2004 SCHEDULE/RE SULTS 36-6, 10-2 PAC (H), 15-5 (A)

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1 STANFORD BASEBALL RELEASE May 7, 2004 CONTACT: Kyle McRae (650) (ph); (650) (fax) ( ) gostanford.com (website) 2004 SCHEDULE/RE SULTS 36-6, 10-2 PAC (H), 15-5 (A) Date Day Opponent (TV) Result/Time JANUARY 30 Fri. No. 4 Cal State Fullerton W, Sat. No. 4 Cal State Fullerton W, 8-7 FEBRUARY 1 Sun. No. 4 Cal State Fullerton W, Fri. at Fresno State L, Sat. at Fresno State W, Sun. at Fresno State W, Fri. Kansas W, Sat. Kansas W, Sun. Kansas W, Fri. No. 6 Texas W, Sat. No. 6 Texas L, Sun. No. 6 Texas W, Tue. Rikkyo (Exhibition) W, Fri. at California W, Sat. at California W, Sun. at California W, 6-2 MARCH 5 Fri. at USC W, Sat. at USC W, 8-7 (13) 7 Sun. at USC L, Tue. at Saint Mary's W, Wed. at Santa Clara W, Fri. Cal Poly W, Sat. Cal Poly W, Sun. Cal Poly W, Tue. at San Jose State W, 5-0 APRIL 2 Fri. at UCLA* W, Sat. at UCLA* W, Sun. at UCLA* L, Thu. at Oregon State* W, Fri. at Oregon State* L, Sat. at Oregon State* W, Tue. Santa Clara W, Fri. California* W, Sat. California* W, Sun. California* W, Tue. Saint Mary's W, Fri. Sacramento State W, Sat. at Sacramento State L, Tue. at Santa Clara W, 12-8 (14) 30 Fri. Washington State* W, 8-3 MAY 1 Sat. Washington State* W, Sun. Washington State* W, 17-3 (7) 4 Tue. San Jose State W, Fri. at No. 21 Washington* 6:30 pm 8 Sat. at No. 21 Washington* 1 pm 9 Sun. at No. 21 Washington* 1 pm 11 Tue. Santa Clara 6 pm 15 Sat. at Arizona* 7 pm, MT 16 Sun. at Arizona* 7 pm, MT 17 Mon. at Arizona* 1 pm, MT 18 Tue. San Francisco 6 pm 21 Fri. USC* 6 pm 22 Sat. USC* 1 pm 23 Sun. USC* 1 pm 28 Fri. No. 20 Arizona State* 6 pm 29 Sat. No. 20 Arizona State* 1 pm 30 Sun. No. 20 Arizona State* 1 pm JUNE 4-6 F-Su NCAA Regionals TBA F-M NCAA Super Regionals+ TBA F-M at College World Series^ TBA *Pac-10 Game; NCAA Regionals at TBA; +NCAA Super Regionals at TBA; ^College World Series at Omaha, NE; All Times Pacifi c Unless Noted; All Home Games In Bold At Sunken Diamond; Rankings by Baseball America Cardinal will enter series in Seattle 1.5 games ahead of Huskies Top-Ranked Stanford Travels To No. 21 Washington Friday-Sunday No. 1 Stanford (36-6, 10-2) at Washington ( , 10-5) Friday, May 7, 6:30 pm LHP Mark Romanczuk (9-1, 3.82) vs. RHP Kyle Parker (2-2, 3.98) Saturday, May 8, 1 pm RHP Jeff Gilmore (7-2, 4.46) vs. RHP Matt Kasser (2-0, 7.86) Sunday, May 9, 1 pm TBA vs. RHP Tim Lincecum (5-1, 3.74) Media Coverage: Saturday s game will be telecast live on Fox Sports Northwest with Jim Watson and Angie Mentink handling the play-by-play and analysis duties All three games of the Stanford-Washington baseball series are scheduled to be broadcast on the air at KZSU (90.1 FM) as well as online at gostanford.com with Sam Stefanki on the microphone... A Gametracker with live stats will also be available for all three games from a link at gostanford.com. QUICK TEAM NOTES Stanford returned to the top spot in the latest of all four major college baseball national polls released on Monday, May 3 (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA and Sports Weekly/ ESPN) after winning all four of its games last week and extended its current win streak to fi ve games with a 7-2 non-conference victory over San Jose State this Tuesday (May 4) The Cardinal, who spent two weeks (March 22 29) as the nation s unanimous No. 1 squad earlier in the year and was on top of the Baseball America poll for seven weeks (February 23 April 5), had been ranked second in all four polls the previous three weeks Stanford sits in fi rst-place in the Pac-10 with a 10-2 conference mark and visits second-place and No. 21 Washington (10-5 Pac-10) in a key conference series this Friday-Sunday (6:30 pm, 1 pm, 1 pm, PDT) The Huskies will be the fi rst ranked team the Cardinal has faced since taking 2-of-3 from then No. 6 and now No. 2 Texas from February at Sunken Diamond The series not only features the fi rst and second-place teams in the conference but also the two most prolifi c power clubs as the Cardinal leads the league with 74 homers and the Huskies are second with 66 The 2004 Stanford team is only the second club in 111 seasons of baseball on The Farm to win at least 36 of its fi rst 42 games and needs just a victory in Friday s series-opener at Washington to have the best record ever by a Stanford team after 43 contests (the 1967 club posted a fi nal record of ) The Cardinal has won all 11 of its regular season three-game series this year, 15 in a row overall and 23 of its last 24 dating back to last season (Stanford did split a two-game series with Sacramento during the span from April 23-24, 2004)... Stanford has swept six of its 11 regular season three-game series this season and nine during its current 15-series win streak Stanford has won a season-best 14 games in a row at home, has a 21-1 home mark this season and has won 30 of its last 31 at Sunken Diamond The successful home stretch began with a nine-game home win streak to end last season that turned into a 16-game run when the Cardinal won its fi rst seven contests at Sunken Diamond this season Stanford is scheduled to play its last seven regular season games at home after playing six of its next seven on the road Stanford has also won 29 of its last 34 true road games and is 15-5 away from Sunken Diamond this season despite a 3-3 mark in its last six road contests All told, the Cardinal has a record in its last 69 games dating back to May 5, Stanford has come from behind in 15 of its 36 wins this year and is 5-6 when either tied (2-1) or trailing (3-5) heading into the ninth inning Stanford is 5-1 this season against ranked teams and 2-0 in extra-inning contests Stanford has been errorless in 17 of its fi rst 42 games and is 16-1 in those contests Stanford has more than doubled its opponents scoring ( ) as 31 of its 36 wins have been by three or more runs and the Cardinal is a perfect 21-0 in games decided by fi ve or more runs... Stanford s last three losses have been by one run as the Cardinal is just 2-3 in one-run games All six of Stanford s losses have been by three runs or less Stanford is leading the Pac-10 in all three major team categories with a.336 batting average, a 3.91 ERA and a.975 fi elding percentage Stanford is averaging 9.3 runs per contest and has posted double-digit runs 20 times this year The Cardinal has also reached double digits in hits on 34 occasions, including 17 of its last 18 contests and fi ve in a row Stanford has hit 74 homers, including a season-high eight versus Washington State (5/2) and 16 during its current string of fi ve straight games with at least one home Stanford has a legitimate chance to break the school record of 102 hit by the 1997 club Stanford is looking to extend its school record string of consecutive appearances at the College World Series to six, as well as its string of 40-win seasons to 10 Stanford has also won 50 or more games in three of the last four seasons... Stanford has captured 11 Pac-10 titles in the last 21 years and fi nished either fi rst or second in the conference 21 times in last 23 seasons. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988) 1

2 FRIDAY S PROBABLE STARTER #21 - MARK ROMANCZUK (L/L, 6-2, 195, So.) Newark, DE (St. Mark's HS) 2004: 9-1, 3.82, 12 G, 12 GS, 77.2 IP, 66 SO CAREER: 21-3, 3.93, 2 SV, 35 G, 28 GS, IP, 146 SO 2004 All-American Candidate 2003 National Freshman of the Year 2003 Freshman All-American 2004 Preseason All-American General Has become the team s Friday starter this season after compiling one of the best campaigns by a Stanford freshman pitcher in school history last year Earned Third Team Preseason All-American recognition from both Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA in 2004 A hard-throwing left-hander with excellent stuff and a fastball that can run into the low 90 s and gets on hitters in a hurry Has four effective pitches with a fastball, changeup, curve ball and developing slider One of the top returning pitchers in the Pac-10 Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the fi fth round of the 2002 First-Year MLB Player Draft. Cardinal Career Has a 20-3 record that ranks him fi fth on Stanford s all-time winning percentage list (.870) and a 3.93 ERA Has added two saves and 143 strikeouts in innings pitched over 34 games and 27 starts Stanford s active career leader in wins, starts, complete games (2), innings pitched and strikeouts Has been named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week four times in his career (4/1/03, 4/21/03, 5/5/03, 3/9/04) Season Notes (Sophomore) Leads the team and co-leads the Pac-10 in wins (8-1)... Also leads the team in strikeouts (63) and innings pitched (70.2), while posting a 3.82 ERA that is the lowest among the team s starters over his team-co-leading 11 starts Individual Game Notes (Sophomore) (4/23) Had one of his best outings of the season in a 15-1 win over Sacramento State, following only a second inning run and four hits with one walk and seven srikeouts over a season-high-tying 8.0 innings, retiring 14 batters in a row at one piont (4/16) Rebounded from a tough start at Oregon State by giving up just four runs and fi ve hits in 7.0 innings of work to earn the victory in a 7-4 win over California, striking out two and walking three (4/8) Had his most diffi cult start of the season at Oregon State, allowing a season-high seven runs (six earned), a seasonhigh-tying 10 hits and four walks with fi ve strikeouts in 5.1 innings, receiving a no-decision when the Cardinal took him off the hook by scoring seven runs in the fi nal two innings in an 11-8 win (4/2) Pitched a season-high 8.0 innings to earn a victory at UCLA, allowing 10 hits and four runs but shutting the Bruins out in each of his last fi ve innings (3/26) Picked up a victory with a season-high-tying 7.0 innings of work in a 16-4 win over Cal Poly, scattering seven hits and four runs (two earned) with four strikeouts (3/5) Posted arguably his best start of the year with 7.0 scoreless shutout innings in a 10-2 win at USC, striking out seven and spreading out seven hits with just two walks to earn the victory and Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors (3/9) for his performance (2/27) Touched for a season-high fi ve runs on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts