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1 Stanford Cardinal Baseball NCAA Championships (2): 1987, 1988 CWS (16): 1953, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 Super Regionals (Since 1999) (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 Post-Season (28): 1953, 1965, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 Baseball Contact: Niall T. Adler o: (650) c: (714) Schedule/Results Against Ranked Teams: 4-6; Weekend Series: 4-3 Date Opponent...Time / Result Fri., Feb. 19 vs. #5 Rice...W 6-4 Sat., Feb. 20 vs. #5 Rice (1)...W 14-5 Sat., Feb. 20 vs. #5 Rice (2)...W 7-6 Tue., Feb. 23 vs. Pacifi c...w 11-6 Fri., Feb. 26 at #3 Texas... L 0-6 Sat., Feb. 27 at #3 Texas... L 3-6 Sun., Feb. 28 at #3 Texas... L 2-8 Thurs. Mar. 4 at UC Davis...W 10-6 Fri., Mar. 5 vs. UC Santa Barbara...W 6-5 Sat., Mar. 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara...W 5-4 (11) Sun., Mar. 7 vs. UC Santa Barbara... L Fri., Mar. 19 vs. Pepperdine...W 9-8 Sat., Mar. 20 vs. Pepperdine...W 10-0 Sun., Mar. 21 vs. Pepperdine...W 11-6 Tue., Mar. 23 at Pacifi c... L 4-9 Fri., Mar. 26 vs. USC *... L 8-13 Sat., Mar. 27 vs. USC *...W 5-4 Sun., Mar. 28 vs. USC...W 3-1 Mon., Mar. 29 vs. San Francisco... L 1-5 Thu., Apr. 1 at #2 UCLA *...L 5-6 (10) Fri., Apr. 2 at #2 UCLA *...W 8-4 Sat., Apr. 3 at #2 UCLA *... L 5-7 Mon., Apr. 5 at #30 California... L 0-2 Wed., Apr. 7 vs. Saint Mary s... L 3-7 Fri., Apr. 9 vs. Oregon *... L 2-5 Sat., Apr. 10 vs. Oregon * (1)... L 6-9 Sun., Apr. 10 vs. Oregon * (2)...W 2-1 Tue., Apr. 13 at Santa Clara... 6:00 PM PT Fri., Apr. 16 at #14 Oregon State *... 5:30 PM PT Sat., Apr. 17 at #14 Oregon State *... 2:00 PM PT Sun., Apr. 18 at #14 Oregon State *... 1:00 PM PT Tue., Apr. 20 vs. Santa Clara... 5:30 PM PT Fri., Apr. 23 vs. California *... 5:30 PM PT Sat., Apr. 24 vs. California *... 1:00 PM PT Sun., Apr. 25 vs. California *... 1:00 PM PT Mon., Apr. 26 at Santa Clara... 6:00 PM PT Fri., Apr. 30 at Washington *... 6:00 PM PT Sat., May 1 vs. Washington (Safeco Field) * 6:30 PM PT Sun., May 2 at Washington *... 1:00 PM PT Tue., May 4 vs. San Jose State... 5:30 PM PT Fri., May 7 at Long Beach State... 6:30 PM PT Sat., May 8 at Long Beach State... 2:00 PM PT Sun., May 9 at Long Beach State... 1:00 PM PT Mon., May 10 vs. Santa Clara... 5:30 PM PT Wed., May 12 at San Jose State... 6:00 PM PT Fri., May 14 vs. Washington State *... 6:00 PM PT Sat., May 15 vs. Washington State *... 2:00 PM PT Sun., May 16 vs. Washington State *... 1:00 PM PT Tue., May 18 vs. Hawai i... 5:30 PM PT Fri., May 21 at Arizona *...6:00 PM MT Sat., May 22 at Arizona *...6:00 PM MT Sun., May 23 at Arizona *...12:00 PM MT Tue., May 25 vs. UC Davis... 5:30 PM PT Thu., May 27 vs. Arizona State... 5:30 PM PT Fri., May 28 vs. Arizona State *... 5:30 PM PT Sat., May 29 vs. Arizona State *... 1:00 PM PT June 4-7 June June NCAA Regionals (16 sites) Super Regionals (8 sites) College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) All games on 90.1 KZSU and on the internet at gostanford.com THIS WEEK S PROBABLE ROTATION STANFORD at Santa Clara, at Oregon State Tuesady 5:30 p.m. at Santa Clara KZSU 90.1 AM Friday 5:30 p.m. at Oregon State KZSU 90.1 AM Saturday 2 p.m. at Oregon State KZSU 90.1 AM Sunday 1 p.m. at Oregon State KZSU 90.1 AM ON DECK: versus Santa Clara (April 20), versus Cal (April 23-25) Upcoming Series Stanford (14-13, 4-5 Pac-10) will head out on the road for four games, playing at Santa Clara (14-15) on Tuesday before traveling to No. 14-ranked Oregon State (20-7, 3-3 Pac-10). Stanford snapped a season-long fi ve-game losing skid on Saturday by salvaging the fi nal game of the three-game series with the Ducks, 2-1. The Cardinal, after a 12-6 start, have lost seven of nine. The Cardinal, which had averaged nearly nine runs a game over the fi rst four weekends, have not hit double digits since March 21 as the team s batting average is down to.280. The team s starting pitching is beginning to turn around as Jordan Pries has a 1.97 ERA over his last four starts, while Brett Mooneyham has a 3.50 ERA over his last four appearances. Freshman Stephen Piscotty, one of four freshmen starters, leads the club with a.343 average, 23 runs and 19 RBIs. Stanford returns home to host the Broncos (April 20) and Cal (April 23-25) next week. About the Broncos Santa Clara, which fi nishes up with Pepperdine on Monday, is 6-5 over its last 11 games, splitting the fi rst two games with the Waves on Friday and Saturday. Mark O Brien s club is batting.327 paced by junior fi rst baseman Curtis Wagner s.407 average and catcher Tommy Medica s seven homers, 34 RBIs and.395 average. Klein is batting.356 with 30 RBIs. The pitching staff has an ERA of 5.76 with a.315 opponent batting average. Senior RHP Steve Kalush has a 2-0 mark and 3.86 ERA out in 11 relief appearances. Santa Clara Series Stanford has won two of three with the Broncos in each of the last two years. Stanford holds a since 1959 against SCU. This will be the fi rst of three straight midweek games between the county rivals. Out of Left Field San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a Santa Clara graduate, joined the Broncos out of Redwood High on a partial baseball scholarship. At Saturday s spring game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, the Cardinal football team will present the mayor with a jersey. About the Beavers The Beavers, which are off until the weekend, carry a 2.97 team ERA and.972 fi elding percentage, but are only hitting.264 as a team. Spot starter and sophomore STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 1

