2009 Player Profiles. Drew Storen was a first-team All-Pac-10 and first-team Freshman All-America selection in

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1 2009 Player Profiles Drew Storen was a first-team All-Pac-10 and first-team Freshman All-America selection in INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 43

2 41 Peter ABRAMS CATCHER Bats: Left Throws: Right Freshman-HS Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto HS At Stanford: Local product from Palo Alto High School impressed during fall camp left-handed hitting catcher with gap power line drive hitter who runs very well for a catcher will be a key to the Cardinal catching corps for years to come. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Palo Alto (Calif.) High School, where he earned four letters in baseball helped the Vikings to CCS playoff berths in both 2006 and 2008 was named to the All-SCVAL De Anza Division team as a senior in 2008 was named team MVP as a freshman in 2005, was honored with the club s Coach s Award as a sophomore in 2006 and was team captain during his senior campaign in 2008 led Paly in RBI as both a sophomore and a senior also lettered one year in football. Other Amateur Baseball: Played for three summers with NorCal Baseball ( ), the same program that produced current Stanford senior J.J. Jelmini and freshman Jordan Pries, along with former Cardinal greats such as Jonny Ash, Chris Carter, Jason Castro, Tim Cunningham and Erik Davis helped his team to the 2005 AAU national championship, along with both the USA Junior Olympics title and the WWBA West crown in Personal Information: Son of Bill and Marilyn Abrams was born in Berkeley, Calif. has two brothers, Teddy and Michael hobbies include composing and playing music (especially reggae), historical research and drawing would like to create the first baseball and academic academy in Jamaica would like to pursue a profession in government, and he is interested in the economics and ethics of health promotion and disease prevention in third world countries chose Stanford because it has been, in his words, always a dream of mine to come to Stanford and play baseball undeclared major, but is considering sociology or economics. shot that helped Stanford to a 9-4 victory was red hot over his final 20 games, going 28- for-74 (.378) to raise his final average 45 points (from.278 to.323) in fact, concluded the campaign on a season-high nine-game hitting streak (all postseason contests) had five multi-hit efforts over the streak, while batting.389 (14-for-36) with six runs, three doubles and four RBI went 2-for-5 with a run scored, double and two RBI in Stanford s Super Regional-clinching victory at Cal State Fullerton went 6-for-15 (.400) with three runs, one double and two RBI in College World Series action, reaching base safely in all four games (two starts) was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team. As a Sophomore in 2007: Had an honorable mention All-Pac-10 campaign for the Cardinal, hitting.343 (59-for-172) to rank second on the club in batting average while contributing two home runs, 27 RBI and three stolen bases in 49 games played (39 starts) added 28 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, 18 walks, one sacrifice fly and a team-high five sacrifice bunts had 14 multi-hit games, including three with three hits, one with four and a career-high six-hit contest at USC on May 25 added five multiple- RBI games, driving in three on one occasion posted a career-high 11-game hitting streak from March 4-April 1 (.333, 15-for-45, 1 HR, 8 RBI) and then hit safely in 11 of 12 games from April (.400, 16-for-40, 5 RBI) and 16 of 18 contests from April 10-May 13 (.419, 26-for-62, 1 HR, 8 RBI) Made 80 of his 81 defensive plays for a.988 fielding percentage hit.388 (31-for-80) with two home runs and nine RBI in 21 Pac-10 games (19 starts) honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic choice. As a Freshman in 2006: Hit.273 (30-for-110) with a home run, six RBI and two stolen bases in his rookie season, playing in 42 games with 29 starts (second among Stanford freshmen) tied for fourth on the team with 18 walks, while adding 26 runs scored, two doubles and one hit by pitch had five hits in seven at-bats during back-to-back multiple-hit games from March 27 April 1 (Gm 1) got off to a hot start and still had his batting average above.300 as late as April 8 contributed seven multiple-hit games with a trio of three-hit contests also had one two-rbi effort made just one error in 45 defensive chances for a.978 fielding percentage hit.200 (9-for-45) with two RBI in Pac-10 action, playing in 16 games with 13 starts started in his collegiate debut Feb. 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton and went 1-for-2 with a run scored belted his first collegiate home run March 10 at USC, a two-run shot off All-American Ian Kennedy that snapped a 5-5 tie in Stanford s eventual 7-6 victory delivered a pinch-hit single in his postseason debut, June 11 vs. Oregon State in an NCAA Super Regional contest. High School: Graduated in 2005 from South Salem High School in Salem, Ore., where he set school career records with 20 home runs and 105 RBI earned 2005 first-team 7 Joey AUGUST OUTFIELDER Bats: Left Throws: Left Senior-3V Salem, OR South Salem HS 2007 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-PAC-10 At Stanford: Three-year letterwinner enters his senior season with the highest career average (.318, 149-for-468) among active Stanford players (min. 100 at-bats), while also leading the club in hits has added 89 runs, 21 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 56 RBI in 143 games (104 starts) tremendous defensive outfielder is slated to be the Cardinal s starting left fielder, but can also play center has perhaps the best plate discipline on the club, and hits the ball to all fields has the potential to add to his power numbers in 2009 earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention accolades as a sophomore in 2007 is a two-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection. As a Junior in 2008: Played in 52 games for Stanford s College World Series club, while making 36 starts in left field batted.323 (60-for-186) with 35 runs, 12 doubles, one triple, one home run and 23 RBI clutch performer hit at a.385 clip (20-for-52) with runners in scoring position was also the Cardinal s top pinch-hitter, going 7-for-15 (.467) off the bench logged 19 multi-hit games, including five three-hit contests also had six games with at least two RBI posted a.976 fielding percentage, committing just two errors in 96 total chances tallied a pair of outfield assists was at his best in Pac-10 play, ranking second on the club with a.362 average (21-for-58) in 17 games (11 starts) hammered his only home run of the year May 23 at Washington, a three-run 44

3 all-state honors named 2005 Valley League and All-Region Player of the Year chosen first-team All-Valley League and honorable mention all-state in 2004 named secondteam All-Valley League in 2003 led his team to the 2004 Valley League title and the semifinals of the state tournament helped his club to three consecutive playoff appearances ( ) as a senior, hit.450 with seven homers and 40 RBI a three-sport athlete, playing football and basketball in addition to baseball earned several honors as quarterback, including 2005 Valley League Offensive Player of the Year and honorable mention All-Valley League in 2003 and 2004 helped his football team to playoff appearances in all four seasons threw 28 touchdown passes in his senior campaign and set his school s career record for most passing yards (4,650) played guard in basketball and was named honorable mention All-Valley League in helped the basketball team to the 2004 Oregon state title as a junior graduated with a 3.88 GPA and was on the honor roll all four years...coached in baseball by Terry Haugen and Jeff Sigato. Other Amateur Baseball: Did not play in the summer of 2008 played for his second consecutive summer in 2007 with the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League and hit a respectable.284 (38-for-134) with a homer and 25 RBI as his squad shared a piece of the Alaska Baseball League title with a conference mark and a record overall had also played for the Miners during the summer of 2006, hitting.244 (24-for- 131) with one homer and 18 RBI as the club finished overall and in the ABL for second place spent three summers with the Withnell Dodgers American Legion team ( ), hitting a combined 20 homers in his three campaigns led his Dodgers squad to two straight state championships ( ) and a runner-up finish at the 2005 Northwest Region Tournament. Personal Information: Son of Bill and Kathie August his father was a quarterback at BYU ( ) and in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers in 1975, after having previously established a national record for most passing yards in a game (619) while at Chabot College in 1970 majoring in sociology. August s Career Stats YEAR AVG GP-S AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E FLD% Totals August s Career NCAA Tournament Stats YEAR AVG GP-S AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-A PO A E FLD% , Totals August s Career Highs At-bats: 7 (twice), last: May 25, 2007 at USC Runs: 3 (3 times), last: May 23, 2008 at Washington Hits: 6, May 25, 2007 at USC Home Runs: 1 (4 times), last: May 23, 2008 at Washington RBI: 3 (twice), last: May 23, 2008 at Washington Stolen Bases: 1 (6 times), last: May 31, 2008 vs. Arkansas (NCAA Regional) Hitting Streak: 11 games, March 4-April 1, Cory BANNISTER Junior-2V Paradise Valley, AZ Chaparral HS At Stanford: Right-handed pitcher will miss entire 2009 season after undergoing successful Tommy John surgery is in line to return in 2010 has appeared in 15 games (one start) over his first two seasons, with no record and a 7.29 ERA (17er, 21.0ip) when healthy, can throw any of four pitches for strikes. As a Sophomore in 2008: Pitched in seven games, including one start posted an 8.22 ERA (7er, 7.2ip); however, overall numbers were skewed by final appearance April 28 at Santa Clara (3er, 1.1ip) made his first career start April 9 vs. UC Davis, working the first 1.1 innings of the mid-week contest all seven outings came in non-conference play, including 0.1-scoreless frame in a 6-5 victory at Cal State Fullerton on March 2. As a Freshman in 2007: Worked his way into eight games in relief did not record a decision and posted a 6.75 ERA (10er, 13.1ip) with nine strikeouts made six of his eight appearances over the final six weeks of the campaign. High School: Graduated in 2006 from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was a teammate of fellow Stanford player Jake Schlander and former Cardinal standout Austin Yount was a three-time letterwinner, while helping his club to three consecutive 4-A state titles earned second-team all-region honors as a senior in 2006, when he posted a 5-0 record and a 2.90 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 35.0 innings...team finished ranked No. 4 in the nation by Baseball America during his senior year coached by Jerry Dawson. Other Amateur Baseball: Spent his 2008 summer campaign with the Spokane RiverHawks of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League did not record a decision in 10 appearances (one start), while posting a 3.70 ERA (10er, 24.1ip) and 19 strikeouts pitched in just one game for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2007 before shutting it down for the remainder of the season played for the Arizona Summer Collegiate League Braves in 2006, posting a 6-0 record and a 1.75 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 36.0 innings spent two summers (2004, 05) with the Connie Mack Firebirds, helping the team to the state championship in Personal Information: Son of Floyd and Jana Bannister father played collegiate baseball at Arizona State and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1976 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Houston Astros Floyd fashioned a 15-year Major League career ( , 91-92) with six organizations (Houston, Seattle, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City, California and Texas) that included an All-Star selection in 1982 older brothers Brian ( ) and Brett ( ) both pitched collegiately at USC Brian was drafted by the New York Mets in 2003 and was a 12-game winner with the Kansas City Royals in 2007 Brett was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2005 and is currently in the organization s farm system lists SportsCenter as his favorite TV show and Red Hot Chili Peppers as his favorite musical artist majoring in urban studies. Bannister s Career Stats / / Totals / Bannister s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 1.1, April 9, 2008 vs. UC Davis Innings Pitched (Reliever): 3.1, April 22, 2007 at California Strikeouts: 5, April 22, 2007 at California Winning Streak: No career wins INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 45

4 23 Brian BUSICK Freshman-HS Poway, CA Poway HS At Stanford: Outstanding pitching prospect is expected to contribute during his freshman campaign can get batters out with any of three pitches, and possesses excellent command may compete for a spot in the starting rotation, but can also be used out of the bullpen in either a short or long-relief role. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Poway (Calif.) High School, where he was a fouryear letterwinner during a stellar prep career tied the Poway record for most career wins with a 24-5 prep ledger, while pitching his club to several titles Poway was Palomar League champion in both 2005 and 2008, while capturing the Div. I San Diego Section CIF crown in both 2006 and 2008 team finished the 2008 season ranked No. 8 in the nation by MaxPreps and No. 14 by USA Today burst onto the scene as a sophomore, when he was a second-team All-Palomar League selection, an all-state honoree and the Poway High School Young Titan of the Year after going 7-0 with a 2.30 ERA finished 10-2 with a 1.85 ERA as a junior en route to first team All-Palomar League and first-team All-North County honors, along with second-team All-CIF accolades was a third-team preseason All-American prior to his senior season, and was given All-Palomar League honorable mention after logging a 6-3 record and a 2.42 ERA was voted team captain for both his junior and senior campaigns coached by Bob Parry. Other Amateur Baseball: Has already donned the red, white and blue of Team USA, pitching for the Pony National Team at the 2007 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C. that club also featured fellow Stanford freshman Stanley Fich also played for the Milwaukee Brewers Blue team in the 2007 Area Code Games. Personal Information: Son of Ron and Cathy Busick was born in Virginia Beach, Va. has two brothers, Brad and Josh hobbies include golf, video games and going to the beach when he was born, he couldn t move his right arm due to temporary paralysis caused by compressed nerves however, he is now right-handed in everything he does undeclared major, but is considering management science and engineering. 47 Elliott BYERS Freshman-HS Scranton, PA Scranton Preparatory School CABA World Series and Super 7 championships pitched for the Midland Redskins of Cincinnati, Ohio in Personal Information: Son of Scott and June Byers born in Alexandria, Va has two brothers, Evan and Bo, and one sister, Lexi has been nicknamed The Pear by the Stanford coaching staff hobbies include fishing, hunting and watching movies also enjoys playing Tiger Woods 09 is a fan of country music, while the Atlanta Braves are his favorite pro team chose Stanford because, in his words, of the great academics and baseball which cannot be found elsewhere undeclared major, but considering economics or sociology. 45 Andrew CLAUSON Junior-2V Yakima, WA A.C. Davis HS Pronunciation: CLAW-son At Stanford: Junior will miss the 2009 season while recovering from successful Tommy John surgery, and will return to action in 2010 when healthy, features a low-90s fastball that highlighted a three-pitch repertoire. As a Sophomore in 2008: Was a member of the team, but did not see action. As a Freshman in 2007: Fashioned a perfect 2-0 record and 5.93 ERA (9er, 13.2ip) in 15 relief appearances struck out 11 in 13.2 innings of work started the season very strong, allowing just two earned runs in his first seven appearances spanning 8.2 frames earned his first collegiate win February 24 vs. Kansas, working 2.1-innings of hitless, scoreless relief in Stanford s 4-1 victory was the winning pitcher in the Cardinal s 8-3 triumph March 27 at San Jose State, holding the Spartans scoreless over the final 1.1 frames fanned three batters in just 3.2 Pac-10 innings over six outings. At Stanford: One of the nation s top recruits will miss the 2009 season while recovering from successful Tommy John surgery is scheduled to return in 2010 and be a major contributor to the Cardinal staff. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Scranton (Pa.) Preparatory School, where he earned four letters in baseball and two in basketball was one of the country s top prep pitchers, earning Rawlings Preseason All-America accolades prior to his senior year helped Scranton to Lackawann League Division 1 titles in 2006 and 2008, while he was a first-team all-league selection all four years despite his team winning all four games during his junior campaign, finished 1-2 with a 1.90 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched Scranton to the district championship and state playoffs his senior year, going 4-1 with a 1.00 ERA and 48 strikeouts in just 21 innings of work earned academic Honor Roll status all four years coached by Rich Beviglia. Other Amateur Baseball: Pitched summer ball after his first three high school seasons, beginning with the Wilkes-Barre American Legion club and the Philly Bandits in 2005 played for the prestigious East Cobb Titans club in 2006, helping the team to 46

5 High School: Graduated in 2006 from A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. named 2006 first-team all-state and 2005 honorable mention all-state a four-time first-team All-Big Nine Conference selection posted a 7-0 record and a 1.43 ERA as a senior also played forward on a basketball squad that made an appearance at the 2004 State Tournament coached in baseball by Pete Orgill. Other Amateur Baseball: Enjoyed a solid 2008 summer campaign with the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks, going 2-1 with a 3.47 ERA (9er, 23.1ip) in six games (three starts) held opposing batters to a.268 average (22-for-82) was very effective for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2007, posting a 3-1 record and a 2.17 ERA over eight outings (five starts) for a team that was just overall struck out 40 batters in 37.1 innings pitched played four summers for the Yakima (Wash.) Beetles American Legion team ( ) led the Beetles to a third place finish at the 2005 Northwest Regionals pitched Yakima to the semifinals of that tournament by striking out 14 over a nine-inning, complete-game shutout against current Stanford teammate Joey August s team (Salem, Ore.). Personal Info: Son of Mark and Dana Clauson has one sister, Hannah enjoys playing golf chose Stanford for the mix of academics and baseball undeclared major. Clauson s Career Stats YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA BK / Totals / Clauson s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): No career starts Innings Pitched (Reliever): 2.1, February 24, 2007 vs. Kansas Strikeouts: 2 (3 times), last: May 11, 2007 at Washington Winning Streak: 2 games, February 24-March 27, Ben CLOWE CATCHER Sophomore-1V Jacksonville, FL The Bolles School Pronunciation: rhymes with glow At Stanford: Is in line to compete for the starting catching job in 2009 after serving as a backup to 10th overall pick Jason Castro in 2008 excellent defensive backstop, who has developed a great rapport with the club s pitching staff receives the ball well, and has great arm strength with a quick release can hit the ball to all fields, and has some pop ready to play everyday after a good summer and great fall in which he matured as both a hitter and catcher. As a Freshman in 2008: Played in 28 games, including three starts behind the plate, during his rookie campaign batted an even.300 (15-for-50), while showing his power potential with four doubles and three home runs in just 50 at-bats (good for a.560 slugging percentage) caught in 17 games overall, handling all 16 chances without an error blistered non-conference pitching to the tune of a.400 average (10-for-25)...singled at St. Mary s on March 5 for his first collegiate hit set his career high for hits March 7 at Texas, going 3-for-4 with a double his first collegiate home run was the second of back-to-back homers in the ninth inning at Oregon State on April 13 (following Sean Ratliff) went 1-for-3 with a homer and a career-high 3 RBI in Stanford s victory over San Francisco on April 16 had only one postseason at-bat, but it was a memorable one connected for a two-out, three-run homer in the ninth inning against Georgia that brought the Cardinal within 10-8 in its final College World Series game. High School: Graduated in 2007 from The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla.fouryear letterwinner in baseball was named a 2006 all-state honorable mention catcher and 2006 first-team All-First Coast Region Catcher was a state nominee for the 2006 Wendy s High School Heisman Award led his club to three district championships (2004, 05, 07) helped his squad to the Florida Final Four in 2007 and the regional finals in 2005 batted.380 with three home runs as a sophomore and.463 with five homers and 32 RBI during his junior campaign earned numerous national honors, including being named a National Merit Finalist, induction into the National Honor and Spanish National Honor Societies, AP Scholar with Distinction and the United States Army Reserve s National Scholar-Athlete Award won his school s 2007 Calculus Award and was named the First Coast Region 2007 High School Scholar-Athlete coached by Mike Boswell. Other Amateur Baseball: Had an excellent 2008 summer campaign with the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, batting.313 (26-for-83) with 14 runs, four doubles, four home runs and 19 RBI in 23 games (22 starts) helped his club to the NYCBL playoffs, where he went 5-for-15 (.333) with four runs, one double and a solo home run in four contests spent the summer of 2007 playing for the Diamond Baseball team played for the Jacksonville Warriors during the summer of Personal Information: Son of David and Michelle Clowe has one brother, Michael, and a sister, Audrey enjoys playing ping-pong in his spare time chose Stanford because, in his words, it provides the best combination of academics and athletics of any university in the country undeclared major. Clowe s Career Stats Totals Clowe s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Clowe s Career Highs At-bats: 5, April 18, 2008 at UCLA Runs: 2, April 13, 2008 at Oregon State Hits: 3, March 7, 2008 at Texas Home Runs: 1 (3 times), last: June 21, 2008 vs. Georgia (College World Series) RBI: 3 (twice), last: June 21, 2008 vs. Georgia (College World Series) Stolen Bases: No career stolen bases Hitting Streak: 5 games, April 12-18, 2008 INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 47