in his shortest start (4.0 IP) of the season at California, earning no-decision in a game the Cardinal came back to win, 12-9 (2/20) Earned a victory by limiting Texas to four runs (two earned) and four hits with eight strikeouts in a season-high-tying 7.0 innings (2/13) Had his best start of the season versus Kansas, striking out a career-high 13 in a season-high-tying 7.0 innings of work and allowing just one run and six hits to earn the victory (2/6) Took his fi rst loss of the season at Fresno State, allowing three runs and seven hits over the fi rst 5.1 innings with three strikeouts despite shutting the Bulldogs out over the fi rst four frames (1/30) Opened the season with a victory over Cal State Fullerton (5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO) Season Notes (Freshman) Had an incredible rookie season, earning one of four National Freshman of the Year selections from Collegiate Baseball, as well as All-Pac-10, First Team Freshman All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball), honorable mention All-American (College Baseball Insider.com) and Stanford Most Valuable Freshman honors Won his fi rst 12 decisions before fi nishing the season with a 12-2 record, ranking second in the Pac-10 and tied for eighth in the nation in victories Added a 4.01 ERA (#6 Pac-10) with 80 strikeouts (#5 Pac-10) in innings (#2 Pac-10), as well as a pair of complete games and two saves in 23 appearances and 16 starts Allowed just 97 hits for an opponents batting average of.241 to rank second in the Pac-10 Combined with fellow freshman Matt Manship in a pair of Stanford shutouts Named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week three times (4/1, 4/20, 5/4) Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic CAREER STARTS Date Op po nent W/L/ND IP H R ER BB SO 1/30 Cal State Fullerton W /6 at Fresno State L /13 Kansas W /20 Texas W /27 at California ND /5 at USC W /26 Cal Poly W /2 at UCLA W /8 at Oregon State ND /16 California W /23 Sacramento State W /30 Washington State W Date Op po nent W/L/ND IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 USC W /9 California W /24 at Arizona State W /30 Washington ND /7 at Washington State ND /15 San Jose State W /19 Oregon State W /26 Arizona ND /4 at USC W /10 at California ND /17 UCLA ND /24 Cal Poly W /1 Richmond W /7 Long Beach State W /15 Cal State Fullerton L /23 Rice L GAME HIGHS SEASON CAREER IP - 8.0, at UCLA (4/2) 9.0, twice, last at USC (5/4/03) SO - 13, vs. Kansas (2/13) 13, vs. Kansas (2/13/04) 2 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988)

3 SATURDAY S PROBABLE STARTER #18 - JEFF GILMORE (R/R, 6-2, 200, So.) Huntington Beach, CA (Edison HS) 2004: 7-2, 4.46 ERA, 1 SV, 14 G, 12 GS, 74.2 IP, 46 SO CAREER: 7-2, 4.32 ERA, 1 SV, 17 G, 12 GS, 77.0 IP, 48 SO General Has moved into a role in the starting rotation after terrifi c fall and January practice sessions in which he was a pleasant surprise and arguably Stanford s top pitcher Also had a great season in summer ball prior to returning to The Farm in the fall One of the hardest workers on the team Has a good fastball (86-88 mph) in addition to a nice slider and changeup Excellent control and can throw three or four pitches for strikes at any time in the count Changes speed well. Cardinal Career Has a 7-2 record and a 4.32 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 77.0 innings over 17 appearances and 12 starts Also has one complete game and one save Season Notes (Sophomore) Has pitched the team s only complete game of the season Co-leads the team in games started (12, #5T Pac-10), while ranking second in victories (7-2, #4T Pac-10), appearances (14, tied with three others) and innings pitched (74.2, #7T Pac-10) to go with a 4.46 ERA and 46 strikeouts (third on the club) Has added one save Individual Game Notes (Sophomore) (5/1) Picked up the victory in a wild win over Washington State, scattering nine hits and fi ve runs (four earned) with a walk and four strikeouts over the fi rst 5.2 frames (4/24) Suffered his second loss of the season in a 2-1 Stanford defeat at Sacramento State despite taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning and allowing just two runs (one earned) and two hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings (4/17) Tossed the fi rst complete game of his career and the fi rst by a Stanford pitcher this season in a 9-2 win over California, allowing just two runs and fi ve hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 9.0 innings of work (4/10) Had one of his toughest outings of the year in a game that Stanford still won 16-4 at Oregon State, picking up no decision and lasting just 4.1 innings while allowing four runs and six hits with a walk and fi ve strikeouts (4/4) Picked up no-decision in a 6-5 loss at UCLA, allowing eight hits and fi ve runs (four earned) with two walks and fi ve strikeouts over 7.0 innings (3/30) Allowed just one run and fi ve hits without walking a batter over a career-high-tying 7.0 innings to earn a victory in a 10-2 win over Cal Poly (3/24) Picked up a victory in a predetermined pitching rotation versus Santa Clara, scattering a pair of runs and fi ve hits over the fi rst 3.0 innings (3/6) Allowed a season-high eight hits and a season-high-tying seven runs (fi ve earned) at USC but was taken off the hook and given his fi rst no-decision of the year when Stanford scored four times in the top of the ninth to tie the game before winning 8-7 in 13 frames (2/28) Pitched a season-high 7.0 innings to earn a victory at California, allowing just three runs and six hits with two strikeouts while not walking a batter (2/21) Touched for seven runs and seven hits with three strikeouts in 3.2 innings versus Texas to take his fi rst collegiate loss (2/14) Earned his second consecutive victory, allowing just two runs and fi ve hits with fi ve strikeouts in a career-high 7.0 innings versus Kansas (2/7) Picked up his CAREER STARTS fi rst collegiate victory in his fi rst start at Fresno State, while striking out a career-high eight in 6.0 innings pitched as he scattered three runs (two hits) and six hits (2/1) Earned the fi rst save of his career in a career-high 4.0 scoreless innings of work in a 4-1 victory over Cal State Fullerton, allowing just one hit and striking out one (1/30) Pitched a scoreless 1.0 innings in the season-opener versus Cal State Fullerton Season Notes (Freshman) Had no decisions and did not give up an earned run in 2.1 innings over three relief appearances as opponents picked up just one hit in 11 at bats against him for an.091 opponents batting average Struck out two batters Did not pitch in the postseason Individual Game Notes (Freshman) Did not give up an earned run while recording one out versus San Francisco (4/1) in his last outing of the season Did not give up an earned run (three unearned runs) or a hit in 1.0 innings versus USC (2/28) Made his collegiate debut with 1.0 scoreless innings and a strikeout at Texas (2/23) Date Op po nent W/L/ND IP H R ER BB SO 2/7 at Fresno State W /14 Kansas W /21 Texas L /28 at California W /6 at USC ND /24 at Santa Clara W /30 Cal Poly W /4 at UCLA ND /10 at Oregon State ND /17 California W /24 at Sacramento State L /1 Washington State W GAME HIGHS SEASON CAREER IP - 9.0, vs. California, 4/17 9.0, vs. California, 4/17 SO - 8, at Fresno State (2/7) 8, at Fresno State (2/7/04) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988) 3

4 STANFORD LINE SCORES 2003 VS. WASHINGTON Washington 5, at Stanford 3 (March 28, 2003) Washington Stanford Win-White(4-3) Loss-Hudgins(4-2) Save-Carter(5) T-3:09 A-1704 BATTERIES: WASH - White, Carter (8) and Hathaway. STAN - Hudgins, Ehrlich (8), Dyer (9), Paganetti (9) and Garko. HRs: WASH - Boudon (8th, 2-run in 9th). at Stanford 10, Washington 6 (March 29, 2003) Washington Stanford x Win-O'Hagan(3-1) Loss-Dowling(5-1) Save-Quick(3) T-3:19 A-1998 BATTERIES: WASH - Petersen, Dowling (6), Robertson (8), Baysinger (8), Conover (8) and Hathaway. STAN - McCally, O'Hagan (7), Quick (9) and Garko. HRs: WASH - Hathaway (2nd, 2-run in 6th), Boudon (9th, solo in 6th). at Stanford 12, Washington 11 (March 30, 2003) Washington Stanford Win-Quick(1-0) Loss-Dowling(5-2) Save-None T-3:30 A-2113 BATTERIES: WASH - Gibson, Kasser (4), Conover (5), Dowling (7) and Hathaway. STAN - Romanczuk, Manship (4), Quick (8) and Garko. HRs: WASH - Wagner 2 (7th, 3-run in 1st; 8th, solo in 3rd), Lillibridge (2nd, grandslam in 7th); STAN - Garko (6th, 3-run in 4th), Quentin (2nd, 2-run in 9th). THIS WEEK at Stanford 7, San Jose State 2 (May 4, 2004) San Jose State Stanford x Win-Leva(4-0) Loss-Amaya(1-5) Save-None T-2:33 A-1740 BATTERIES: SJSU - Amaya, Winck (6), Waite (6), Gemma (8) and Santich-Hughes. STAN - Leva, Quick (4), Erhlich (5), Stimpson (5), Jecmen (7), Holler (8), Manship (9) and Hester. HRs: STAN - Lowrie (15th, 2-run in 1st), Lewis (3rd, solo in 4th), Mayberry (12th, 2-run in 7th). LAST WEEK Stanford 12, at Santa Clara 8 (April 27, 2004) Stanford Santa Clara Win-Ehrlich(1-0) Loss-McBride(0-2) Save-None T-5:18 A-426 BATTERIES: STAN - Reynolds, Manship (3), Stimpson (5), Quick (5), O'Hagan (7), Holler (9), Leva (13), Ehrlich (13) and Lucy. SCU - Redmond, Slorp (5), Van Buskirk (6), Fillinger (7), Rea (7), McBride (13), Fleming (14) and McClogan, Mandley (12). HRs: SCU - W. Thompson 2 (9th, solo in 1st; 10th, 3-run in 5th), Crosta (9th, solo in 5th). STAN - Lowrie (13th, solo in 7th). at Stanford 8, Washington State 3 (April 30, 2004) Washington State Stanford x Win-Romanczuk(9-1) Loss-Banaszak(1-7) Save-None T-2:59 A-2275 BATTERIES: WSU - MacKenzie, Renkert (6) and Reddinger, Franklin (8). STAN - Romanczuk, Quick (8) and Lucy. HRs: STAN - Hall (8th, 2-run in 2nd), Lucy (9th, 2-run in 3rd); WSU - McAngus (6th, 2-run in 8th). at Stanford 13, Washington State 11 (May 1, 2004) Washington State Stanford x Win-Gilmore(7-2) Loss-Trolia(4-4) Save-Manship(2) T-3:18 A-2108 BATTERIES: WSU - Trolia, Daman, Jr. (5) and Reddinger, Franklin (8). STAN - Gilmore, Stimpson (6), Jemcen (8), Manship (8) and Lucy. HRs: STAN - Minaker (2nd, grandslam in 6th), Lowrie (14th, solo in 7th). at Stanford 17, Washington State Inn. (May 2, 2004) Washington State Stanford x Win-Reynolds(3-0) Loss-Alwert(4-2) Save-None T-1:57 A-2313 BATTERIES: WSU - Alwert, Hundt (3), Freeman, Jam (4), Selinger (6) and