2 2010 Cardinal Game Notes 13-11, 3-3 Pac-10 ERA ERA last month Stanford By the Numbers AVERAGE.280 seven players w 10+ RBIs FIELDING percentage last 16 games ERA AVERAGE FIELDING ERA AVERAGE FIELDING Stanford Coaching Staff Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball Mark Marquess 69 enters his 34th season as the Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball. He entered the season with an overall record of , producing 2 NCAA titles (1987, 1988), 7 Super Regionals (six titles), 14 College World Series, 25 NCAA Regionals and 12 conference titles. He is one of just 10 coaches to have played and coached in a CWS, doing so while a player in He also won a Gold medal as the head coach of the 1998 Seoul Olympic team and won a gold medal at the 1967 Pan Am Games. He carries a (.686) postseason record and CWS mark. Longtime Lieutenant Fellow alum, Dean Stotz 75, has been with Marquess for all 34 years. In his current role, he is the team s primary hitting coach, since He has developed such Major Leaguers as Carlos Quentin, Johnny Bench Award winner Ryan Garko, Sam Fuld, Jody Gerut and Jed Lowrie. From 1993 to 1996 he was the team s pitching coach, working with Cardinal stars Kyle Peterson, Chad Hutchinson and Jeff Austin. RHP Ryan Gorton has a 3-1 record and 0.96 ERA in 18.2 innings, while junior LHP Kraig Sitton has a 1.72 ERA in 12 relief appearances. Junior RHP Greg Peavey is the team s No. 1 starter with a 1.91 ERA and 3-0 record over 47.0 innings. Four other pitchers have ERAs under 2.00, and eight total, for Pat Casey s club. Freshman infi elder Danny Hayes is the leading hitter at.341, while junior catcher Parker Berberet has a.315 average with a team-best 24 RBIs. Senior outfi elder Rob Folsom has driven in 23. Oregon State has dropped two of its last three weekend series, losing at home to Oregon State and to UCLA last weekend and defeating USC. Oregon State Series The Cardinal have won just one series with the Beavers since 2005, during the 2008 World Series year. Stanford also lost both games in Corvallis in a 2006 Super Regional during the Beavers national title run. The two teams last met in the 2009 regular season fi nale, when OSU won two of three at Sunken Diamond. Stanford leads the series since 1964, In the Rankings Stanford dropped out of the national polls the week of April 12. The team s highest ranking was No. 18 during week two. The Cardinal began the season ranked as high as No. 25 nationally in USA Today in the preseason. Leading Off Stanford has dropped seven of its last nine, including a fi ve-game skid snapped on Saturday against Oregon Close games are the team s mantra this year, as the Cardinal are 6-1 in games decided by one run and 2-2 in two-run contests. Stanford has given up a combined 32 runs in the fi rst inning this season, but none in the Oregon series. The Cardinal have won fi ve games in its last at-bat, with four different players, Zach Jones (GW hit versus Pepperdine, GW single versus USC), Kenny Diekroeger (GW double versus Rice), Jonathan Kaskow (GW hit versus UCSB), and Jake Schlander (walk-off solo homer in the 11th vs. UCSB). Pitching Veteran coach Rusty Filter, who spent the last 17 years at San Diego State will serve as the team s pitching coach. San Diego State led the Mountain West Conference in ERA in six of the league s fi rst 10 seasons, ranking in the top-three in each of those years. Individually, four players were named the MWC s Pitcher of the Year, including Stephen Strasburg the last two years (2008, 2009), Bruce Billings (2005), and Scott Shoemaker (2004). In 2009, four of his hurlers-- Cincinnati s Aaron Harang, St. Louis Royce Ring, Boston s Jason Masterson and San Francisco s Alex Hinshaw, pitched in the Majors. On the bases Dean Stotz 75 will be the third base coach and Mario Iglesias 96, the starting pitcher of the team s 1996 CWS team, will coach fi rst base. Coaches of Note Two of the Cardinal s national title stars from the 1987 and 1988 are in opposing dugouts, David Esquer (Cal) and Ed Sprague (Pacifi c). Esquer was the starting shortstop for the 1987 club, while Sprague was the starting third baseman for both the 1987 and 1988 clubs. Sprague also won a World Series title with the Blue Jays. Cardinal Drop Series to Oregon No. 22-ranked Stanford dropped its second-straight Pac-10 series to Oregon (L STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 2

3 2010 Cardinal Game Notes Projected Starting Lineup Player Yr B/T Notes C--Zach Jones Jr. R/R thrown out 32% of base runners 1B--Stephen Piscotty Fr. R/R team leader in avg (.343), runs (23), doubles 2B--Colin Walsh Jr. S/R started all 27 games at 2nd,.291 average SS--Jake Schlander Jr. R/R 5 errors fi rst 14 games, none since 3B--Kenny Diekroeger Fr. R/R 23 runs, three homers.295 average LF-Ben Clowe Jr. R/R.296 average in 14 starts CF--Jake Stewart Fr. R/R one of four freshmen starters RF--Tyler Gaffney Fr. R/R two-sport athlete team-best 3 triples Top Starter Yr T Notes Jordan Pries, RHP So. R 1.97 ERA last four starts Brett Mooneyham, LHP So. L eight-plus innings, 1 er, 5 hits v. Oregon Brian Busick, RHP So. R has started last two (6.75 ERA, 9.1 IP) Top Reliever Yr T Notes Alex Pracher Jr. RHP two losses last two weekends Head Coach Yr Record Notes Mark Marquess 34th year National Titles (1987, 1988) (1977-Present) 5 CWS Championship games 14 College World Series 25 Regional Appearances 12 Pac-10 Titles 2-5, L 6-9, W 2-1) in a series that was almost won by the Cardinal. After dropping the opener 5-2, a doubleheader was scheduled for Saturday to avoid a rainout on Sunday. In game one, the Stanford bullpen gave up eight runs over the fi nal two innings to ruin a solid start from Jordan Pries. Pries, who has a 1.97 ERA over his last four starts, gave up just one run on fi ve hits over the fi rst seven innings, gave it over to the bullpen with a 6-1 lead. After three runs in the eighth, a two-out, three-run triple off of closer Alex Pracher gave Oregon an 7-6 lead to take the series. In game two, needing a win, Brett Mooneyham responded. The lefthander pitched eight scoreless innings before a single run came across in the ninth of a 2-1 victory. Freshman Eric Smith, who came into