Tuesday, March 23, 2 pm LHP Blake Holler (2-1, 4.15) vs. TBA. Wednesday, March 24, 6 pm RHP Jeff Gilmore (3-1, 5.23) vs. TBA

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1 STANFORD BASEBALL RELEASE March, CONTACT: Kyle McRae () -99 (ph); () -9 (fax) ( ) gostanford.com (website) SCHEDULE/RESULTS -, - PAC- - (H), - (A) Date Day Opponent (TV) Result/Time JANUARY Fri. No. Cal State Fullerton, - Sat. No. Cal State Fullerton, - FEBRUARY Sun. No. Cal State Fullerton, - Fri. at Fresno State L, - Sat. at Fresno State, - Sun. at Fresno State, - Fri. Kansas, - Sat. Kansas, - Sun. Kansas, - Fri. No. Texas, - Sat. No. Texas L, -9 Sun. No. Texas, - Tue. Rikkyo (Exhibition), 9- Fri. at California, -9 Sat. at California, - 9 Sun. at California, - MARCH Fri. at USC, - Sat. at USC, - () Sun. at USC L, - Tue. at Saint Mary's pm ed. at Santa Clara pm Fri. Cal Poly pm Sat. Cal Poly pm Sun. Cal Poly pm Tue. at San Jose State pm APRIL Fri. at UCLA* pm Sat. at UCLA* pm Sun. at UCLA* pm Thu. at Oregon State* pm 9 Fri. at Oregon State* pm Sat. at Oregon State* pm Tue. Santa Clara pm Fri. California* pm Sat. California* pm Sun. California* pm Tue. Saint Mary's pm Fri. Sacramento State pm Sat. at Sacramento State pm Tue. at Santa Clara pm Fri. ashington State* pm MAY Sat. ashington State* pm Sun. ashington State* pm Tue. San Jose State pm Fri. at ashington* : pm Sat. at ashington* pm 9 Sun. at ashington* pm Tue. Santa Clara pm Sat. at No. Arizona* pm, MT Sun. at No. Arizona* pm, MT Mon. at No. Arizona* pm, MT Tue. San Francisco pm Fri. USC* pm Sat. USC* pm Sun. USC* pm Fri. No. Arizona State* pm 9 Sat. No. Arizona State* pm Sun. No. Arizona State* pm JUNE - F-Su NCAA Regionals TBA - F-M NCAA Super Regionals+ TBA - F-M at College orld Series^ TBA *Pac- Game; NCAA Regionals; +NCAA Super Regional at Stanford, CA; ^College orld Series at Omaha, NE; All Times Pacific Unless Noted; All Home Games In Bold At Sunken Diamond; Rankings by Baseball America Cardinal maintains nation s top ranking for fifth straight week No. Stanford Returns From -Day Break ith Five Games In Busy eek No. Stanford (-) at Saint Mary s Gaels (-) Tuesday, March, pm LHP Blake Holler (-,.) vs. TBA No. Stanford at Santa Clara Broncos (-) ednesday, March, pm RHP Jeff Gilmore (-,.) vs. TBA Cal Poly (-9-) at No. Stanford Friday, March, pm TBA vs. LHP Mark Romanczuk (-,.) Saturday, March, pm TBA vs. RHP Jeff Gilmore Sunday, March, pm TBA vs. RHP Blake Holler Media Coverage: All five Stanford Baseball games this week are scheduled to be broadcast on the air at KZSU (9. FM) as well as online at gostanford.com Saturday s game will move to an internet only broadcast due to a possible conflict with the Stanford women s basketball teams Joe Ritzo and Alex heat will call the Saint Mary s and Santa Clara games, before Sam Stefanki and Michael Etchepare return to the microphones for the Cal Poly series A Gametracker with live stats for all five games will also be available from a link at gostanford.com. QUICK TEAM NOTES Stanford is ranked No. in the nation by two of the four major collegiate baseball polls (Baseball America, NCBA, Sports eekly/espn), as well as No. in the latest Collegiate Baseball and Sports eekly/espn polls, for the second consecutive week Stanford has been Baseball America s top team for five consecutive weeks Stanford has opened the season with a - mark, including a - record against ranked teams, and has put together a pair of six-game win streaks Stanford has won straight series dating back to last year with five sweeps during the run Stanford has also won of its last 9 series Stanford has won of its last games on the road, finishing last year with a -game win streak in true road games and beginning this season with a - mark away from Sunken Diamond Stanford has also won of its last games at home and has also won of its last contests overall Stanford has been errorless nine times this season, including a five-game consecutive errorless stretch from January February The Cardinal is fielding at a.9 clip that is just three percentage points lower than the school record of.9 set by the club Stanford has nearly doubled its opponents scoring this season (-9) as of its wins have been by three or more runs Stanford has come from behind in nine of its victories Stanford has won its only extra-inning game of the season Stanford is looking to extend its school record string of consecutive appearances at the College orld Series to six, as well as its string of -win season to, while Stanford has won or more games in three of the last four seasons Stanford has captured Pac- titles in the last years and finished either first or second in the conference times in last seasons. QUICK IIVIDUAL NOTES Jed Lowrie leads the Cardinal in nearly every offensive category -- batting average (.), runs scored (), hits (9), doubles (, co-leader with Brian Hall), triples (), homers (, co-leader with John Mayberry, Jr.), RBI (), total bases (), slugging percentage (.), on-base percentage (.9) and sacrifice flies () Lowrie tied an NCAA single-game record this year when he hit the first three triples of his career in a -9 win over California (/), also tying a career-best with four RBI Danny Putnam is second on the club with a. batting average Jonny Ash had the team s longest hit streak of the season at games (/ /) Sam Fuld ranks among Stanford s all-time leaders in runs scored (9, #), hits (, #), triples (, #T), doubles (, #) and at bats (9, #) Fuld is also just outside the Top with a legitimate chance to reach the top in games played () This season, Fuld leads the club with 9 walks Hall leads the club with four stolen bases and Donny Lucy has been hit by a team-high five pitches Mark Romanczuk leads the team with four wins, while Jeff Gilmore has three Blake Holler and David O Hagan have two apiece Jonny Dyer, Mark Jecmen, Matt Leva and Kodiak Quick have one each O Hagan has a team-high three saves, while Holler has two Dyer, Gilmore, Matt Manship and Quick have one each. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9)