6 18 Scott COLTON OUTFIELDER Freshman-HS Newport Beach, CA Mater Dei HS At Stanford: One of the top high school players in California could make an immediate contribution as a freshman in 2009 has big-time power, and projects into a middle-ofthe-order, corner outfielder player impressed during fall ball, and will factor into the designated hitter/outfield mix. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. was a four-year letterwinner for the baseball powerhouse, helping the Monarchs to Trinity League titles in 2007 and 2008, along with a CIF-Southern Section Division I crown in 2005 earned first team All-Trinity League and All-CIF Southern Section honors following a stellar 2007 season in which he hit.436 with eight home runs and 34 RBI also set school records with 45 hits and 14 doubles was named to the National Classic All-Tournament team in team captain was off to an incredible start to his senior campaign with six homers in just 10 games before suffering a season-ending injury homered in three consecutive at-bats as a senior, and was named to the Lions Club All-Tournament Team graduated with a 4.2 GPA member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholastic Federation coached by Burt Call. Other Amateur Baseball: Has spent the last three summers playing for the Newport Beach Quakes ( ) also played Connie Mack ball for the Orange County Giants in both 2007 and 08. Personal Information: Son of David and Linda Colton has one brother, Tommy father was a collegiate outfielder at UCLA (class of 1974) hobbies include playing golf and fishing is contemplating a career as a commercial real estate investor undeclared major, but considering economics. 43 Kirk ERICKSON Sonoma County Honor Band coached in baseball by Gary Dellepere ( ) and Levi Jones (2006), while also receiving personal hitting lessons from Michael Paul. Other Amateur Baseball: Played for the Kamuela Paniolos of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League in 2008, starting 18 games batted.204 (10-for-49) with three RBI spent the summer of 2007 with the Bend Elks of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League and hit.297 (22-for-74) played for the Santa Rosa Connie Mack team during the summer of 2006 and was named the team s Outstanding Offensive Player while earning a Mel Arnerich Coaches Award led his 2006 team in batting average (.441, 49-for-111), RBI (41) and on-base percentage (.534), while ranking second on the club in doubles (12), triples (3) and slugging percentage (.631) also helped the 2006 squad to a record, the Connie Mack Northern California Tournament championship and a runner-up finish at the Connie Mack Western Regional Tournament was 15-for-24 (.625) with a homer and 12 RBI, as well as 11 runs scored, three doubles, a triple, five walks and a.710 on-base percentage during the 2006 Connie Mack State and Regional Tournaments also helped the team to third place at the 2006 USABF World Series and a consolation bracket title at the 2006 Sierra Nevada Classic spent three summers with the Redwood Empire baseball team ( ) helped the club to the 2003 Firecracker Classic Tournament title before finishing runner-up at the event in 2005 squad won the 2004 Alan Owen Memorial Tournament and the Super Series Winter Qualifier Tournament part of the 2003 USSSA Northern California champions and the runner-up squad at the 2003 Super Series Winter National Tournament hit.362 (21-58) with 24 RBI and 18 walks, while posting a team-leading.575 on-base percentage during the 2004 fall season hit.301 (25-83) with 26 walks and a team-leading.488 on-base percentage in the summer of 2004 batted.287 (25-87) with a.444 on-base percentage during the 2003 summer campaign. Personal Information: Son of Joel and Karen Erickson has one sister, Kjerstin, and one brother, Sean is a third-generation Stanford athlete his grandfather, Mervin Bud Stromsmoe ( 43), was a catcher for the Stanford baseball team from mother, Karen Stromsmoe Erickson ( 77) played guard on the women s basketball team for two seasons ( ) father, Joel ( 77), was a wide receiver on the Stanford football team ( ) and an infielder on the baseball team ( ) is a member of the ABF Drumz section of the Stanford Band chose Stanford because, in his words, Stanford is at the pinnacle of achievement in both academics and athletics...majoring in human biology. Erickson s Career Stats Totals CATCHER Bats: Left Throws: Right Junior-2V Santa Rosa, CA Santa Rosa HS At Stanford: Has played an integral role in the development of the Stanford pitching staff over the last two years, while serving as a backup catcher excellent defensive backstop is a good contact hitter from the left side, who can drive the ball to all fields. As a Sophomore in 2008: Saw his lone game action in the season opener vs. Nebraska, but did not record a hit in his lone at-bat with his bullpen work, was a key factor for a Cardinal staff that ranked third in the Pac-10 with a 4.45 ERA. As A Freshman In 2007: A member of the team but did not see any game action. High School: Graduated in 2006 from Santa Rosa (Calif.) High School three-time All- North Bay League ( ) selection, earning the honor as a catcher in 2005 and 2006 after making the team as a designated hitter in 2004 named his school s 2006 Most Valuable Player after picking up Best Offensive Player honors in 2004 and 2005 was chosen his team s captain in 2005 and 2006 helped his squad win the 2004 Al Rabinowitz Tournament compiled a.351 prep career batting average, as well as a.486 on-base mark and a.434 slugging percentage also played linebacker and offensive line in football and served as a team captain for the 2005 season earned 2005 All-North Bay League Offensive honors as an offensive lineman National Merit finalist and scholarship winner graduated with numerous honors, including AP Scholar With Distinction, Bank of America Achievement Fine Arts Award and the 2006 Santa Rosa Press Democrat Scholar-Athlete Award for his school was a member of the percussion section of the 48

7 40 Max FEARNOW Senior-3V Omaha, NE Westside HS Pronunciation: FEAR-no At Stanford: Senior is poised to have his best year in 2009 has developed an outstanding changeup to complement a hard-breaking slider and a fastball that runs in the upper 80s will push for a spot in the starting rotation, but could also pitch out of the bullpen has worked in both roles throughout his time on The Farm a fearless pitcher who attacks hitters has posted a career 6-4 record with three saves and a 6.50 ERA (66er, 91.1ip) in 51 outings (11 starts). As a Junior in 2008: Was a key swingman on the Cardinal staff, making eight starts among his 17 appearances eight starts tied for fourth-most on the club finished 2-1 with one save and a 6.09 ERA (30er, 44.1ip) limited right-handed hitters to a.260 batting average (26-for-100) Stanford went 5-3 in his eight starting assignments started in his first three appearances (Feb. 23 vs. Nebraska, Feb. 26 vs. Nevada and March 4 at California), going 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA (6er, 13.1ip) recorded his first win against the Wolf Pack, allowing three runs over 5.0 innings in Stanford s 4-3 victory picked up the save March 24 at Pacific, tossing shutout ball over the final 3.0 frames had perhaps his best outing of the year April 14 vs. Santa Clara, earning the relief win with 4.0 innings of three-hit, shutout ball was with the club, but did not pitch in the postseason. As a Sophomore in 2007: Was 2-3 with two saves and a 7.71 ERA (22er, 25.2ip) in 18 appearances (one start) had an excellent strikeout-to-walk ratio of , fanning 23 against just seven walks in his 25.2 innings of work forged his best run of the season during a three-game stretch from March when he did not allow an earned run in 4.2 innings struggled in Pac-10 action with an 0-1 record and a ERA in four appearances, including his first career conference start did compile six strikeouts in only 5.2 Pac-10 innings. As A Freshman In 2006: Posted a 2-0 record and 5.91 ERA (14er, 21.1ip) with 19 strikeouts during his rookie collegiate season pitched in 16 games, including a pair of starts was 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 8.1 Pac-10 innings, spanning seven relief appearances pitched just three times in February and March before making 13 appearances from April-June earned his first collegiate win in the first game of an April 1 doubleheader vs. USC, working 1.0-scoreless relief inning made his postseason debut June 11 at Oregon State, retiring both batters faced against the eventual national champions was hindered by some bad luck, as his nine unearned runs allowed tied for the most on the team. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Westside High School in Omaha, Neb.helped his team win the Nebraska s spring state tournament during his 2004 junior season also played prep football and basketball named the High School Coaches Wide Receiver of the Year as a senior football squad was a semifinalist in the Nebraska state tournament in his junior year and a quarterfinalist during his senior campaign in hoops, his sophomore club was the state runner-up coached in baseball by Bob Greco and Jim Simons. Other Amateur Baseball: Has not played during the last two summers ( ) played for the Waikiki Surfers of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2006 had a tremendous summer in 2005, going 12-0 with an 0.32 ERA on the mound to go with a.482 batting average and four homers at the plate. Personal Information: Son of James and Lisa Fearnow his older brother, Brian, pitched for Stanford from is a fan of the Houston Astros, while he lists Red Hot Chili Peppers as his favorite musical artist strongly considered playing college football, before opting for the diamond majoring in sociology. Fearnow s Career Stats / / / Totals / Fearnow s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / Totals / Fearnow s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 5.1, March 4, 2008 at California Innings Pitched (Reliever): 4.0 (twice), last: April 14, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Strikeouts: 4 (7 times), last: May 19, 2008 at Arizona Winning Streak: 2 games (twice), last: Feb. 11-March 11, Stanley FICH OUTFIELDER Freshman-HS Bronx, NY The Fieldston School Pronunciation: Fitch At Stanford: Comes to The Farm with great potential after excelling in three sports during high school has good size, and showed great power during fall ball very athletic player, who simply needs to play more baseball in order to fully develop on the diamond. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx, N.Y. earned three letters in baseball, and was named team captain for three years was a first-team All-Ivy League selection in 2006, 06 and 08 also played football and basketball on the hardwood, was a team captain and second-team All-Ivy League performer. Other Amateur Baseball: Has already donned the red, white and blue of Team USA, playing for the Pony National Team at the 2007 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C. that club also featured fellow Stanford freshman Brian Busick also played for the Rolando Paulino All-Stars in the Bronx. Personal Information: Son of Miguel Fich and Reyna Valdez has four brothers, Miguel, Jr., Brynner, Harold and Kevin comes from an athletic family father, Miguel, played minor league baseball from , but suffered a career-ending shoulder injury cousin is Major League pitcher Antonio Alfonseca, who won a World Series ring INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 49

8 with the Florida Marlins in 1997 and compiled 129 career saves between for the Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies is also cousins with pitcher Manny Santillan, who was a top prospect in the Houston Astros organization before suffering a career-ending arm injury in enjoys playing video games in his spare time undeclared major, but considering architectural design. 4 Mike GARZA INFIELDER/ Freshman-HS San Antonio, TX MacArthur HS At Stanford: Versatile, very athletic player who should compete for playing time right away excellent defensive infielder who can play second base, third or shortstop equally well pitched in high school, and is a candidate to be used in a relief role due to college baseball s condensed schedule talented offensive player with outstanding speed and a potentially potent bat ranked ninth in the 2008 Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League with a.327 batting average. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas.was a three-year letterwinner, and earned a bevy of accolades for a stellar prep career batted.444 over his three varsity seasons, with 13 home runs, 126 RBI and 39 steals on the mound, fashioned an overall 26-4 record capped his prep career by being named the 2008 Texas High School Baseball Pro-Line Player of the Year by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association, while also earning first-team All-State honors and a spot on the Texas All-Star team batted.530 with 10 homers, 48 RBI and 22 steals during his senior campaign, while going 4-1 on the hill garnered third-team All-State honors as a sophomore after batting.428 and fashioning a 13-1 mark as a pitcher tabbed to the District 26-5 A First Team and All-City first-team for three consecutive years ( ) named the All-City Newcomer of the Year in 2006 was a member of Team Texas for the 2007 Sunbelt Classic, part of a junior campaign in which he hit.375 and was a nine-game winner (9-2) coached by Paul Lindy. Other Amateur Baseball: Enjoyed an excellent 2008 summer campaign with the Kamuela Paniolos of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League, earning circuit All-Star honors and ranking ninth in the league with a.327 batting average (35-for-107) added seven doubles, 14 RBI and eight stolen bases (in 12 attempts) over 25 games spent his 2007 summer playing for the South Texas Sliders played two years with the Austin Wings ( ), helping them to the 2005 Triple Crown national championship. Personal Information: Son of Ramon and Mercedes Garza born in Perth Amboy, N.J. has two brothers, Eric and Ramon enjoys reading and playing basketball is interested in pursuing a career in law undeclared major, but considering a double major in political science and classics. 2 Adam GAYLORD INFIELDER Junior-2V La Mirada, CA La Mirada HS a valuable role off the Cardinal bench appeared in 16 games, including three starts was in the lineup at third base May 19 at Arizona, and went 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI started at third in consecutive games at Washington (May 24 and 25). As a Freshman in 2007: Played a huge role on the club in his rookie collegiate season, starting 38 of Stanford s 56 games at shortstop played in a total of 47 contests, hitting a respectable.283 (32-for-113) with 10 RBI added five doubles, a triple, six walks, three hit by pitches and three sacrifice bunts (tied for second on the club) was the Cardinal s Opening Day shortstop, and went 1-for-3 at Cal State Fullerton in fact, opened his Stanford career by hitting safely in his first nine games from February 2-23 posted a.936 fielding percentage, committing 10 errors in 154 total chances went 13 straight games without making an error from April 5-May 1 had a season-high three hits on two occasions, going 3-for-4 on March 25 at Sacramento State and 3-for-3 on May 1 vs. Santa Clara played in 19 of the 24 Pac-10 contests, including 19 starts. High School: Graduated in 2006 from La Mirada (Calif.) High School named first-team All-CIF Southern Section, first-team All-Area by the Whittier Daily News and secondteam All-Area by the Long Beach Press Telegram as a senior in 2006, when he also won Suburban League Most Valuable Player honors and a team coaches award hit.393 with two home runs and 21 RBI to go along with 31 runs scored, 44 hits and eight doubles as a senior twice named Student-Athlete of the Week during 2005 and 2006 by the Long Beach Press Telegram hit.342 with one homer and 29 RBI and eight stolen bases to go along with 21 runs scored, 28 hits and nine doubles to earn 2005 first-team All-Suburban League shortstop, Team MVP and first team All-Region shortstop honors from the Whittier Daily News named the first-team All-Suburban League designated hitter, second-team all-region by the Whittier Daily News and team Rookie of the Year in 2004 when he hit.312 with a homer and 18 RBI helped his team to a overall record during his three prep campaigns and three consecutive Suburban League titles ( ) led his team to a 24-7 record and the CIF Southern Section Division III quarterfinals during his senior year as well as the 2006 Bishop Gorman Easter Classic title helped his squad to a record in 2005 and a CIF Southern Section second round appearance member of a 2004 squad that went 23-9 and made the CIF Southern Section semifinals three-time winner of the Team Scholar-Athlete Award in baseball ( ) also lettered in football at wide receiver and quarterback had 12 receptions for 220 receiving yards during the 2004 season, when he helped his squad to the second round of the 2004 CIF Southern Section playoffs won his football team s Scholar- Athlete Award in 2004 graduated with highest honors and was voted Male Athlete of the Year in 2006 also earned his school s PTSA Scholar Award in 2006 was honored with At Stanford: Versatile infielder is a key to the Stanford infield held down bulk of the starting shortstop duties in 2007, before being used more in a utility role in 2008 can play second base, third and short, but concentrated heavily on the hot corner during fall ball has worked very hard, and enters his junior campaign as a bigger and stronger player has developed some pop, and will be a factor in As a Sophomore in 2008: Had playing time limited due to emergence of shortstop Jake Schlander at short and MLB draft choice Cord Phelps at second base however, still played 50