Saturday s doubleheader just 2-for-19, came through with an RBI triple and two hits in game one and an RBI single in game two. How Young They Are Besides four freshmen starters in the batting order, the Cardinal pitching staff features 12 underclassmen who have all appeared in at least three games this season. The team s top starter, Jordan Pries is 3-1 with a 3.06 ERA, while Brian Busick (3.42), and Dean McArdle (4.34) have also been solid all season. The veterans of the staff are junior Alex Pracher (3.27) and junior Danny Sandbrink (5.71), who have both appeared in at least eight games. Pries Has Hit a Hot Stretch Sophomore RHP Jordan Pries has worked his way into the lead role as the team s No. 1 starter with a 3-1 record and 3.06 ERA over his fi rst seven starts. Over his last four starts, he has pitched a shutout of Pepperdine, fi red off a complete game win at No. 2 UCLA--the then-undefeated Bruins fi rst loss, and had a no-decision despite one run on fi ve hits over seven innings against Oregon. He has a 1.97 ERA over that timeframe. Mooneyham Has Solid Week Fellow sophomore, LHP Brett Mooneyham had a solid week, picking up the win with one run over eight-plus innings on Saturday. Mooneyham pitched eight scoreless innings before a single run came across in the ninth of a 2-1 win. Over his last four appearances, the lefthander has a 3.50 ERA. Stanford Professionals Six former Stanford baseball players are expected to start the season in the Majors in 2010, with another three on the cusp of their Major League debuts. The Cardinal featured 11 players in the Major Leagues in 2009, including the 84th player to go to Stanford and player in the Majors, John Hester, who made his debut for another Cardinal great, A.J. Hinch, who was his manager for the Diamondbacks Major Leaguers Chris Carter, OF, Mets Ryan Garko, 1B, Rangers Jody Gerut, OF, Brewers Jeremy Guthrie, P, Orioles John Hester, C, Diamondbacks Carlos Quentin, OF, White Sox Cardinal Management A.J. Hinch, manager, Diamondbacks Ruben Amaro, Jr., general manager, Phillies Kenny Williams, general manager, WSox (FB only) Tough Breaks Another two former Major Leaguers from Stanford will begin the season on the disabled list. Jed Lowrie, who has played for the Red Sox the previous two years, is on the DL with mononucleosis, while Greg Reynolds, who missed most of last year with a shoulder injury, was hit on the elbow in spring training and will start the season on the DL. According to insiders, Reynolds had been pitching well this spring. Coming to a Show Near You... Three additional players should be in a Major League uniform soon: Oakland outfi elder Michael Taylor, Astros catcher Jason Castro and last year s closer Drew Storen. Taylor and Castro will start the season in Triple-A, Storen in Double-A with another fi rst round pick of the Nationals, Stephen Strasburg. World Champions Since Tillie Shafer in 1912 and 1913 with the New York Giants, 16 former players have appeared in the Fall Classic, winning a combined 12 rings. Former Yankee Bobby Brown won four titles with the Yankees in the 1940s and 1950s, while Ed Sprague won back-to-back titles with the Blue Jays in the 1990s. Sprague also part of Stanford s CWS national title runs. Award Winners Former greats Jim Lonborg (1967) and Jack McDowell (1993) have each won Cy Young Awards. Bob Boone won a gold glove at catcher seven times from 1978 to 1989 and Mike Mussina was a gold glove winner from 1996 to 2008, seven times. Lonborg (1967), Boon (1976, 78, 79, 83), Ed Sprague (1991), McDowell ( ), Mussina ( , 97-98) and Carlos Quentin were all All-Stars. STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 3

4 2010 Stanford Cardinal Notes New Positions, No Problem for Piscotty Freshman Stephen Piscotty, a prep shortstop and third baseman, has learned two new positions in his fi rst collegiate season. Piscotty has started in left and at fi rst this season and has hit safely in all but three games, leading the club entering the week with a.343. He is also tied for the team lead in runs (23) and RBIs (19). Grand Olde Game with the Cardinal Opening Day around Major League Baseball had nine Stanford alumni within its ranks, from general managers Kenny Williams (White Sox) and Ruben Amaro, Jr. (Phillies), to a manager, A.J. Hinch (Diamondbacks) to six Major Leaguers: starter Jeremy Guthrie (Orioles), fi rst baseman Ryan Garko (Rangers), outfi elder Carlos Quentin (White Sox), outfi elder Jody Gerut (Brewers), outfi elder Chris Carter (Mets) and catcher John Hester (Diamondbacks). Top-Five Scheduling UCLA was the third top-fi ve team the Cardinal has played this season. Stanford swept No. 5 Rice, were swept at No. 3 Texas and lost the series at No. 2 UCLA by three runs. According to Collegiate Baseball, Arizona State, UCLA and Texas are the nation s top three teams this week. Clutch Performances The Cardinal have won fi ve games in its last at-bat, with four different players, Zach Jones (GW hit versus Pepperdine, GW single versus USC), Kenny Diekroeger (GW double versus Rice), Jonathan Kaskow (GW hit versus UCSB), and Jake Schlander (walk-off solo homer in the 11th vs. UCSB). Big Innings So Far Trailing early, the Cardinal have been able to put together big innings to get back into the game. Opponent Date Trailing... Runs Result Rice 2/ runs in the seventh W, 14-5 at UC Davis 3/4 4-2 Six runs in the sixth W, 8-4 UCSB 3/ Eight runs in sixth L at UCLA 4/2 1-0 Seven runs in fi fth W 8-4 Though not one big inning, the Cardinal scored nine runs over its fi nal three innings to take its series with Pepperdine on Saturday, scoring another seven runs in the Sunday fi nale over the fi rst three innings en route to the sweep. Cardinal to Play at Safeco Field in Seattle In the fi rst time since the early 1990s, the Stanford Cardinal will play in a Major League Ballpark, when the team travels to Seattle to play one if its three