2 FRIDAY S PROBABLE STARTER # - MARK ROMANCZUK (L/L, -, 9, So.) Newark, DE (St. Mark's HS) : -,., G, GS,. IP, SO CAREER: -,., SV, 9 G, GS,. IP, SO National Freshman of the Year Freshman All-American 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 NCBA in A hard-throwing left-hander with excellent stuff and a fastball that can run into the low 9 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- Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the fifth round of the First-Year MLB Player Draft. Cardinal Career Has a - record and a. ERA with two saves and strikeouts in. innings pitched over 9 games and starts Stanford's active career leader in wins, starts, complete games (), innings pitched and strikeouts Has been named Pac- Pitcher of the eek four times in his career (//, //, //, /9/). Season Notes (Sophomore) Has a - record and a. ERA with strikeouts in. innings pitched over his first five starts... Leads the team in victories, strikeouts, innings pitched and games started... Has CAREER STARTS the lowest ERA among the team's starters. Individual Game Notes (Sophomore) (/) Posted arguably his Date Opponent /L/ IP H R ER BB SO best start of the year with. scoreless shutout innings in a - win at USC, / Cal State Fullerton. striking out seven and scattering seven hits with just two walks to earn the / at Fresno State L. victory and Pac- Pitcher of the eek honors (/9) for his performance / Kansas. / Texas. (/) Touched for a season-high five runs on six hits with three walks / at California. and four strikeouts in his shortest start (. IP) of the season at California, / at USC. earning no-decision in a game the Cardinal came back to win, -9 (/) Earned a victory by limiting Texas to four runs (two earned) and four hits with eight strikeouts in a season-high-tying. innings (/) Had his Date Opponent /L/ IP H R ER BB SO best start of the season versus Kansas, striking out a career-high in a / USC. /9 California. season-high-tying. innings of work and allowing just one run and six / at Arizona State 9. hits to earn the victory (/) Took his first loss of the season at Fresno / ashington. State, allowing three runs and seven hits over the first. innings with / at ashington State. / San Jose State. three strikeouts despite shutting the Bulldogs out over the first four frames /9 Oregon State. 9 (/) Opened the season with a victory over Cal State Fullerton (. IP, / Arizona. H, R, ER, BB, SO). / at USC 9. Season Notes (Freshman) Had an incredible rookie season, / at California. / UCLA. earning one of four National Freshman of the Year selections from Collegiate / Cal Poly. Baseball, as well as All-Pac-, First Team Freshman All-American (Baseball / Richmond. America, Collegiate Baseball), honorable mention All-American (College / Long Beach State. / Cal State Fullerton L. Baseball Insider.com) and Stanford Most Valuable Freshman honors / Rice L. on his first decisions before finishing the season with a - record, ranking second in the Pac- and tied for eighth in the nation in victories GAME HIGHS His. career winning percentage established in his first year ranks sixth SEASON CAREER on Stanford s all-time list Added a. ERA (# Pac-) with strikeouts IP -., three times, last at USC (/) 9., twice, last at USC (//) (# Pac-) in. innings (# Pac-), as well as a pair of complete SO -, vs. Kansas (/), vs. Kansas (//) games and two saves in appearances and starts Allowed just 9 hits for an opponents batting average of. to rank second in the Pac- Combined with fellow freshman Matt Manship in a pair of Stanford shutouts Named Pac- Pitcher of the eek three times (/, /, /) Honorable mention Pac- All-Academic. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9)

3 ED./SUAY S PROBABLE STARTER # - JEFF GILMORE (R/R, -,, So.) Huntington Beach, CA (Edison HS) : -,. ERA, G, GS,. IP, SO CAREER: -,.9 ERA, G, GS,. IP, SO General Has moved into a role in the starting rotation after terrific 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 (- 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 - record and a.9 ERA with strikeouts in. innings over appearances and five starts. Season Notes (Sophomore) Has posted a - record with a. ERA, striking out batters in. innings Has added one save and leads the team with seven appearances. Individual Game Notes (Sophomore) (/) Allowed a season-high eight hits and a season-high-tying seven runs (five earned) at USC but was taken off the hook and given his first no-decision of the year when Stanford scored four times in the top of the ninth to tie the game before winning - in frames (/) Pitched a season-high. innings to earn a victory at California, allowing just three runs and six hits with two strikeouts while not walking a batter (/) Touched for seven runs and seven hits with three strikeouts in. innings versus Texas to take his first collegiate loss (/) Earned his second consecutive victory, allowing just two runs and five hits with five strikeouts in a career-high. innings versus Kansas (/) Picked up his first collegiate victory in his first start at Fresno State, while striking out a career-high eight in. innings pitched as he scattered three runs (two hits) and six hits (/) Earned the first save of his career in a careerhigh. scoreless innings of work in a - victory over Cal State Fullerton, allowing just one hit and striking out one (/) Pitched a scoreless. innings in the season-opener versus Cal State Fullerton. CAREER STARTS Date / / / / / Opponent at Fresno State Kansas Texas at California at USC SEASON /L/ L H R ER BB SO GAME HIGHS CAREER IP -., at California (/) SO -, at Fresno State (/) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9) IP......, at California (/), at Fresno State (//)