Reddinger. STAN - Reynolds, Holler (6) and Lucy. HRs: STAN - Lucy (10th, 2-run in 2nd), Fuld (2nd, 2-run in 2nd), Mayberry, Jr. (11th, solo in 3rd), Putnam 2 (11th, solo in 3rd; 12th, solo in 5th), Lewis (2nd, 2-run in 4th), Hall (9th, solo in 6th), Carter (5th, solo in 6th). QUICK INDIVIDUAL NOTES National Player of the Year candidate Jed Lowrie leads the Cardinal in nearly every offensive category batting average (.399), runs scored (56), doubles (12), triples (4), homers (15), RBI (56), extra-base hits (31), total bases (130), slugging percentage (.798), bases on balls (34), on-base percentage (.500), sacrifi ce fl ies (5, co-leader) and multiple-rbi games (17) Brian Hall, who has hit safely in 26 of his last 27 games and is batting a phenomenal.638 (30-47) in 12 Pac-10 games, is just behind Lowrie with a.395 batting average Hall paces the club in stolen bases (10) and ranks second in hits (66), while adding 11 doubles, three triples, nine homers and 46 RBI (third on the team) Hall earned four Player of the Week honors (College Baseball Insider.com West Regional, Louisville Slugger National, NCBWA National Co-Hitter, Pac-10) earlier this week after hitting.909 (10-11) with two homers and eight RBI in Stanford s three-game sweep of Washington State (4/30 5/2) Danny Putnam leads the team in hits (67), while ranking tied for second on the club in homers (12), third in batting average (.381) and fourth in RBI (42) Jonny Ash ranks fourth on the team in batting average (.374), while Donny Lucy is fi fth with a.365 mark and has contributing 10 homers with 37 RBI as he has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games John Mayberry, Jr. is second on the club in homers (12, tied with Putnam), RBI (47) and stolen bases (7), while ranking sixth with a.348 batting average Ryan Seawell (.313, 7 RBI) and Chris Carter (.301, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 1 SB) are also hitting over.300 Sam Fuld (.271, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 4 SB) is Stanford s all-time leader for runs scored with 254, while ranking second on Stanford s all-time lists for hits (336) and at bats (999) Fuld, who is 32 hits behind all-time Stanford and Pac-10 leader John Gall (368, ), also ranks among Stanford s career leaders in triples (16, #3T), doubles (58, #6T) and games played (242, #7) Mark Romanczuk (9-1) leads the team and co-leads the Pac-10 with nine wins, while ranking fourth on Stanford s all-time won-loss percentage list (21-3,.870), while David O Hagan is 5-0 with a team-high four saves and a team-low 2.00 ERA. STANFORD-WASHINGTON HISTORY ALL-TIME SERIES Stanford leads its all-time series versus Washington, The Cardinal won two-of-three at Stanford last season in a three-game series on The Farm from March Washington won the opener, 5-3, before the Cardinal came back to win 10-6 and in dramatic fashion with a comeback victory in Sunday s rubber game. Stanford dropped two-of-three to the Huskies the last time the teams played in Seattle (April 19-21, 2002; L, 1-3; W, 9-4; L, inn.). Washington has won fi ve of the last eight contests between the clubs in Seattle. GAME REVIEWS 2003 VERSUS WASHINGTON Washington 5, at Stanford 3 (March 28, 2003) Washington spoiled the Pac-10 home-opener for Stanford with a 5-3 victory over the Cardinal as Sean White scattered nine hits and one run over the fi rst 7.1 innings before Brian Carter came on to get the fi nal fi ve outs and record his fi fth save of the season. Chad Boudon (3-4, HR, 3 RBI) and Taylor Johnson (2-4, 2B, RBI) led the Husky offense. Stanford s Carlos Quentin (4-5, 2 RBI) had four hits, while Jonny Ash was 3-for-4. Stanford did bring the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning but Carter retired Ryan Garko on a fi elders choice to end the game. Stanford starter John Hudgins suffered the loss, giving up three runs and eight hits over the fi rst 7.0 innings. at Stanford 10, Washington 6 (April 29, 2003) Stanford picked up a 10-6 victory over Washington as the Cardinal rallied from a 4-2 defi cit by scoring twice in the seventh inning to tie the score before exploding for six runs in eighth. John Mayberry, Jr. (3-4, 2B, 2 RBI). Sam Fuld (3-5, 2B, RBI) and Jed Lowrie (3-5) had three hits each for Stanford, while Washington s John Otness (4-4, 2B) had four hits. David O Hagan picked up the victory, scattering two runs (one earned) and two hits with two strikeouts over 2.0 innings. David Dowling, the fi rst of four Washington relievers, suffered the loss by allowing three runs and four hits in 1.1 innings. at Stanford 12, Washington 11 (March 30, 2003) Carlos Quentin s two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Stanford to a dramatic victory over Washington. Quentin was 3-for-4 with a double, homer and two RBI. Ryan Garko (3-4, HR, 4 RBI) and Sam Fuld (3-6, 3B, 2 RBI) also had three hits each. Washington s Mike Wagner (2-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI) blasted a pair of home runs in his fi rst two at bats and Brent Lillibridge (2-5, HR, 5 RBI) had a seventh inning grandslam to give the Huskies an advantage that lasted until Quentin s game-winning long ball, while John Otness (3-4, 3B) added three hits. Kodiak Quick picked up his fi rst collegiate victory with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, while David Dowling took his second loss in as many days. 4 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988)

5 2004 GAME HIGHS TEAM BATTING At Bats: 55, at Santa Clara (4/27) Runs Scored: 18, at Santa Clara (3/24) Runs Scored In An Inning: 9, at Santa Clara (3/24, 3rd inning) Hits: 21, vs. Sacramento State (4/23) RBI: 17, vs. Washington State (5/2) Doubles: 6, vs. Sacramento State (4/23) Triples: 3, at California (2/27) Home Runs: 8, vs. Washington State (5/2) Total Bases: 48, vs. Washington State (5/2) Walks: 10, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1/30) Strikeouts: 15, at Santa Clara (4/27) Sacrifice Bunts: 2, six times, last vs. Saint Mary's (4/20) Sacrifice Flies: 3, at California (2/28) Stolen Bases: 5, at Sacramento State (4/24) Hit-By-Pitch: 3, three times, last vs. Santa Clara (4/13) Caught Stealing: 4, at USC (3/6) Runners LOB: 13, vs. Texas (2/21) Hit Into DP: 5, at Fresno State (2/8) TEAM PITCHING Innings Pitched: 14.0, at Santa Clara (4/27) Strikeouts: 15, vs. Kansas (2/13) Fewest Runs Allowed: 0, at San Jose State (3/30) Fewest Hits Allowed: 2, at Sacramento State (4/24) Fewest Walks Allowed: 1, fi ve times, last vs. California (4/17) TEAM FIELDING Putouts: 42, at Santa Clara (4/27) Assists: 18, at USC (3/7) Most Errors: 4, vs. Kansas (2/15) DPs Turned: 3, three times, last vs. Texas (2/22) MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Longest Game (Innings): 14, at Santa Clara (4/27) Longest Game (Time): 5:18, at Santa Clara (4/27) Shortest Game (Innings): 7, vs. Washington State (5/2) Shortest Game (Time): 1:57, vs. Washington State (5/2) Largest Attend: 3353, at Fresno State (2/8) Largest Home Attend: 2872, vs. Texas (2/22) INDIVIDUAL BATTING At Bats: 8, Jed Lowrie (4/27) Runs: 4, four times, last by Danny Putnam (5/2) Hits: 4, eight times, last by Brian Hall (5/1) RBI: 5, Danny Putnam (4/17) Doubles: 2, three times, last by Jed Lowrie (4/27) Triples: 3, Jed Lowrie (2/27) Home Runs: 2, seven times, last by Danny Putnam (5/2) Total Bases: 10, Jonny Ash (4/3) Walks: 3, fi ve times, last by Donny Lucy (5/1) Strikeouts: 3, eight times, last by Chris Carter and Jim Rapoport (4/27) Sacrifice Bunts: 1, 22 times, last by Chris Lewis (5/2) Sacrifice Flies: 2, twice, last by Brian Hall (4/27) Stolen Bases: 2, twice, last by John Mayberry, Jr. (4/24) Hit-By-Pitch: 2, Donny Lucy (4/2) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING IP (Start): 9.0, Jeff Gilmore (4/17) IP (Relief): 7.2, David O'Hagan (2/15) Fewest Runs (CG): 2, Jeff Gilmore (4/17) Fewest Hits (CG): 5, Jeff Gilmore (4/17) Strikeouts: 13, Mark Romanczuk (2/13) Fewest Walks (CG): 1, Jeff Gilmore (4/17) INDIVIDUAL FIELDING Putouts: 17, John Mayberry, Jr. (3/6) Assists: 7, twice, last by Adam Sorgi (3/27) Most Errors: 1, 41 times, last by Jed Lowrie and Chris Lewis (5/4) TOP HITTING STREAKS 21, Brian Hall (3/5-4/23) 15, Donny Lucy (3/28-4/30) 12, Jonny Ash (2/7-3/6) 12, Sam Fuld (4/2-4/23) 12, Danny Putnam (4/8-4/30) 11, Jed Lowrie (2/7-2/29) 10, Jed Lowrie (4/17-5/2) 10, Jonny Ash (3/23-4/8) 10, Danny Putnam (2/27-3/27) 10, Danny Putnam (6/23/03-2/15/04) 9, John Mayberry, Jr. (3/27-4/10) 7, Jed Lowrie (4/2-4/13) 6, Jed Lowrie (3/6-3/27) 6, Donny Lucy (2/7-2/20) 5, Chris Carter (4/27-5/4) 5, Brian Hall (4/27-5/4) 5, Sam Fuld (6/22/03-2/1/04) 5, John Mayberry, Jr. (4/17-4/24) 5, John Mayberry, Jr. (2/14-2/22) 5, Chris Minaker (3/30-4/8) *Current Streaks In Bold THIS WEEK at Stanford 7, San Jose State 2 (May 4, 2004) Jed Lowrie, Chris Lewis and John Mayberry, Jr. all homered to lift Stanford to its fi fth straight victory by a score of 7-2 over San Jose State. Danny Putnam (2-4, SB) was the only Cardinal with more than one hit but the other eight starters all added one Matt Leva, the fi rst of seven Stanford pitchers that held the Spartans to two runs and four hits, improved to 4-0 by allowing just one unearned run and one hit over the fi rst 3.0 innings. Josh Lansford (2-4) had half of San Jose State s four hits. Spartan starter Jose Amaya (1-5) took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts over the fi rst 4.0 innings. LAST WEEK Stanford 12, at Santa Clara 8 (April 27, 2004) Stanford scored four runs in the top of the 14 th inning for a 12-8 victory over Santa Clara in a 14-inning non-conference marathon that lasted a season-long fi ve hours and 18 minutes. Jed Lowrie (4-8, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI) and Danny Putnam (4-6, 2B) both collected their fi rst four-hit games of the season and the second of their careers to lead Stanford s 16-hit offensive attack. Drew Ehrlich earned the victory as the eighth and fi nal Stanford pitcher, holding the Broncos scoreless on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts over the fi nal 1.2 innings. The teams combined to use 46 players and 15 pitchers in a game that was delayed eight minutes when an infi eld sprinkler came on with the bases loaded and no outs in the top of the 14 th inning. Will Thompson (2-6, 2 HR, 4 RBI) homered twice and drove