games with the University of Washington at Safeco Field. Stanford previously played at the Metrodome in Minneapolis during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. The Saturday game will be a part of a day-night doubleheader with the Seattle Mariners, who host the Texas Rangers at 12:10 p.m. The collegiate game with the Huskies will be at 6:30 p.m. The Friday and Sunday s games of the series will be played on the University of Washington campus. Tickets are currently on sale at the Husky Ticket Offi ce, online at gohuskies.com, or by phone at (206) Tickets are $ s Heroes Amongst Nominees for All-CWS Team Former Stanford stars John Hudgins and Ryan Garko are amongst the nominees for the College World Series All-Legends team, selected in part, by fan voting at ncaasports.com/cws. Hudgins, the former CWS Most Outstanding Player from the early 2000s, is one of 14 pitchers on the ballot. He went 3-0 as he stuck out 15 and only gave up fi ve earned runs in 24 innings of work during the 2003 classic earning All- America and Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year honors as a junior. Garko, the Johnny Bench Award winner, is one of nine catchers on the ballot. The current Major Leaguer helped guide Stanford to the national championship game in 2001 and Season and Career Honors Below is a list of season and career honors for current Stanford baseball players: Pac-10 Player of the Weeks Jordan Pries, P (March 9, 2009) Jordan Pries, P (April 5, 2010) National Player of the Weeks none so far National Honors Brett Mooneyham, P (Freshman AA, 09) All-Conference Honors Jake Schlander, SS (Def. Player of the Year, 09) Jake Schlander, SS (1st team, 2009) Kellen Kiiilsgaard, OF (1st team, 2009) Brett Mooneyham, P (HM, 2009) Colin Walsh, 2B (HM, 2009) Preseason Rivals All-Conference Colin Walsh, 2B (all-conference) Kellen Kiilsgaard, OF (all-conference) Preseason Baseball America Kellen Kiilsgaard, OF (all-conference) Brett Mooneyham, P (all-conference) Kenny Diekroeger, SS (top newcomer, 1st, P10) Kenny Diekroeger, SS (4th best frosh in U.S.) Jake Stewart, OF (top newcomer, 5th, in P10) Jake Stewart, OF (6th-best frosh in U.S.) Mark Appel, P (top newcomer, 7th, in P10) Mark Appel, P (17th-best frosh in U.S.) Mooneyham, P (top prospect 2011 draft, in P10) Mooneyham, P (15th-best sophomore in U.S.) Jake Stewart, OF (best athlete in Pac-10) Colin Walsh, 2B (best def. 2B in Pac-10) Jake Schlander, SS (best def. SS, in Pac-10) Jake Schlander, SS (infi elder w/ best arm, P10) Kellen Kiilsgaard, OF (best def. OFer, in Pac-10) Kellen Kiilsgaard, OF (OFer with best arm, P10) PGcrosschecker.com Top Preseason Prospects Brett Mooneyham (21st, 2011 draft, national) Scott Snodgrass (83rd, 2011 draft, national) Kenny Diekroeger (1st, 2012 draft, California) Jake Stewart (2nd, 2012 draft, California) Mark Appel (3rd, 2012 draft, California) Summer League Prospects Kellen Kiilsgaard (7th-best, Alaska Summer, 09) Alex Pracher (7th-best, Atlantic Summer Lg, 09) Alex Pracher (5th-best, Atlantic Summer Lg, 08) Scott Snodgrass (4th-best, Alaska Summer, 09) Colin Walsh (All-Star, Cape Cod, 2009) STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 4

5 2010 Stanford Cardinal Notes Tickets Available Tickets for the team s home games are available at or by calling STANFORD. The schedule also includes non-conference weekday series with area teams, Cal, San Francisco, UC Davis, Saint Mary s, San Jose State and Santa Clara. The Pac-10 breakdown for home games is as follows: (Oregon, Apr. 9-11, Cal, Apr , Washington State, May 14-16, Arizona State, May 28-30). Cardinal Picked Fourth by Pac-10 Coaches Stanford Baseball was picked to fi nish fourth in the preseason Pacifi c 10 Conference coaches poll. The Cardinal received 59 points, behind three-time defending champion, Arizona State (78 points and 7 fi rst place votes), Oregon State (67, 2) and UCLA. The rest of the Pac-10 preseason picks are: Arizona (fi fth), Washington State, Cal, USC, Washington and Oregon. Two-Sport Tradition Including Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart (running back and outfi elder), current head coach Mark Marquess (who was a quarterback, defensive back and punt returner) and NFL Hall of Famer John Elway (and outfi elder and quarterback), the Cardinal have had a number of great two-sport stars. One of the fi rst was Ernie Nevers, who starred for the Cardinal in the early part of the 20th Centruy. That list has included: Major League pitcher Joe Borchard (also a QB), NFL and MLB player Chad Hutchinson (RHP and QB), Brian Johnson (QB) and John Lynch (QB and RHP). Backup running back Tyler Gaffney, a freshman outfi elder on the team, is the latest two-sport athlete. Quentin One of Decade s Best Stanford Major Leaguer Carlos Quentin was named one of Baseball America s players of the decade for the fi rst 10 years of the new century, joining four other Pac-10 players on the national publication s look back at the decade. A four-year Major Leaguer with the Diamondbacks and White Sox, Quentin starred for the Cardinal from 2001 to 2003 hitting.350 with 170 RBIs and 35 homers. Quentin hit.396 as a junior in 2003 with 24 doubles, 12 homers and 64 RBIs leading Stanford to the CWS Championship Game against Rice. Other Pac-10 players included: UCLA second baseman Chase Utley, Oregon State outfi elder Jacoby Ellsbury, USC pitcher Mark Prior and Washington pitcher Tim Lincecum. Cardinal Catchers Since 1993, eight starting catchers have gone onto play professionally. Four have reached the Majors and a fi fth, Jason Castro, is one of the top prospects in the Astros organization. Here are Stanford s starting catchers since 1993: A.J. Hinch (3rd round pick, MLB) 1997 Jon Schaeffer (9th) Damien Alvarado (free agent) Ryan Garko (3rd, MLB) 2004 Donny Lucy (2nd, MLB) John Hester (13th, MLB) 2007 Brian Juhl (35th) 2008 Jason Castro (1st) Zach Jones National Honors for the Cardinal National Players of the Year 1970 Steve Dunning, P 1991 David McCarty, 1B 1998 Jeff Austin, P Johnny Bench Award (Top Catcher) 2003 Ryan Garko, C Golden Spikes Award Finalists 1985 John Verducci 1987 Jack McDowell 1988 Ed Sprague 1991 David McCarty 1992 Jeffrey Hammonds 1996 A.J. Hinch 1998 Jeff Austin 2000 Justin Wayne 2002 Jeremy Guthrie 2003 Carlos Quentin National Freshman of the Year 1985 Jack McDowell, P 1987 Paul Carey, OF 1990 Jeffrey Hammonds, OF 1995 Kyle Peterson, P 2003 Mark Romanzczuk, P National Coach of the Year 1985 Mark Marquess 1987 Mark Marquess 1988 Mark Marquess STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 5