4 TUE./SATURDAY S PROBABLE STARTER # - BLAKE HOLLER (L/L, -,, Fr.) Terre Haute, IN (Terre Haute North Vigo HS) : -,., SV, G, GS,. IP, SO CAREER: -,., SV, G, GS,. IP, SO General Has moved into the team's starting rotation A hard-throwing lefthanded pitcher with one of the best CAREER STARTS freshman arms on the staff Has a fastball reaching the upper s to low 9 s with a good changeup and a curve ball that is especially tough on left-handed hitters Has a big upside and should be an excellent pitcher at Stanford with continued experience. Season Notes (Freshman) Has a - record and two saves with a. ERA and strikeouts in. innings over five appearances and three starts. Individual Game Notes (Freshman) (/) Suffered the first loss of his collegiate career, giving up seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in just. innings as the starter in Stanford's - loss at USC (/9) Picked up his second victory in as many collegiate starts, allowing just one run and five hits with four strikeouts in a career-high. innings at California (/) Had an excellent performance in his first collegiate start, picking up the victory against Texas by limiting the Longhorns to just one hit and three runs over a career-high. innings with a career-high five strikeouts (/) Earned his second save in as many collegiate appearances by limiting Fresno State to one run and four hits with a pair of strikeouts over the final. innings (/) Picked up his first collegiate save in an effective collegiate debut in Stanford s season-opening - win over Cal State Fullerton, striking out four while scattering a run and five hits over the final. innings. Date Opponent /L/ IP H R ER BB SO / Texas. /9 at California. / at USC L. GAME HIGHS SEASON CAREER IP -., vs. Texas (/)., vs. Texas (//) SO -, vs. Texas (/), vs. Texas (//) Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9)

5 STANFORD LINE SCORES VS. SAINT MARY'S at Stanford, Saint Mary's (//) Saint Mary's... - Stanford... x - in-jecmen(-) Loss-Bowden(-) Save-None T-: A- BATTERIES: SMC - Bowden, Dobrinich (), Carroll (), Fox (), Gonzales () and Foushee. STAN - Jecmen, Ehrlich (), Dyer (), Paganetti (), McCally (), Quick (), Manship (9) and Garko, Lucy (). HRs: None. VS. SANTA CLARA Stanford, at Santa Clara (//) Stanford... - Santa Clara... - in-hudgins(-) Loss-Diefenderfer(-) Save-McCally() T-: A-9 BATTERIES: STAN - Hudgins, McCally () and Garko. SCU - Diefenderfer, Rea (), Fillinger (), Slorp (9) and allace. HRs: STAN - Hall (st, solo in th), Putnam (st, solo in th). at Stanford, Santa Clara (//) Santa Clara... - Stanford... x - in-cunningham(-) Loss-Travis(-) Save-Manship() T-: A- BATTERIES: SCU - Travis, Redmond (), Overholt (), Shapiro () and allace. STAN - Cunningham, Manship () and Lucy. HRs: STAN - Putnam (nd, solo in nd). Stanford, at Santa Clara (//) Stanford... - Santa Clara... - in-ehrlich(-) Loss-Slorp(-) Save-None T-: A- BATTERIES: STAN - Cunningham, Paganetti (), Ehrlich () and Garko. SCU - Redmond, Slorp (), Fillinger (), Shapiro () and allace. HRs: STAN - Hall (th, -run in rd), Quentin (rd, grandslam in th; th, solo in 9th). Santa Clara, at Stanford (//) Santa Clara... - Stanford... - in-shapiro(-) Loss-Cunningham(-) Save-Overholt() T-: A- BATTERIES: SCU - Shapiro, McBride (), Slorp (), Krueger (), Van Buskirk (), Rea (), Fillinger (), Overholt (9) and allace. STAN - Cunningham, Quick (), Jecmen (), Paganetti (), O'Hagan (9) and Garko. HRs: None. VS. CAL POLY at Stanford 9, Cal Poly (//) Cal Poly... - Stanford... x - 9 in-hudgins(9-) Loss-Kougl(-9) Save-None T-: A- BATTERIES: CP - Kougl, LeDuc (), McLevich () and Tallion. STAN - Hudgins, Dyer (), Quick (), McCally (9) and Garko. HRs: None. at Stanford, Cal Poly (//) Cal Poly... - Stanford... x - in-romanczuk(-) Loss-Olson(-) Save-Manship() T-:9 A- BATTERIES: CP - Olson, Saipe (), Knabenshue (), Larson () and Tallion, Howell (). STAN - Romanczuk, Manship () and Garko. HRs: STAN - Garko (th, -run in st), Swope (st, solo in th), Hester (st, solo in th). at Stanford, Cal Poly (//) Cal Poly... - Stanford... x - in-cunningham(-) Loss-McDaniel(-) Save-None T-: A-99 BATTERIES: CP - McDaniel, Moser (), LeDuc () and Howell, LaSalle (). STAN - Cunningham, Dyer (), Quick (), McCally () and Garko. HRs: STAN - Carter (th, solo in rd). LAST THREE GAMES Stanford, at USC (//) Stanford USC in-romanczuk(-) Loss-Paschal(-) Save-None T-: A-9 BATTERIES: STAN - Romanczuk, Dyer () and Lucy. USC - Paschal, Miller (), Gasner (), Zelenay (), Luna (), Aguilar (9), Buxbaum (9) and Clement. HRs: STAN - Hall (rd, -run in 9th). (nd, -run in rd); CAL - Bussiere (nd, solo in rd). Stanford, at USC -- inn. (//) Stanford... - USC... - in-o'hagan(-) Loss-entworth(-) Save-Manship() T-: A-9 BATTERIES: STAN - Gilmore, Stimpson (), O'Hagan (9) and Lucy. USC - Kennedy, Butler (), Friedman (9), entworth (9) and Clement. HRs: STAN - Putnam (rd, solo in nd), Ash (st, -run in 9th). at USC, Stanford (//) Stanford... - USC... x - in-ganser(-) Loss-Holler(-) Save-Friedman() T-: A- BATTERIES: STAN - Holler, Jecmen (), Ehrlich (), Dyer (), Quick () and Lucy. USC - Rummonds, Miller (), Buxbaum (), Ganser (), Friedman (9) and Clement. HRs: STAN - Lowrie (th, -run in rd). STANFORD HISTORY VERSUS THIS EEK S OPPONENTS ALL-TIME SERIES Stanford holds sizeable advantages in the all-time series versus its three opponents this week. Stanford holds an all-time - lead over Saint Mary s and was a - winner over the Gaels in the only meeting between the teams at Sunken Diamond last year on May. In fact, Stanford has won straight games in the series since the last Gael victory came with a - decision over the Cardinal on The Farm more than years ago on February, 99. Stanford has not played in Moraga since handing the Gaels an - loss on March,. Stanford leads the all-time series over Santa Clara, --, and has been very successful against the Broncos of late. Stanford had won straight against Santa Clara before the Broncos snapped the string with a -9 victory over the Cardinal at Buck Shaw Stadium on February,. Stanford then won five more in a row versus Santa Clara before the Broncos came up with a - victory in their final meeting last season April 9 on The Farm. Stanford holds a - lead in the all-time series over Cal Poly (dating back to 99). The Cardinal has won seven straight versus the Mustangs since Cal Poly surprised the Cardinal in the season opener (January ) for both teams, - in innings. GAME REVIES VERSUS SAINT MARY S at Stanford, Saint Mary s (May, ) Ryan Garko (-, B, RBI) drove in four runs and Mark Jecmen picked up his first victory of the season to lead Stanford to a - victory over Saint Mary s. Stanford scored five runs in its first two trips to the plate and never trailed. Brian Hall (-, B, RBI) for the Cardinal, who stroked a season-high-tying six doubles. VERSUS SANTA CLARA Stanford, at Santa Clara (January, ) Stanford opened its season with a - victory over Santa Clara as eight of its nine starters had at least one hit in a -hit attack. Danny Putnam (-, HR, RBI) and Ryan Garko (-, RBI) had three hits each for the Cardinal, while John Hudgins picked up the victory by scattering five hits and two runs with six strikeouts over the first. innings. at Stanford, Santa Clara (January, ) Stanford