9 the school s El Toro Award for graduating with more than 250 hours of community service through the Positive Alternatives student organization coached in baseball by Kim Brooks. Other Amateur Baseball: Played for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks during the 2008 summer campaign, batting.269 (21-for-78) with 11 runs, three doubles, one home run, 10 RBI and three stolen bases in 25 games spent the 2007 summer season with the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League, where he hit.280 with seven doubles and 19 RBI played on the California Birds Connie Mack squad during the summer of 2006, hitting.355 with 21 RBI, three stolen bases and 10 doubles spent four summers ( ) with the La Mirada American Legion team. Personal Information: Son of Ken and Debbie Gaylord was born in Long Beach, Calif.has one sister, Jennifer, and one brother, Brian father, Ken, was a first baseman at UCLA ( ), earning First Team All-Pac-8 honors in 1976 Ken has also been the head baseball coach at Cerritos Community College since 1993 lists classic baseball tale For Love of the Game as his favorite movie majoring in political science. Gaylord s Career Stats Totals Gaylord s Career Highs At-bats: 5, March 31, 2007 vs. UCLA Runs: 2 (twice), last: April 6, 2007 at Arizona State Hits: 3 (twice), last: May 1, 2007 vs. Santa Clara Home Runs: No career home runs RBI: 2, April 27, 2007 vs. Oregon State Stolen Bases: No career stolen bases Hitting Streak: 8 games, Feb. 4-23, Toby GERHART OUTFIELDER Junior-2V Norco, CA Norco HS Pronunciation: GARE-heart At Stanford: Power-hitting outfielder is the latest in a tradition of two-sport stars at Stanford, as he set the school s single-season record with 1,136 rushing yards for the Cardinal football team in 2008 fully healthy, he is poised for a breakout season on the diamond in 2009 flashed his potential late in the 2008 campaign, batting.356 (16-for- 45) with four home runs and 12 RBI over his final 11 games (including seven NCAA postseason contests) complements power to all fields with excellent speed great defensive outfielder with an above-average arm...has yet to commit an error during his collegiate career (105 total chances) natural leader who plays his best in the biggest games owns a career.264 average (62-for-235) with 12 doubles, nine home runs and 33 RBI in 86 games (52 starts) is a perfect 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts. As a Sophomore in 2008: Got off to a slow start while recovering from surgery on his left knee procedure was necessitated by a season-ending injury suffered during the 2007 football campaign however, rebounded to hit.240 (29-for-121) with eight doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 21 RBI in 56 games (29 starts) was also one of only four Cardinal players to record at least a.400 on-base percentage, reaching that number exactly (24 walks and a team-high nine hit-by-pitches) was one of five Pac-10 players to log a perfect fielding percentage, handling all 69 total chances without an error started 20 games in left field, six in right field and three as the designated hitter belted four of his seven home runs and collected 12 of his 21 RBI in Pac-10 play, while batting.279 (12-for-43) in 19 conference games (11 starts) after his average stood at.143 on April 25, batted.323 (21-for-65) with 20 runs, six doubles, one triple, six home runs and 18 RBI over his final 27 contests (14 starts) had a.723 slugging percentage and a.457 on-base mark over the span had his first career multi-homer game on April 26 against USC, finishing 2-for-2 with two home runs and a career-high five RBI went 9-for-29 (.310) with four doubles, two home runs and five RBI in 11 NCAA Tournament games (seven starts) was named to the Stanford Regional all-tournament team after going 5-for-9 with three runs scored and three RBI in a pair of elimination-game victories over Pepperdine he established his career high for hits in the first contest, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored, three doubles, a home run and two RBI turned in a 3-for-4 performance with three runs scored and a solo homer in Stanford s 16-5 victory over Florida State in the College World Series opener he also added an RBI-double in an 8-3, elimination game triumph over Miami. As a Freshman in 2007: Had a solid rookie season despite missing more than seven weeks after suffering a fractured right forearm in a game at Texas on February 17 did not return to action until a game against Nevada on April 10 finished the season with a.289 batting average (33-for-114), two home runs, 12 RBI and three stolen bases in 30 games (23 starts) added 23 runs scored and four doubles handled all 36 of his defensive chances successfully for a perfect fielding percentage made his collegiate debut on Feb. 4 at Cal State Fullerton, finishing 1-for-5 posted a career-best eight-game hitting streak from April 21 May 5, with four of those eight contests two-hit games had four multiple-hit games over his last six contests spent much of the early and late portions of the season as a starter on both sides of his injury, making 20 of his starts in the outfield (15 LF, 4 RF, 1 CF) and three at designated hitter had a.286 batting average (16-for-56) in 16 Pac-10 games (11 starts), hitting one homer with five RBI in conference play. Football: Established Stanford s single-season record with 1,136 rushing yards in 2008, surpassing the previous mark of 1,084 gained by Tommy Vardell in averaged 5.4 yards per carry, toting the ball 210 times scored 15 rushing touchdowns, good for second on Stanford s all-time single-season list became the fifth Stanford running back ever to reach the 1,000-yard plateau (seventh occurance), while he ranked third in the Pac-10 (29th nationally) with an average of 94.7 yards per game also set a school regular season record with eight 100-yard games, and became one of only three Stanford backs in the last 40 years to reach the century mark in four straight contests tied the school single-game record with four rushing touchdowns all in the first half against Washington State on November 1 has gained 1,651 career rushing yards on 328 carries (5.0 ypc) over his first 25 collegiate games, just 117 yards of 10th place on the school s alltime list is tied for ninth in Stanford annals with 16 career rushing touchdowns has also caught 28 passes for 238 yards. High School: Graduated in 2006 from Norco High School, where he was one of the top two-sport stars in the California prep ranks ranked No. 50 among the 2006 Top 50 high school prospects by Baseball America twice selected to the California All-State and All-CIF Southern Section teams (2005 and 2006) selected All-Mountain View League four times ( ) and All-Riverside County on three occasions ( ) chosen his school s 2006 Team MVP led his squad to three consecutive league titles from set numerous career records at Norco, including runs scored (112), hits (125), homers (18), stolen bases (39), batting average (.440) and on-base percentage (.550)... hit.500 with eight homers, 14 INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 51

10 stolen bases and a school-record.645 on-base percentage in his senior year established a school record with a.549 batting average during his junior campaign, with seven home runs, 15 stolen bases and a.640 on-base percentage also set the school standard with 50 hits established the California career prep rushing record in football with 9,662 yards, which was also third all-time nationally earned a number of honors as a senior in the 2005 football season including All-America selections by PrepStar, SuperPrep, Parade Magazine and EA Sports, as well as being chosen the Gatorade California Player of the Year Cal-Hi Sports named him Mr. Football for 2005 and the state s player of the year other honors as a senior when he rushed for 3,233 yards and scored 39 touchdowns included first-team All- State and All-CIF Southern Section, CIF Southern Section Player of the Year, CIF Division V Player of the Year, L.A. Times Player of the Year and the Mountain View Conference Player and Athlete of the Year led his team to the 2005 Division V Southern Section title also lettered twice and played three seasons of basketball class valedictorian coached in baseball by Bob Torres and Gary Parcell. Other Amateur Baseball: Had an abbreviated 2008 summer season, as he started late due to Stanford s run to the College World Series and then left early to prepare for the 2008 Cardinal football season played in nine games with a Maxim Yankees club that finished , going 10-for-30 (.333) with four runs, one double, one home run, five RBI and two steals also spent the summer of 2007 with the Maxim club, hitting.305 (18-for-59) with two homers, nine RBI and six stolen bases in 16 games the Yankees posted a overall record and finished ninth at the NBC World Series played with the 2006 Angels Elite squad participated in the 2006 Area Code games playing with the Brewers Gray team also played in 2005 and 2006 for Orange County Braves Scout teams. Personal Information: Son of Todd and Lori Gerhart is the oldest of six siblings has two brothers, Garth and Coltin, and a set of triplet sisters (Teagan, Kelsey and Whitley) comes from an athletic family, as his brother Garth is an offensive lineman at Arizona State father, Todd, was an all-conference running back at Cal State Fullerton ( ) before playing professional football for the Denver Gold of the United States Football League (USFL) from and appearing in camp with the NFL s Minnesota Vikings (1986) and Houston Oilers (1987) Todd is currently the football coach at Norco High School spent the summer of 2007 working in electrical engineering at Maxim Integrated Products majoring in management science and engineering. Gerhart s Career Stats Totals Gerhart s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Gerhart s Career Highs At-bats: 6, May 18, 2008 at Arizona Runs: 3 (3 times), last: June 14, 2008 vs. Florida State (College World Series) Hits: 4, June 1, 2008 vs. Pepperdine (NCAA Regional) Home Runs: 2, April 26, 2008 vs. USC RBI: 5, April 26, 2008 vs. USC Stolen Bases: 1 (5 times), last: April 25, 2008 vs. USC Hitting Streak: 8 games, April 21-May 5, David GIULIANI OUTFIELDER Bats: Both Throws: Right Sophomore-1V Thorofare, NJ West Deptford HS Pronunciation: JOO-lee-ahni At Stanford: Sophomore is slated to a play a key role in Stanford s outfield corps very good defensive outfielder, who can play left, center and right field equally well along with Jeff Whitlow, has the strongest arm among Cardinal outfielders talented allaround athlete is a switch-hitter with good speed had a solid fall offensively, putting him in the mix to contribute in As a Freshman in 2008: Saw limited action during his rookie campaign, playing in only three games made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement in Stanford s opening game, 17-7 victory over Nebraska received his only at-bat in a pinch-hitting role March 24 at Pacific. High School: Graduated in 2007 from West Deptford (N.J.) High School earned firstteam All-South Jersey honors by both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Gloucester County Times for each of his final three seasons ( ) added 2006 and 2007 AP and The Star-Ledger first-team all-state honors as well as a selection as the Gloucester County Player of the Year in 2005 hit.556 with 10 home runs as a senior holds many singleseason records at his school, including a.579 batting average, 54 runs scored and 55 hits that he accomplished during his sophomore season, as well as the 10 homers he hit as a senior also holds his school s career records for batting average (.519), hits (171) and home runs (25) led his team to four consecutive Colonial Conference titles and the Diamond Classic championship as a senior in 2007, when he pitched a complete game in the title contest also played running back and free safety for two seasons of football in 2003 and 2004, helping his squad to two South, Group II state sectional titles and a 24-0 overall record graduated in the Top 10 percent of his class and was a member of the honor roll all four years coached by John Yowler ( ), Bob Hemphil ( ) and Sean McKenna ( ). Other Amateur Baseball: Helped the Amsterdam Mohawks to the playoffs of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, batting.263 (20-for-76) with two doubles, one triple, one home run, eight RBI and four stolen bases in 25 games drove in three runs over the club s three playoff contests, going 2-for-9 (.222) spent the summers of with the West Deptford American Legion squad, helping the team to three state titles and the Mid-Atlantic Regional playoffs in each of his final three campaigns with the club also played with the New Jersey Arsenal AAU squad in 2004 and 2005, earning a spot in the national tournament both seasons. Personal Information: Son of Richard and Lillian Giuliani has two sisters, Michelle and Andrea Andrea was a star midfielder for the Rider women s soccer team, earning the squad s Player of the Year and All-MAAC honors favorite pro sports team is the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, while he lists Chase Utley as his favorite player undeclared major. 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11 15 Christian GRIFFITHS CATCHER/OUTFIELDER Bats: Both Throws: Right Freshman-HS Apple Valley, CA Granite Hills HS At Stanford: Comes to The Farm with all the tools to be either an excellent Division I outfielder or catcher was primarily an outfielder in high school, but spent most of fall ball behind the plate very good defensive outfielder, with great arm strength with more reps, can become a top-notch receiving catcher projects as an excellent hitter, with power switch-hitter who is equally talented from both sides of the plate. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Granite Hills High School in Apple Valley, Calif., where he was a four-year letterwinner was a three-time first-team All-Desert Sky League selection ( )...also earned all-area accolades each of his final three campaigns ( ) earned Desert Sky League MVP honors as a senior in 2008, while he was also selected area MVP and was named to the All-San Bernardino County first team was named the Granite Hills rookie of the year as a freshman in 2005, while he was tabbed team MVP following his junior season was voted team captain for the 2007 and 2008 campaigns established all-time school records for batting average (.458), hits (116), doubles (29), home runs (21) and RBI (80), while setting single-season marks for hits (42), runs scored (42), home runs (10) and slugging percentage was selected by MLB Scouting Bureau as one of the country s top 200 amateur baseball players prior to the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Other Amateur Baseball: Has spent his last four summers ( ) playing for the ABD Bulldogs also played for the Angels elite scout team in 2008, along with the Yankees scout club. Personal Information: Son of Brad and Cathy Griffiths was born in Palm Springs, Calif.has one brother, Buddy, and one sister, Cameo hobbies including fishing and listening to music undeclared major, but considering economics. 27 Blake HANCOCK Bats: Left Throws: Left Senior-3V Kingwood, TX Kingwood HS At Stanford: Veteran reliever is slated to be Stanford s primary left-handed arm out of the bullpen has made 42 relief appearances over the last two seasons, going 2-3 with two saves and a 5.15 ERA (25er, 43.2ip) is equally effective against both left and righthanded batters can pitch in both a short and long relief role has a bevy of big-game experience a complete pitcher who can get hitters out with any of three pitches (fastball, curveball and a changeup) possesses an outstanding work ethic. As a Junior in 2008: Tied for second on the club with 20 relief appearances, proving an invaluable member of Stanford s College World Series staff finished 1-3 with one save and a 4.12 ERA (11er, 24.0ip) held opponents to a.264 batting average (24-for-91), with 17 strikeouts against nine walks made eight appearances in Pac-10 play, with a 5.79 ERA (6er, 9.1ip) and.243 average against (9-for-37) held conference left-handed batters to a paltry.176 mark (3-for-17) fashioned an 0.87 ERA (1er, 10.1ip) through April 6 (six appearances), and had a 2.28 mark (6er, 23.2ip) as late as May 17 (first 17 appearances) allowed five earned runs without recording an out over his final two regular season outings, skewing his overall season ERA however, retired his only batter faced in the postseason recorded a save with 4.0 hitless, scoreless innings in an April 6 victory over Arizona State, with only one walk and a career-high four strikeouts earned the win April 16 vs. San Francisco after tossing 1.2-scoreless frames (1h,1bb,3so). As a Sophomore in 2007: Served as Stanford s top left-hander out of the bullpen, going 1-0 with one save and a 6.41 ERA (14er, 19.2ip) in 22 relief outings allowed just one earned run in 5.0 innings over his final seven appearances (1.80 ERA) did not allow an earned run for six straight outings from February 24 March 27 (3.1ip) appeared in 10 of 24 Pac-10 games, but struggled to a 9.28 ERA (11er, 10.2ip) made his collegiate debut with a perfect inning (2so) on Opening Day at Cal State Fullerton (February 2) earned his first career win February 18 at Texas. As a Freshman in 2006: Was a member of the team, but did not see any game action due to injury. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Kingwood (Texas) High School selected first-team Preseason Greater Houston Area in 2005 after a second-team selection in 2004 named the 2003 District 21-5A Most Valuable Player, when he also earned second team All-Houston Area honors helped his team to the 2005 state 5A title after a semifinal finish in 2004 posted a prep career record of 16-4 with a 1.80 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 80.1 innings pitched tossed a no-hitter in his sophomore year coached by David Denny. Other Amateur Baseball: Has not played summer ball each of the last two years ( ) played in the summer of 2006 for the Waikiki Surfers of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League club finished overall and in sixth place in the regular season before winning the league title with an impressive postseason run participated in the 2004 USA junior national team trials pitched three summers with the Houston Heat ( ). Personal Information: Son of Ken and Barbara Hancock chose Stanford because it features, in his words, good baseball and a great education is a fan of the Houston Astros, while if he could spend a day with anyone, it would be Nolan Ryan would like to pursue a career as an investment banker majoring in economics. Hancock s Career Stats / / Totals / Hancock s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / Totals / Hancock s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): No career starts Innings Pitched (Reliever): 4.0 (twice), last: April 6, 2008 vs. Arizona State Strikeouts: 4, April 6, 2008 vs. Arizona State Winning Streak: 1 game (twice), last: April 16, 2008 INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 53

12 20 Jeffrey INMAN Junior-2V Bakersfield, CA Garces Memorial HS Player Profiles At Stanford: Figures to be one of 2009 s top starting pitchers not only in the Pac-10, but in the entire country is Stanford s top returning winner after going 7-2 with a 4.27 ERA for the Cardinal s 2008 College World Series club followed outstanding sophomore campaign by being tabbed by Baseball America as the ninth-best prospect in the prestigious Cape Cod League has developed an outstanding breaking ball to complement a good changeup and a low-90s fastball tremendously hard-working player had an outstanding fall, and is pitching the best he has since arriving on The Farm owns a career 11-6 record with a 5.02 ERA (81er, 145.1ip) over 31 collegiate appearances (26 starts) was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 2006 MLB First- Year Player Draft, but did not sign a professional contract was a preseason third-team All-American selection by Baseball America. As a Sophomore in 2008: Ranked second on Stanford s College World Series staff for wins, innings and starts, going 7-2 with a 4.27 ERA (34er, 71.2ip) in 16 games (13 starts) was extremely tough against right-handed batters, holding them to a.246 average (35-for-142) got off to a tremendous start, going 5-0 with a 1.49 ERA (6er, 36.1ip) over his first seven outings (six starts) through April 13 made his first appearance of the year in relief, working 4.0 innings against Nebraska on February 23 moved into the rotation for his next outing, and earned the win March 2 at Cal State Fullerton tossed 6.0 innings of three-hit, shutout ball in a 14-0 victory at Pacific on March 24, while setting a season-high with eight strikeouts followed that performance with 7.1-scoreless innings in a 4-1 victory over Washington State on March 30 in fact, tossed 14.1-consecutive scoreless innings, including his final frame in a March 9 start at Texas struggled over a five-start stretch April 20-May 19, going 2-2 with a ERA (21er, 17.1ip) bounced back with a strong performance in his lone start of the NCAA Regional, pitching Stanford to an 8-4 victory over UC Davis (7.0ip,8h,4r,3er,1bb,5so) made one start in the College World Series, and limited eventual finalist Georgia to just two runs over 5.1 innings (7h,3bb,5so). As a Freshman in 2007: Named Stanford s Most Outstanding Freshman after posting a 4-4 record and 5.74 ERA (47er, 73.2ip) in 15 games (13 starts) struck out 62 batters in his 73.2 innings, while combining for one shutout and throwing one complete game lasted 6.0 or more innings in three of his last four starts had an excellent start to the season, posting a 3.54 ERA over his first five start posted a 2-2 record with a 4.78 ERA (20er, 37.2ip) in seven Pac-10 appearances (all starts), striking out 32 batters in 37.2 innings made his collegiate debut by earning a no-decision in a February 3 start at Cal State Fullerton earned his first win in a relief role on February 10 vs. Fresno State, allowing one run over 5.0 innings of a 9-2 victory became the first Stanford freshman pitcher to start the opener of a three-game series when he took the hill on March 2 vs. California responded with a career-high nine strikeouts over 7.2 innings of three-hit, shutout ball combined with David Stringer on a 1-0 blanking of the Golden Bears tossed his first career complete game May 5 at Washington State, twirling a fivehitter in a 6-4 victory. High School: Graduated in 2006 from Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, Calif. named to the 2006 Bakersfield Californian All-Area second team and the All-Southeast Yosemite League first team after he compiled a 6-4 record with a 1.95 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 50.1 innings, walking only six batters earned 2005 honorable mention all-league recognition was named the Most Valuable Pitcher at the 2005 Terrio Classic helped his team to the 2004 CIF Central Section Sequoia Division crown also lettered twice as a wide receiver in football coached in baseball by George Culver and Denny Barrett. Other Amateur Baseball: Was selected by Baseball America as the ninth-best prospect in the 2008 Cape Cod League following a stellar summer with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox went 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA in six starts tallied 34 strikeouts against 10 walks in 31.1 innings fanned 13 against eventual league champion Harwich in his final start did not pitch in the summer of Personal Information: Son of Jeffrey and Stephanie Inman has two brothers, Keven and Eric, and a sister, Lindsay Keven is entering his sophomore season at Pepperdine patterns his game after longtime Atlanta Braves standout and current Boston Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers chose Stanford because, in his words, it was a childhood goal, and it has the best combination of athletics and academics in the country undeclared major. Inman s Career Stats / / Totals / Inman s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / Totals / Inman s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 9.0, May 5, 2007 at Washington State Innings Pitched (Reliever): 5.0, February 10, 2007 vs. Fresno State Strikeouts: 9, March 2, 2007 vs. California Winning Streak: 5 games, February 23-April 13, J.J. JELMINI INFIELDER Senior-3V Fresno, CA Clovis West HS Pronunciation: GEL-meanie At Stanford: Outstanding defensive player has been invaluable as a utility infielder over his first three seasons on The Farm is in the mix to win the starting second base job outright in 2009 can also play third and shortstop equally well has really improved offensively, and followed a good summer with an impressive fall excellent contact hitter has added strength, and developed some pop at the plate superb athlete, with good speed has excellent defensive instincts, with good range and great arm strength adept 54