6 Baseball America April 12, 2010 Team 2009 LW PV 1. UCLA Virginia Arizona State Texas Georgia Tech Florida State Florida Louisiana State Arkansas South Carolina Texas Christian Coastal Carolina Louisville Mississippi Miami Oklahoma Clemson Oregon State Western Kentucky Virginia Tech California NR 22. Cal State Fullerton NR 23. Auburn NR 24. Arizona NR 25. Connecticut NR Collegiate Baseball April 12, 2010 Ranking (Record) Points LW 1. Arizona St. (28-3) UCLA (25-3) Texas (26-7) Virginia (27-7) South Carolina (25-7) Georgia Tech. (27-5) Louisiana St. (26-6) Arkansas (26-6) Coastal Carolina (27-5) Florida St. (25-7) Oklahoma (25-7) Florida (23-8) Miami, Fla. (23-9) Oregon St. (20-8) Louisville (25-6) Clemson (23-10) Texas Christian (23-7) Mississippi (23-10) California (20-10) Kansas St. (23-6) Western Kentucky (26-8) Cal. St. Fullerton (18-12) Auburn (21-11) Pittsburgh (22-8) Virginia Tech. (23-11) Va. Military Inst. (28-5) Fresno St. (20-13) Washington St. (17-11) S.E. Louisiana (26-7) Vanderbilt (26-8) Cardinal By the Numbers USA Today/Coaches April 12, st RankSchool (record) Points LW Votes 1. Arizona State (28-3) UCLA (25-3) Virginia (27-7) Texas (26-7) Georgia Tech (27-5) LSU (26-6) Florida State (25-7) Arkansas (26-6) Florida (23-8) Coastal Carolina (27-5) TCU (23-7) Louisville (25-6) South Carolina (25-7) Oklahoma (25-7) Miami (Fla.) (23-9) Clemson (23-10) Oregon State (20-8) Mississippi (23-10) Vanderbilt (26-8) Kansas State (23-6) Arizona (22-9) West. Kentucky (26-8) 100 nr SE Louisiana (26-7) CS Fullerton (18-12) 53 nr UC-Irvine (18-11) Others receiving votes: California (20-10) 38; Virginia Tech (23-11) 37; Auburn (22-11) 33; Michigan State (22-6) 24; Pittsburgh (22-8) 24; North Carolina (22-12) 22; Virginia Military (28-5) 22; New Mexico State (24-11) 19; Rice (19-14) 19; The Citadel (23-11) 16; Connecticut (22-7) 15; Texas A&M ( ) 13; Oregon (21-11) 12; Kentucky (21-12) 10; Alabama (21-11) 9; Baylor (19-11) 9; East Carolina (20-12) 9; New Mexico (21-11) 7; Fresno State (20-13) 4; Kansas (19-13) 3; North Carolina State (21-12) 2; Ohio State (19-9) 2; Portland (20-8) 2; Western Carolina (21-9) 2; Tulane (21-12) 1. Pre-Season Coaches Poll (Pac-10) Team Points 1. Arizona State (7) Oregon State (2) UCLA STANFORD Arizona Washington State California USC Washington Oregon 17 Pac-10 Standings (4/12) PAC-10 GB OVER PCT STRK Arizona State L-1 California W-8 UCLA W-2 Oregon State L-2 Washington State W-1 Washington L-1 Stanford W-1 Arizona W-1 Oregon L-1 USC L-3 Stanford Cardinal in the Polls Last Rec Wk BA CB USA RPI* Pre-Season NR 26th 25th NA February th 18th NP -- March th 27th 24th -- March rd 29th 27th -- March fi nals 23rd 29th 30th 6 March th 26th 29th 17 March th 28th 26th 28 April nd -- 32nd 22 April Opponents in the Polls (4/5/10) Up/ Dwn Rec BA CB USA RPI* Arizona State rd 1st 1st 1 UCLA st 2nd 2nd 4 Texas th 3rd 4th 10 Oregon State th 14th 17th 9 California th 26th 26 Arizona th -- 21st 24 Washington St th Rice th 43 Oregon th 28 Long Beach St Washington USC Hawai i UC Davis Pacifi c Pepperdine San Francisco UC Santa Barbara Saint Mary s Santa Clara San Jose St * - previously ranked... Polls are Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the Coaches National Polls. RPI (*) is Boydsworld.com. Up/Down Refers to if they are rising in the rankings, staying the same or falling STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 6

7 Inside the Numbers Starters by Position 2010 Pitchers Pries-7 Snodgress-4 Mooneyham-9 Hughes-2 Busick-2 Appel-1 Jenkins-2 Catcher Jones-25 Griffi ths-1 Clowe-1 Third Diekroeger-24, Smith-2 Gaylord-1 Short Schlander-26 Diekroeger-1 Second Walsh-27 First Kaskow-12, Piscotty-14 Ringo-1 Left Piscotty-13, Clowe-10 Gaffney-1, Ringo-3 Center Stewart-23, Gaffney-4 Right Kiilsgaard-8 Gaffney-14, Guiliani-4 McColl-1 Inning-by-inning summary (2010) EX Total Stanford Opponents Win-loss summary: Total Conference 3-3 Non-Conf 10-8 Home 11-4 Away 2-7 Neutral 0-0 Day 7-6 Night 6-5 vs Left 6-4 vs Right Run games Run games Run games 4-4 Extra inns 1-1 Shutouts 1-2 Scoring 0-2 runs 0-4 Scoring 3-5 runs 3-5 Scoring 6-9 runs 5-1 Scoring 10+ runs 5-1 Opponent 0-2 runs 2-1 Opponent 3-5 runs 6-1 Opponent 6-9 runs 5-7 Opponent 10+ runs 0-2 Scored in 1st inning 3-3 Scores fi rst 3-3 Opp. scores fi rst 10-8 After 6 leading 9-0 After 6 trailing 2-10 After 6 tied 2-1 After 7 leading 9-0 After 7 trailing 2-10 After 7 tied 2-1 After 8 leading 8-0 After 8 trailing 0-10 After 8 tied 5-1 Designated Hitter Griffi ths-10, Clowe-4, Gaylord-6, Kaskow-3, Smith-2 Hit 0 home runs 5-8 Hit 1 home run 5-3 Hit 2+ home runs 3-0 Opponent 0 home runs 7-3 Opponent 1 home run 3-7 Opponent 2+ HRs 3-1 Made 0 errors 2-3 Made 1 error 5-3 Made 2+ errors 6-5 Opp. made 0 errors 4-7 Opp. made 1 error 4-2 Opp. made 2+ errors 5-2 Out-hit opponent 12-4 Out-hit by opponent 0-6 Hits are tied 1-1 General summary: Current losing streak 3 Longest winning streak 4 Longest losing streak 3 Home attendance ( 15 dates avg = 1602 ) Away attendance ( 9 dates avg = 2784 ) Total attendance ( 24 dates avg = 2045 ) Miscellaneous Statistics WALK-OFF, GAME-WINNING HITS (5) Feb. 20 v. Rice... Kenny Diekroeger, two-out, tworun double after trailing 6-5 in the ninth to win Sunday fi nale 