came within two outs of recording the ninth no-hitter in school history in a - win over Santa Clara to complete a two-game series sweep. Santa Clara s Eric Newton doubled in his first collegiate at bat off Cardinal reliever Matt Manship to break up the no-hitter. Stanford starter Tim Cunningham earned the victory with. hitless innings, while Manship picked up the save. Danny Putnam (-, B, HR, RBI) homered for the second straight game. Stanford, at Santa Clara (April, ) Carlos Quentin (-, B, B, HR, RBI, SB) had a career night to lead Stanford to a - victory over Santa Clara. Quentin hit his first career grand slam and homered twice for the second time in his career, while also setting career-highs with six RBI and six runs scored. Drew Ehrlich earned his first career victory, striking out a career-high six batters while allowing just two runs and six hits in a career-best. innings of relief. Santa Clara, at Stanford (April 9, ) Santa Clara handed Stanford its only shutout of the season with - victory over the Cardinal as eight Santa Clara pitchers limited Stanford to a season-low four hits, while surviving eight walks and two wild pitches in the first five innings. Santa Clara scored the only two runs of the game in the top of third inning off losing pitcher Tim Cunningham. VERSUS CAL POLY at Stanford 9, Cal Poly (May, ) John Hudgins scattered one run and three hits over the first. innings and Brian Hall (-, B, SB) led Stanford s -hit attack to give the Cardinal a 9- victory over Cal Poly in front of a season-high home crowd of that was treated to fireworks after the game. at Stanford, Cal Poly (May, ) Ryan Garko (-, HR, RBI) homered and had tied a career-high with four hits, while Danny Putnam had three hits (-, B, RBI), and the Cardinal got its first career homers from John Hester and Tobin Swope in a - victory over Cal Poly. Mark Romanczuk shut out the Mustangs over the first. innings, allowing just four hits and a walk, while striking out eight. Matt Manship finished off the shutout with. scoreless innings for the save. at Stanford, Cal Poly (May, ) Stanford finished the regular season by completing a three-game sweep of Cal Poly with an - victory. Chris Carter (-, B, HR, RBI) had the game s only homer, while Stanford starter Tim Cunningham was credit with the victory (. IP, H, R, ER, BB, SO) due to a predetermined pitching rotation. LAST THREE GAMES Stanford, at USC -- innings (March, ) - Stanford rallied for a dramatic - comeback win in innings over USC as Danny Putnam singled home Jonny Ash with two outs in the top of the th frame to provide the winning margin. Stanford trailed - heading into the top of the ninth before a four-run rally sent the Cardinal into extra innings for the first time this season. A one-out RBI single by John Mayberry, Jr. scored Jed Lowrie with the tying run in the ninth, while Ash hit a key two-run homer earlier in the inning to key the comeback. David O Hagan picked up the win with. scoreless innings of one-hit relief and four strikeouts, while Matt Manship pitched a perfect bottom of the th for the save. Putnam (-, HR, RBI) and Lowrie (-, B) led Stanford s season-high -hit attack with three hits each. Daniel Perales (-, B, RBI) led USC s offensive attack. Clayton entworth suffered the loss despite holding the Cardinal scoreless for his first four frames of work before allowing a run in the th inning. Stanford, at USC (March, ) - Stanford opened the series with a - victory over USC as Mark Romanczuk pitched a season-high-tying. scoreless innings, scattering seven hits and striking out seven to earn the victory. Donny Lucy (-, SB) led the Cardinal offense with three hits and three runs scored, while Brian Hall s two-run homer in the top of the ninth was the only extra-base hit for either team. USC s Baron Frost (-) was the only player for either side with three or more hits. USC starter Bobby Paschal (-), the first of seven Trojan pitchers, suffered the loss by allowing four runs on five hits with four walks and three strikeouts over the first. innings. at USC, Stanford (March, ) A ninth inning Stanford rally fell short at USC as the Trojans held on for an - victory to avoid a sweep. Stanford trailed by four runs heading into the top of the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate before Sam Fuld s line drive was snared by Trojan first baseman Joey Metropoulous to end the game. Blake Sharpe (-, B, SB) and Jeff Clement (-) had three hits each for USC, while Brian Hall (-, B, RBI), John Mayberry, Jr. (-, B) and Fuld (-, RBI) had three hits apiece for the Cardinal. USC reliever Cole Ganser was credited with the victory, limiting the Cardinal to two runs and two hits with one strikeout over. innings. Blake Holler suffered the first loss of his collegiate career by allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits with a pair of walks and a hit batsmen. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9)

6 GAME HIGHS TEAM BATTING At Bats:, at USC (/) Runs Scored:, vs. Cal State Fullerton (/) Runs Scored In An Inning:, vs. Kansas (/, 9th inning) Hits:, at USC (/) RBI:, vs. Cal State Fullerton (/) Doubles:, vs. Kansas (/) Triples:, at California (/) Home Runs:, at Fresno State (/) Total Bases:, at Fresno State (/) alks:, vs. Cal State Fullerton (/) Strikeouts:, at USC (/, /) Sacrifice Bunts:, at Fresno State (/), at USC (/) Sacrifice Flies:, at California (/) Stolen Bases:, vs. Kansas (/) Hit-By-Pitch:, vs. Cal State Fullerton (/) Caught Stealing:, at USC (/) Runners LOB:, vs. Texas (/) Hit Into DP:, at Fresno State (/) TEAM PITCHING Innings Pitched:., at USC (/) Strikeouts:, vs. Kansas (/) Fewest Runs Allowed:, three times, last vs. Texas (/) Fewest Hits Allowed:, vs. Cal State Fullerton (/) Fewest alks Allowed:, twice, last at California (/) TEAM FIELDING Putouts: 9, at USC (/) Assists:, at USC (/) Most Errors:, vs. Kansas (/) DPs Turned:, three times, last vs. Texas (/) MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Longest Game (Innings):, at USC (/) Longest Game (Time): :, at USC (/) Shortest Game (Time): :9, vs. Kansas (/) Largest Attend:, at Fresno State (/) Largest Home Attend:, vs. Texas (/) IIVIDUAL BATTING At Bats:, Sam Fuld, Jonny Ash and Jed Lowrie (/) Runs:, four times, last by Donny Lucy (/) Hits:, times, last by Sam Fuld, John Mayberry, Jr. and Brian