13 at turning the double play as a second baseman has played in 42 collegiate games, including three starts has committed only one error in 25 total chances. As a Junior in 2008: Appeared in 10 games off the bench, primarily as either a defensive replacement or as a pinch runner was hitless in three at-bats scored a pair of runs, including one in Stanford s 16-5 victory over Florida State in the College World Series opener handled all four defensive chances without an error. As a Sophomore in 2007: Played in 17 games, including one start at second base (February 4 at Cal State Fullerton) was used primarily as a pinch runner and occasionally as a late-inning defensive replacement had just seven official at-bats, while collecting one hit in his final official at-bat of the campaign (single on May 1 at Santa Clara) saw action in three Pac-10 games, and walked in his only plate appearance biggest highlight of the season came when he pinch ran in the bottom of the 13th inning against UC Davis on May 22 and scored the winning run on Sean Ratliff s two-out bunt single later in the frame handled all eight of his defensive chances successfully. As a Freshman in 2006: Went 2-for-11 (.182) with a double and two RBI over 15 games, including two starts handled 12 of his 13 defensive chances, for a.923 fielding percentage made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement March 3 at California delivered an RBI single March 11 at USC for his first career hit and RBI played in six Pac-10 games and made both of his starts in conference contests, going 1-for-7 (.143) with a double and an RBI also walked twice for a conference on-base percentage of.333 made his postseason debut as a pinch hitter in the final game of the season, a June 11 NCAA Super Regional contest vs. Oregon State. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif., where his squad was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation by USA Today in 2005 won city and county all-star honors as a senior in 2005 was tabbed as a first-team All-Star by the Fresno Bee, as well as a second team All-State Underclassman in 2004 by Cal-Hi Sports twice named to the Clovis Independent All-City Team (2004 and 2005), and was his team s MVP and co-captain both seasons earned first team All-Tri-River Athletic Conference honors in 2004 and 2005 in his final two prep campaigns was chosen the 2004 TRAC Most Valuable Player earned second team All-TRAC honors in 2003 led his squad to the 2004 CIF Central Section Division I title compiled a career.370 batting average with seven homers, 53 RBI and 31 stolen bases, while adding 98 hits, 88 runs scored, 19 doubles, seven triples and 78 walks also played quarterback for his school s football team, leading the club to the 2004 CIF Central Section Division I championship selected as the TRAC Offensive Player of the Year and named third team All-State by Cal-Hi Sports in 2004, when he threw for 1,909 yards and rushed for 505 more with 29 total touchdowns football team snapped De La Salle High School s home win streak in 2004 coached in baseball by Tim Thiessen. Other Amateur Baseball: Has spent the last two summers ( ) playing for his hometown Clovis Outlaws was named to the 2007 All-California Collegiate League squad played for the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League in the summer of 2006, batting.276 (35-for-127) with 12 RBI and seven stolen bases in 39 games played with the NorCal Baseball Club in Personal Information: Son of Rick and Peggy Jelmini has one brother, Matt, who is a running back at the University of San Diego lists the New York Yankees as his favorite pro sports team, and New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul as his favorite pro athlete loves baseball because, in his words, it s the greatest game ever created majoring in sociology. Jelmini s Career Stats Totals Jelmini s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Jelmini s Career Highs At-bats: 3 (twice), last: February 4, 2007 at Cal State Fullerton Runs: 1 (8 times), last: June 14, 2008 vs. Florida State (College World Series) Hits: 1 (3 times), last: May 1, 2007 vs. Santa Clara Home Runs: No career home runs RBI: 1 (twice), last: March 26, 2007 vs. Washington State Stolen Bases: No career stolen bases Hitting Streak: 1 game (3 times), last: May 1, Zach JONES CATCHER/INFIELDER Sophomore-1V Draper, UT Jordan HS At Stanford: Sophomore showed during a solid freshman campaign that he has all the tools to develop into one of the conference s top all-around players appeared in 64 games, and made 59 starts, for a 2008 Stanford club that tied for third at the College World Series excellent athlete was one of the Cardinal s better defensive catchers in 2008, despite making 58 starts at third base and one in left field has one of the quicker releases among Stanford catchers in recent memory, and has good arm strength handled the hot corner well, and has the potential to be an all-conference defensive third baseman will see time at both positions in 2009 instinctual and fast baserunner led the Cardinal with 11 stolen bases last season showed power potential during this rookie season, with 13 doubles and three home runs was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 45th round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign a professional contract. As a Freshman in 2008: After seeing a lot of time behind the plate during fall ball, seized Stanford s starting third base job early in his rookie campaign made his first start at the hot corner on February 25 vs. Saint Mary s, and was the Cardinal s starting third baseman for 58 of the team s final 64 games Stanford went in his 58 starts at third, while winning his lone start in left field (February 23 vs. Nebraska) batted.249 (52-for-209) with 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 33 RBI in 64 contests overall led the club with 11 stolen bases, while only being caught twice also paced the team with 13 sacrifice bunts was a.262 hitter (16-for-61) with seven RBI in 22 Pac-10 games (21 starts) played third base in 61 games, caught in three contests and played left field in one game, but committed only 10 errors in 314 total chances (.936 fielding percentage) hammered a two-run, pinch-hit home run in his first collegiate at-bat, which came during the opener of a February 22 doubleheader vs. Nebraska set his career high with four RBI May 12 vs. Santa Clara, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double had 13 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-hit efforts (March 2 vs. Cal State Fullerton, April 5 vs. Arizona State and April 26 vs. USC) hit safely in 14 of 17 contests from INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 55

14 30 Jonathan KASKOW FIRST BASEMAN Bats: Both Throws: Right Sophomore-1V Coppell, TX Coppell HS Pronunciation: CASS-co April 4-26, batting.375 (21-for-56) with four doubles, one triple and 10 RBI started all 11 postseason contests at third base, and tied for third on the club with eight runs scored was just 6-for-38 (.158) with one double, one triple and five RBI drove in four runs over the final four games of the NCAA Regional, including two in the first elimination contest vs. Pepperdine also finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and an RBI in an 8-4 Regional win over UC Davis went 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI in a 16-5 victory over Florida State in the College World Series opener. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah was a three-time first-team all-state selection ( ) was chosen the 2007 Utah 5A Most Valuable Player led Jordan to the 2007 state 5-A title and runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2006 hit.458 with three home runs and 34 RBI as a senior coached by Ron Anderson. Other Amateur Baseball: Donned a Waterloo Bucks uniform for the 2008 summer season, playing in 38 games spent the summer of 2007 with the Utah Marshalls. Personal Information: Son of Mark and Michelle Jones was born in Salt Lake City, Utah has one sister, Brooke, and two brothers, Reggie and Hunter describes himself as quietly competitive, while he models his game after New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter chose Stanford because, in his words, it is the best combination of baseball and academics in the country undeclared major. Jones Career Stats Totals Jones Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Jones Career Highs At-bats: 5 (8 times), last: June 14, 2008 vs. Florida State (College World Series) Runs: 3, April 6, 2008 vs. Arizona State Hits: 3 (3 times), last: April 26, 2008 vs. USC Home Runs: 1 (3 times), last: March 5, 2008 at Saint Mary s RBI: 4, May 12, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Stolen Bases: 2, April 7, 2008 at California Hitting Streak: 6 games, April 4-11, 2008 At Stanford: Highly touted recruit out of Texas a year ago is ready to make an impact on the Cardinal lineup as a sophomore in 2009 switch-hitter who has tremendous power from both sides of the plate also has the potential to hit for a high average had a great fall, with impressive offensive numbers is a solid defensive first baseman, who also factors into the mix at designated hitter bat will force him into the lineup on a regular basis. As a Freshman in 2009: Saw limited action during his rookie season, appearing in six games off the bench went 1-for-5, with one run scored handled his seven defensive chances without an error made his collegiate debut in the opener of a February 22 doubleheader vs. Nebraska, scoring a run in Stanford s 17-7 victory singled vs. Cal State Fullerton on March 1 for his first career hit was with the team throughout the postseason, but did not play. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Coppell (Texas) High School earned several national honors as a senior in 2007, when he batted.513 with 32 runs scored, five homers and 35 RBI was named the Pro-Line Player of the Year by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association, a Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger honorable mention All-American and a 2007 Rawlings Preseason Second Team All-American added all-state, all-area, All-District 6-5A, Team MVP and co-captain honors during the 2007 campaign ranked 67th among the 2007 Top 100 high school prospects by Baseball America hit.455 with seven homers and 22 RBI as a junior in 2006 en route to all-state and all-area honors, while also being named the District 6-5A Offensive Player of the 56

15 Year led his team to the regional semifinals in 2005 and 2007, and the second round of the 2006 Bi-District Tournament coached by Don English. Other Amateur Baseball: Spent his 2008 summer campaign in the Northwoods League, playing for the Wisconsin Woodchucks batted.278 (30-for-108) with 27 runs, two doubles, three home runs and 23 RBI in 33 games spent seven summers with a Dallas Tigers team ( ) coached by Linty Ingram led his club to third place at the 2007 Connie Mack World Series after the group won the 2006 Connie Mack state title won a 2007 Connie Mack Gold Glove award helped his team win the 2004 and 2005 AABC Mickey Mantle World Series titles...won the Big Stick hitting award at the 2005 AABC Mickey Mantle World Series. Personal Information: Son of Chris and Jan Kaskow born in Lewisville, Texas...has two brothers, Andrew and Matthew father, Chris, played men s doubles tennis at Wimbledon in 1977 and collegiate tennis for Oklahoma State from hobbies including fishing and traveling he is also a pianist is a fan of the Atlanta Braves and Dallas Cowboys lists The Shack by William Young as his favorite book is interested in pursuing a career as either a lawyer or CPA majoring in economics. Kaskow s Career Stats Totals Kaskow s Career Highs At-bats: 1 (5 times), last: April 9, 2008 vs. UC Davis Runs: 1, February 22, 2008 vs. Nebraska (Game 1) Hits: 1, March 1, 2008 vs. Cal State Fullerton Home Runs: No career home runs RBI: No career RBI Stolen Bases: No career stolen bases Hitting Streak: 1 game, March 1, Kellen KIILSGAARD OUTFIELDER Bats: Left Throws: Left Sophomore-1V Auburn, WA Auburn HS Pronunciation: kills-guard At Stanford: Second-year player was highly impressive during fall ball, and could easily make a huge impact in 2009 was a member of Stanford s football team in 2007, but did not play in 2008 as he concentrated solely on baseball left-handed hitter with big-time power and the ability to hit the ball out to all fields is a big, powerful player who has great speed for a player of his size improved by leaps and bounds both defensively and at the plate during the fall, and is in the mix in right field and at designated hitter projects as an excellent collegiate player as he gains more experience. As a Freshman in 2008: Was slowed at the onset after playing on the Stanford football team during the fall of 2007 appeared in only three games, all off the bench was hitless in three official at-bats, but scored a run made his collegiate debut in the season opener February 22 vs. Nebraska, appearing in the first game of a doubleheader and drawing a pinch-hit walk in his only plate appearance was with the team throughout the postseason, but did not play. High School: 2007 graduate of Auburn (Wash.) High School, where he was a two-sport standout in baseball and football tabbed a 2007 first-team all-state outfielder when he hit.440 with four homers and 29 RBI as a senior batted.535 with four home runs and 26 RBI during a big 2005 sophomore campaign, while also contributing an 8-1 record and a 1.10 ERA on the hill to earn first-team all-state recognition as a pitcher as well as South Puget Sound League MVP honors helped his team to four consecutive conference titles ( ) and appearances in the state tournament all four years led the club to second place finishes at both the 2006 and 2007 state 4A tournaments became the first high school player to hit a home run at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, during the 2006 state tournament Auburn logged an overall record during his prep career lettered three times in football while playing quarterback, free safety and kicker racked up 989 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, while adding 1,035 yards through the air and 15 passing touchdowns to earn 2006 Seattle Area Offensive Player of the Year by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was a first team all-state selection at both quarterback and free safety in 2006, while being named his league s Offensive and Defensive MVP also was named conference Offensive and Defensive MVP as a junior in 2005 entered his school s record books as the all-time leader in single-season rushing touchdowns (23), single-season total offense (1,919 yards) and extra points made in a single game (8) led his football team to four South Puget Sound League crowns ( ) and the semifinals of the 2006 state 3A tournament, when he helped his squad set school records in wins (12) and offensive production (402 yards and 41.0 points per game) was chosen as the National Football Foundation s Western Region National Scholar-Athlete in 2007, the first ever selection from the state of Washington coached in baseball by Tim Kuykendall. Other Amateur Baseball: Played two summers with the Taylor baseball team (2005 and 2006) helped the 2005 team place second at the USSSA Baseball 18-and-under National Tournament in San Diego spent the summers of 2003 and 2004 with the Seattle Stars, who won five national tournaments and were ranked in the top-three nationally during his two seasons with the club. Personal Information: Son of Kjel and Leslie Kiilsgaard born in Tacoma, Wash.has two sisters, Elise and Linnea comes from an athletic family sister, Linnea, was one of the country s top collegiate volleyball players during her four-year career at Northern Colorado ( ) she was a two-time first-team All-American (2002 and 2003), while she finished her career fourth all-time in NCAA history for assists per game she also set school records for career assists and career assists per game father, Kjel, was a linebacker at Idaho from and was an honorable mention All-American in 1976 grandfather, Carl, was an offensive tackle for Idaho ( ) before playing in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals for one season in 1950 says the biggest thrill of his life to date was saving a father and daughter from drowning in the ocean in Maui during the spring of 2007 undeclared major. 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16 17 Will KRASNE / RS Sophomore-1V Washington, D.C. St. Albans School Pronunciation: KRAS-knee At Stanford: Is fully healthy following 2007 Tommy John surgery, and should be a key component of Stanford s 2009 pitching staff was limited to just one appearance and 0.2-inning last year while he continued his comeback from surgery, but had an outstanding fall throws hard, with a fastball that can top out in the mid-90s is also effective with his changeup and breaking ball has the stuff to be a starter, but can also be used in any relief role has all the tools to become a top-notch collegiate pitcher once he gains more experience. As a Redshirt Freshman in 2008: Resumed pitching for the first time since his 2007 elbow surgery made his collegiate debut in the second game of Stanford s opening day doubleheader against Nebraska, retiring two of the three batters he faced in relief (one hit batsmen) did not pitch the remainder of the season, but was with the club. As a Freshman in 2007: Was a member of the team, but did not see any action due to injury and was granted a medical redshirt season. High School: Graduated in 2006 from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. earned 2006 All-Met honorable mention accolades by the Washington Post when he posted a 3-4 record with a 1.12 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 43.0 innings as a senior was a first-team All- Met selection by the Washington Post as a junior in 2005, after going 7-1 with a 1.40 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 50.0 innings also chipped in at the plate with a.350 batting average, 19 runs scored, seven doubles, two homers and 14 RBI earned first-team All-Interstate Athletic Conference honors in both 2005 and 2006 led his team to the conference championship in 2005 and a No. 7 ranking in the D.C. Metropolitan Area named a National Merit Scholar Finalist coached by Bob Brown and Buddy Burkhead. Other Amateur Baseball: A member of the Cal Ripken Senior Collegiate League champion Silver Spring/Tacoma Thunderbolts during the summer of 2006, pitching in a pair of games with an 0-1 record and a 4.00 ERA pitched for the Central Florida Renegades during the summer of 2005 spent the summer of 2004 with the Most Valuable Player squad and the summer of 2003 with the DC Dynasty club participated in the 2006 Perfect Game National Pre-Draft Showcase in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; the 2005 Perfect Game AFLAC Showcase in Baltimore, Maryland; and the 2005 Perfect Game National Showcase at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia was ranked No. 121 on the Perfect Game Top 2006 list. Personal Information: Son of Robert and Hale Krasne has one sister, Meg, who plays collegiate softball at the University of Pennsylvania father rowed collegiately at Georgetown, while his cousin, Matt Kenkel, was a gymnast at the Air Force Academy is a fan of the Washington Nationals hobbies include making model airplanes what he loves most about baseball is, in his words, the one-on-one challenge between the pitcher and the hitter majoring in political science. Krasne s Career Stats YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA BK / Totals / Michael MARSHALL /FIRST BASEMAN Sophomore-1V El Paso, TX Franklin HS At Stanford: Two-way player who was an integral member of the Cardinal bullpen as a freshman, and will again be a key arm in 2009 pitched a lot in short relief toward the end of Stanford s 2008 College World Series campaign, and did not allow an earned run after April 28 (8.1ip) is tremendously valuable out of the bullpen, as he has a strong arm and can easily pitch on consecutive days competitive pitcher who attacks hitters with any of three pitches a low 90s fastball, breaking ball or changeup is also a very good hitter, who provides a power bat from the right side is a good defensive first baseman, and can be used either in the field or as a designated hitter. As a Freshman in 2008: Made an immediate impact on the hill during his rookie campaign, pitching in 16 games (one start) finished with a 1-1 record, one save and a 6.10 ERA (14er, 20.2ip), but those numbers tell only part of the story did not allow an earned run over his final seven appearances and 8.1 innings, a run that began April 28 and spanned through the postseason limited opponents to a paltry.115 batting average during the stretch (3-for-26), with only one extra-base hit stranded 13 of 18 inherited runners (72.2%), including 10 of his last 12 made his collegiate debut during the first game of an opening day doubleheader against Nebraska (February 22) recorded his first save April 13 at Oregon State, retiring his only two batters faced to close out a 4-2 Stanford victory made his only start April 21 at Santa Clara, working the first 2.0 innings earned his first win with 2.2 innings of hitless, scoreless relief (1hbp) May 4 at San Jose State made three relief appearances during the NCAA Tournament, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings (1h,1bb,1so) made his postseason debut with 0.1 inning May 30 vs. UC Davis in Regional action, and pitched twice at the College World Series tossed a scoreless inning June 14 against Florida State in the Omaha opener, and retired his only batter faced June 16 vs. Georgia. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas, after attending Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, Texas for his freshman and sophomore years was a two-sport standout, playing both baseball and football in baseball, earned 2007 first-team All-District 1-5A honors and was named the 2007 City Most Valuable Player for El Paso after hitting.550 with 14 home runs as a senior also led his team to the 2007 District title was a two-time first team all-city selection ( ) selected to the 2006 All-District 1-5A second team as an offensive guard in football, helped his team to the 2006 district title and the Elite 8 Texas state quarterfinals earned first team All-District 1-5A, first team all-city and second team all-region honors on the gridiron as a senior in 2006 coached in baseball by Larry Vucan. Other Amateur Baseball: Had a dominating 2008 summer campaign both on the mound and at the plate for the Woodstock River Bandits of the Valley Baseball League 58