7-6. Mar. 5 v. UCSB... Jonathan Kaskow, pinch-hit, two-out single in ninth of 6-5 win of Friday opener. Mar. 6 v. UCSB... Jake Schlander, fi rst pitch walkoff solo homer to left in the 11th to win Saturday, 5-4. Mar. 19 v. Pepperdine... Zach Jones game-winning single in bottom of the ninth to win 9-8 after trailing 7-3 in series opener. Mar. 27 v. USC... Zach Jones, two-out, two-run single on fi rst pitch to win it 5-4. MULTI HIT GAMES Tot 3 Diekroeger, Kenny Walsh, Colin Piscotty, Stephen Gaffney, Tyler Kaskow, Jonathan Jones, Zach Stewart, Jake Schlander, Jake Gaylord, Adam Guiliani, Dave Clowe, Ben Griffi ths, Christ TEAM MULTI RBI GAMES Tot 13 Walsh, Colin Piscotty, Stephen Kaskow, Jonathan Diekroeger, Kenny Gaffney, Tyler Schlander, Jake Jones, Zach Gaylord, Adam Ringo, Justin Kiilsgaard, Kelle Griffi ths, Christ Stewart, Jake TEAM HIT STREAKS Long Now 25 Piscotty, Stephen Diekroeger, Kenny Clowe, Ben Gaffney, Tyler 8-5 Jones, Zach 7-6 Schlander, Jake Walsh, Colin 5-30 Kaskow, Jonathan Griffi ths, Christ 4-24 Stewart, Jake 4-2 Gaylord, Adam 3-11 Guiliani, Dave 2-21 Kiilsgaard, Kelle 2-10 Ringo, Justin 1-4 Smith, Eric 1 - STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 7

8 Cardinal Player Notes - Starting Pitching #16 Jordan Pries, Sophmore, RHP - Alameda, CA HIGHs: Complete Games-3 (WSU, 3/1/09-8 IP; Pepperdine, 3/20/10-9 IP, at UCLA, 4/1/10-9 IP)... 6 walks (2/26/10 at Texas) strikeouts (v. Arizona State, 4/18/09) Produced a 1.97 ERA over his last four starts from March 20 to April was in line for his third win in four weeks with 7.0 innings against Oregon, allowing a single run on fi ve hits, but the bullpen blew a 6-1 lead (4/9) in series opener... threw second complete game in three weeks at No. 2 UCLA snapping the Bruins 22-game win streak to the start season (4/1), earning Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors. Pitched an eight-hitter, twice retiring seven in a row. Went the fi rst 7.2 innings, giving up just one unearned run on four hits before tiring to even the series... fi rst career shutout was a two-hitter against Pepperdine in the series clincher on Saturday. Pitched to the minimum over 16 batters into the sixth, including 12 in a row, striking out six for fi rst win since the season opener... In season opener, after giving up a leadoff homer and fi ve hits to the fi rst eight batters against No. 5 Rice in season opener in 2010, settled down to pitch into the eighth in eventual sweep of Owls... was in 1-0 pitcher s duel until grand slam at Texas in the fi fth, taking loss with six runs over 5.1 innings... went 4-4 with a 4.62 ERA over 11 starts in Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 20, 2009 VANDERBILT Mar 01, 2009 Cal State Fullerton Mar 07, 2009 TEXAS * Mar 22, 2009 California * Mar 28, 2009 WASHINGTON * Apr 04, 2009 Oregon * Apr 10, 2009 UCLA * Apr 18, 2009 Arizona State * Apr 24, 2009 ARIZONA * May 01, 2009 Washington State * May 08, 2009 NEW MEXICO * May 15, 2009 USC * May 22, 2009 OREGON STATE * Totals Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 19, 2010 RICE * Feb 26, 2010 Texas * Mar 05, 2010 UC SANTA BARBARA * Mar 20, 2010 PEPPERDINE * Mar 27, 2010 USC * Apr 02, 2010 UCLA * Apr 10, 2010 OREGON-1 * Totals #23 Brian Busick, Sophomore, RHP - Poway, CA HIGHs: 6.0 innings (v. UCSB 5/6/10)... 6 strikeouts (v. UCSB 5/6/10) Pitched to the minimum 18 batters over 6.0 innings of relief work v. UC Santa Barbara (3/6), retiring fi rst 12 in a row... struck out six after not pitching more than 2.0 innings in his career as team went from 4-1 down to win in extra innings... appeared in fi ve games over 10 innings in 2010 without allowing a run, including stint vs. UCSB... spot starter in 2009, going 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA over 11 games and four starts. Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 20, 2010 RICE Feb 24, 2010 PACIFIC Feb 27, 2010 Texas Mar 04, 2010 UC Davis Mar 06, 2010 UC SANTA BARBARA Mar 23, 2010 Pacifi c Mar 27, 2010 USC Apr 01, 2010 UCLA * Apr 09, 2010 OREGON * Totals STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 88

9 Cardinal Player Notes - Starting Pitching Brett Mooneyham, Sophmore, LHP - Atwater, CA HIGHs: Complete Games-1 (9.0 innings v. USC 5/16/09)... 9 walks (v. Rice 2/20/10) strikeouts (v. Washington, 5/29/09, v. UCLA 4/11/09) Has a 3.50 ERA over his last four appearances after starting season with a high of an ERA after three weeks... Best start of the season was against Oregon (4/10), as he pitched eight shutout innings, giving up one run on fi ve hits with seven strikeouts over 8.0 innings, as a single run came across in the ninth... After an 8.82 ERA over his fi rst fi ve starts, against USC (3/28), struck out seven over six innings in no-decision, giving up one run on three hits... against Pepperdine, after giving up his third run in the third, retired fi ve in a row, including four by strikeout in a no-decision, going fi ve innings... listed as a preseason all-conference selection and the 15th-best sophomore by Baseball America... Freshman All-American and honorable mention All-Pac 10 pick went 6-3 with a 4.13 as a freshman in Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 21, 2009 VANDERBILT Feb 28, 2009 Cal State Fullerton * Mar 08, 2009 TEXAS Mar 23, 2009 California * Mar 29, 2009 WASHINGTON * Apr 05, 2009 Oregon * Apr 11, 2009 UCLA * Apr 19, 2009 Arizona State * Apr 25, 2009 ARIZONA * May 02, 2009 Washington State * May 09, 2009 NEW MEXICO * May 16, 2009 USC * May 24, 2009 OREGON STATE * Totals Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 20, 2010 RICE-2 * Feb 28, 2010 Texas * Mar 07, 2010 UC SANTA BARBARA * Mar 19, 2010 PEPPERDINE * Mar 23, 2010 Pacifi c * Mar 28, 2010 USC * Apr 03, 2010 UCLA * Apr 07, 2010 SAINT MARY S * Apr 10, 2010 OREGON-2 * Totals BULLPEN #26 Mark Appel, Fr., RHP, San Ramon, CA HIGHs: 2.2 innings (twice)... 