in four runs for the Broncos, while Nic Crosta (2-6, HR, RBI) also went deep. Patrick McBride, the sixth of seven Santa Clara pitchers, took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) and three hits with a strikeout over 1.0 innings of relief. The teams combined to strike out 28 times. at Stanford 8, Washington State 3 (April 30, 2004) Stanford won its 11 th straight game at home and its 18 th in a row over Washington State with an 8-3 victory over the Cougars. Mark Romanczuk picked up his Pac-10 leading ninth victory of the season, allowing just three runs on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts over the fi rst 7.0 innings. Brian Hall (4-4, HR, 3 RBI) posted his seventh career four-hit game and continued his torrid hitting (.600, 24-40, 4 HR, 14 RBI) over his fi rst 10 Pac-10 games. Donny Lucy (2-4, HR, 3 RBI) added a homer and three RBI, while Danny Putnam (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI) and Jed Lowrie (2-3) also had two-hit games for the Cardinal with Lucy (15) and Putnam (12) extending their career-high hit streaks. Washington State starter Aaron MacKenzie (5.0 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO) took the loss. Zach McAngus (2-4, HR, 3 RBI) led the Cougars offense, while Grant Richardson and Jason Freeman were both 2-for-4. at Stanford 13, Washington State 11 (May 1, 2004) Stanford held off a late rally by Washington State for a victory over the Cougars. Brian Hall (4-4, 2 RBI) tied a career-high for hits by posting his second consecutive 4-for-4 contest in the series, while Chris Carter (3-4, 4 RBI) tied career-highs with three hits and four RBI and Chris Minaker hit the fi rst grandslam of his career. Jeff Gilmore picked up the victory on the mound, scattering fi ve runs (four earned) on nine hits and one walk with four strikeouts over the fi rst 5.2 innings. National Player of the Year candidate Jed Lowrie (2-4, HR, RBI) hit his Pac-10 leading 14 th homer and increased his league-best RBI total to 54. Jim Rapoport (2-5) also had a pair of hits, while Matt Manship (1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 SO) earned the save. Justin Hart (4-5, 2B, 2 RBI) had four hits for the Cougars. Washington State starter Aaron Trolia (4.0 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 5 BB) took the loss. at Stanford 17, Washington State 3 7 Innings (May 2, 2004) Stanford hit a season-high eight homers and had 13 extra-base hits to fi nish a sweep of Washington State with a 17-3 victory. The game lasted just one hour and 57 minutes (the shortest Stanford game this season) and was called after the top of the seventh inning due to a Pac-10 rule that allows the fi nal game of a conference series to be an offi cial contest if there is a margin of 12 runs or more after seven innings and both teams agree prior to the contest. Danny Putnam (3-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI) had his fi fth career two-homer game and his second of the season, while scoring a career-high four runs to lead Stanford s 19-hit attack. Brian Hall (2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) continued his hot stretch by hitting safely for the 25th time in his last 26 contests. Donny Lucy (3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI), Sam Fuld (2-3, HR, 3 RBI), Chris Lewis (2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI), Chris Carter (2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) and John Mayberry, Jr. (2-5, HR, RBI) also went deep and had multiple-hit games for the Cardinal. Greg Reynolds earned the victory in his fi rst Pac-10 start, allowing just three runs on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts over the fi rst 5.0 innings. Reynolds retired the fi rst 11 batters he faced. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988) 5

6 2004 SUPERLATIVES Overall Record: 36-6 Pac-10 Conference Record: 10-2 Non-Conference Regular Season Record: 26-4 Home Record: 21-1 Away Record: 15-5 Neutral Record: 0-0 Day Games: 22-5 Night Games: 14-1 Ranked Opponents: 5-1 (according to Baseball America) On Television: 1-0 January: 2-0 February: 11-2 March: 8-1 April: 12-3 May: 3-0 June: 0-0 Monday: 0-0 Tuesday: 6-0 Wednesday: 1-0 Thursday: 1-0 Friday: 10-2 Saturday: 10-2 Sunday: 8-2 Doubleheaders: Run Games: Run Games: Run Games: Run Games: 21-0 Extra Inning Games: 2-0 Stanford Scores First: 23-4 Opponent Scores First: 13-2 Come-From-Behind Wins: 15 Leading After 5 Innings: 29-1 Trailing After 5 Innings: 6-4 Tied After 5 Innings: 1-1 Leading After 8 Innings: 31-0 Trailing After 8 Innings: 3-5 Tied After 8 Innings: 2-1 Longest Win Streak: 8 (3/23-4/3) Longest Road Win Streak: 7 (2/7-3/6) Longest Home Win Streak: 14 (2/22-5/4) ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Sam Fuld - Games Played (242), Games Started (232), At Bats (999), Runs Scored (254), Hits (336), Doubles (58), Triples (16), Total Bases (468), Bases On Balls (118), Hit By Pitch (22) Jeff Gilmore - Fewest Walks Per Nine Innings (1.99), Runners Picked Off (2), Stolen Base Percentage Against (.000, 0-6) Brian Hall - RBI (146), Intentional Walks (6), Sacrifi ce Flies (15), Sacrifi ce Bunts (19), Stolen Bases (48), Stolen Base Attempts (58) John Hester - Fielding Percentage (1.000, ) Jed Lowrie - On-Base Percentage (.419), Assists (265) Donny Lucy - Highest Stolen Base Percentage (.842, 16-19), Caught Stealing By (17) Matt Manship - Opponents Batting Average (.218), Saves (11), Games Finished (23), Combined Shutouts (4) John Mayberry, Jr. - Defensive Chances (864), Putouts (827), Double Plays (68), Triple Plays (2) David O'Hagan - Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (8.41), Appearances (51), Strikeouts Looking (40, co-leader) Danny Putnam - Batting Average (.341), Slugging Percentage (.606), Home Runs (29) Kodiak Quick - Earned Run Average (3.60) Mark Romanczuk - Wins (21), Pitching Starts (28), Complete Games (2), Innings Pitched (190.0), Strikeouts (146), Strikeouts Looking (40, co-leader), Batters Faced (833), At Bats Against (712), Fly Outs Against (244), Ground Outs Against (154) *Players Must Be In At Least Their Second Season To Qualify In Average, Percentage Or Per Nine Innings Categories ACTIVE PLAYERS IN RECORDS CAREER Sam Fuld - Runs Scored (254, #1), Hits (336, #2), At Bats (999, #2), Triples (16, #3T), Doubles (58, #6T), Games Played (242, #7) Matt Manship - Saves (11, #9T) Mark Romanczuk - Won-Loss Percentage (.875, 21-3, #4) SINGLE-SEASON Sam Fuld - Games Played (69, 2003, #9T), At Bats (302, 2003, #3; 293, 2002, #5), Runs Scored (83, 2003, #1T), Hits (110, 2002, #1; 97, 2003, #10T), Triples (9, 2003, #2) Matt Manship - Saves (9, 2003, #4T) NOTEBOOK STANFORD BECOMES NATION S UNANIMOUS NO. 1 TEAM Stanford became the nation s unanimous No. 1 team when the Cardinal moved up a spot in each of the four major national collegiate baseball polls -- Baseball America s, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Sports Weekly/ESPN E released Monday, May 3. Stanford won all four of its games last week and extended its win streak to five with a 7-2 victory over San Jose State on May 4, while previous No. 1 Texas lost two-of-three in a series at Missouri (April 30 May 2). Stanford had been the nation s unanimous No. 1 team for two weeks (March 22-29) earlier this season and the No. 1 team in the Baseball America poll for seven consecutive weeks (February 23 April 5). Stanford has been ranked No. 1 at some point in the season for seven of the last eight campaigns. The Cardinal had a string of six consecutive seasons ( ) with a top ranking going but never reached the top of the Baseball America poll in However, Stanford did finish the 2003 season ranked second in all four polls TEAM HAS CHANCE FOR BEST RECORD EVER AFTER 43 GAMES The 2004 Stanford team has a chance to have the best record in 111 years of baseball on The Farm after 43 games with a win over Washington on Friday. A victory versus the Huskies in the series-opener would give the Cardinal a 37-6 mark after 43 contests that would be one-half game better than the mark that the 1967 club fi nished its season with. NO. 21 WASHINGTON FIRST RANKED OPPONENT SINCE TEXAS IN LATE FEBRUARY Stanford s matchup with No. 21 Washington in Seattle this Friday-Sunday, May 7-9. Stanford has played 30 games against unranked teams since taking 2-of-3 from then No. 6 and now No. 2 Texas at Sunken Diamond from February Stanford has a 5-1 record versus ranked clubs this season (also sweeping then No. 4 Cal State Fullerton to open the season from January 30 February 1). PAC-10 S TOP TWO HOME RUN HITTING TEAMS MEET Stanford and Washington are not only the first and second-place teams in the Pac-10 but also the top two power-hitting clubs in the conference with 74 and 66 home runs, respectively. Stanford is making a run at the school s all-time home run record of 102 by the 1997 club as the 2004 Cardinal has hit a Pac-10 leading 74 homers in its first 42 games. The Cardinal has hit 34 of the dingers in its fi rst 12 conference contests. The Cardinal has had two huge power series in conference action, hitting 12 in its most recent series versus Washington State (April 30 May 2) with eight coming in the fi nal game. Stanford also hit 11 long balls in a three-game set at Oregon State (4/8 4/10). The power surge during Pac-10 play is part of the team s offensive explosion since returning from a 15-day break at Saint Mary s on March 23 as the Cardinal has hit 54 homers over its last 24 games. Stanford has homered at least once in 21 of those 24 games and in 33 of its 42 contests overall this season. ANOTHER WINNING SEASON Stanford s 36 wins already assure the Cardinal of a winning season for the 11 th straight year, the 39 th time in the last 40 seasons and the 56 th time in the last 58 campaigns. The only two seasons the Cardinal has not won more games than it has lost in the last 58 years were in 1964 (20-24) and 1993 (27-28). STARTING ANOTHER STREAK Stanford s most recent win streak stands at five games (April 27 May 4). The streak is only the latest six Stanford win streaks this season. The Cardinal opened the season with three in a row (January 30 February 1), then won six straight twice over a 13-game span (February 7-20; February 22 March 6), a season-best eight straight (March 23 April 3) and then seven again (April 