3-0, 1.93, 18.2 IP, 11 SO) picked up a pair of victories last week. Ryan McCally has picked up a pair of saves and has not allowed a run this season (0-0, 0.00, 2 SV, 8.0 IP, 9 SO), giving up only four hits and a walk. Relievers J.D. Willcox (0-0, 1.42, 6.1 IP, 2 SO) has also been effective. DEFENSIVE REPORT Stanford is fielding at a.968 clip through the first 10 games of the 2002 season. The Cardinal, who led the nation and crushed a school record with a.977 fielding percentage last year, has improved defensive recently with only four errors in its last four games after committing a season-high three errors at Florida State (2/10). The Cardinal recorded its third errorless game of the season at Fresno State (2/15) in the series-opener. Ryan Garko had a team seasonhigh 12 putouts in the opening game of the season (2/1), while Chris O Riordan picked up a season-high six assists at Fresno State (2/18). Garko leads the club with 74 putouts, while O Riordan has a team-high 37 assists. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES Scott Dragicevich leads the team with seven multiple-hit games, while Carlos Quentin and Sam Fuld follow with four each... The Cardinal hit a season-high three homers at Fresno State (2/18)... Tim Cunningham has moved into sole possession of fourth-place on the team s alltime won-loss percentage list (14-2,.875)... Fuld and Donny Lucy both hit their first career homers versus Brigham Young last week (2/12)... Stanford has won three of its last four games... The Cardinal is undefeated in four night games and an even 3-3 in day contests... Stanford was picked first in the 2002 Preseason Pac-10 Coaches Poll. EIGHT STANFORD PLAYERS EARN 2002 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN HONORS Eight Stanford players -- Jason Cooper, Tim Cunningham, Sam Fuld, Ryan Garko, Jeremy Guthrie, Chris O Riordan, Carlos Quentin and J.D. Willcox -- earned 2002 Preseason All- American honors from Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, and/or the NCBWA. Guthrie earned First Team honors from all three groups, while O Riordan (Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA) and Quentin (Baseball America, NCBWA) both earned a pair of First Team honors. Cooper was also selected First Team by Baseball America. STANFORD BASEBALL HISTORY Stanford s storied baseball program has had many highlights as the program is in its 109th season with an all-time record of (.611). The Cardinal won NCAA titles in 1987 and 1988 before returning to the CWS championship game in each of the last two years (2000, 2001). The program has had winning seasons in 36 of its last 37 campaigns (also 53 of the last 55), has recorded three straight 50-win seasons for the first time in school history ( ) and reached the 40-win mark in seven consecutive campaigns ( ). Just a few of the other highlights have included 13 College World Series appearances, 18 conference titles and 22 NCAA Tournament berths. Stanford has boasted a total of 43 All-Americans who have earned a total of 50 All-American honors. Stanford has also garnered three NCAA Player of the Year choices in Jeff Austin (1998), David McCarty (1991) and Steve Dunning (1970). Other numbers for the Cardinal Baseball program include 96 All-Conference players earning a total of 121 All-Conference honors, 57 major league players and 12 first round draft picks in the last 15 years.

6 PLAYER QUOTES "I just wanted to keep going as long as I could, but I got really tired that last inning," Tim Cunningham after a brilliant performance at Fresno State (2/18) in which he lost his bid for his first career shutout and complete game with three unearned in the eighth inning I'm really not trying to do too much at the plate. I'm just going to settle for hitting the ball somewhere, relax and keep my stroke nice and compact." Carlos Quentin on his current hot stretch It was a big relief to get that monkey off my back. It s been in the back of mind, and it s good to get it out of the way. If I can add a little more power to my game that s great, but it s not something I m going to make a big effort to do. Sam Fuld after hitting his first career homer versus Brigham Young (2/12) "I have kind of mixed feelings. It s kind of fun to have a (NCAA) record, but it s not too fun to get hit five times. Carlos Quentin after being hit five times at Florida State (2/9) to set a new NCAA Division I single-game record 2002 MEMORABLE MOMENTS Tim Cunningham s bid for his first career shutout and complete game in a masterful performance at Fresno State (2/ IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO)... Sam Fuld s career-high-tying four hit game (4-4, RBI) at Fresno State (2/16)... Carlos Quentin s career-hightying four-hit game (4-4, 2B) at Fresno State (2/15)... The first career homers for Sam Fuld and Donny Lucy in an 8-1 win over Brigham Young (2/12)... The first career pitching appearances for Darin Naatjes, David O Hagan and Jonny Dyer versus Brigham Yount (2/ 12)... Carlos Quentin setting a new NCAA Division I single-game record being hit by five pitches at Florida State (2/9)... Ryan Garko s mammoth three-run homer off the top of a bus beyond the left field fence that ignited Stanford s wild comeback