5 strikeouts (v. UCSB 3/5/10) Had a 3.86 ERA prior to his fi rst career start v. USC (3/26), where he gave up six runs over 2.2 innings... started freshman campaign without allowing a run over his fi rst fi ve appearances, spanning 6.1 innings... struck out fi ve and gave up a single hit over 2.0 shutout innings for fi rst collegiate win against UC Santa Barbara (3/5/10)... second career win against Pepperdine with 2.2 innings (3/21/10), allowing two runs on seven hits. #20 Elliott Byers, Soph., RHP, Scranton, PA HIGHs: 1.0 innings (v. Pacifi c 2/24/10) Missed the 2009 season with Tommy John surgery. #27 Garrett Hughes, Fr., LHP, Carlsbad, CA HIGHs: 2.1 innings (at UC Davis, 3/4/10)... 2 strikeouts (2/24/10) Two-way player in high school, striking out 87 nad walking just 19 over 12 starts as a prep senior out of San Diego area... pitched in the fi rst prep game in Petco Park history. #40 Chris Jenkins, Fr., RHP, Westfield, NJ HIGHs: 2.0 innings (twice)... 4 strikeouts (v. UCSB 3/5/10) Struck out four over 2.0 innings, giving up a single run on two hits against UC Santa Barbara. #19 Dean McArdle, Fr., RHP, Sioux City, IA HIGHs: 3.0 innings (3/19 v. Pepperdine, 4/3 at UCLA)... 6 strikeouts (v. USF, 3/29) First career save (4/10) in game two of doubleheader with Oregon... career-high six strikeouts in 3.0 shutout innings with one hit against USF (3/29) innings with two runs and two strikeouts at UCLA (4/3)... career-best 3.0 innings in eventual win against Pepperdine, givnig up two runs and on hit while striking out three (3/19)... perfect two innings of relief at UC Davis (3/5) to get fi rst collegiate win... Collegiate debut resulted in one run over 2.2 innings of relief against Pacifi c, striking out four and walking two... Iowa Player of the Year as a prep, going 38-8 in his career. STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 9

10 Cardinal Player Notes #39 Alex Pracher, Junior, RHP, Marlton, NJ HIGHs: 4.1 innings as a starter (4/16/08 v. USF), 5.0 innings as a reliever (v. Saint Mary s 4/23/08)... 5 strikeouts (4/23/08 v. SMC). Went 4-0 with two saves with a 1.76 ERA over fi rst nine appearances... blew save with fi ve runs in ninth against Oregon (4/10) after Cardinal had 6-1 lead after seven... fi rst loss at No. 2 UCLA in the 10th inning after three shutout innings (4/1)... three scoreless innings with two hits and two strikeouts in series clinching win v. USC (3/28)... win with scoreless ninth in opener versus Pepperdine (3/19) inning save at UC Davis (3/5)... win with 1.2 shutout innings to close out game won in the 11th v. UCSB (3/6)... appeared in two games, producing a win and a save in the series sweep of No. 5 Rice... listed as the seventh-best prospect out of the Atlantic Summer League in entered season with 42 appearances over two seasons and a 6.52 ERA. #33 Chris Reed, So., LHP, Reseda, CA HIGHs: 4.1 innings (at Cal, 4/5/10)... 2 strikeouts (many) Career-best 4.1 innings in relief at Cal, scattering four htis while not allowing a run (4/5)... then career-high 2.1 innings against Pepperdine (3/21), allowing two runs on two hits with two strikeouts... appeared in six games out of the bullpen in 2009 with a ERA... born overseas in London. #28 Danny Sandbrink, Jr., RHP, St. Louis, MO HIGHs: 9.0 innings as a starter (6/1/08 v. Pepperdine in NCAA Regional) innings as a reliever (at UCLA 4/20/08)... 6 strikeouts (v. Pepperdine 6/1/08) Two shutout innings to close out series opener with Oregon (4/9)... former spot starter had a 2.81 ERA over 20 games and six starts as a freshman in 2008, tossing 57.1 innings with 30 strikeouts... used in 19 games as a sophomore with a 7.09 ERA over 33.0 innings. Scott Snodgress, So, LHP - Yucaipa, CA HIGHs: 6.1 innings (2/20/10 v. Rice)... 4 walks (three times)... 7 strikeouts (3/21/10 v. Pepperdine) Struck out career-best seven against Pepperdine, including fi ve in a row. Could not get out of the fourth, leaving with a 7-2 lead... career-high 6.1 innings in no-decision against No. 5 Rice to open the year... listed as the fourth-best prospect out of the Alaska Summer League after a 2.93 ERA over 10 games and eight starts in spot starter in 2009 going 1-3 with a 5.85 ERA over 17 games and fi ve starts. PROBABLE STARTERS CATCHER #5 Zach Jones, Junior, Draper, UT HRs: Solo v. Rice (2/19), 3-run v. Pacifi c (2/24), Solo v. USC (3/26), solo at UCLA (4/2) HIGHs: 3 runs (many), 3 hits (many) 4 RBIs (3/28/08 SCU) 24 starts at catcher in game-winning, two-out, two-run single in Saturday game vs. USC (3/27) after three hits on Friday (3/26)... went 6-for-9 in the Pepeprdine series with the game-winning single in the series opener against Pepperdine to win game hit a three-run homer versus Pacifi c on Feb threw out 40 percent of would-be base stealers in led team last year in steals with came into season with 119 games, 114 as a starter at third and catcher. FIRST BASE #30 Jonathan Kaskow, Junior, Coppel, TX HIGHs: 2 hits (many), 3 RBIs (3/21/09 v. Cal), 1 run (many) 12 starts at fi rst base and 3 at DH in pinch-hit two-run single in eighth at No. 2 UCLA in Sunday game brought Stanford to within 7-5 (4/3)... game-winning two-out RBI single in ninth to beat UCSB (3/5) in the opener... drove in runs in all three wins against Rice, a team-best fi ve on the season... reserve fi rst two seasons. #25 Stephen Piscotty, Frosh, Pleasanton HIGHs: 4 hits (3/23/10 at Pacifi c), 3 runs (2/19/10 v. Rice), 2 RBIs (many) 27 starts, 13 in left and 14 at fi rst in game hit streak snapped on Sunday against USC (3/28)... three hits in season opener against Rice (2/19)... three hits with a double and RBI single going 3-for-4 with three runs in Saturday win over Pepperdine (3/20)... two doubles in Sunday win over Pepperdine... prep third baseman has taken reps also at fi rst in also solid on the mound, pitching a complete game shutout in a prep playoff game... played on same infi eld as classmate Kenny Diekroeger in