10-23) before its current stretch. Stanford has yet to lose two in a row this season. STANFORD INCREASES PAC-10 LEAD 1.5 GAMES Stanford s sweep of Washington State (April 30 May 2) improved its league record to 10-2 and coupled with Oregon State taking one of its three games versus second-place Washington (10-5 Pac- 10), the Cardinal has increased its lead in the Pac-10 race over the Huskies to 1.5 games. UCLA is the only other team over.500 in the conference with an 8-7 mark to sit in third. Four teams Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State and USC are tied for fourth with 7-8 conference records. California is eighth at 8-13, while Washington State s 5-10 mark places the Cougars in ninth. TOP OF THE PAC Stanford has won 19 conference championships and 17 Pac-10 crowns in school history (includes Southern Division and shared titles). The Cardinal won its most recent Pac-10 crown in 2003 when the club finished with an 18-6 conference mark. Stanford had finished second in the league standings behind two-time defending conference champion USC in 2001 and 2002 prior to its previous Pac- 10 title when it shared the championship with Arizona State and UCLA in Stanford has been among the top two in the conference standings (includes Pac-10 Southern Division) for 10 straight seasons and 21 times in the last 23 years. Stanford was picked as the favorite in the 2004 Preseason Pac-10 Coaches Poll, notching seven first-place votes. Arizona State and Arizona each garnered one first-place vote, while finishing second and third in the poll. USC, Washington, California, UCLA, Oregon State and Washington State rounded out the poll. 6 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988)

7 PAC-10 STANDINGS (THRU 5/5) Team Pac-10 GB Overall Stanford Washington UCLA Arizona State Oregon State Arizona USC California Washington State THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE Monday, May 3 at Arizona State 19, New Mexico 2 San Diego State 10, at USC 5 Tuesday, May 4 at Arizona State 6, New Mexico State 2 at Portland 6, Oregon State 2 at Stanford 7, San Jose State 2 at Wichita State 6, UCLA 4 Wednesday, May 5 at Wichita State 10, UCLA 3 Friday, May 7 Arizona at UCLA (7 pm, PDT)* Stanford at Washington (6:30 pm, PDT)* Saturday, May 8 Arizona at UCLA (1 pm, PDT)* Stanford at Washington (1 pm, PDT)* Sacramento State at Washington State (7 pm, PDT) Sunday, May 9 Arizona at UCLA (1 pm, PDT)* Stanford at Washington (1 pm, PDT)* Sacramento State at Washington State (2 pm, PDT) *Pac-10 Game LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Tuesday, April 27 Arizona State 10, at Wichita State 9 California 25 at Sacramento State 3 No. 2 Stanford 12, at Santa Clara 8 (14) at No. 5 Long Beach State 2, UCLA 1 No. 14 UC Irvine 13, at USC 2 Wednesday, April 28 Arizona State 4 at Wichita State 3 at Washington 7, British Columbia 6... Exhibition Gonzaga 10 at Washington State 9 Friday, April 30 Arizona 5, at California 3* at Oregon State 7, Washington 3* at Stanford 8, Washington State 3* USC 6, at UCLA 4* Saturday, May 1 at California 10, Arizona 8* Washington 26, at Oregon State 14* at Stanford 13, Washington State 11* at UCLA 6, USC 4* Sunday, May 2 Arizona 8, at California 3* Washington 8, at Oregon State 5* at Stanford 17, Washington State 3 (7 inn.)* at UCLA 13, USC 12* *Pac-10 Game STANFORD'S PAC-10 LEADERS (ALL GAMES - THRU 5/2) TEAM Wins (35)... Batting Average (.336)... Runs Scored (383)... Total Bases (812)... Slugging Percentage (.545)... Runs Batted In (355)... Home Runs (71)... Sacrifi ce Flies (30)... Earned Run Average (3.96)... Least Runs Allowed (179)... Opponents Batting Average (.253)... Least Earned Runs Allowed (164)... Least Hits Allowed (352)... Least Doubles Allowed (55)... Fielding Percentage (.975)... Least Errors (39)... Least Steal Attempts Against (31) INDIVIDUAL Total Bases (Jed Lowrie, 126)... Slugging Percentage (Jed Lowrie,.788), Runs Batted In (Jed Lowrie, 54), Home Runs (Jed Lowrie, 14)... Earned Run Average (David O'Hagan, 2.00)... Opponents Batting Average (David O'Hagan,.172)... Wins (Mark Romanczuk, 9, co-leader) STANFORD UNBEATEN IN 2004 THREE-GAME SERIES; WIN STREAK AT 15 Stanford s sweep of Washington State (April 30 May 2) kept the Cardinal unbeaten in 11 regular season three-game series this year and extended the team s regular season three-game series win streak to 15 dating back to last year (Stanford split a two-game series with Sacramento State from April 23-24, 2004). The Cardinal has swept six of its 11 regular season three-game series this year, including two in a row over California (April 16-18) and Washington State (April 30 May 2)), and nine during the streak. Stanford has also won 23 of its last 24 regular season three-game series, including 10 in a row on the road and eight straight at home. Stanford lost just three regular season three-game series in 2003, being swept at Cal State Fullerton (January 31-February 2) before dropping two-of-three at home to Florida State (February 7-9) and Arizona (April 25-27). LOWRIE LOOKING FOR NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS Jed Lowrie has become a legitimate candidate for National Player of the Year honors and already appears on a pair of high-profi le Player of the Year Watch lists. Lowrie has emerged as the team s top offensive player as he leads the club in nearly every offensive category; including batting average (.399), homers (15, Pac-10 leader), RBI (56, Pac-10 leader), runs scored (56), doubles (12), triples (4), total bases (130, Pac-10 leader), slugging percentage (.798, Pac-10 leader), bases on balls (34), sacrifice flies (5, co-team leader) and multiple-rbi games (17). Defensively, Lowrie has made just seven errors in his 199 chances for a.965 fielding percentage while starting all 42 games at either second base (34) or shortstop (8). Lowrie earned NCBWA Co-Hitter of the Week honors on March 2. ROMANCZUK ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AS ONE OF NATION S TOP PITCHERS Mark Romanczuk, who appears on the Roger Clemens Award Watch list for the nation s top pitcher, will attempt to become the first 10-game winner in the Pac-10 this season when he takes the hill for the Cardinal at Washington on Friday. Romanczuk leads the team in wins (9-1, co-pac-10 leader), strikeouts (66, #7 Pac-10) and innings pitched (77.2, #4T Pac-10), while posting a 3.82 ERA that is the best among Cardinal starters. He won his 21 st career game in his most recent outing versus Washington State (April 30) to improve his all-time record at Stanford to 21-3 for an.875 won-loss percentage that ranks fourth on Stanford s all-time list. Romanczuk picked up Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for the fourth time in his career and the fi rst time this season on March 9. HALL, LUCY, MAYBERRY, O HAGAN AND PUTNAM ALSO IN LINE FOR ALL-AMERICAN RECOGNITION Brian Hall, Donny Lucy, John Mayberry, Jr. David O Hagan and Danny Putnam look to be next in line for All-American recognition. Hall s incredible hot streak in which he has hit safely in 26 of his last 27 games (.482, 7 HR, 32 RBI, 7 SB) has raised his batting average 187 points from.208 to its current.395 (#3 Pac-10) on the season. Hall also leads the team in stolen bases (10, #6T Pac-10), and sacrifice bunts (5, co-leader), while ranking second in hits (66). He has also contributed 11 doubles, two triples, nine homers and 46 RBI (#6 Pac-10). Hall was 10-for-11 (.909) in his most recent series versus Washington State (April 30 May 2) to earn four weekly honors (College Baseball Insider.com West Regional Player of the Week, Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, NCBWA National Co-Hitter of the Week, Pac-10 Player of the Week). Lucy has developed into one of the top catchers in the nation and is hitting.365 with 10 homers, 37 RBI and four stolen bases. He has hit safely in 16 of his last 17 (.429, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 2 SB) and 22 of his last 25 (.415, 8 HR, 27 RBI, 3 SB) games. Mayberry ranks second on the club in both homers (12, tied with Putnam) and RBI (47, #5 Pac-10), while hitting.348. O Hagan is 5-0 with four saves and a 2.00 ERA with 49 strikeouts over 45.0 innings in 15 appearances all out of the bullpen. Putnam is tied for second on the team in homers (12, #2 Pac-10), third in batting average (.381, #5T Pac-10) and fourth in RBI (42, #7 Pac-10). He has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games (.458, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 4 SB). FULD ON SEVERAL ALL-TIME STANFORD LISTS Sam Fuld has become Stanford s leader in runs scored with 254 for his career, while also moving into second-place on Stanford s all-time hit (336) and at bat (999) lists. Fuld is now within 32 hits of Stanford and Pac-10 record-holder John Gall (368, ). He is also among Stanford s all-time leaders in triples (16, #3T), doubles (58, #6T) and games played (242, #7). SAMMY S STREAKS Sam Fuld has played in 235 consecutive Stanford games and has not played in only two games during his Cardinal career, both near the beginning of his 2001 freshman campaign (1/26, at Fresno State; 2/10, Florida State). Fuld has also started 152 consecutive games for the Cardinal since the last time his name was not on the starting lineup card versus Texas on March 29, ROMANCZUK WINS 21ST CAREER GAME Mark Romanczuk s latest victory versus Washington State (4/30) was the 21 st of his career. He needs just four more wins to reach the school s all-time Top 10 list and is already ranked fourth all-time at Stanford in career won-loss percentage (21-3,.875). HALL A PAC-10 PHENOM Brian Hall has incredible in Pac-10 action as he is hitting.638 (30-47) with five homers, 19 RBI and four stolen bases during 12 Pac-10 contests. Hall leads the conference in Pac-10 games only in batting average and hits, as well as slugging percentage (1.021) and on-base percentage (.654). Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988) 7