Hall (/) RBI:, four times, last by Jed Lowrie (/) Doubles:, times, last by Brian Hall John Mayberry, Jr., and Danny Putnam (/) Triples:, Jed Lowrie (/) Home Runs:, John Mayberry, Jr. (/) Total Bases: 9, Jed Lowrie (/) alks:, four times, last by Jed Lowrie and Adam Sorgi (/) Strikeouts:, seven times, last by Jed Lowrie (/) Sacrifice Bunts:, nine times, last by Jonny Ash (/) Sacrifice Flies:, Jed Lowrie (/) Stolen Bases:, Brian Hall (/) Hit-By-Pitch:, times, last by Donny Lucy (/) IIVIDUAL PITCHING IP (Start):., six times, last by Mark Romanczuk (/) IP (Relief):., David O'Hagan (/) Fewest Runs (CG): None Fewest Hits (CG): None Strikeouts:, Mark Romanczuk (/) Fewest alks (CG): None IIVIDUAL FIELDING Putouts:, John Mayberry, Jr. (/) Assists:, Jonny Ash (/) Most Errors:, times, last by Danny Putnam and Donny Lucy (/) TOP HITTING STREAKS, Jonny Ash (/ - /), Jed Lowrie (/ - /9), Danny Putnam (// - //), Danny Putnam (/ - /), Donny Lucy (/ - /), John Mayberry, Jr. (/ - /), Sam Fuld (// - //) *Current Streaks In Bold NOTEBOOK STANFORD ON TOP OF BASEBALL AMERICA POLL FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT EEK Stanford remains on top of the Baseball America poll for the fifth straight week. Stanford, which will resume action on March at Saint Mary s after a -day break, has been Baseball America s No. team since taking over the top spot on February. STANFORD INS TH STRAIGHT SERIES Stanford took two-of-three games in its most recent series at USC (/ /) to extend its series win streak to in a row dating back to last year, including five sweeps during the stretch. The Cardinal has also won of its last 9 regular season three-game series, including eight in a row on the road and five straight at home. The Cardinal lost just two series in, dropping two-of-three at home to Arizona (/ - /) and being swept at Cal State Fullerton (/ - /). STANFORD HAS ON OF LAST GAMES ON THE ROAD Stanford, in the midst of a stretch of of games on the road, has won of its last true road contests (not including CS games) dating back to last year. Stanford is - this year, winning two-of-three at Fresno State (/ /), sweeping a three-game road set at California (/ /9) and taking two-of-three at USC (/ /). Stanford lost its first road game of the season at Fresno State (/) then rolled off seven straight victories away from home (/ /) before dropping the final game of a three-game set at USC (/). The Cardinal finished the campaign by winning its final road games. Stanford s -game road win streak to conclude its road slate began with victories in its final two games at Arizona State (/ - /) and also spanned a series sweep at ashington State (/ - /), as well as victories at Santa Clara (/) and Sacramento State (/), before the Cardinal USC (/, DH - /), won at San Jose State (/) and swept at California (/9 - /). CARDINAL HAS ALSO ON OF LAST AT HOME Stanford has also won of its last games at home, including an - mark at Sunken Diamond this season. The Cardinal had a -game home win streak before Texas broke the run with a 9- victory over the Cardinal on February to also hand the Cardinal its first and only home loss of. Stanford s school record home win streak is victories in a row from April, 9 to April, 9. Stanford started the -game home win streak in with a 9- victory over UCLA (/) to clinch the Pac- title before sweeping Cal Poly (/ - /) to end the regular season and won all five NCAA Tournament home games versus Illinois Chicago (/), UC Riverside (/) and Richmond (/) in NCAA Regional, as well as Long Beach State twice in the NCAA Super Regional (/-). The streak continued for the first seven home games of when the Cardinal swept Cal State Fullerton (/ - /) and Kansas (/ /), before winning the first game of its series versus Texas (/). LORIE, PUTNAM A ROMANCZUK APPEAR ON ATCH LISTS Jed Lowrie (Baseball America), Danny Putnam (Baseball America) and Mark Romanczuk (Roger Clemens Award) have appeared on high-profile watch lists. Lowrie emerged as the team s offensive player in games before the break, leading the club in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.), homers (, co-leader with John Mayberry, Jr.), RBI (), runs scored (), hits (9), doubles (, co-leader with Brian Hall), triples (), total bases (), slugging percentage (.) and sacrifice flies (). Putnam is hitting. with three homers, RBI and a stolen base. Defensively, Lowrie has made just two errors in his first chances for a.9 fielding percentage while starting all games at either shortstop or second base. Romanczuk is - with a. ERA and has struck out batters in. innings. Lowrie (NCBA Co-Hitter of the eek, March ) and Romanczuk (Pac- Pitcher of the eek, March 9) have already earned weekly recognition for their achievements this season. ASH, MAYBERRY A O HAGAN MAKING STRONG BIDS FOR ALL-AMERICAN HONORS Jonny Ash, John Mayberry, Jr. and David O Hagan are all making strong cases for All-American honors with their excellent starts. Ash is third on the team behind Jed Lowrie and Danny Putnam with a. batting average, adding a homer and RBI. Ash also has the team s longest hit streak of the year when he hit safely in a career-high games from February March. Mayberry is off to a solid start with a. batting average, while co-leading the team in homers () and ranking second with 9 RBI. O Hagan has put up phenomenal numbers, posting a - record and saving three games with a.9 ERA in six appearances out of the bullpen. He has struck out batters in. innings and allowed just hits with opponents hitting just. against him. FULD ATCH Sam Fuld has continued his assault on Stanford s record books this season. Fuld currently ranks among Stanford s all-time Top list in runs scored (9, #), hits (, #), triples (, #T), doubles (, #T) and at bats (9, #). HOLLER LOUD Blake Holler has made his name known early in his Stanford career as the freshman left-handed pitcher started his career by earning saves in his first two appearances, then winning his first two Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9)