area code game at Blair Field in Long Beach (where team will play this season). SECOND BASE #13 Colin Walsh, Junior, La Jolla, CA HRs: Grand Slam v. Pacifi c (2/24), 3-run homer v. UCSB (3/7), solo v. Oregon (4/10) HIGHs: 4 hits (3/29/09, UW), 3 runs (many), 4 RBIs (5/5/09, SJSU, 2/24/10 v. UOP) 27 starts at second base in three hits including go-ahead two-run single in 7th in series clincher v. USC (3/28)... fi rst career homer (in 91 games) was a grand slam in the sixth against Pacifi c on Feb. 24, hit another a week later on March 7... three hits, including a double, from leadoff slot in Sunday win over Pepperdine (3/21)... three hits and a walk in Saturday loss at No. 3 Texas... listed as the best defensive second baseman in the Pac-10 by Baseball America... honorable mention All-Pac 10 in 2009 and a preseason all-conference pick in Cape Cod League All Star who played at Fenway in SHORTSTOP #6 Jake Schlander, Junior, Scottsdale, AZ HRs: Solo v. UCSB (3/6)-game-winner, 3-run v. Pepperdine (3/20) HIGHs: 3 runs (many), 3 hits (many), 3 RBIs (many) 26 starts at short in 2010, had a streak of 140 consecutive starts snapped against USF (3/29)... drove in four runs including a three-run homer against Pepperdine (3/20)... hit fi rst pitch of the 11th inning for a walk-off homer to win UCSB series (3/6)... made a rare three errors in Rice series to start the year after coming into season with a.969 fi elding percentage Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year... noted by Baseball America as the infi elder with the best arm in the Pac-10 STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 10

11 THIRD BASE #3 Kenny Diekroeger, Frosh., Woodside, CA HRs: Grand Slam at UC Davis (3/5), solo v. Pepperdine (3/21), two-run at UCLA (4/3) HIGHs: 3 hits (2/24/10 v. UOP), 3 runs (3/21 v. Pepperdine), 4 RBIs (3/21 v. Pepperdine) 24 starts at third and one at short in drove in four runs with a two-run double, solo homer and sac fl y against Pepperdine in Sunday sweep (3/21)... grand slam as a part of a six-run sixth at UC Davis (3/5) for fi rst career homer... game-winning, walkoff two-run single to complete sweep over No. 5 Rice to open season... two doubles and an infi eld single against Pacifi c (2/24)... high school shortstop is listed by Baseball America as the top newcomer in the conference and the fourth-best freshman in the NCAA... part of No. 2 rated recruiting class... rated as California s top player for the 2010 draft by pgcrosschecker.com. LEFT FIELD #29 Ben Clowe, Junior, Jacksonville, FL HIGHs: 3 runs (4/27/09 v. SJSU), 3 hits (many), 3 RBIs (many) Cardinal Player Notes RIGHTFIELD #7 Tyler Gaffney, Freshman, San Diego, CA HIGHs: 3 RBIs (3/7 v. UCSB), 3 hits (3/26 v. USC) Has 19 starts in the outfi eld, 1 start in left, 4 in center and 13 in right... three hits in USC opener (3/26)... two-run triple made it 5-0 against Pepperdine (3/21) in Sunday sweep, had a two-run double the day before against the Waves (3/2)... fi rst career hit was an RBI double off the top of the wall at No. 3 Texas... three RBIs, including a two-run double and triple v. UCSB (3/7)... two-sport athlete was a backup at running back to Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart for the Sun Bowl Football team that went wearing same baseball number as Gerhart and John Elway... three-sport athlete hit.429 as a prep senior and rushed for 5500 yards and scored 99 touchdowns as a prep. RESERVES Listed if played in multiple games #2 Adam Gaylord, Senior, La Mirada, CA HIGHs: 3 runs (4/13/09 v. Cal), 3 hits (many), 4 RBIs (4/29/09 v. USF) 9 starts at designated hitter and one at third... began season hitting.588 and was 7 for his fi rst 10 in for-3 with a two-run double in Series clincher against Pepperdine (3/20)... three hits and 3 RBIs, including a 2-run single v. UCSB (3/7)... two-year starter as a freshman and junior, starting 45 games in 2009 with a.289 average as team s starting third baseman... father, Ken was a Pac-8 fi rst baseman for UCLA in the mid 1970s. #4 Eric Smith, Fr., La Canada, CA HIGHs: 2 hits (4/10/10 v. Oregon Back-to-back starts in two games with Oregon (4/10) posting an RBI triple among his two hits in game one, before an RBI single in game two... came into game 2-for all-state shortstop who hit.339 in 2009 as a prep and had a career.992 fi elding percentage, making just one error on the left side of the infi eld in three years. Three starts at designated hitter and 10 in left... three hits at UC Davis (3/5)... backup catcher last two seasons, starting 21 games in 2009 with a.274 average. CENTERFIELD #24 Jake Stewart, Frosh, Ft. Collins, CO HRs: 2-run at UC Davis (3/5) HIGHs: 3 hits (many), 3 runs (2/26/10 v. UOP), 1 RBI 23 starts in center in fi rst career homer, a two-run shot at UC Davis (3/5), also had triple in the game... three hits in Saturday game including a double v. USC (3/27)... one of fastest players on the fi eld... listed by Baseball America as a top newcomer in the Pac-10 and the sixth-best freshman in the NCAA... also listed as the best athlete in the Pac-10 according to Baseball America... second best California player for 2012 draft (behind Diekroeger) by pgcrosschecker.com. #15 Christian Griffiths, So., Apple Valley, HRs: 2-run v. Rice (2/20) HIGHs: 2 RBIs (2/20/10 v. Rice) 10 starts at designated hitter and one at catcher in hit.360 to start the year over his fi rst nine games... played in just 15 games as a freshman batting.238, going 4-for-12 as a pinch-hitter. #11 David Guiliani, Junior, Thorofare, NJ HIGHs: 2 runs (2/20/10 v. Rice) Has four starts... double and single at No. 2 UCLA (4/1) career games coming into the season, strong fall as a speedy outfi elder has earned him a role. #10 Justin Ringo, Fr., Palos Park, IL HIGHs: 2 RBIs (v. USC 3/27) two starts in left... two-time all-state player out of Illinois as a fi rst baseman and outfi elder. STANFORD CARDINAL BASEBALL PAGE 11