8 MEMORABLE MOMENTS (5/2) Stanford s season-high eight homers, including two by Danny Putnam, at least one hit by all nine starters, Greg Reynolds' victory in his fi rst Pac-10 start and Putnam's career-high four runs score in a 17-3 win over Washington State in a game that lasted just 1:57 and was called after six and-a-half innings duue to a Pac-10 rule (5/1) Brian Hall s second consecutive 4-for-4 game in a wild win against Washington State, as well as Chris Minaker s first career grandslam and Chris Carter s career-high-tying three hits and four RBI (4/30) Brian Hall s fi rst of two back-to-back four-hit contests versus Washington State in an 8-3 Cardinal win (4/27) Drew Ehrlich's first win of the season and four hits each by Jed Lowrie and Danny Putnam in a fi ve hour and 18 minute 12-8 marathon win at Santa Clara (4/24) Stanford's season-high fi ve stolen bases in a 2-1 loss at Sacramento State (4/23) Donny Lucy's fi rst career four-hit game and Stanford's season-high 21 hits in a 15-1 win over Sacramento State (4/20) Chris Lewis fi rst career hit and homer, as well as a victory by Greg Reynolds in his fi rst career start and the first run scored by former team manager Cameron Matthews in a 10-5 win over Saint Mary s (4/18) David O Hagan s fabulous relief performance (5.1 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 5 SO) to help Stanford complete a three-game sweep of California with an 8-3 victory over the Golden Bears (4/17) Sam Fuld breaking Stanford s all-time runs scored record, a pair of homers by both Danny Putnam (also season-high fi ve RBI) and Donny Lucy (4/16), and Jeff Gilmore s fi rst career complete game in a 9-2 win over California (4/16) Brian Hall s career-high-tying four-hit game (4-4, 2B, RBI) and Jeff Stimpson s fi rst career save in a 7-4 win over California (4/13) John Hester's career-highs of three hits and three RBI to key a 12-3 win over Santa Clara (4/10) Stanford's season-high-tying five homers and seven fi rst inning runs in a 16-4 victory that provided Jeff Stimpson with his fi rst career victory as he struck out a career-high six in 2.2 hitless innings of relief, while Jonny Ash collected the second four-hit game of his career (4/8) Stanford's seven runs in the final two innings of an 11-8 comeback win at Oregon State with Donny Lucy's two-rbi single in the ninth providing the game-winning runs and Brian Hall's eighth inning game-tying two-run homer (4/3) Jonny Ash's two-run homer in the top of the ninth to key a win at UCLA, capping a performance in which he hit two homers in a game for the fi rst time in his career, had a career-high four hits, a career-high four RBI and scored three runs (4/2) Chris Minaker's first career-homer and career-high four RBI in an 11-4 win at UCLA (3/30) Stanford's fi rst shutout of the year by fi ve different pitchers -- Matt Leva, Jeff Stimpson, Mark Jecmen, Matt Manship and David O'Hagan -- in a 5-0 win at San Jose State (3/28) Ryan Seawell's first career three-hit day (3-4, 3 RBI) and a career-high three RBI in a 10-3 win over Cal Poly (3/27) Blake Holler's career-best 8.0 innings of work, allowing just one run in a 3-1 win over Cal Poly (3/26) Jonny Ash's career-high four runs scored in a 16-4 win over Cal Poly (3/24) Jed Lowrie's fi rst career two-homer game in an 18-4 win at Santa Clara (3/6) A four-run top of the ninth inning that was keyed by Jonny Ash's two-run homer, tying a game at USC that Stanford eventually won 8-7 in 13 innings (3/5) Mark Romanczuk's 7.0 scoreless innings in a 10-2 win at USC that earned him Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for the fourth time in his career (2/27) Jed Lowrie's NCAA single-game-tying three triples (the fi rst three of his career) in a 12-9 win at California in which he also reached base in all six of his at bats and tied a careerhigh by scoring four runs (2/22) Blake Holler's one-run, three-hit performance with fi ve strikeouts to earn a victory in his first career start in an 8-1 win over Texas (2/15) Brian Hall's first career grandslam to cap off a seven-run ninth inning and give the Cardinal a come-frombehind 10-6 victory over Kansas to complete a sweep of the Jayhawks (2/14) Jeff Gilmore's career-high 7.0 innings pitched in a 6-3 win over Kansas (2/12) Mark Romanczuk's career-high 13 strikeouts in a 7-1 victory over Kansas (2/8) David O'Hagan's 6.0 scoreless four-hit innings of relief with a career-high-tying eight strikeouts in the longest outing of his career in a 10-3 win at Fresno State (2/7) Stanford's season-high fi ve homers, the fi rst career two-homer game by John Mayberry, Jr. and Jed Lowrie's career-high four RBI in a 13-4 win at Fresno State (2/1) Jed Lowrie's fi rst career home run and Adam Sorgi's second clutch hit in as many days, a tiebreaking double in the bottom of the fi fth inning that gave Stanford the lead for good (1/31) Three consecutive run scoring hits with two outs by Donny Lucy, pinchhitter Adam Sorgi and Sam Fuld to give the Cardinal a four-run sixth inning and key an 8-6 comeback win over Cal State Fullerton (1/30) The seven walks and one hit batsmen issued by Cal State Fullerton in the fi rst inning of the season-opener as the Cardinal scored eight runs on just one hit in the fi rst two innings, a bases-loaded clearing triple by Jonny Ash CAREER FIRSTS At Bat - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Jim Rapoport (2/7), Ryan Seawell (2/15), Ben Summerhays (2/21) Complete Game - Jeff Gilmore (4/17) Double - Adam Sorgi (2/1), Chris Minaker (3/26), Ryan Seawell (4/3) Game - Blake Holler (1/30), Matt Leva (1/31), Adam Sorgi (1/31), Jim Rapoport (2/7), Ryan Seawell (2/15), Cameron Matthews (2/21), Ben Summerays (2/21), Jeff Stimpson (2/28), Greg Reynolds (3/23) Grandslam - Brian Hall (2/15) Hit - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Ryan Seawell (2/15), Jim Rapoport (2/21), Ben Summerhays (3/1) Home Run - Jed Lowrie (2/1), Chris Minaker (4/2) Run - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Jim Rapoport (2/22), Ben Summerhays (3/1), Ryan Seawell (3/5), Cameron Matthews (4/20) RBI - Adam Sorgi (1/31), Chris Minaker (2/21), Ben Summerhays (3/7), Ryan Seawell (3/28) Sacrifice Bunt - John Hester (2/6), Jim Rapoport (2/28) Sacrifice Fly - Chris Minaker (2/21) Start - Adam Sorgi (2/1), Jeff Gilmore (2/7), Chris Minaker (2/21), Blake Holler (2/22), Jim Rapoport (2/22), Ryan Seawell (3/7), Matt Leva (3/30), Greg Reynolds (4/20) Stolen Base - Ryan Seawell (3/28) Save - Blake Holler (1/30), Jeff Gilmore (2/1), Jonny Dyer (2/29), Jeff Stimpson (4/16) Triple - Jed Lowrie (2/27) Walk - Adam Sorgi (2/21), Jim Rapoport (2/22), Ben Summerhays (3/6), Ryan Seawell (3/30), Cameron Matthews (4/23) Win - Matt Leva (1/31), Jeff Gilmore (2/7), Blake Holler (2/22), Greg Reynolds (3/23), Jeff Stimpson (4/10) HALL EARNS FOUR PRESTIGIOUS WEEKLY HONORS Brian Hall earned four prestigious weekly honors (College Baseball Insider.com West Regional Player of the Week, Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, NCBWA Co-Hitter of the Week, Pac-10 Player of the Week) after hitting.909 (10-11) with two homers and eight RBI in his most recent series versus Washington State (April 30 May 2). HOME SWEET HOME Stanford is scheduled to play its final seven regular season games at home after being on the road for six of its next seven. Stanford has a current 14-game win streak at Sunken Diamond (Texas, February 22; Cal Poly, March 26-28; Santa Clara, April 13; California, April 16-18; Saint Mary s, April 20; Sacramento State, April 23; Washington State, April 30 May 2). Stanford is 21-1 at Sunken Diamond this year and has won 30 of its last 31 contests at home dating back to a nine-game home win streak to end last season that reached 16 games when the Cardinal won its fi rst seven home contests this season before Texas came up with a 9-6 victory over the Cardinal on February 21 to salvage one game of a three-game series. Stanford s school record home win streak is 27 from April 30, 1982 April 15, STANFORD HAS WON 29 OF LAST 34 TRUE ROAD GAMES Stanford has also won 29 of its last 34 true road games dating back to last year despite going 3-3 in its last six road contests. Stanford finished the 2003 season by winning its final 14 true road games (at Arizona State, March 23-24; at Washington State April 4-5, April 7; at Santa Clara, April 8; at Sacramento State, April 22; at USC, May 3-4 (DH); at San Jose State, May 6; at California, May 9-11). The Cardinal is 15-5 on the road this year, winning two-of-three at Fresno State (February 6-8), sweeping a three-game road set at California (February 27-29), taking two-of-three at USC (March 5-7), returning from a 15-day break with three consecutive wins at Saint Mary s (March 23), Santa Clara (March 24) and San Jose State (March 30), taking two-of-three at UCLA (April 2-4), winning two-of-three at Oregon State (April 8-10), falling at Sacramento State (April 24) and winning at Santa Clara (April 27). CARDINAL IN LAST 69 GAMES OVERALL Stanford s success both at home and on the road has led to an incredible run since May 5, 2003, as the Cardinal is a combined over its last 69 games during the period. Stanford was 23-4 in its final 27 games last year and has jumped out to a 36-6 start this season. MULTIPLE-HIT MADNESS Stanford has seven players with at least 15 multiple-hit games this season. Danny Putnam has a team-high 21 multiple-hit games, followed by Brian Hall and Jed Lowrie with 20 each, Donny Lucy and John Mayberry, Jr. with 17, Jonny Ash with 16 and Sam Fuld with 15. BACK-TO-BACK JACKS Stanford has hit back-to-back home runs five times this season, including four times since April 10. John Mayberry, Jr. has been a part of the first four. Danny Putnam and Mayberry hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning at Fresno State (February 7). Mayberry and Donny Lucy then went backto-back in the eighth inning at Oregon State (April 10). Jed Lowrie and Mayberry were next with back-to-back jacks in the first inning versus Sacramento State (April 23). Most recently, the Cardinal hit a pair of back-to-back homers as part of its season-high eight-homer game versus Washington State (May 2). Mayberry and Putnam hit them in the third inning, before Brian Hall and Chris Carter did it again in the sixth. LOWRIE AND MAYBERRY SELECTED FOR 2004 NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS Jed Lowrie and John Mayberry, Jr. have been named as two of 19 invitees to the 2004 USA Baseball National Team Trials to be held June in Durham, North Carolina. The USA Baseball National Team will be selected from a pool of 36 players, of which an additional 17 have yet to be determined. The official 20-player team roster will be determined and announced on June 27. Stanford has produced 22 members of the USA National Baseball Team in the history of the squad, more than any other collegiate baseball program in the nation. Three current Stanford players Sam Fuld (2001, 02), Mark Romanczuk (2003) and Danny Putnam (2003) have participated with Team USA. A CHANCE TO WIN Stanford s pitching staff has given the Cardinal a chance to win all season, holding opponents to five or less runs in 31 of 42 games. The staff s best run was from April 9-24 when the staff held its opponents to five or fewer runs for a string of nine consecutive games. DOUBLE YOUR FUN Stanford has had double-digit hits in 34 of its 42 games this season and in 17 of its last 18 contests. The Cardinal put together a string of 12 straight double-digit hit games at one point (at UCLA, April 2-4; at Oregon State, April 8-10; Santa Clara, April 13; California, April 16-18; Saint Mary s, April 20; Sacramento State, April 23) before being held to its second-lowest total of the year with just four in a 2-1 loss at Sacramento State (April 24). Stanford has responded with double-digit hits in each of its last five contests (at Santa Clara, April 27; Washington State, April 30 May 2; San Jose State, May 4). Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988)