7 SUPERLATIVES Overall Record: - Conference Record: - Non-Conference Regular Season Record: - Home Record: - Away Record: - Neutral Record: - Day Games: - Night Games: - Ranked Opponents: - (according to Baseball America) On Television: - January: - February: - March: - April: - May: - June: - Monday: - Tuesday: - ednesday: - Thursday: - Friday: - Saturday: - Sunday: - Doubleheaders: -- -Run Games: - -Run Games: - +-Run Games: - Extra Inning Games: - Stanford Scores First: - Opponent Scores First: 9- Come-From-Behind ins: 9 Leading After Innings: - Trailing After Innings: - Tied After Innings: - Leading After Innings: - Trailing After Innings: - Tied After Innings: - Longest in Streak: (/ - /; / - /) Longest Road in Streak: (/ - /) Longest Home in Streak: (/ - /) ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Jonny Dyer - Fewest alks Per Nine Innings (.) Drew Ehrlich - Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (.), Appearances (), Runners Picked Off () Sam Fuld - Batting Average (.), On-Base Percentage (.), Games Played (), Games Started (), At Bats (9), Runs Scored (9), Hits (), Doubles (), Triples (), RBI (), Total Bases (), Bases On Balls (), Intentional Bases On Balls (), Hit By Pitch () Jeff Gilmore - Runners Picked Off () Brian Hall - Stolen Base Percentage (., -), Sacrifice Flies (), Sacrifice Bunts (), Stolen Bases (), Stolen Base Attempts () John Hester - Fielding Percentage (., --) Jed Lowrie - Assists (9) Donny Lucy - Stolen Base Percentage (., -), Caught Stealing By (), Runners Picked Off () Matt Manship - Opponents Batting Average (.), Saves (), Games Finished (), Combined Shutouts () John Mayberry, Jr. - Defensive Chances (), Putouts (), Double Plays (), Triple Plays () David O'Hagan - Earned Run Average (.) Danny Putnam - Slugging Percentage (.), Home Runs () Matt Romanczuk - Earned Run Average (.), ins (), Pitching Starts (), Complete Games (), Innings Pitched (.), Strikeouts (), Strikeouts Looking (), Batters Faced (), At Bats Against (), Stolen Base Percentage Against (., -) *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 (9, #), Hits (, #), Triples (, #T), Doubles (, #), At Bats (9, #) Matt Manship - Saves (, #T) Mark Romanczuk - inning Percentage (., -, #) SINGLE-SEASON Sam Fuld - Games Played (9,, #9T), At Bats (,, #; 9,, #), Runs Scored (,, #T), Hits (,, #; 9,, #T), Triples (9,, #) Matt Manship - Saves (9,, #T) starts before finally being handed his first career loss in his most recent at USC when he gave up a career-high seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in just. innings. Holler, who posted a.9 ERA in his first four appearances, moved into the starting rotation February against Texas and earned his first collegiate victory by holding the sixth-ranked Longhorns just one run and three hits with a career-high five strikeouts. In his second career start at California on February 9, Holler lasted a career-best. innings to earn another victory, allowing just a run and five hits. This week, he has been tabbed as the team s Saturday starter, moving up one spot from his previous role on Sunday. SAVING THE DAY Stanford has already logged nine saves in its first wins and is a perfect 9-for-9 in save opportunities. David O Hagan leads the way with four, while Blake Holler has picked up a pair. Jonny Dyer, Jeff Gilmore and Kodiak Quick have one each. Stanford s school record for saves is in. NE LOOK CARDINAL In addition to Holler, seven others have made their first appearances in a game for the Cardinal this season. Jeff Stimpson has made a pair of outstanding performances out of the bullpen this season, holding opponents scoreless on two hits with four strikeouts over. innings. Adam Sorgi has started of the team s first games at shortstop and appeared in. Sorgi has a. batting average and four RBI, while making just two errors defensively. He had a pair of big hits in the season-opening series versus Cal State Fullerton, tying the second game of the series (/) with a two-out pinch-hit single in the bottom of the sixth and then putting the Cardinal ahead to stay in the series finale (/) with an RBI double that snapped a sixth inning tie. Jim Rapoport has played in games, including five starts, with a. batting average and two RBI. Matt Leva picked up a victory working in relief in an - comeback win over Cal State Fullerton (/) and has a. ERA to go with his - record. Ryan Seawell had a hit in his first collegiate at bat as a pinch-hitter versus Kansas (/) and is hitting. with two hits in six at-bats this season. Ben Summerhays is also hitting. with two hits in six at bats off the bench and former student manager Cameron Matthews has played in three games as a pinch-runner. COMEBACK CRE Stanford has come from behind in nine of its first victories this season, twice coming back to win games they trailed by three or more runs heading into the ninth inning. Brian Hall provided arguably the most dramatic moment of the season when he his first career grandslam capped a seven-run Stanford ninth inning rally for a - victory over Kansas (/). Stanford trailed - versus USC (/) before scoring four times in the top of the ninth inning to extend the game into extra innings before eventually taking a home an - win in frames. INNING BY A BUNCH Despite having to come from behind in nine of its wins, of the victories have also come by three runs or more. The Cardinal has played just three games with margins under three runs with an - win over Cal State Fullerton (/), a - loss at Fresno State (/) and an - victory in innings at USC (/) the only exceptions. Stanford has nearly doubled its opponents run production this season by a count of -9 as seven of its victories have been six or more runs and the Cardinal has scored in double figures seven times this year. ERRORLESS EFFORTS Stanford played errorless baseball in an amazing nine of its first games this season, including a string of five straight errorless games from January February and another stretch of three in a row with an errorless series at California (/ /9), before making its most errors in a series this season with six at USC (/ /). Stanford is fielding at a.9 clip that is just. percentage points behind of the school record mark of.9 set by the club. STANFORD RETURNS TO ROAD, OPENS PAC- ACTION AT UCLA NEXT EEK After hosting Cal Poly in a three-game series this Friday-Sunday, March - ( pm, pm, pm) in its first home action since ending a three-game set versus Texas on February, Stanford will begin an eight-game road swing by traveling to San Jose State next Tuesday, March ( pm) for its final tune-up before visiting UCLA in its first Pac- series of the season Friday-Sunday, April - ( pm, pm, pm). Stanford will then continue a seven-game road trip and conclude a string of out of road games with a three-game Pac- set at Oregon State from Thursday-Saturday, April - ( pm, pm, pm). From that point, Stanford will play of its final contests at home. PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN HONORS Four Stanford players have earned Preseason All-American honors. Sam Fuld picked up a pair of First Team honors (Baseball America, NCBA), as well as Second Team (Collegiate Baseball) 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 NCBA selection, while Mark Romanczuk was named a Third Team Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBA and received honorable mention recognition from CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9)