17 made eight pitching appearances (one start), forging a 1.75 ERA (5er, 25.2ip) held opposing hitters to a.190 batting average (19-for-100), with an astounding 45 strikeouts against only four walks in 25.2 innings batted.301 (25-for-83) with five doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI and a.506 slugging percentage in 22 games added a perfect fielding percentage, handling 116 total chances without an error played for the Lubbock Hubbers during the summer of 2007 and the Albuquerque Cubs in the summer of 2006 spent the previous two summer campaigns (2004 and 2005) with the Arlington Heat suited up for the Dallas Mustangs during the summer of Personal Information: Son of Mike and Mary Marshall full name is Michael Allen Marshall, Jr.was born in Pasadena, Calif.has one sister, Marcheta father, Mike, played Major League Baseball for 11 seasons ( ) with the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox first baseman and right fielder was a 1984 National League All-Star, and helped the Dodgers to World Series titles in both 1981 and 1988 says his favorite moment in sports history is Kirk Gibson s dramatic walk-off home run to defeat the Oakland Athletics in Game One of the 1988 World Series hobbies include reading novels, watching movies and running would like to pursue a career as an architect undeclared major, but considering an engineering major with an emphasis in architectural design. Marshall s Career Stats / Totals / Marshall s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / Totals / Marshall s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 2.0, April 21, 2008 at Santa Clara Innings Pitched (Reliever): 3.2, April 9, 2008 vs. UC Davis Strikeouts: 2, May 6, 2008 at San Francisco Winning Streak: 1 game, May 4, Kellen McCOLL OUTFIELDER Sophomore-1V Los Altos Hills, CA Los Altos HS At Stanford: Local product with a tremendous work ethic was one of the Cardinal s most improved players during fall ball versatile athlete was an outstanding baseball and football player at Los Altos High School, but has elected to concentrate solely on baseball at Stanford was a catcher during his prep career, but moved to the outfield upon arriving on The Farm a good contact hitter, who has developed some power to complement his above-average speed solid defensive player with a strong arm, who projects as a corner outfielder will push for playing time in 2009, and will be a factor in Stanford s outfield over the next few seasons. As a Freshman in 2008: A member of the team, but did not see any action. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Los Altos (Calif.) High School, where he was a two-sport standout in baseball and football was a two-time first-team All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League selection in 2006 and 2007, while earning second-team All-League recognition in 2005 named to the 2007 San Jose Mercury News All-Central Coast Section first team and San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro first-team after hitting.461 with three homers, 32 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a senior tabbed the SCVAL MVP and earned both Northern California All-State and San Jose Mercury News All-CCS secondteam honors following his 2006 junior season selected his prep team s Most Valuable Player three times ( ) helped Los Altos to a pair of SCVAL titles (De Anza Division tri-championship in 2007, El Camino Division title in 2006) led his school to its first ever CIF Central Coast Section (Division II) crown in 2007 a three-year letterwinner in football, playing linebacker and tight end was chosen the 2006 SCVAL (El Camino Division) Most Valuable Offensive Player, while helping the team win the 2006 league title and advance to the second round of the CCS playoffs (best finish for the school since 1970) was named first-team all-league three times ( ) selected as his school s Athlete of the Year in his sophomore, junior and senior years honored with the Frank Bettencourt Academic Achievement Award at the 2008 Annual Santa Clara County Hot Stove Banquet coached in baseball by Sandy Whitol, a former major league pitcher with the Cleveland Indians. Other Amateur Baseball: Played for the Mountain View Royals during the summer of 2007, hitting.580 with four homers, five doubles, a triple, a.960 slugging percentage and a.677 on-base mark led the team to a runner-up finish at the state tournament spent the summer of 2006 with the Bay Area Baseball Vegas team. Personal Information: Son of Milt and Cindy McColl born in Redwood City, Calif. has three brothers, Connor, Ian and Patrick part of an athletic family, many of whom have Stanford ties father, Milt ( 81) was a four-year letterwinner at outside linebacker for Stanford before playing in the NFL for eight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers ( ) and Los Angeles Raiders (1988) helped the 49ers to a pair of Super Bowl wins in 1981 and 1984 grandfather, Bill ( 52) was a two-time All-American at Stanford and played tight end for the Chicago Bears ( ) uncle, Duncan ( 77), was a defensive end drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1977 both his grandfather and uncle are in the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame second cousin, Meredith McColl, played water polo at Stanford from is a fan of the San Francisco Giants, while his favorite current pro athlete is San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore says that what sets Stanford baseball apart from other collegiate programs is the work we do not only on the field, but in the classroom undeclared major. 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18 25 Brent MILLEVILLE FIRST BASEMAN/CATCHER Senior-3V Wichita, KS Maize HS Pronunciation: MILL-ville 2008 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-PAC-10 At Stanford: Enters his senior year poised to emerge as one of the top run-producing threats in the Pac-10, after earning 2008 honorable mention all-conference accolades big, strong player has seen his power numbers improve each year, including 11 home runs and a.513 slugging percentage in 2008 is slated to be Stanford s starting first baseman and anchor the middle of the Cardinal lineup in 2009 helped carry the Cardinal to the 2008 College World Series, batting.303 with nine homers and 48 RBI over the club s final 37 games an outstanding clutch performer, he is a career.322 hitter (46-for-143) with runners in scoring position is also 10-for-14 (.714) lifetime with the bases loaded, including two grand slams is Stanford s active career leader in doubles (24), homers (14), RBI (94), and sacrifice flies (15), while ranking second with 117 hits owns a.264 batting average (447 at-bats) in 154 collegiate games, including 98 starts has also stolen seven bases (in 10 attempts) has primarily played first base while on The Farm, while also seeing action at catcher and in the outfield is a very good defensive first baseman, and is a big target when receiving throws also adept behind the plate, as he is a good receiver with a strong arm was selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 39th round of the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign a professional contract. As a Junior in 2008: Honorable mention All-Pac-10 performer enjoyed his best collegiate season to date for Stanford s College World Series club, setting career highs with a.289 batting average (54-for-187), 33 runs scored, 54 hits, 11 home runs, 57 RBI, a.513 slugging percentage, a.341 on-base mark and three stolen bases added nine doubles, one shy of his career standard ranked fourth on the club for both homers and RBI was arguably Stanford s top offensive threat over the second half, batting.303 (43-for-102) with eight doubles, nine homers and a club-high 48 RBI over the team s final 37 games (beginning April 14) was an exceptional clutch hitter throughout the season, batting.360 (27-for-75) with runners in scoring position was also 4-for-5 with the bases loaded, while hammering two of the club s three grand slams (April 21 at Santa Clara and May 11 vs. California) logged 13 multi-hit games and 15 multi-rbi contests played in 61 games overall, including 43 starts (42 at first base and one at catcher) Stanford was an impressive when he was in the lineup at first base matched his career high with four hits on three occasions during the campaign went 4-for-6 with two runs scored, a homer and three RBI April 16 vs. San Francisco...logged a 4-for-5 effort with a homer and two RBI May 3 at San Jose State finished a triple shy of the cycle May 12 vs. Santa Clara, going 4-for-6 with three runs scored, one double, one homer and two RBI posted his first career multi-homer game March 24 at Pacific, connecting on a pair of two-run shots was scorching hot during a career-high eight-game hitting streak from April 14-25, going 16-for-35 (.457) with two home runs and 17 RBI drove in at least one run in 11 of 13 games from May 3-24 (21 RBI total), including seven straight contests from May (13 RBI total) started all 11 postseason games, and ranked third on the club with 10 RBI hit safely in eight contests, going 8-for-45 (.178) with seven runs and two stolen bases provided excellent playoff defense with a.990 fielding percentage (1 error in 105 total chances) delivered one of Stanford s biggest hits of the postseason in a June 1 Regional elimination game vs. UC Davis, as his two-run homer in the top of the ninth put the Cardinal ahead 5-4 en route to an 8-4 win connected on a three-run homer to put the finishing touches on Stanford s 11-run, ninth-inning outburst against Florida State in the College World Series opener finished with five RBI over four contests in Omaha. As a Sophomore in 2007: Showed signs of becoming a big-time player, while finishing the season with a.273 batting average (42-for-154), one homer, 25 RBI and two stolen bases in 46 games (35 starts) added a career-high 10 doubles, along with one triple and a club-best four sacrifice flies posted 12 multi-hit games and six multi-rbi contests set his career high for hits and RBI in a huge game April 10 at Nevada, going 4-for-4 with two doubles, a sacrifice fly and five RBI matched his career high with four hits May 27 at USC, while adding a double, a homer and two RBI drove in four runs during Stanford s 10-8 win at Texas on February 18, going 2-for-4 with a sacrifice fly logged a pair of five-game hitting streaks, including one from May to end the season (10-for-21,.476). As a Freshman in 2006: Batted.198 (21-for-106) with five doubles, two home runs, 12 RBI and two stolen bases in his first collegiate season, playing in 47 games with 20 starts made his collegiate debut February 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton earned his first career start February 10 vs. Kansas, and singled for his first collegiate hit drove in a pair of runs February 11 vs. Kansas for his first RBI, while his first homer on The Farm was a solo shot March 12 at USC had five hits in 11 at-bats during a mini three-game hitting streak from April also had hits in three-straight games from March 4-12 and May 7-10 made his postseason debut in a June 3 Regional game vs. Texas doubled against North Carolina State in a June 4 Regional contest for his first hit in NCAA Tournament play. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Maize (Kan.) High School was named the Kansas Gatorade High School Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005 selected a 2005 first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger also tabbed the 2005 BCA/Louisville Slugger Kansas State Player of the Year ranked No. 35 on Baseball America s Class of 2005 Top 100 high school prospects named a second-team All- American by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2004 twice named to the BCA All-District Team (2004 and 2005) captured first-team all-state honors as a catcher in 2004 and 2005, while earning second-team recognition in 2003 three-time first-team all-league selection at catcher ( ) garnered All-Metro accolades in 2005 played in the 2005 PlayStation High School All-American Game in Albuquerque, N.M. led his team to a pair of state titles (2003 and 2005), a third-place finish in 2004 and a fifth-place result in 2002 compiled a.432 (118-for-273) career batting average with 19 homers and 117 RBI, while adding 74 runs scored, 31 doubles and a.551 on-base percentage broke several Maize career records, including marks in hits, RBI, home runs, doubles and at-bats, while ranking second all-time at the school in batting average and on-base percentage also earned three letters in football and one in basketball was twice named a first team all-league tight end (2002 and 2003), and was a first-team all-league defensive end in 2003 earned honorable mention All-State accolades as a tight end in 2003 played as a center in basketball during his freshman season earned three academic letters and was a member of the National Honor Society for three years coached in baseball by Rocky Helm. 60

19 Other Amateur Baseball: Was one of two designated hitters named to the 2008 All-Cape Cod Baseball League team after tying for fifth in the circuit with six home runs played in 31 games for the Brewster Whitecaps, batting.276 (34-for-123) with 18 runs scored, seven doubles and 25 RBI spent the summer of 2007 with the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League, hitting.228 (41-for-180) with four home runs, 26 RBI and two stolen bases had a productive summer in 2006 while playing with the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League, batting.280 (40-for-143) with a homer and 19 RBI played four summers with the Wichita Sluggers Academy ( ) suited up for the Midwest Area Code squad in 2003 and 2004, and was chosen to play in the 2004 Area Code All- Star Game. Personal Information: Son of Tim and Deanna Milleville has one sister, Laura is a fan of the Boston Red Sox enjoys listening to country music his earliest baseball memory is playing tee-ball at the YMCA says that, in life, he is most thankful for his family sociology major. Milleville s Career Stats Totals Milleville s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Milleville s Career Highs At-bats: 6 (3 times), last: May 18, 2008 at Arizona Runs: 3 (twice), last: May 12, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Hits: 4 (5 times), last: May 12, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Home Runs: 2, March 24, 2008 at Pacific RBI: 5, April 10, 2007 at Nevada Stolen Bases: 1 (7 times), last: March 9, 2008 at Texas Hitting Streak: 8 games, April 14-25, Min (Brian) MOON INFIELDER Junior-2V Glendale, CA Hoover HS At Stanford: Enters the 2009 season primed to make a impact had an outstanding fall, especially with the bat put up great offensive numbers during Stanford s fall competition, including a lot of home runs has put himself in the mix for playing time not only on the Cardinal infield, but also in the designated hitter role has the ability to play second base, third and shortstop has been hampered by injuries during his collegiate career, but enters 2009 fully healthy. As a Sophomore in 2008: Was with the club throughout the season, but did not appear in a game. As a Freshman in 2007: Saw action in 13 games (all off the bench), primarily as a defensive replacement went 2-for-6 (.333) at the plate, with a run scored and an RBI collected both of his hits (in five at-bats) and his lone RBI during his eight Pac-10 contests made his collegiate debut March 11 at USC had a game of milestones March 31 vs. UCLA, collecting his first career hits and RBI in a 2-for-2 performance that also included a run scored. High School: Graduated in 2006 from Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, Calif. four-year letterwinner was a first-team All-Pacific League infielder in 2004 and 2005, as well as a league MVP nominee in 2005 All-Pacific League Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 earned Player of the Week honors from Glendale News Press team Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and MVP in 2005 was honored with the 2006 CIF Sportsmanship Award representing his school was hitting.500 with two homers and 19 RBI halfway through his senior year before a wrist injury batted.410 with four homers and 26 RBI in his junior year coached by Jim Dalzell. Other Amateur Baseball: Enjoyed a solid 2008 summer campaign with the Kauai Menehunes of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League ranked third in the circuit with 33 RBI in just 33 games, while he was second with 14 doubles batted.287 (41-for-143) with one triple and four stolen bases spent the summer of 2007 with the Amersterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, hitting.269 (20-for-108) with 13 RBI and two stolen bases did not play baseball in the summer of 2006 played with the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals scout teams in the summer of Personal Information: Son of Sang yeol and Keon ok Moon was born in Seoul, Korea has one sister, Narah moved to the United States when he was 10 years old lists day he moved to America as the biggest thrill of his life to date became hooked on baseball at a young age by his dad, who is a baseball journalist his earliest memories in the sport are going to baseball games in Korea with his dad chose Stanford because, in his words, it is the best academic and athletic school in the nation is a fan of the Boston Red Sox majoring in management science and engineering. Moon s Career Stats Totals Moon s Career Highs At-bats: 2, March 31, 2007 vs. UCLA Runs: 1, March 31, 2007 vs. UCLA Hits: 2, March 31, 2007 vs. UCLA Home Runs: No career home runs RBI: 1, March 31, 2007 vs. UCLA Stolen Bases: No career stolen bases Hitting Streak: 1 game, March 31, Brett MOONEYHAM Bats: Left Throws: Left Freshman-HS Atwater, CA Buhach Colony HS At Stanford: Big, hard-throwing southpaw is one of the nation s top pitching recruits power pitcher, but also possesses a good breaking ball and an excellent changeup displays a lot of poise and maturity for his age doesn t just rely on his mid-90s fastball, but knows how to pitch and set up hitters put together an excellent fall, and is in line to challenge for a spot in the 2009 starting rotation has a very high ceiling, and should become an excellent Division I pitcher was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign a professional contract. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Buhach Colony High School in Atwater, Calif. helped his club to four consecutive league championships, as Buhach captured the Valley Oak League title in 2005 and 2006 before winning Division I Central California Conference crowns in both 2007 and 2008 earned first-team all-league honors as a utility player in 2008, leading Buhach to the Sac Joaquin Section Division I championship series both on the mound and at the plate as a pitcher, he finished his senior season with a 9-2 record, 0.97 ERA,.116 opponents batting average and an astounding 103 strikeouts in just 58 innings with the bat, he hit.379 and led his team with five home runs and 35 RBI was named the Modesto Bee s 2008 High School Player of the Year earned firstteam all-league accolades as an outfielder in 2007, while he was tabbed the 2006 Valley Oak League Pitcher of the Year was also a two-year letterwinner in both football and basketball coached in baseball by Wayne Fitzgerald. Other Amateur Baseball: Has spent the last three summers ( ) playing for the Merced Volunteers has helped his club advance to at least the semifinals of the American Legion Regional tournament in all three years, including a state championship in Personal Information: Son of Bill and Sandra Mooneyham was born in Turlock, Calif. has two sisters, Logan and Leah father, Bill, was a first round pick of the California Angels in 1980, and pitched professionally for nine years in the Angels, Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics organizations spent the 1986 season in the majors with Oakland, making 45 appearances (six starts) hobbies include spending time with friends and family, traveling, playing video games, watching movies and listening to music is interested in pursuing a career as a history professor undeclared major. 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20 42 Kevin MORTON Freshman-HS San Diego, CA El Capitan HS At Stanford: Promising young pitcher will miss the 2009 season after undergoing successful Tommy John surgery in January. High School: Graduated in 2008 from El Capitan High School in Lakeside, Calif. fashioned an outstanding final two years, lettering in baseball as a junior and senior and earning a bevy of awards earned spots on the All-Grossmont League team and All-East County squad in both 2007 and 2008 two-time recipient of the Grossmont Conference Sportsmanship Award (2007 and 2008) was given his team s 2008 Mr. Baseball award selected to the 2008 Cleats National Invitational All-Tournament team, after helping his team to a fourth-place finish El Capitan also finished his senior 2008 campaign ranked 15th among all California Division III schools was named his team s 2007 Teammate of the Year and Outstanding Pitcher after going 8-3 with a 2.59 ERA and 88 strikeouts also played water polo was co-editor in chief of The Horizon, El Capitan s monthly school newspaper, during his junior and senior years honored as the El Capitan High School male athlete of the year, while also being given the school s Outstanding Spanish Award honored as a High School Sports Association Scholar Athlete won the Golden V Award, given annually to a handful of the most distinguished students in El Capitan s graduating class twice honored as a San Diego Union-Tribune scholar athlete graduated with a 4.5 GPA coached in baseball by Steve Vickery, who is one of San Diego s winningest prep coaches with over 500 career victories. Other Amateur Baseball: Pitched for the San Diego Gamers from also pitched for the Atlanta Braves scout team in Personal Information: Son of James and Lucy Morton father, James, is a professional drummer and a college professor who teaches music is a fan of the San Diego Padres lists Coldplay, Jack Johnson, John Legend and Alicia Keys among his favorite musical artists chose Stanford because, in his words, it is really the perfect combination of academic focus, athletic excellence, great weather and amazing opportunities hobbies include reading (especially historical fiction and other novels), writing, art and web design in fact, would like to pursue a career that employs his writing talent undeclared major, but is considering humanities or political science. 14 Jack MOSBACHER OUTFIELDER Bats: Left Throws: Left Freshman-HS Woodside, CA Menlo School Pronunciation: moss-bock-er At Stanford: Local product from the Menlo School has a very bright future in the Stanford program outstanding defensive outfielder, who could develop into one of the Pac-10 s top center fielders has excellent speed, but also has great baseball instincts and gets a tremendous jump on the ball is the prototypical leadoff hitter who can spray hits all over the ballpark a skilled bunter, who can be a true offensive sparkplug will probably be slated for backup duty in a crowded 2009 Cardinal outfield, but will be a factor for years to come. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Menlo School in Atherton, Calif.was a fouryear letterwinner in baseball, and was his team s starting center fielder each of his four seasons concluded his outstanding career with 129 hits, including 21 doubles, 5 triples, and one home run...also scored 101 runs and had a.474 career on-base percentage... earned first-team all-state honors in the small school division by Cal-Hi Sports in both 2007 and 2008 had a banner year in 2007, batting.462 with a.564 slugging percentage,.558 on-base percentage, 13 stolen bases, and 13 walks with only two strikeouts during his junior campaign awarded with the Allstate/Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Play of the Year at its yearly banquet...also honored as the 2007 Menlo School Junior Athlete of the Year was a two-time All-San Mateo County first-team selection (2007 and 2008) earned first-team All-Peninsula Athletic League honors in both 2007 and 2008, while he was a second-team selection in 2006 selected to the ESPN Rise Magazine All-Area Team in 2008, and was named to the Daily News first team in 2007, and the second team in 2008 batted.418 with a.513 on-base mark, seven doubles, a triple, and a home run as a senior in 2008, helping Menlo to a PAL Bay Division title and a berth in the CCS Division III semifinals led his team to the 2005 PAL Ocean Division crown, along with three straight appearances in the CCS playoffs was voted team captain during his junior and senior campaigns and its Most Valuable Player in 2007 was also a two-year letterwinner in football, and was team captain for his senior season as a linebacker, led the PAL Bay Division with 103 tackles for the 2007 squad that finished 7-3 was awarded the Crockett Award for Inspirational Leadership following that season...was active in student government, and was elected student body president for the school year was awarded the Menlo School s Leadership Award and the Anthony J. Paulus Award for contributions to student life coached in baseball by Craig Schoof and Glenn Simms. Other Amateur Baseball: Spent the summers of 2006 and 2008 playing with the Redwood City Blues, a club that advanced to the American League Area tournament finals both years batted.465 with a.582 on-base percentage and 16 stolen bases in 2006 was a.440 hitter with a.528 on-base mark and 12 steals in Personal Information: Son of Bruce Mosbacher and Nancy Ditz has one sister, Emily comes from an athletic family with Stanford ties mother, Nancy ( 76) was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic marathon team, and was twice ranked as the top U.S. marathoner by Track and Field News she has won many road races, including the Los Angeles Marathon (twice), the San Francisco Marathon, the Oakland Marathon, the San Francisco Bay to Breakers, and the Sydney, Australia, City to Surf (three times) she did not compete in track and field until after leaving Stanford, but did earn her varsity letter as a manager of the men s basketball team father, Bruce ( 75) was a goalkeeper on the Stanford soccer team from , earning All-West Coast and team MVP honors went on to play briefly in the North American Soccer League during the 1976 season grandfather, Bus, successfully defended the America s Cup for the United States against Australian challenges in 1962 and 1967 has long been active in singing and acting has performed with the acclaimed San Francisco a cappela group Chanticleer, along with the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera, Peninsula Teen Opera and Ragazzi, the Peninsula Boys Chorus also held the lead in a pair of Menlo School stage productions contemplating a career in public service undeclared major. 12 Wande OLABISI OUTFIELDER Junior-2V Houston, TX St. Stephens Episcopal School Pronunciation: WAND-ay ola-bee-see At Stanford: Unbelievable athlete with speed that rivals anyone in the country also a smart baserunner, who can steal a bag almost on command had a tremendous fall, and is one of the club s most improved all-around players entering the 2009 season has big-time power, and has all the tools to develop into a very dangerous hitter can play all three outfield spots, but is a natural center fielder due to his speed has an above-average arm has really developed into a baseball player since coming to The Farm, after splitting much of his high school career between the diamond, soccer field, football field and track. As a Sophomore in 2008: Was an integral part of Stanford s College World Series club off the bench, being used as both a pinch runner and defensive replacement appeared in 16 games overall, scoring five runs and stealing three bases (in four attempts) went 1-for-4 at the plate handled his three defensive chances without an error collected his first collegiate hit April 26 vs. USC, going 1-for-2 with a run scored saw action in three postseason games, while he scored the tying run in the ninth inning of a June 1 Regional victory over UC Davis. As a Freshman in 2007: Found his way into a pair of ballgames as a pinch-runner, while he scored a run in his collegiate debut March 11 vs. USC. 62