9 WEEKLY LIST If you are a member of the media and would like to receive Stanford Baseball press releases and other media information on Stanford Baseball via , please send an to kyle.mcrae@stanford.edu with the address you would like the press release sent to HONORS JONNY ASH Baseball America Midseason Senior All-American (April 9) SAM FULD Baseball America First Team Preseason All-American Collegiate Baseball Second Team Preseason All-American NCBWA First Team Preseason All-American BRIAN HALL College Baseball Insider.com West Regional Player Of The Week (May 5) Louisville Slugger National Player Of The Week (May 3) NCBWA Co-Hitter Of The Week (May 4) Pac-10 Player Of The Week (April 13, May 4) JED LOWRIE Baseball America Player Of The Year Watch List Baseball America Midseason Sophomore All-American (April 9) Baseball America Midseason Report "Best Player" (April 9) Golden Spikes Award Player Of The Year Watch List NCBWA Co-Hitter Of The Week (March 2) USA Baseball National Team Trials Selectee JOHN MAYBERRY, JR. Baseball America Midseason Sophomore All-American (April 9) Baseball America Second Team Preseason All-American USA Baseball National Team Trials Selectee DANNY PUTNAM Baseball America First Team Preseason All-American CBI.com First Team Preseason All-American NCBWA Third Team Preseason All-American Pac-10 Player Of The Week (April 20) MARK ROMANCZUK Baseball America Midseason Sophomore All-American (April 9) Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-American CBI.com Honorable Mention Preseason All-American Pac-10 Pitcher Of The Week (March 9) JEFF STIMPSON Pac-10 Pitcher Of The Week (April 13) THE NEW NINE Nine players have made their first appearances in a game for the Cardinal this season. Blake Holler (3-2, 4.11, 2 SV, 50.1 IP, 39 SO) made eight consecutive starts as a member of the rotation prior to 8.0 consecutive scoreless innings of relief in his last four appearances at Sacramento State (April 23), at Santa Clara (April 27), versus Washington State (May 2) and versus San Jose State (April 4). Jeff Stimpson (1-1, 1 SV) has become one of the team s top relievers, posting a 1-1 record and a 4.01 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his first 24.2 collegiate innings, while opponents are hitting just.227 against him. Jim Rapoport has played in 22 games with nine starts, contributing a.250 batting average, one triple and eight RBI. Adam Sorgi has started 16 games and appeared in 23, hitting.217 with one double and four RBI. Ryan Seawell has 10 hits in his first 32 collegiate at bats for a.313 batting average in 16 games played and six starts, while also contributing two doubles, seven RBI and a stolen base. Greg Reynolds is 3-0 with a 5.12 ERA in 19.1 innings over seven appearances and three starts, including wins in his first collegiate appearance (March 23) and his fi rst collegiate start (April 20) versus Saint Mary s, as well his first Pac-10 start versus Washington State (May 2). Matt Leva has a 4-0 record and a 4.30 ERA in nine appearances and three starts. Ben Summerhays is hitting.182 with two hits in 11 at bats over nine games played off the bench. Former student manager Cameron Matthews has played in seven games, scoring a pair of runs and walking in his first career plate appearance versus Sacramento State (April 23). COMEBACK CREW Stanford has come from behind at some point in 15 of its 36 victories this season, coming back in three of the eight games it has trailed heading into the ninth frame. Most recently, the Cardinal scored a run in the ninth inning at Santa Clara (April 27) to force extra innings before eventually winning 12-8 in 14 frames. Stanford has also come back to win games when trailing by three or more runs heading into the eighth inning on three occasions. Brian Hall provided one of the most dramatic moments of the season when his first career grandslam capped a seven-run Stanford ninth inning rally for a 10-6 victory over Kansas (February 15). Stanford trailed 7-3 at USC (March 6) before scoring four times in the top of the ninth inning to extend the game into extra innings and eventually taking home an 8-7 win in 13 frames. The Cardinal trailed 7-4 after seven innings at Oregon State (April 8) before scoring three runs in the eighth to tie the game and four more times in the ninth to win the contest. WINNING BY A BUNCH Despite having to come from behind in 15 of its 36 wins, 31 of the team s victories have come by three runs or more and the team is a perfect 21-0 in games decided by five or more runs. Stanford has more than doubled its opponents run production this season by a count of and is averaging 9.3 runs per contest, compared to just 4.3 for its opponents. TOUGH ONES Stanford s 36-6 record might be even a little better if the Cardinal could have mustered more success in close games. Stanford is just 2-3 in games decided by one run and has suffered each of its last three losses by a single run without a single-run win during the period. The Cardinal has a pair of one-run 8-7 wins versus Cal State Fullerton (January 31) and at USC (March 6 13 inn.) but has since lost three April heartbreakers at UCLA (6-5, April 2), Oregon State (5-4, April 8) and Sacramento State (2-1, April 24). The team s biggest margin of defeat were a pair of three-run losses versus Texas (9-6, February 21) and at USC (11-8, March 7). ERRORLESS EFFORTS Stanford has played errorless baseball in 17 of its first 42 games this season, including a string of five straight errorless games from January 31 February 8; three in a row in a series at California (February 27-29); three straight against Cal Poly (March 28), San Jose State (March 30) and UCLA (April 2); a string of three in a row versus California (April 18), Saint Mary s (April 20) and Sacramento State (April 23); and in the first and third games of its most recent series against Washington State (April 30, May 2). Stanford is currently leading the Pac-10 with a.975 fielding percentage that would rank second on the school s all-time list, just two percentage points behind the school record.977 mark posted by the 2001 club. STANFORD HOSTS SANTA CLARA AND TRAVELS AT ARIZONA NEXT WEEK Stanford will play Santa Clara for the fourth and final time of the regular season when the Cardinal hosts the Broncos next Tuesday, May 11 (6 pm, PDT) in a non-conference game before traveling to Arizona for a three-game Pac-10 series next Saturday-Monday, May (7 pm, 7 pm, 1 pm, MST). Stanford has won all three games it has played this season versus Santa Clara, winning 18-4 (March 24) and 12-8 in 14 innings (April 27) in two contests at Santa Clara, while taking a 12-3 victory the fi rst time the teams played at Sunken Diamond (April 13). Stanford has won 28 of the last 30 meetings between the teams and leads the all-time series, Arizona is the last team to have won a three-game regular season series versus the Cardinal, taking two-of-three against Stanford at Sunken Diamond from April 25-27, The Wildcats won the opener, 4-3. Stanford came back to even the series with a 10-9 victory in Saturday s middle game but the Wildcats prevailed 11-6 in the rubber game. Stanford won two-of-three the last time the teams played in Arizona (April 5-7, 2002; W, innings; W, 19-1; L, 13-15). The Cardinal leads the all-time series, Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988) 9

10 OFFENSIVE REPORT Stanford has averaged 9.3 runs per contest, while hitting a Pac-10 leading.336 through its first 42 games. Stanford has been even better in Pac-10 action, hitting.381 in 12 conference contests and averaging 10.3 runs per contest. The team also has 34 of its 74 homers in its 12 conference games, as well as 54 in 23 games since returning from its 15-day break at Saint Mary s on March 23. In addition, the Cardinal hit a season-high eight in a 17-3 win over Washington State on May 2 to complete a sweep of the Cougars. National Player of the Year candidate Jed Lowrie leads the club in nearly every offensive category batting average (.399), runs scored (56), doubles (12), triples (4), homers (15, Pac-10 leader), RBI (56, Pac-10 leader), total bases (130, Pac-10 leader), slugging percentage (.798, Pac-10 leader), bases on balls (34), on-base percentage (.500), sacrifice fl ies (5, co-team leader), extra-base hits (31) and multiple-rbi games (17). Lowrie is also third on the club with 65 hits, just two behind team-leader Danny Putnam. Hall has moved up to second on the team in batting average and just four points behind Lowrie with a.395 mark by hitting safely in 26 of his last 27 games to raise his average 187 points from a.208 mark at the start of the stretch. Hall won four prestigious weekly honors (Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, May 3; NCBWA Co-Hitter of the Week, May 4; Pac-10 Player of the Week, May 4; College Baseball Insider.com, May 5) after going 10-for-11 for a.909 batting average with two homers and eight RBI in a three-game sweep of Washington State (April 30 May 2). He also