8 PAC- STAINGS (THRU /) Team Pac- GB Overall California Stanford -. - ashington State -. - Oregon State -. - ashington UCLA -. - Arizona USC Arizona State -. - THIS EEK'S SCHEDULE Monday, March ashington, at Gonzaga 9 Tuesday, March No. Stanford at Saint Mary's ( pm) ashington at Gonzaga ( pm) Loyola Marymount at USC ( pm) ednesday, March No. Stanford at Santa Clara ( pm) Friday, March ashington State at Arizona ( pm, MT)* ashington at Arizona State ( pm, MT)* Oregon State at California ( pm)* Cal Poly at No. Stanford ( pm) UCLA at USC ( pm) Saturday, March ashington State at Arizona ( pm, MT)* ashington at Arizona State ( pm, MT)* Oregon State at California ( pm)* Cal Poly at No. Stanford ( pm) UCLA at USC ( pm) Sunday, March ashington State at Arizona ( pm, MT)* ashington at Arizona State ( pm, MT)* Oregon State at California ( pm)* Cal Poly at No. Stanford ( pm) UCLA at USC ( pm) *Pac- Game; All Times Pacific Unless Noted LAST EEK'S RESULTS Monday, March ashington State 9, at Pepperdine Tuesday, March at Arizona State, Oklahoma State at California, Pacific USC, at Tulane () ednesday, March at Arizona State, Oklahoma State at Tulane, USC 9 Friday, March 9 at Long Beach State, Arizona California 9, at Arizona State at Oregon State, Utah Valley State at South Alabama, USC at ashington State, ashington Saturday, March at Long Beach State, Arizona California, at Arizona State at Oregon State, Utah Valley State USC, at South Alabama ashington, at ashington State Sunday, March at Long Beach State, Arizona at Arizona State, California Utah Valley State, at Oregon State at South Alabama, USC at ashington State, ashington Yellow Book Classic at Malibu, CA OFFENSIVE REPORT Stanford has managed to average. runs per contest and is hitting. through its first games. Stanford s offense picked up some steam in its final two series before its -day break, hitting. in a three-game set at USC (/ /) after batting.9 in its previous three-game series at California and averaged a combined 9. runs per game. Jed Lowrie leads the club in nearly every offensive category -- batting average (.), runs scored (), hits (9), doubles (, co-leader with Brian Hall), triples (), homers (, co-leader with John Mayberry, Jr.), RBI (), total bases (), slugging percentage (.), on-base percentage (.9), sacrifice flies (), extra-base hits (), multiple-hit games () and multiple-rbi games (). Brian Hall has a team-high four stolen bases, while Donny Lucy has been hit by a team-high five pitches. Sam Fuld paces the club with 9 walks, while Mayberry and Danny Putnam co-lead the club with at bats. Jonny Ash has the team s longest hit streak this season when he hit safely in consecutive games from February March and also leads the club with three sacrifice bunts. Stanford scored a season-high runs in its season-opener versus Cal State Fullerton (/), posted a season-high hits in an - win in innings at USC (/) and had a season-best five homers at Fresno State (/). Stanford has had or more hits in of its first games, including five of its last six. PITCHING REPORT Stanford s pitching staff has a current ERA of.. Mark Romanczuk leads the club with three victories, while Jeff Gilmore has three and Blake Holler two. Mark Jecmen, Matt Leva, David O Hagan and Kodiak Quick have added one each. O Hagan s. ERA leads those that have pitched at least one inning per game played by the team, while Romanczuk s. ERA is the best among starters. Opponents are also hitting just. against O Hagan, who has three of the team s nine saves. Holler has added two saves, while Jonny Dyer, Gilmore, Matt Manship and Kodiak Quick have one each. Romanczuk paces the club in both strikeouts (.) and innings pitched (.). DEFENSIVE REPORT Stanford has played outstanding defense this season and has a current fielding percentage of.9, which is just three percentage points behind the school record of.9 set in. Stanford has played errorless baseball in nine of its first games. The Cardinal had made just three errors in its first eight games as its fielding percentage reached as high as.99 after a five-game errorless string (/ /) but made nine errors in a four-game stretch. Stanford then put together three straight errorless contests with a perfect defensive series at California (/ /9) before committing six errors in its most recent series at USC (/ /), the most the Cardinal has committed in a series this year. John Mayberry, Jr. leads the club with putouts and defensive chances. Mayberry also had a single-game team-high of putouts at USC (/). Jed Lowrie has a team-high assists and has made just two errors in his first starts at either shortstop or second base for a.9 fielding percentage. Jonny Ash had a single-game team-high of seven assist against Cal State Fullerton (/). Stanford has turned double plays this season, including a season-high three at Fresno State (/), versus Kansas (/) and versus Texas (/). TOP OF THE PAC Stanford has won 9 conference championships in school history, including Pac- crowns (includes Southern Division and shared titles). The Cardinal won its most recent crown in when the club finished with an - conference mark. Stanford had finished second in the conference behind two-time defending league champion USC in and prior to its previous Pac- 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- Southern Division) for straight seasons and times in the last years. STANFORD HAS PICKED UP THREE -IN SEASONS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS Stanford has won or more games in three of the last four years to run its total of -win campaigns in school history to six. The Cardinal won a school record 9 contests in 99. The 9 CS championship squad posted victories, while the and teams picked up wins. The Cardinal won an even games in 999 and. CARDINAL LOOKING TO EXTE RECORD STRING OF -IN SEASONS TO Stanford will be looking to extend its school record string of -win seasons to in. The last time Stanford didn t win games was when the club finished - in 99. STANFORD PICKED AS FAVORITE IN PRESEASON PAC- COACHES POLL Stanford was picked as the favorite in the Preseason Pac- Coaches Poll, picking up seven first-place votes. Arizona State and Arizona each garnered one first-place vote, while finishing second and third in the poll. USC, ashington, California, UCLA, Oregon State and ashington State rounded out the poll. 