21 High School: Graduated in 2006 from St. Stephens Episcopal School in Houston, Tex., where he attended for his sophomore through senior years spent his freshman year at Dhahran High School in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia was a four-sport athlete who played outfield in baseball, forward/midfielder in soccer and safety/special teams in football in addition to running track listed among the 2006 Top 30 players in Central Texas by insideprepbaseball. com twice selected to the All-Southern Prep Conference squad (2004 and 2006) and All- South-Zone Team (2004 and 2005) was an all-tournament selection at the 2006 Wimberley Invitational after hitting two home runs, including a walk-off grand slam was elected cocaptain of his baseball team as a senior in 2006 also hit two homers at the 2005 Lockhart Invitational and earned a spot on the all-tournament squad named his school s 2006 Most Athletic Student and earned the Three-Sport Athlete Award in 2005 helped his team to an three-year record from , as well as two consecutive state runner-up finishes (2005 and 2006) hit.406 with four homers as a senior, while leading his 25-6 club with 22 steals and seven outfield assists helped St. Stephens to a 29-2 mark as a junior, as he batted.412 and led the team with six homers, 36 RBI and 18 steals set the school record with 66 career stolen bases and finished second all-time with 17 career homers also earned three letters in soccer and two in football co-captain of the soccer team in his sophomore and junior seasons, leading the squad to two consecutive SPC Tournament appearances (2004 and 2005) finished with 17 career goals, while pacing his club in goals as a sophomore (5) and a junior (10) helped his football team to a 7-3 finish while averaging a team-high 6.5 tackles per game in 2004 won many academic honors at St. Stephens Episcopal School, including the David Paschall Award for Excellence in Athletics and Academics was also selected as a National Achievement Scholar, a National Honor Society member, a National Junior Honor Society inductee, a World Class Citizen honoree and a Middlebury Book Award winner for excellence in sciences and liberal arts, among others named co-mvp and Arabian-American League All-Star in his freshman year at Dhahran High School led his team in receiving yards as a freshman in Saudi Arabia also ran track in his freshman year, setting Dhahran Invitational records for the 100 meters and high jump graduated cum laude and with honors coached in baseball by John Keller and Keith Moreland. Other Amateur Baseball: Spent his 2008 summer campaign in Canada, playing for the Kelowna (British Columbia) Falcons of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League hit.287 (23-for-80) with 14 runs, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, 14 RBI in 26 games (21 starts) tied for fifth in the league with 11 stolen bases, while only being caught once played for the Hawaii Aliis of the Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League in 2007, leading his team in stolen bases and setting a league record with a time of 6.4 in the 60 yard dash did not play baseball in the summer of 2006 played with the Houston Colts during the summer of 2005 and earned Team MVP honors by hitting.436 and leading the club in both home runs (3) and stolen bases (22) spent the summer of 2004 with the Houston Saints, where he was the squad s co-mvp hit.396 with a team co-leading four homers and a team-best 17 stolen bases was a member of the Arabian- American National Travel squad during the summers of 2002 and 2003, leading the team to two runner-up finishes at the European Regional championships. Personal Information: Son of Goke and Juliet Olabisi was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to Saudi Arabia when he was five years old is a member of the royal family of the Urhobo tribe in Nigeria full name is Babawande Onaolapo Olabisi has three sisters, Toyosi. Simi and Lara learned to play baseball in Saudi Arabia, and suited up for the country in the 2000 Little League World Series when he was 12 years old also participated in the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game his earliest baseball memory is winning a Baserunning Champion contest when he was eight years old chose Stanford because, in his words, the best education plus the best athletics equals Stanford, and it s in California got a head start on his career working with the venture capitalist company G51 in Austin, Texas, during the last two summers majoring in biomechanical engineering. Olabisi s Career Stats Totals Olabisi s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Olabisi s Career Highs At-bats: 2, April 26, 2008 vs. USC Runs: 1 (6 times), last: June 1, 2008 vs. UC Davis (NCAA Regional) Hits: 1, April 26, 2008 vs. USC Home Runs: No career home runs RBI: No career RBI Stolen Bases: 1 (3 times), last: April 16, 2008 vs. San Francisco Hitting Streak: 1 game, April 26, Alex PRACHER Sophomore-1V Marlton, NJ Cherokee HS Pronunciation: PRAY-cher At Stanford: Right-hander enters his second collegiate season after ranking second on the club with 22 appearances as a freshman pitched in a lot of big games in often hostile environments, including at Texas, in Pac-10 Conference play and in the NCAA Regionals has a durable, strong arm and will be a key member of Stanford s 2009 bullpen displays excellent command of his three-pitch repertoire (fastball, curveball, changeup) following a solid rookie season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the No. 5 prospect in the Atlantic Collegiate League. As a Freshman in 2008: Ranked second on Stanford s College World Series pitching staff with 22 appearances (two starts) posted a 1-1 record with one save and a 7.42 ERA (25er, 30.1ip) had a 2.2:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, fanning 24 while issuing just 11 free passes made his collegiate debut with 2.0 scoreless relief innings (2h,1bb,1so) in the second game of a February 22 doubleheader vs. Nebraska earned his first career save in dramatic fashion March 9 at Texas, retiring the only two batters he faced to strand the bases loaded and preserve a 12-9 Stanford victory made his first career start April 16 vs. San Francisco, working 4.1 innings (4h,5r,5er,1bb,2so) dominated out of the bullpen April 23 vs. Saint Mary s, setting his career high with five strikeouts and recording his first win with 5.0 shutout innings (3h,0bb) made four relief appearances in Pac-10 play, with a 7.71 ERA (4er, 4.2ip) retired his only batter faced during the postseason, pitching in a May 30 Regional game vs. UC Davis. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Cherokee High School in Marlton, NJ was a four-time All-South Jersey Conference selection ( ) and the first freshman in Cherokee history to be named to that squad led his team to playoff appearances in all four of his seasons, including the 2005 South Jersey title helped his team win the 2006 INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 63

22 16 Jordan PRIES Freshman-HS Alameda, CA Alameda HS Pronunciation: Prees and 2007 Olympic Conference crowns Cherokee set a school record with 23 wins in 2006, and then broke that mark with 24 victories in 2007 as part of a three-year record of during his final three seasons ( ) compiled a 16-8 career record while setting the school record with nine career saves, as well as a single-season record with four saves during his freshman campaign posted a 4-2 record with a 1.98 ERA in nine starts and 48.1 innings pitched during his senior campaign was honored three times by his school for being a varsity letterwinner with a 3.5 GPA or higher ( ) won the 2007 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award, given to a baseball player in the top-10 percent of his class coached by Bill Haessler. Other Amateur Baseball: Had a sensational 2008 summer campaign with the Quakertown Blazers, and was honored by Baseball America as the fifth-best prospect in the Atlantic Collegiate League went 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA in six games (four starts), with 25 strikeouts against only six walks in 26.0 innings of work participated three times ( ) in the Carpenter Cup Classic for Area All-Stars sponsored by the Philadelphia Phillies played three summers for the Tri-State Arsenal ( ), leading the team to the 2004 AAU National crown and a runner-up finish at the 2006 AAU National Championship. Personal Information: Son of Bob and Tina Pracher was born in Flushing, NY has one brother, Adam hobbies including listening to music and playing the guitar, while he also collects baseball cards says that what sets Stanford Baseball apart from other programs is its commitment to academic excellence says the best advice he has received is to work hard, even when no one is watching undeclared major. Pracher s Career Stats / Totals / Pracher s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / Totals / Pracher s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 4.1, April 16, 2008 vs. San Francisco Innings Pitched (Reliever): 5.0, April 23, 2008 vs. Saint Mary s Strikeouts: 5, April 23, 2008 vs. Saint Mary s Winning Streak: 1 game, April 23, 2008 At Stanford: Enters his freshman campaign after pitching as good as anyone on the staff during fall ball has outstanding command of three pitches, especially for a freshman throws a lot of strikes, and is not afraid to attack hitters should pitch a lot of innings right away, either in the rotation or out of the bullpen can also swing the bat, and is a good infielder will concentrate on pitching in 2009, but could work into a two-way role in 2010 is similar to 2008 MLB draft pick Austin Yount, who batted.333 and had a 3.48 ERA in High School: Graduated in 2008 from Alameda (Calif.) High School helped his club to four-consecutive North Coast Section playoff appearances as a four-year letterwinner, including an NCS championship in 2006 was the 2008 Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League MVP, while also earning first-team All-Metro status and second-team all-state accolades earned first-team All-ACCAL honors as a pitcher in 2006 and as a utility player in 2007 was tabbed by Cal-Hi Sports as California s 2006 sophomore player of the year opened his prep career by earning second-team all-league honors as a freshman established the school s single-season record with a.560 batting average as a senior in 2008 also ranks second on Alameda s single-season lists with 95 strikeouts and a 1.05 ERA as a junior in 2007 coached by Ken Arnerich. Other Amateur Baseball: Played for three summers with NorCal Baseball ( ), the same program that produced current Stanford senior J.J. Jelmini, along with former Cardinal greats such as Jonny Ash, Chris Carter, Jason Castro, Tim Cunningham, Erik Davis was named to the all-tournament team as NorCal captured the 2005 AAU national championship also helped his club to both the USA Junior Olympics title and WWBA West crown in Personal Information: Son of Tom and Debbie Pries has one sister, Brittnie (21) his great uncle, Don Ducky Pries, is credited with starting the Major League Scouting Bureau following a professional career in the Boston Red Sox organization grandfather, Bud Daley, was a left-handed pitcher who enjoyed a 10-year Major League career with the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees from Daley was a two-time American League All-Star (1959 and 1960), and won a pair of World Series titles with the Yankees (1961 and 1962) enjoys playing golf and basketball would like to pursue a career in construction management undeclared major, but considering civil engineering. 33 Chris REED Bats: Left Throws: Left Freshman-HS Reseda, CA Cleveland HS At Stanford: Freshman southpaw impressed the coaches during fall camp, especially towards the end came to The Farm with strong secondary pitches, as he already possesses a good breaking ball and changeup also boasts an above-average fastball could pitch significant innings in a variety of roles as early as this season. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Cleveland High School in Los Angeles, Calif. was a second-team All-West Valley League selection as a senior in 2008 after earning firstteam accolades in 2007 was named his school s pitcher of the year each of his final two seasons ( ), while also serving as team captain during both campaigns graduated with a 4.2 GPA, and earned the 2008 U.S. Army National Scholar Athlete Award. Other Amateur Baseball: Pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals scout team in both 2006 and 2007 suited up for the Milwaukee Brewers Area Code Gray team in 2007, while also pitching for the Brewer fall scout club. 64

23 Personal Information: Son of Alan Reed and Jan Young was born overseas in London, England has two sisters, Hayley and Lindsey hobbies include fishing, traveling and listening to music undeclared major. 28 Danny SANDBRINK Bats: Left Throws: Right Sophomore-1V St. Louis, MO St. Louis Priory School At Stanford: Sophomore really came into his own towards the end of the 2008 campaign, and is poised to become one of the Pac-10 s top starters was second among Cardinal starters with a 2.81 ERA as a rookie (min. 40 innings), while he pitched some of the club s most important games on the biggest stages has excellent command of his three-pitch repertoire, including an above-average fastball, curveball and changeup followed his 2008 success with a good summer and excellent fall, and is penciled in as Stanford s Saturday starter in As a Freshman in 2008: Enjoyed an outstanding rookie collegiate season, going 2-1 with one save and a 2.81 ERA (18er, 57.2ip) in 20 games (six starts) ranked second on the club for ERA (min. 40 innings), while he tied for third in appearances without his rough April 11 start at Oregon State (5er, 0.2ip), forged a 2.05 ERA (13er, 57.0ip) over his other 19 outings yielded fewer hits than innings pitched, while holding opposing batters to a.257 average (56-for-218) was even tougher against right-handed batters, holding them to a paltry.224 mark (28-for-125) ranked second in the Pac-10 by picking off five baserunners, while he led the league with three during conference play opened the season with a 1.93 ERA (3er, 14.0ip) and.176 average against (9-for-51) over his first eight appearances (two starts) made his collegiate debut out of the bullpen in the second game of a February 22 doubleheader vs. Nebraska (2.1ip,2h,1r,1er,2bb,0so) made his first start April 1 vs. Hawaii, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings pitched the final three innings of an April 26 victory over USC for his first collegiate save...worked 4.1 relief innings May 24 at Washington to earn his initial collegiate win, allowing one run on three hits went 1-1 with a 4.71 ERA (11er, 21.0ip) in seven Pac-10 games overall (one start) saved his best pitching for a dominant postseason, as he made two starts and was 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA (2er, 13.0ip) and a.170 average against (8-for-47) took the ball for the first of two elimination games against Pepperdine to determine the Regional champion, and responded with his first career complete game in a 13-1 win pitched a six-hitter, with one walk and six strikeouts again faced an elimination situation at the College World Series in a start vs. Miami limited the Hurricanes to one run on two hits over 4.0 innings, as Stanford won 8-3 to remain alive in Omaha. High School: Graduated in 2007 from St. Louis (Mo.) Priory School, where he was a two-sport standout in both baseball and football was twice named first-team All-State, All-Metro St. Louis All-ABC League (2006 and 2007) was a finalist for the 2007 St. Louis Rising Star Award, when he finished his senior season with a 1.94 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 36.0 innings as a junior in 2006, went 7-0 with an 0.78 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 44.2 innings led his prep team to two consecutive league crowns in 2005 and 2006, which represented on the second and third league championships in school history also lettered twice as a linebacker in football was named second-team All-League in 2005, while racking up 121 total tackles, 3.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions was on the prep school honor roll his sophomore through senior years won his school s 2005 Most Improved Student Award coached in baseball by Russ Ham. Other Amateur Baseball: Helped pitch the Anchorage Glacier Pilots to the 2008 Alaska Baseball League championship, going 1-1 with a 2.75 ERA (6er, 19.2ip) and a.213 average against (16-for-75) in five games (four starts) club finished overall, including a mark in league play played for the St. Louis Mustangs during the summers of 2006 and 2007, helping the team to back-to-back Triple Crown World Series triumphs tossed 36.2 innings with a 3-1 record, 2.67 ERA and 34 strikeouts during the summer of 2007 selected to the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association All-Star Team in 2004 and Personal Information: Son of Joseph and Bernadette Sandbrink has one brother, Tommy patterns his game after former Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter of his favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals lists coming to Stanford as the biggest thrill of his life to date says that what sets the Stanford Baseball program apart from others is the prestige and history of success says his earliest baseball memory was during his childhood when, on the Cardinals Opening Day, his father would paint foul lines and hang flags in the backyard, and he would play games with his brother would like to pursue a career in engineering undeclared major. Sandbrink s Career Stats / Totals / Sandbrink s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / Totals / Sandbrink s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 9.0, June 1, 2008 vs. Pepperdine (NCAA Regional) Innings Pitched (Reliever): 5.0, April 20, 2008 at UCLA Strikeouts: 6, June 1, 2008 vs. Pepperdine (NCAA Regional) Winning Streak: 2 games, May 24-June 1, Jake SCHLANDER INFIELDER Sophomore-1V Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral HS Pronunciation: sh-land-er At Stanford: Second-year shortstop started every game in 2008, becoming the first true Cardinal freshman to do so since current San Diego Padres outfielder Jody Gerut in 1996 is the only Stanford freshman to start every contest at shortstop since games played became an officially kept statistic in 1960 the only other infielder to play in every game on The Farm was first baseman Tom Guardino in 1975 (games started were not recorded) in the days when Stanford fielded both freshman and varsity squads, shortstops Joel Shulman (1961) and Dick Swan (1965) both started played in every contest during their sophomore campaigns INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 65