leads the club with 10 stolen bases and fi ve sacrifice bunts (co-leader), while ranking second on the team in doubles (11), third in RBI (46) and fifth in homers (9). Putnam, who hit a pair of homers for the fifth time in his career and the second time this year versus Washington State (May 2), ranks tied for second on the club in homers (12), as well as third in batting average (.381) and fourth in RBI (42). Jonny Ash is fourth on the squad in batting average (.374). Donny Lucy is hitting.365 with 10 homers, 37 RBI and four stolen bases, while he has been hit by a team-high 10 pitches. John Mayberry is second on the team in homers (12, tied with Danny Putnam), RBI (47) and stolen bases seven, while co-leads the squad with five sacrifice flies and ranking sixth with a.348 batting average Ryan Seawell (.313, 7 RBI) and Chris Carter (.301, 5 HR, 29 RBI) are also above the.300 mark. Stanford set team season-highs in runs scored at Santa Clara (18, March 23) and hits versus Sacramento State (21, April 23). The team stole a season-high five bases at Sacramento State (April 24). Stanford has scored in double fi gures 21 times and has 10 or more hits in 34 of its fi rst 42 games, including 17 of its last 18. PITCHING REPORT Stanford leads the Pac-10 with a 3.91 ERA and has allowed five or fewer runs in 12 of its last 14 contests, including a nine-game streak (April 9-24). Mark Romanczuk leads the club and co-leads the Pac-10 in victories (9-1), while also pacing the team in strikeouts (66) and innings pitched (77.2), as well as co-leading the club along with Jeff Gilmore in games started with 12. Romanczuk also has the lowest ERA (3.82) among starters. Gilmore is 7-2 with a 4.46 ERA, while ranking second in innings pitched (74.2) and third in strikeouts (46). David O Hagan has been stellar out of the bullpen with a 5-0 record and four saves, while leading the Pac-10 with a 2.00 ERA and posting an opponents batting average of just.172. O Hagan has struck out 49 batters in 45.0 innings and leads the Cardinal with 15 appearances. Matt Leva is a perfect 4-0 with a 4.30 ERA, while Blake Holler and Greg Reynolds have contributed three wins each. Jonny Dyer, Drew Ehrlich, Mark Jecmen, Kodiak Quick and Jeff Stimpson have one each. Holler and Matt Manship have added two saves each, while Dyer, Gilmore, Manship and Quick have one each. DEFENSIVE REPORT Stanford leads the Pac-10 with a.975 fielding percentage, which would rank second on the school s all-time list and just two percentage points behind the school record of.977 posted by the 2001 club. Stanford has played errorless baseball in 17 of its first 42 games. The Cardinal made just three errors in its fi rst eight games as its fielding percentage reached as high as.991 after a five-game errorless string (January 31 February 8). Stanford also played an errorless contest versus Kansas (2/14), as well as three straight errorless contests with a perfect defensive series at California (March 27-29), three more in consecutive games versus Cal Poly (March 28), San Jose State (March 30) and UCLA (April 2), three in a row against California (April 18), Saint Mary s (April 20) and Sacramento State (April 23), and in the first and third games of its most recent series versus Washington State (April 30, May 2). John Mayberry, Jr. leads the club with 384 putouts and has made just three errors in his team-high 400 defensive chances for a.993 fi elding percentage. Mayberry also had a single-game team-high of 17 putouts at USC (3/6). Jed Lowrie has a team-high 127 assists and has made just seven errors in his fi rst 199 chances and 42 starts at either second base (34) or shortstop (8) for a.965 fielding percentage. Jonny Ash and Adam Sorgi had team-high-tying seven-assist games versus Cal State Fullerton (2/1) and Cal Poly (3/27), respectively. Stanford has turned 40 double plays this season, including a season-high three at Fresno State (2/8), versus Kansas (2/15) and versus Texas (2/22). Ironically, Cardinal opponents have turned 14 double plays in 12 conference games, while Stanford has managed only six. STANFORD HAS PICKED UP THREE 50-WIN SEASONS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS Stanford has won 50 or more games in three of the last four years to run its total of 50-win campaigns in school history to six. The Cardinal won a school record 59 contests in The 1987 CWS championship squad posted 53 victories, while the 2001 and 2003 teams picked up 51 wins. The Cardinal won an even 50 games in 1999 and CARDINAL LOOKING TO EXTEND RECORD STRING OF 40-WIN SEASONS TO 10 Stanford is just four victories from extending its string of 40-win seasons to 10. The last time Stanford didn t win 40 games was when the club fi nished in PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN HONORS Four Stanford players have earned 2004 Preseason All-American honors. Sam Fuld picked up a pair of First Team honors (Baseball America, NCBWA), as well as Second Team (Baseball America) and honorable mention (CollegeBaseballInsider.com). John Mayberry, Jr. earned Second Team recognition from Baseball America. Danny Putnam was a First Team selection by Baseball America and CollegeBaseballInsider.com, as well as Third Team NCBWA selection, while Mark Romanczuk was named a Third Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America and the NCBWA and received honorable mention recognition from CollegeBaseballInsider.com. 10 Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988)

11 MARK MARQUESS Head Coach 28th Season Stanford (1969) CWS Titles (2): (1987, 88) CWS Runners-Up (3): (2000, 01, 03) CWS Appearances (13): (1982, 83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 95, 97, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03) NCAA Regional Titles (13): (1982, 83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 95, 97, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03) NCAA Super Regional Titles (5): (1999, 2000, 01, 02, 03) Pac-10 Regular Season Titles (11): (1983, 84, 85, 87, 90, 94, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 03) NCAA Tournaments (21): (1981, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03) Overall Record: (.679) Stanford Record: Same NCAA Postseason Record: (.695) CWS Record: (.596) Pac-10 Record: (.615) All-Time Division I Victory Rank: 19th* Action Division I Victory Rank: 9th* NCAA Coach of the Year: 3 (1985, 87, 88) Pac-10 Coach of the Year: 9 (1983, 85, 87, 90, 94, 97, 98, 99, 2003) *At Beginning Of 2004 Season MARQUESS YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall (Pac-10) NCAA (5-13) (6-12) (13-17) (13-17) (16-14) Regional (20-10) 5th-T CWS (20-10)* Regional (18-12)* Regional (23-7)* 5th-T CWS (18-12) Regional (21-9)* CWS Champs (18-12) CWS Champs (12-18) (24-6)* 3rd-T CWS (18-12) Regional (17-13) Regional (10-20) (21-9)* Regional (20-10) 5th-T CWS (19-11) Regional (21-9)* 3rd-T CWS (22-8)* Regional (19-5)* 3rd-T CWS (17-7)* 2nd CWS (17-7) 2nd CWS (16-8) 3rd-T CWS (18-6)* 2nd CWS (10-2) N/A *Pac-10 Champions Totals ( ) Championships 2 College World Series 5 NCAA Super Regional 13 NCAA Regional 11 Pac-10 STANFORD COACHING STAFF STANFORD HEAD COACH MARK MARQUESS One of the nation s premier collegiate coaches and the winningest coaching in Stanford Baseball history, Mark Marquess is in his 28th season at the helm of the Cardinal in 2004 with a (.679) record in 1742 career games, as well as even more impressive marks in the postseason (105-46,.695), and Pac-10 ( ,.615). Marquess entered the 2004 season ranked 19th on the NCAA s all-time Division I victory list and 46th on the all-time winning percentage list for Division I coaches. For active coaches, he began the season ninth in victories and 15th in winning percentage. He became the 23rd coach in the history of NCAA Division I baseball to reach the 1000-win mark with a victory over Florida State on February 9, Just over two years later, he picked up win No versus Nevada on February 17, He won his 100th career postseason game in Stanford s NCAA Super Regional clinching victory over Long Beach State (6/7/03). The 1969 Stanford graduate has led the Cardinal to two CWS titles and three runner-up showings in fi ve CWS championship appearances, as well as 13 College World Series trips, fi ve NCAA Super Regional titles, 13 NCAA Regional championships and 11 Pac-10 crowns (includes Southern Division and shared titles). Stanford has also qualifi ed for the NCAA Tournament 21 times in the fi rst 27 years under Marquess. He has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three times and has received Pac-10 or Pac- 10 Southern Division Coach of the Year honors on nine occasions, most recently with his selection in The Cardinal has already wrapped up its 27 th winning campaign in 28 seasons under his leadership in Stanford has fi nished either fi rst or second in the prestigious Pacifi c-10 (formerly Pac-10 Southern Division) 21 times in the last 23 years. Stanford has had 112 players drafted by professional baseball in the past 19 seasons, including 14 fi rst round selections in the last 17 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 fi rst baseman and a First Team All-American on Stanford s 1967 CWS squad and played four seasons of minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox organization. COMMENTS FROM MARK MARQUESS (on the team s sweep of Washington State) It s a great weekend anytime you can sweep, and we ve been able to sweep two series this season in the Pac-10 already. They were great wins for us. (on the upcoming Washington series) It s important but not any more so than any other Pac-10 series. (on the upcoming Washington series) They re very explosive offensively with a lot of power and have some talented young pitching. They re a very good team. (on Stanford s offense) We ve been pretty consistent on offense all season and our numbers refl ect that. (on Stanford s pitching and defense) We ve played really solid defense and lead the league in ERA. STANFORD COACHING STAFF Dean Stotz is in his 28th campaign with Stanford Baseball and his fi fth 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 is in his fi fth season as Stanford s pitching coach, while Dave Nakama is in his fi fth year overall as a Stanford assistant coach. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions , 1988) 11