win at Florida State (2/9)... Stanford s seven run first inning in the opening game of a series at Florida State (2/8)... Carlos Quentin s tape-measure home run, his second longball of the series, against Cal State Fullerton (2/3)... Jason Cooper s six consecutive singles spanning the final at bat in his first game of the Cal State Fullerton series (2/1) through his first at bat in the final game of the series (2/3)... Brian Hall s career-high six RBI and Stanford s nine-run fourth inning in a 17-1 win over Cal State Fullerton (2/2)... Stanford s nine-run fourth inning in the 17-1 win over Cal State Fullerton (2/ 2)... Carlos Quentin s three-run homer in his first at bat of the season for the second consecutive year, this time against Cal State Fullerton (2/1)... Jeremy Guthrie and Ryan McCally s 14 strikeouts-no walk pitching performance against Cal State Fullerton (2/1). STANFORD HEAD COACH MARK MARQUESS One of the nation s premier collegiate coaches, Mark Marquess is in his 26th season at the helm of Stanford Baseball in Marquess has a career record of (.670), all at Stanford, and last year became the 23rd coach in the history of NCAA Division I baseball to reach the 1000-win mark. The 1969 Stanford graduate has led the Cardinal to two NCAA titles (1987, 88) and two other CWS title game appearances (2000, 01), as well as 11 College World Series appearances (1982, 83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 95, 97, 99, 2000, 01), 11 NCAA Regional titles (1982, 83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 95, 97, 99, 2000, 01), 10 Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division regular season titles (1983, 84, 85, 87, 90, 94, 97, 98, 99, 2000) and three NCAA Super Regional championships (1999, 2000, 01). The Cardinal has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 19 times under Marquess. He began the 2002 season ranked 12th in victories and 16th in winning percentage among active Division I baseball coaches, while ranking 23rd on the all-time victory list and 42nd on the all-time winning percentage list. He has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three times (1985, 87, 88) and has received Pac-10 or Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year honors on eight occasions (1983, 85, 87, 90, 94, 97, 98, 99). The Cardinal has suffered just one losing season during his tenure and has finished either first or second in the prestigious Pacific-10 (formerly Pac-10 Southern Division) 19 times in the last 21 seasons. Stanford has had 99 professional baseball draft picks in the past 17 seasons, including 12 first round selections in the last 15 years. 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. Marquess 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 six collegiate baseball head coaches to have 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 College World Series squad and played four seasons of minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox organization. COMMENTS FROM MARK MARQUESS (on the upcoming Santa Clara series) It should be a good series. It s always been a good tradition. They have a few more left-handed pitchers than we ve faced so that should be a new challenge for our hitters. I m hoping to be able to get some other guys into the lineup this weekend. (on the team s goals for the next nine games prior to the break) Hopefully, we ll get a few more guys get some innings on the mound and have a look at them. We also will hope to continue improving defensively as we did against Fresno. (on Tim Cunningham) Timmy pitched great last week with two excellent outings in a row. He bounced back after a tough performance at Florida State. (on playing a difficult pre-season schedule) I hope it helps us get better and find out what we need to do to play and compete against quality teams. It will prepare for us what s going to come later on in the season. (on the current state of the team) There have been a lot of good things, but I don t think we re playing our best. We can improve in all phases, but on the whole it s been good. STANFORD COACHING STAFF Dean Stotz is in his 26th campaign with Stanford Baseball and his third season as associate head coach after he was promoted to the position prior to the 2000 campaign. Stotz served for 23 years as an assistant. Stotz currently coaches third base while also handling various offensive and defensive aspects of the game. Tom Kunis (3rd season) handles the Cardinal pitching staff, while David Nakama (3rd season) returns as an assistant coach after three seasons as the head coach at San Francisco State. Nakama, also a Cardinal assistant in 1997 and 1998, assists with all aspects of the game and serves as Stanford s first base coach. CAL POLY UP NEXT WEEK FOR THE CARDINAL Stanford will host Cal Poly in a three-game series next Friday-Sunday, March 1-3 (6 pm, 1 pm, 1 pm, PT). Stanford leads the all-time series, 37-5 (since 1949). Last year, the teams split a pair of exciting games. Last year, the Mustangs knocked off the Cardinal in San Luis Obispo in the season-opener for both teams, 6-5 in 10 innings (1/21/01), before Stanford scored in the bottom of the ninth inning for an victory at Sunken Diamond (5/8/01).