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9 MARK MARQUESS Head Coach th Season Stanford (99) CS Titles (): (9, ) CS Runners-Up (): (,, ) CS Appearances (): (9,,,,, 9, 9, 9, 99,,,, ) NCAA Regional Titles (): (9,,,,, 9, 9, 9, 99,,,, ) NCAA Super Regional Titles (): (999,,,, ) Pac- Regular Season Titles (): (9,,,, 9, 9, 9, 9, 99,, ) NCAA Tournaments (): (9,,,,,,,, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 99,,,, ) Overall Record: 9-- (.) Stanford Record: Same NCAA Postseason Record: - (.9) College orld Series Record: - (.9) Pac- Record: -9 (.) All-Time Division I Victory Rank: 9th* Action Division I Victory Rank: 9th* NCAA Coach of the Year: (9,, ) Pac- Coach of the Year: 9 (9,,, 9, 9, 9, 9, 99, ) *At Beginning Of Season MARQUESS YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall (Pac-) NCAA 9 - (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) Regional (-) th-t CS 9 -- (-)* Regional 9 -- (-)* Regional 9 - (-)* th-t CS 9 - (-) Regional 9 - (-9)* CS Champs 9 - (-) CS Champs 99 - (-) (-)* rd-t CS (-) Regional (-) Regional 99 - (-) (-9)* Regional 99 - (-) th-t CS 99-9 (9-) Regional 99 - (-9)* rd-t CS (-)* Regional (9-)* rd-t CS - (-)* nd CS - (-) nd CS - (-) rd-t CS - (-)* nd CS - (-) N/A Totals 9-- (-9) Championships College orld Series NCAA Super Regional NCAA Regional Pac- Championships *Pac- Champions 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 th season at the helm of the Cardinal in with a -- (.) record in career games, as well as even more impressive marks in the postseason (-,.9), and Pac- (-9,.). Marquess entered the season ranked 9th on the NCAA s all-time Division I victory list and th on the all-time winning percentage list for Division I coaches. For active coaches, he began the season ninth in victories and th in winning percentage. He became the rd coach in the history of NCAA Division I baseball to reach the -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,. He won his th career postseason game in Stanford s NCAA Super Regional clinching victory over Long Beach State (//). The 99 Stanford graduate has led the Cardinal to two CS titles and three runner-up showings in five CS championship appearances, as well as College orld Series trips, five NCAA Super Regional titles, NCAA Regional championships and Pac- crowns (includes Southern Division and shared titles). Stanford has also qualified for the NCAA Tournament times in the first years under Marquess. He has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three times and has received Pac- or Pac- Southern Division Coach of the Year honors on nine occasions, most recently with his selection in. The Cardinal has had winning campaigns in seasons prior to this season under his leadership and finished either first or second in the prestigious Pacific- (formerly Pac- Southern Division) times in the last years. Stanford has had players drafted by professional baseball in the past 9 seasons, including first round selections in the last years. A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Marquess was the head coach of the 9 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 orld Series. Marquess was the starting first baseman and a First Team All-American on Stanford s 9 CS squad and played four seasons of minor league baseball with the Chicago hite Sox organization. COMMENTS FROM MARK MARQUESS (on being ranked No. ) e re flattered, but it really doesn t mean that much right now other than we re off to a good start. e ve played some Top teams early (Cal State Fullerton and Texas) and won five of those six games. (on the team's - start) e're off to a good start, especially considering the people we play. e've played some very strong teams. The things that I've been most pleased with is our defense. For the most part, our pitchers have also thrown a lot of strikes. hen we haven't hit that well, we've been able to pitch pretty well to keep us in games, but when we haven't pitched as well as we can, we've also been able to score some runs. It's been pretty balanced. (on USC) USC has an unbelievable baseball tradition. They're off to a similar start that we were last year (Stanford was -, USC is -), but they're a solid team. USC will be there when it's all said and done. I just hope they wait a week before they get it going. Especially playing down there, it will be difficult. They are one of the better teams in the conference. (on contributions from the freshman class) "e've gotten some great contributions from our freshman class, especially from Blake Holler in the way he has pitched in his last two starts. Adam Sorgi has played well at shortstop and Jim Rapoport has come in and got his feet wet. e'll need those guys to help us have success this season." (on winning two-of-three versus then No. Texas last weekend) It s big for us because Texas is one of the best teams in the country. e didn t hit the ball well at all, but a lot of that had to do with Texas pitching staff. But, in the two games we did win, the hits we got were at the right time with people on base. STANFORD COACHING STAFF Dean Stotz is in his th campaign with Stanford Baseball and his fifth season as associate head coach after he was promoted to the position prior to the campaign. Stotz served for 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 fifth season as Stanford s pitching coach, while Dave Nakama is in his fifth year overall as a Stanford assistant coach. Stanford Baseball (NCAA Champions - 9, 9) 9