24 (games started were not kept) is one of the better defensive shortstops in all of college baseball is a great natural infielder, with tremendous instincts and a terrific arm has outstanding range both in the hole and up the middle has a knack for making every play look easy got bigger, stronger and faster during the offseason, and really improved as a hitter had a great fall with the bat, hitting the ball to all fields can play pepper with both gaps, and should collect a lot of extra-base hits. As a Freshman in 2008: Along with Jason Castro and Sean Ratliff, was one of only three Stanford players to start all 67 games was in the lineup at shortstop for every contest, even though he suffered a broken bone in his foot during the College World Series was errorless in 60 games, while logging a.973 fielding percentage (seven errors in 264 total chances) ranked third in the Pac-10 with 162 assists, while matching teammate Cord Phelps for fifth by turning 45 double plays played errorless baseball over his final 23 games (including all 11 postseason contests), handling 80 total chances at the plate, batted.232 (49-for-211) with 32 runs scored, five doubles, 26 RBI and three stolen bases was second on the team with eight sacrifice bunts, and was third on the club with five sacrifice flies excelled in the clutch, going 20-for-63 (.317) with runners in scoring position hit.230 (17-for-74) with 10 runs scored, one double and 11 RBI in the 24 Pac-10 games went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, one double and an RBI in his debut February 22 vs. Nebraska (first game) went 7-for-17 (.412) with six runs scored, one double and four RBI during a career-best five-game hitting streak April 26-May 3 had a career-high three RBI April 30 at UC Davis, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double finished postseason play with a.263 average (10-for-38) with eight runs, one double and four RBI in 11 games perhaps more importantly, handled 35 total defensive chances without making an error set his career high with three hits in a June 1 Regional elimination victory over UC Davis, and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in the Regional championship contest against Pepperdine hit safely in three of Stanford s four College World Series games, going 4-for-13 (.308) with five runs scored, one double and two RBI logged 16 defensive chances in Omaha. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was a teammate of fellow Stanford player Cory Bannister and 2008 Cardinal star Austin Yount helped his team to three consecutive Arizona 4-A state championships ( ), while Chaparral earned a No. 5 national ranking in 2005 and No. 3 in 2006 had a huge 2007 season, when he was selected a second-team All-American (infielders only) by Collegiate Baseball, a third-team All-American by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association and a Louisville Slugger honorable mention All-American by Collegiate Baseball following a campaign in which he hit.501 with eight home runs and 40 RBI was also chosen the 2007 Arizona Player of the Year and the Desert Sky Region Player of the Year in 2007 a two-time all-state and first-team All-Desert Sky Region selection (2006 and 2007) hit.420 with two home runs as a junior also played point guard in basketball during his freshman and sophomore years coached in baseball by Jerry Dawson. Other Amateur Baseball: Did not play in the summer of 2008 played for the Arizona Firebirds during the summers of 2006 and 2007 led the 2006 club to the Connie Mack World Series title, as the Firebirds scored 33 runs over the final two games to secure the crown helped his 2007 team reach the second round of the same tournament. Personal Information: Son of Don and Nancy Schlander has one brother, Tyler, and one sister, Molly, who played college basketball at Whitworth University from uncle, Tom Jones, played college football at Tulsa ( ) chose Stanford because, in his words, it s the best combination of athletics and academics, and it has a great baseball tradition describes himself as outgoing and determined undeclared major. Schlander s Career Stats Totals Schlander s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Schlander s Career Highs At-bats: 6, April 26, 2008 vs. USC Runs: 2 (7 times), last: June 21, 2008 vs. Georgia (College World Series) Hits: 3, June 1, 2008 vs. UC Davis (NCAA Regional) Home Runs: No career home runs RBI: 3, April 30, 2008 at UC Davis Stolen Bases: 1 (3 times), last: June 2, 2008 vs. Pepperdine (NCAA Regional) Hitting Streak: 5 games, April 26-May 3, Carey SCHWARTZ Sophomore-1V Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto HS At Stanford: Second-year pitcher could play a key role in the 2009 Cardinal bullpen has a bit of a sidearm motion, can be very tough against right-handed batters throws a lot of strikes, and has a great understanding of how to pitch is very effective with his off-speed stuff. As a Freshman in 2008: Made a pair of relief appearances during his first collegiate season, going 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA (2er, 3.1ip) yielded three hits in 13 at-bats, for a.231 average against made his debut April 9 vs. UC Davis, striking out three over 3.0 relief innings (2h,1r,1er,0bb) was with the club throughout the postseason, but did not pitch. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Palo Alto (Calif.) High School, where he was a twoyear letterwinner earned 2006 second-team all-league honors in the De Anza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League served as editor for the school newspaper, and was a National Merit Finalist coached by Joel Kaufman and Dave Jefferson. Other Amateur Baseball: Has pitched for Palo Alto s American Legion team each of the last two summers (2007 and 2008) logged 52.0 innings in 2007, while posting more wins (7) than walks (5). Personal Information: Son of Michael Schwartz and Janice Hough was born in Mountain View, Calif.includes journalism amongst his hobbies has visited all 30 Major League Baseball parks is a fan of the San Francisco Giants undeclared major. Schwartz Career Stats / Totals / Schwartz Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): No career starts Innings Pitched (Reliever): 3.0, April 9, 2008 vs. UC Davis Strikeouts: 3, April 9, 2008 vs. UC Davis Winning Streak: No career wins 66

25 49 Justin SCHWARTZ INFIELDER 5-7 / 165 Freshman-HS Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills HS At Stanford: Future looks bright for young, speedy infielder was limited during fall ball due to a serious hamstring pull will enter 2009 full healthy, and should compete for a utility role on the Cardinal infield has excellent speed, and is a good contact hitter. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Beverly Hills (Calif.) High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner earned first-team All-Ocean League honors each of his final three prep seasons ( ) was named his team s defensive player of the year in 2005, offensive player of the year in 2006 and 2007, and club MVP in 2008 batted.513 as a junior in 2007 coached by Vonzie Paysigner. Other Amateur Baseball: Played summer ball for the Bandidos from Personal Information: Son of Jack Schwartz and Marisa Laskey was born in Tarzana, Calif.has one sister, Haylee huge sports fan, who lists his hobbies as anything to do with baseball, basketball or football favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers undeclared major. 36 Scott SNODGRESS Bats: Left Throws: Left Freshman-HS Yucaipa, CA Yucaipa HS At Stanford: Tall, hard-throwing southpaw opened eyes during an outstanding fall has already demonstrated one of the best breaking balls on the staff also has a fastball that runs in the lower 90s, and has good command of all his pitches showed during the fall that his stuff could be as good as any on the club will pitch some significant innings as a freshman in High School: Graduated in 2008 from Yucaipa (Calif.) High School was a four-year letterwinner in baseball, while also earning one letter in basketball earned a bevy of accolades during his prep career, beginning when he became the first freshman starting pitcher for the varsity squad in school history freshman team captured the Citrus Belt League co-championship, while he started the 2005 CIF championship game at Angel Stadium was a two-time All-Citrus Belt League selection (2007 and 2008) tabbed as a first-team all-county performer as a senior in 2008, while earning first-team all-tournament honors at the Anderson Bat National Classic went 5-3 with one save, a 2.29 ERA and 83 strikeouts in just 53 innings during his final prep campaign also batted.293 with three home runs, three doubles and 18 RBI named the top pitcher at the 2007 Chino Tournament en route to second-team all-county honors as a junior...also participated in both the North-South Showcase and the 2007 California All-Star Game sponsored by Perfect Game helped his team to back-to-back Arcadia Tournament titles (2006 and 2007) holds the school record for most career strikeouts was twice placed on the list of Who s Who Among High School Students was given the President s Education Award as a freshman, and earned Outstanding Achievement in AP English Language and Composition as a junior was given his school s Scholar Athlete award for his sport in all four years valedictorian candidate graduated with highest academic honors as awarded by the California Scholarship Federation...coached in baseball by Jeff Stout. Other Amateur Baseball: Has played for a variety of scout and showcase teams spent the summer of 2008 with the Shockers, a Southern California Connie Mack team also played for the Milwaukee Brewers Area Code team, while pitching at both the Mariners Cup (held at Safeco Field in Seattle, Wash.) and the Tommy Lasorda Dodger Elite Games played with the Atlanta Braves scout team and the Seattle Mariners Arizona Fall Classic team in 2007 donned a West Coast Yankees uniform for two-straight summers (2006 and 2007). Personal Information: Son of Jerry and Marilyn Snodgress was born in Fontana, Calif. has one brother, Sean and one sister, Nicole grandfather played offensive guard at Loyola University in Los Angeles is an avid outdoorsman, as his hobbies include backpacking, hiking, fishing, surfing and playing beach volleyball chose Stanford because, in his words, it has the complete package: strong academics as well as an outstanding baseball program is interested in pursuing a career in either medicine or law undeclared major. 26 Drew STOREN Bats: Both Throws: Right Sophomore-1V Brownsburg, IN Brownsburg HS 2008 COLLEGIATE BASEBALL/LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN 2008 SECOND-TEAM RIVALS.COM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN 2008 THIRD-TEAM PING!BASEBALL FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN 2008 FIRST-TEAM ALL-PAC-10 At Stanford: Emerged as one of college baseball s premier closers during a stellar freshman campaign became the seventh Stanford player, and fourth pitcher, to earn Freshman All-America status was a first-team freshman All-America selection by Collegiate Baseball/ Louisville Slugger, a second-team honoree by Rivals.com and a third-team selection by Ping!Baseball also earned first-team All-Pac-10 recognition after recording eight saves, which tied for the seventh-highest single-season total in Stanford history became the fourth freshman to crack the single-season top-10 list was asked to adapt to a bullpen role on The Farm after working as a starter throughout high school, and adjusted very well does not get rattled and is intensely competitive, giving him the perfect closer s makeup has a devastating slider and a low 90s fastball also developed a changeup during fall, where he worked as a starter to further enhance all three pitches throws a lot of strikes, and attacks the hitter was selected by the New York Yankees in the 34th round of the 2007 MLB First- Year Player Draft, but did not sign a professional contract. As a Freshman in 2008: Fashioned an outstanding rookie campaign, earning first-team All-Pac-10 honors and a spot on three freshman All-American teams led the staff with a Pac-10 freshman-high 31 outings (all in relief), going 5-3 with a club-best eight saves and a 3.51 ERA (22er, 56.1ip) save total is tied for the seventh-highest on Stanford s single-season list, while the appearances are tied for fifth followed 2008 MLB firstround draft choice Jeremy Bleich (2006) among a host of Cardinal freshman to lead the team in saves ranked fourth in the Pac-10 for saves (second among freshman), tied for fifth in appearances and tied for second by finishing 20 games logged a 3.3:1 strikeoutto-walk ratio, with 50 strikeouts against only 15 walks held opposing batters to a.257 average (53-for-206) was extremely tough on right-handed batters, yielding just 25 hits in 109 at-bats (.229) ranked second on the Cardinal staff for strikeouts, fifth for innings pitched and fourth for wins was not a prototypical closer in that he often pitched more than just the final inning 22 of his 31 outings were of at least 1.1 innings, while he pitched between innings eight times, between frames twice, and more than 4.0 innings on three occasions set his career high with 5.0 innings of two-hit, shutout relief May 18 at Arizona (1bb,2so) made his collegiate debut with a 4.0-inning relief appearance February 25 vs. Saint Mary s (5h,3r,3er,2bb,2so) earned his first save with 2.1 scoreless innings March 1 vs. Cal State Fullerton (1h,0bb,1so) picked up his initial win March 8 at Texas after working 3.2 shutout frames (3h,1bb,4so) tied for second among Pac-10 pitchers with three saves in conference play, just one behind the co-leaders posted a 2.75 ERA (6er, 19.2ip) and a.225 average against (16-for-71) in 11 Pac-10 outings led Stanford in postseason wins, going 3-0 with two saves and a 5.68 ERA (8er, 12.2ip) in seven games earned wins in his two Regional appearances, including his playoff debut June 1 vs. UC Davis (2.0ip,3h,0r,0bb,1so) worked 4.0 innings of the Cardinal s Regional championship game victory over Pepperdine, allowing two runs on three hits (1bb,2so) saved both games of the Super Regional at Cal State Fullerton, working a combined 2.0 shutout frames (0h,1b,1so) was also the winning pitcher in Stanford s victory over Florida State in the College World Series (2.0ip,3h,3r,3er,1bb,3so). High School: Graduated in 2007 from Brownsburg (Ind.) High School racked up numerous honors as a senior in 2007, including a Louisville Slugger first-team All-America selection posted an 8-1 record with an 0.89 ERA on the hill, while striking out 86 batters and walking only eight in 55.0 innings at the plate, batted.400 with eight home runs and INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 67

26 Storen s Career Stats / Totals / Storen s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / Totals / Storen s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): No career starts Innings Pitched (Reliever): 5.0, May 18, 2008 at Arizona Strikeouts: 4 (twice), last: April 7, 2008 at California Winning Streak: 4 games, May 18-June 14, A.J. TALT 6-7 / 220 Freshman-HS Pasadena, CA Poly Tech HS 33 RBI during his honor-filled 2007 season ranked 49th among the 2007 Top 100 High School prospects by Baseball America was a three-time first-team All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference selection ( ) named first-team All-Metro West three times by the Indianapolis Star ( ) selected first-team all-state in 2006 and 2007, as well as allstate honorable mention in 2005 by the Associated Press tabbed the 2007 Indianapolis Star Metro-West High School Player of the Year twice named to the Indianapolis Star Super Team (2006 and 2007) named the 2007 Hendricks County Flyer Athlete of the Year was chosen to participate in the 2007 Indiana North-South All-Star Game a state nominee for the 2006 Wendy s High School Heisman Award finished his career in the school record books for wins (2nd 30), strikeouts (2nd 319) and ERA (3rd 1.55) was 10-1 with a 1.19 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 71.0 innings as a junior to earn 2006 Louisville Slugger honorable mention All-America and first team All-America (pitchers/infielders only) recognition by Collegiate Baseball also hit.390 with four homers (two from each side of the plate) earned the Indianapolis Star s Metro West High School Player of the Year honor in 2006 posted a 9-0 record with a 2.07 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 57.0 innings in his sophomore season had a 3-0 mark with a 1.17 ERA on the mound during his freshman campaign as a sophomore, helped his team to a perfect 35-0 record and the Indiana state championship as well as the No. 2 overall national team ranking also lettered twice in basketball as a guard, while he helped his 2004 basketball squad to the county championship member of the 2007 all-state Academic Team twice named an outstanding student in art (as a freshman and senior) earned Academic Letter and Bar honors named among the Top 25 students in his senior class coached in baseball by Pat O Neil. Other Amateur Baseball: Served as closer for the Cotuit Kettleers in the 2008 Cape Cod League went 1-2 with five saves and a 2.76 ERA (5er, 16.1ip) in 13 relief appearances held opposing batters to a paltry.200 average (12-for-60), with 15 strikeouts against five walks recorded a pair of saves over three playoff outings played seven summers for the Indiana Bulls ( ) participated in the 2007 Indiana Mr. Baseball Classic hit.500 while also posting an 0.41 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 51.0 innings during the summer of 2006 helped his team win the 2002 NABF national title and finish as the CABA national runner-up participated in the 2006 East Coast Professional Showcase and was named a Top 20 Prospect at the 2006 West Coast Area Code Games. Personal Information: Son of Mark and Pam Storen was born in Indianapolis, Ind.has one sister, Lindsay chose Stanford because, in his words, of the unmatched mix of athletic and academic accomplishments collects hats and bobbleheads patterns his game after New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez gifted artist, who enjoys drawing has spent parts of recent summers umpiring Little League Baseball undeclared major. At Stanford: Comes to The Farm with abundant talent and tremendous potential should be an excellent Division I pitcher, perhaps as early as his freshman campaign has already demonstrated good command of his pitches will throw even harder as he fills into his tall (6-7) frame is an excellent competitor and athlete, who was also a standout basketball player in high school possesses an outstanding work ethic, and should be a fixture on the Cardinal staff over the next several years. High School: Graduated in 2008 from Poly High School in Pasadena, Calif., where he was a four-year letterwinner in both baseball and basketball helped his club to a dominant four-year run on the diamond, as Paly won four-straight Prep League championships ( ) and advanced to the semifinals of the 2007 CIF Southern Section Division VI playoffs fashioned a stellar 2008 senior season that resulted in Prep League MVP honors and an All-CIF team selection went 9-0 with two saves and a 0.69 ERA...recorded 103 strikeouts in 60.2 innings, while allowing only 56 baserunners (38h,17bb,1hbp) was also a.339 hitter with eight doubles, two home runs and 22 RBI...was a three-time first-team All-Prep League selection ( ) was a three-time All-Prep League and All-CIF selection in basketball, while the hoops star was also a McDonald s All-America nominee led Poly to back-to-back league titles in and Other Amateur Baseball: Has spent the last two summers playing for the Arcadia Astros, helping them to consecutive league titles (2007 and 2008) played for the El Monte Dukes in both 2005 and 2006, while traveling with the SGV Babe Ruth All-Stars for three straight summers ( ). Personal Information: Son of Mark and Kelly Talt full name is Alan James Talt has one sister, Madeline enjoys fly-fishing undeclared major. 48 Kyle THOMPSON Junior-2V Northridge, CA Chaminade College Prep At Stanford: Enters his junior year with a chance to make a real impact in the Stanford bullpen has worked tremendously hard over his first two collegiate seasons, and has put himself in position for a breakout season gets a ton of movement on his pitches had a great fall, and demonstrated good command of his fastball, breaking ball and changeup has a lively arm, and throws a fastball that runs in the lower 90s. As a Sophomore in 2008: Was with the team throughout the season, but did not appear in a game. 68

27 As a Freshman in 2007: Got into two games, pitching 1.2 relief innings did not record a decision, while posting a 5.40 ERA (1er, 1.2ip) struggled with command, walking five without a strikeout made his collegiate debut April 6 at Arizona State, working 0.2 innings (0h,1r,1er,3bb,0so). High School: Graduated in 2006 from Chaminade College Prep in West Hills, Calif. earned second-team All-Mission League honors as a senior in 2006 when he posted a 2.60 ERA in 50.1 innings, while also hitting.344 with a home run and 13 RBI received numerous honors in 2005 after going 8-2 with a 1.27 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 60.1 innings, including Mission League Pitcher of the Year, first-team All-Mission League, Cal-Hi Sports Underclassman first team, Daily News first team and first-team All-CIF Section was also named the 2005 San Fernando Valley Pitcher of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and earned a spot on the publication s first-team All-San Fernando Valley squad that season helped his team to back-to-back Mission League titles in 2004 and 2005 as well as CIF Section playoff appearances in both seasons tossed a perfect game with 15 strikeouts against Quartz Hill High School in the 2005 season opener to earn a So Cal Player of the Week award from Baseball Resource for the period of March 4-12, 2005 was 3-2 with a save and a 2.41 ERA as a sophomore in 2004, striking out 26 batters in 40.2 innings also lettered three seasons in football, while playing both quarterback and defensive back was named the 2005 Mission League Quarterback of the Year after passing for more than 2,000 yards and throwing 22 touchdowns as a three-year starter, led his team to three straight CIF playoff appearances including runs to the quarterfinal round in his sophomore and senior seasons twice chosen his school s Male Athlete of the Year (2005 and 2006) a four-time winner of the CIF Scholar-Athlete Award in both baseball and football coached in baseball by Sid Lopez and former Major League pitcher Mark Gubicza. Other Amateur Baseball: Pitched for the Kelowna (British Columbia) Falcons of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2008 made 11 relief appearances, going 0-1 with one save and a 7.30 ERA (10er, 12.1ip) spent his 2007 summer campaign with the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League logged 15 games out of the bullpen and struck out 18 batters over 24.0 innings for a squad that won its conference title and finished fourth nationally with a record did not play baseball in the summer of 2006 pitched for a 2005 Brewers squad that won the Area Code Games played with the Thousand Oaks Bombers in 2004, helping the club to the quarterfinals of the Junior Olympics spent the summer of 2003 with the Valley Heat, helping the club advance to the round of 32 at the Junior Olympics named an American Legion All-Star for three straight seasons ( ) while playing for the West Hills club his Legion team won the 2004 District title and advanced to the area finals, while also making district tournament appearances in 2003 and Personal Information: Son of Steve and Elizabeth Thompson was born in Van Nuys, Calif.has one brother, Stephen patterns his game after Atlanta Braves hurler Tim Hudson says his favorite place he s ever visited is the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York is community-minded, and says if he won a lot of money, he would start a camp for young kids majoring in psychology. Thompson s Career Stats / Totals / Billy VERNON Sophomore-1V Fort Washington, PA Germantown Academy At Stanford: Earned a spot on the club as a walk-on in 2008, and continued to surprise during fall workouts is capable of taking big steps forward in 2009 very competitive pitcher, who attacks hitters finds a way to get batters out, and understands the art of pitching has good command of three pitches that he can throw for strikes at anytime. As a Freshman in 2008: Was with the team throughout the entire season made his lone appearance in the first game of a February 22 doubleheader against Nevada, working 0.2 inning of relief. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Penn.was a four-year letterwinner in both baseball and football earned 2007 All-City honorable mention accolades in baseball from the Philadelphia Daily News also was an honorable mention All-Philadelphia Inter-Academic League selection as a senior after going 6-1 with a 1.90 ERA also chipped in with a.290 batting average and no errors as the team s starting center fielder led his team to a pair of Inter-Academic League titles in 2004 and 2006 his 2004 club finished with a 30-2 record, a No. 6 overall national ranking by Baseball America and the No. 1 ranking in the state of Pennsylvania helped his team maintain a Top 10 ranking in both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania throughout his four-year prep career also played wide receiver and free safety in football helped the football team to back-to-back Inter-Academic League titles in 2003 and 2004, along with a 7-3 record in 2006 caught 13 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown, while collecting two interceptions during his 2006 senior campaign was honored by his team with the Robert E. Lamberton Medal, given to the senior who best combines football and academic ability also selected as the recipient of The Juice Award for the senior who leads through enthusiasm, example and effort earned several academic honors, including being named an AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Finalist and Spanish Honor Society member was recognized numerous times by his school with the McNeil Patriot Scholarship, Cum Laude Society induction, Ulmer Memorial Prize, Charles J. Wister Prize, C. Robins North Mathematical Prize, John Cornell Geometry Prize, Osbourn Memorial Medal and Yale Book Award named to the Dean s List with high honors in all four years coached in baseball by Craig Conlin. Other Amateur Baseball: Spent his 2008 summer campaign with the Saratoga Phillies of the New York Collegiate Baseball League compiled nine strikeouts in just 8.1 innings of work, spanning five relief appearances played two summers ( ) for the Philadelphia Phillies RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) squad under coach Steve Bandura helped the team win the East Regional finals to advance to the RBI World Series in both 2006 and 2007 club avenged a 2006 loss to the LA Dodgers team by beating that same squad for the 2007 RBI World Series crown posted a 9-1 record with a 1.10 ERA, 74 strikeouts and 15 walks in 71.0 innings during the summer of 2007 took a no-hitter into the seventh inning at the 2007 RBI Regional finals against the Boston team before beating them to advance to the World Series in the summer of 2006, had a 7-1 record with a 1.53 ERA, 61 strikeouts and 16 walks in 58.0 innings pitched spent the summer of 2005 with a Mid-Atlantic Prospects team that participated in the Junior Olympics in Florida in 2005, batted.295 while chipping in with a 4-2 record and a 2.25 ERA on the mound played for the 2004 Phillies RBI Junior team, winning the regional INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 69

28 tournament to advance to the 2004 RBI Junior World Series pitched 43.0 innings in the summer of 2004, compiling a 5-0 record, 1.84 ERA, 35 strikeouts and 10 walks. Personal Information: Son of Tony and Jean Vernon full name is William Anthony Vernon was born in Philadelphia, Penn.has two brothers, Pete and Timmy Pete pitched collegiately at William and Mary from , where he finished his career with the most appearances and second-most wins in school history he also ranks in the school s all-time top-10 for career pickoffs, while he logged the second-most appearances in a single season cousin, Chris Getz, was an infielder at Wake Forest (2003) before transferring to Michigan ( ), where he was a two-time All-Big Ten selection Getz was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft, and enters the 2009 season in competition for the big league second baseman job patterns his game after future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux chose Stanford because, in his words, I always wanted to go to Stanford since I was eight years old and it is completely unmatched in its academic and athletic excellence says the best thing about the University is the incredible support system offered to every student majoring in economics. Vernon s Career Stats /0 0 0/ Totals /0 0 0/ Brandt WALKER Junior-2V Austin, TX St. Stephens Episcopal School At Stanford: Enters his junior campaign on a high note following an excellent fall, probably his best since arriving on The Farm owns what is perhaps the best velocity on the Cardinal staff, with a fastball that tops out at displayed a sharper breaking ball during fall workouts, along with improved command will pitch significant innings for Stanford in 2009 has pitched in 15 games (two starts) over his first two seasons, going 0-1 with a 6.38 ERA (13er, 18.1ip) has flashed his potential with 17 strikeouts, an average of 8.35 per 9.0 innings has limited opponents to a.258 average (17-for-66) was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 21st round of the 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign a professional contract. As a Sophomore in 2008: Made six appearances, including one start, for Stanford s College World Series club did not record a decision, with a 4.50 ERA (3er, 6.0ip) struggled with his command, issuing seven walks started in his season debut February 25 vs. Saint Mary s, working 2.0 scoreless innings (1h,5bb,2so) was with the team throughout the postseason, but did not pitch. As a Freshman in 2007: Went 0-1 with a 7.30 ERA in nine appearances (one start), with 13 strikeouts in just 12.1 innings pitched however, also issued 12 walks enjoyed an impressive collegiate debut, tossing 3.0 innings of scoreless relief February 2 at Cal State Fullerton (3h,2so) tossed 3.1 hitless innings over two Pac-10 appearances, yielding just one earned run for a 2.70 ERA also compiled three strikeouts in conference outings. High School: Graduated in 2006 from St. Stephens Episcopal School in Austin, Tex. was named a 2006 first-team Preseason Louisville Slugger All-American by Collegiate Baseball listed among the 2006 Top 100 High School prospects by Baseball America a two-time first-team All-Central Texas selection (2005 and 2006), he was also an All- Southern Prep Conference choice and Team MVP both years was ranked No. 7 among 2006 Texas High School baseball players and No. 8 among Texas High School 2006 draft prospects by insideprepbaseball.com was given the 2005 Central Texas James Keller Memorial Sportsmanship Award named to the All-South-Zone Team in 2004 led his squad to two consecutive state runner-up finishes (2005 and 2006) helped his squad to an record over three seasons from posted a 10-2 record with a 1.25 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 66.0 innings of work during his senior year, while chipping in with a.459 batting average, six homers and 34 RBI at the plate finished his junior campaign with an 11-0 record, a 1.50 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 65.1 innings compiled a career 32-6 prep record on the hill, with a total of 311 strikeouts had 13 career home runs at the plate holds school records for single-season wins (11), career wins and career strikeouts also played forward in basketball for two seasons ( ) and quarterback for the football team during his freshman year was on the honor roll every term for all four years and graduated with honors was named a Furman Scholar and earned National Merit Commended Scholar honors given a sportsmanship award that goes to a player who contributes to the lives of young athletes, shows leadership qualities and is involved with his community coached in baseball by John Keller and Keith Moreland. Other Amateur Baseball: Spent his 2008 summer campaign with the Wareham Gateman of the Cape Cod League, making five relief appearances did not play baseball in the summer of 2007 spent two summers with the Austin Slam Baseball Club (2005 and 2006) participated in the 2006 PlayStation All-American Game, tossing 1.2 innings of hitless and scoreless relief played for the 2005 Texas Rangers Area Code team participated in the 2005 Texas Scout Game. Personal Information: Son of Hal Walker (deceased) and Elizabeth O Connell Walker was born in Dallas, Tex.has one sister, Jordan great uncle, John O Connell, was a collegiate pitcher at Texas (1938), while his grandfather, E.P. O Connell, played point guard for the Longhorns ( ) is a fan of the Texas Rangers says the best advice he has received is to confidently go in the direction of my dreams would like to pursue a career in medicine, and spent the summer of 2007 doing an internship at Austin Sports Medicine majoring in human biology. Walker s Career Stats / / Totals / Walker s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): No career starts Innings Pitched (Reliever): 3.0, February 2, 2007 at Cal State Fullerton Strikeouts: 3 (twice), last: April 27, 2007 vs. Oregon State Winning Streak: No career wins 70

29 13 Colin WALSH INFIELDER Bats: Both Throws: Right Sophomore-1V La Jolla, CA The Bishop s School At Stanford: Sophomore infielder played a large role on the Cardinal s 2008 College World Series team, and enters 2009 in competition for the starting job at second base switch-hitter is consistent from both sides of the plate...is a tough out, who has good strike zone judgment and does not swing at a lot of bad pitches has gotten stronger, and can drive the ball to both gaps is a solid defensive player who can play second base, third or shortstop demonstrated a knack for playing well in big spots as a freshman. As a Freshman in 2008: Was a key contributor off the bench during his rookie campaign, batting.323 (21-for-65) in 33 games (nine starts) added 18 runs, four doubles and eight was third on the club with 17 pinch-hit at-bats majority of his at-bats came batting left-handed, and he went 13-for-47 (.277) was a.444 hitter (8-for-18) while batting right-handed went 10-for-26 (.385) with runners in scoring position doubled in his first collegiate at-bat, in the second game of a February 22 doubleheader vs. Nebraska delivered a run-scoring single March 28 vs. Washington State for his first career RBI hit safely in eight of his nine games from April 27-May 12, going 15-for-31 (.484) with 11 runs scored, three doubles and five RBI had five multi-hit games over the span, including career-high three hit efforts in consecutive contests (April 30 at UC Davis and May 4 at San Jose State) collected a career-best three RBI April 28 at Santa Clara played in five postseason games (one start) and went 3-for-8 (.375) with four runs scored and two was pressed into starting duty in the second game of the NCAA Super Regional at Cal State Fullerton (June 7) when all-conference second baseman Cord Phelps was sick responded by going 2-for-4 with three runs scored, a double, a walk and his lone stolen base of the season in an 8-5 victory hit safely in his last seven starts overall, going 13-for-28 (.464) with 11 runs scored, three doubles, five RBI and five walks delivered a two-out, pinch-hit, RBI single in the ninth inning of Stanford s College World Series finale, a 10-8 loss to Georgia on June 21. High School: Graduated in 2007 from The Bishop s School in La Jolla, Calif., where he was a three-sport star in baseball, soccer and cross country was a four-year starter at shortstop on the diamond named first-team All-San Diego County in 2006 and second team in 2007 was a back-to-back first-team All-Coastal League selection, and was twice tabbed first-team All-CIF San Diego Section Division IV in both 2006 and 2007 led his team to the top of the Coastal League standings in 2006, when he set school single-season records for batting average (.532), home runs (7), stolen bases (35) and walks (36) also added 32 RBI and a.641 on-base percentage hit.463 with five homers, 42 RBI and 32 steals as a senior in 2007 also lettered twice as a left back in soccer and three times in cross country selected 2005 first-team All-CIF San Diego Section in cross country recorded a personal best of 17:41 in the 5K while averaging 5:42 per mile helped his harriers earn the 2005 San Diego Section cross country crown and place 12th at the 2005 Division IV state tournament graduated cum laude voted his school s 2007 Best Male Student Athlete coached in baseball by Al Gomez. Other Amateur Baseball: Enjoyed a banner 2008 summer season with the Kelowna (British Columbia) Falcons ranked third in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League with a.352 batting average (31-for-88) added 19 runs, five doubles, eight RBI, a.502 on-base percentage and six stolen bases in 25 games (24 starts) played with the Yankees and Padres scout teams during the summer of Personal Information: Son of Brian and Erin Walsh has one brother, Brendan, who is an outfielder for Johns Hopkins University (2007-present) aunt, Terrie, was a world champion rower at UCLA (1978) grandfather, Jack, was a three-year letterwinner in basketball at Georgetown ( ) patterns his game after Philadelphia Phillies All-Star second baseman Chase Utley hobbies include surfing, backpacking and fishing is a fan of hip-hop music his advice to youngsters is champions always do one more undeclared major, but considering management science and engineering. Walsh s Career Stats Totals Walsh s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Walsh s Career Highs At-bats: 5, April 30, 2008 at UC Davis Runs: 3 (twice), last: June 7, 2008 vs. Cal State Fullerton (NCAA Super Regional) Hits: 3 (twice), last: May 4, 2008 at San Jose State Home Runs: No career home runs RBI: 3, April 28, 2008 at Santa Clara Stolen Bases: 1, June 7, 2008 vs. Cal State Fullerton (NCAA Super Regional) Hitting Streak: 4 games (twice), last: May 9-12, Jeff WHITLOW OUTFIELDER Senior-3V Southfield, MI Detroit Country Day School At Stanford: Senior outfielder has seen his playing time steadily rise during his first three seasons, and is primed to have his best year in 2009 has worked extremely hard to become a more consistent offensive threat, and can easily emerge as a key cog in the Cardinal lineup has tremendous speed to complement some pop at the plate owns a career.278 batting average (47-for-169) with 43 runs, nine doubles, four triples, three home runs and 24 RBI in 92 collegiate games (43 starts) is a perfect 4-for-4 on career stolen base attempts has arguably the best outfield arm on the club, and is an excellent all-around athlete with his speed and arm strength, can play any of the three outfield positions selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 50th round of the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign a professional contract. As a Junior in 2008: Saw the most extensive time of his career, helping the Cardinal reach Omaha platooned in right field, getting most of the starts there when Stanford faced a INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 71

30 right-handed pitcher hit.279 (31-for-111) with 25 runs, five doubles, four triples, one home run, 14 RBI and three stolen bases in 54 games (34 starts), setting his career high in every category except homers...tied for the team lead in triples Stanford was an impressive (.662) in his 34 starts in right was a.346 hitter (9-for-26) with runners in scoring position recorded four outfield assists, while logging a.972 fielding percentage (two errors in 72 total chances) started off on the right foot, going 2-for-2 with a run scored, two RBI and a walk in Stanford s season-opening win over Nebraska went 7- for-12 with three runs scored, two doubles, one triple and four RBI during a three-game stretch from March set a career high with three hits March 22 at Pacific, and hammered his lone home run of the season March 25 at Sacramento State played in 20 Pac-10 games (12 starts), batting.250 (10-for-40) with 11 runs scored saw action in six NCAA Tournament games (five starts), and went 2-for-9 (.222) with two runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base handled his seven defensive chances without an error made his postseason debut in a May 31 Regional game vs. Arkansas, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base went 1-for-2 at the College World Series, singling on June 21 vs. Georgia. As a Sophomore in 2007: Batted.276 (16-for-58) with four doubles, a career-high two home runs, 10 RBI and a stolen base over 30 games played (nine starts) added 16 runs scored and was perfect in his 17 defensive chances delivered a two-run, pinch-hit double in his first career at-bat, February 4 at Cal State Fullerton...belted his first career home run and had three RBI February 23 against Kansas, before picking up his first career stolen base against the Jayhawks two days later had his first career multi-hit game March 31 against UCLA, going 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI was consistent with a.276 batting average (8-for-29) in 14 Pac-10 games (two starts), adding a homer and four RBI in conference play. As a Freshman In 2006: Appeared in eight games (all as a pinch-runner), and scored two runs. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Detroit (Mich.) Country Day School was named to the 2005 All-Michigan Dream Team by the Detroit Free Press twice selected to the All-Area Team (2003 and 2005) posted a.450 prep career batting average, with 14 home runs graduated cum laude coached by Frank Orlando. Other Amateur Baseball: Did not play baseball in the summer of 2008 had his second consecutive productive season with the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League in 2007, hitting.294 with three homers, 19 RBI and a team-high 28 stolen bases batted.240 (35-for-146) with 13 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 2006 did not play baseball in the summer of 2005 played with the Concealed Security Dodgers during the 2004 summer season, batting.383 with five homers participated in the 2004 Area Code Games, playing with the White Sox team played at the 2004 East Coast Professional Showcase for the Twins squad. Personal Information: Son of Jeffrey and Patricia Whitlow was born in Homewood, Ala.father, Jeffrey, played collegiate basketball at Detroit form patterns his game after Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson says the best thing about Stanford is the limitless possibilities is a big computer gamer, and especially enjoys the game Counter-Strike has won local computer game tournaments in Michigan says his earliest baseball memory is turning a triple play in Little League majoring in sociology. Whitlow s Career Stats YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Totals Whitlow s Career NCAA Tournament Stats YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-AT PO A E FLD% Totals Whitlow s Career Highs At-bats: 5 (3 times), last: March 22, 2008 at Pacific Runs: 3, April 26, 2008 vs. USC Hits: 3, March 22, 2008 at Pacific Home Runs: 1 (3 times), last: March 25, 2008 at Sacramento State RBI: 3, February 23, 2007 vs. Kansas Stolen Bases: 1 (4 times), last: May 31, 2008 vs. Arkansas (NCAA Regional) Hitting Streak: 4 games, April 21-27,