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1 Jeremy Bleich, Jason Castro, Erik Davis, Randy Molina, Cord Phelps, Sean Ratliff and Austin Yount were all selected in the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft. INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 73

2 21 Jeremy BLEICH PITCHER Bats: Left Throws: Left Metairie, LA (Isidore Newman School) Seasons at Stanford: NEW YORK YANKEES (COMPENSATION A ROUND, 44TH PICK OVERALL 2008) Professional Baseball Career: Was chosen by the New York Yankees in the Compensation A round (44th pick overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft began his professional career with the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League, a short-season single A circuit started in his lone appearance, working 3.0 innings (2h,2r,2er,0bb,4so). At Stanford: Was excellent as both a starter and a closer during his three-year Stanford career finished with a 9-15 record, eight saves, one complete game and a 4.33 ERA (11er, 47.1ip) in 51 games (32 starts) his seven saves as a freshman in 2006 are just outside the school s single-season top-10 list. As a Junior in 2008: Was shelved by injury for a nearly two-month stretch, but was dominant when healthy fashioned a 3-3 record with one save and a 2.09 ERA (11er, 47.1ip) in 11 games (nine starts) compiled 42 strikeouts, while holding opposing hitters to a.229 average (40-for-175) lefthanded batters managed just nine hits in 58 at-bats (.155) was Stanford s opening day starter, tossing 6.0 innings of one-hit, shutout ball in a 17-7 victory over Nebraska on February 22 had pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in a March 28 start vs. Washington State, but left with an injury did not pitch again until May 19 at Arizona, when he worked 0.2-inning in relief struck out 20 in 18.1 postseason innings, while going 1-1 with one save and a 3.44 ERA (7er, 18.1ip) in four games (three starts) earned the save in a 5-1 Regional victory over Arkansas, holding the Razorbacks scoreless on two hits over the final 4.0 frames took the ball for the Super Regional opener June 6 at Cal State Fullerton, and pitched Stanford to a 4-1 win did not allow an earned run (one total) on three hits over 6.0 innings, with five strikeouts tied his career high with seven strikeouts in 5.0 innings of the College World Series opener vs. Florida State, allowing one run in a game the Cardinal eventually won 16-5 earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic accolades. As a Sophomore in 2007: Spent most of the season as the team s ace posted a 2-8 overall record and a 5.56 ERA (61er, 98.2ip) but was arguably better than his numbers for much of the year was victimized by a few big innings, and often pitched well for large portions of games before struggling late in contests led the team with 16 starts and 98.2 innings pitched, ranking 10th in the Pac-10 in both categories tossed one of the club s three complete games, going the distance in an 11-2 victory May 19 at Pacific pitched 6.0 or more innings in 10 of his 16 starts and 7.0 or more five times, including each of his last three dropped seven consecutive starts from March 10 April 27 before recovering to go 1-0 with three no decisions over his final four starts Stanford won each of his last three outings was 0-5 with a 7.04 ERA in team-bests of eight starts and 47.1 innings pitched during Pac-10 play as the only Stanford pitcher to not miss a Pac-10 turn in the rotation. As a Freshman In 2006: Led the club and tied for fourth in the Pac-10 with seven saves also appeared in a team-high 24 games (seven starts), going 4-4 with a 4.05 ERA (27er, 60.0ip) began the season in the bullpen before moving into the rotation in mid- April, where he stayed for six of eight weeks (through the June 4 NCAA Austin Regional Championship game versus North Carolina State) earned the win in his collegiate debut, tossing 2.1 perfect relief innings February 3 vs. Cal State Fullerton won two straight contests by recording victories as the starter at Washington (May 14) in a seasonhigh 7.0 inning outing, after a winning performance out of the bullpen against California (May 7) was successful in his first five save opportunities, and in seven of nine overall recorded his first collegiate save February 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton, retiring all three batters faced was 2-3 with a pair of saves and a 4.36 ERA in eight Pac-10 appearances (five starts), striking out 20 batters in 33.0 conference innings. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, La. selected a 2005 first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball (Louisville Slugger) and a third-team All American by Baseball America twice earned all-state honors and was the District Most Valuable Player in both 2004 and 2005 named three times to the All-District, All-Metro and All-Orleans teams ( ) selected as the 2005 All-Metro Player of the Year led his team to the state title in 2003 and the district championship in 2005, as well as a district runner-up finish in 2004 had a 7-1 record and an 0.56 ERA on the hill as a senior, with 138 strikeouts in 63.0 innings pitched chipped in with a.387 batting average at the plate, hitting three homers and driving in 30 runs posted a 7-3 record as a junior with a 1.25 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 72.2 innings pitched, while also hitting.464 with eight homers and 35 RBI was 9-3 as a sophomore, striking out 100 batters in 71.0 frames, while hitting.318 at the plate coached by Billy Fitzgerald. Other Amateur Baseball: Posted his second consecutive solid season for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2007, going 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA and striking out 47 in 44.1 innings pitched had an excellent rookie CCBL campaign with Wareham in 2006, earning a spot in the CCBL All-Star Game after posting a 1-1 record and a 2.09 with 31 strikeouts in 43.0 innings over 10 appearances (six starts) was 1-1 with an 0.69 ERA and five strikeouts in 13.0 postseason frames in 2006 played with the USA Junior National Team in 2005, helping the squad to a second place finish at the 2005 Pan Am Championships in Mexico played in the 2005 High School All-American Game in Albuquerque, New Mexico participated in the 2004 WWBA World Championships with the Cincinnati Reds scout team and played most of the summer of 2004 playing with the New Orleans Spice. Personal Information: Son of Stan and Caron Bleich was born in New Orleans, La. has one sister, Lauren and one brother, Steven chose Stanford because, in his words, it is the best academic and athletic combination in the country majored in economics. Bleich s Career Stats / / / Totals / Bleich s Career NCAA Tournament Stats / / Totals / Bleich s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 9.0, May 19, 2007 at Pacific Innings Pitched (Reliever): 4.1, May 7, 2006 vs. California Strikeouts: 7 (twice), last: June 14, 2008 vs. Florida State (College World Series) Winning Streak: 3 games, May 19, 2007 February 29, Jason CASTRO CATCHER / FIRST BASEMAN Bats: Left Throws: Right Salem, OR (South Salem HS) Seasons at Stanford: HOUSTON ASTROS (1ST ROUND, 10TH PICK OVERALL 2008) Professional Baseball Career: Was chosen by the Houston Astros in the first round (10th pick overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft began his professional career with a 39-game stint for the Tri-City Valley Cats in the New York-Penn League, a short-season single A circuit batted.275 (38-for-138) with 10 runs scored, nine doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI was drafted previously by the Boston Red Sox in 2005 (43rd round), but did not sign a professional contract. At Stanford: Finished his three-year Stanford career with a.309 batting average (167-for540) with 108 runs scored, 26 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs, 106 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 162 games (133 starts) ranks in Stanford s single-season top-10 for at-bats (t-10th with 279 in 2008) and hits (5th with 105 in 2008) posted a career.992 fielding percentage, with just 10 errors in 1,187 total chances also threw out 35.4 pct. of attempted base-stealers (33 of 93) split his time between first base and catcher in his first two seasons, but started 64 games behind the plate in 2008 batted.391 (25-for-64) with five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 20 RBI in 16 career NCAA Tournament games. 74

3 As a Junior in 2008: Put together a tremendous season, starting all 67 games and batting.376 with (105-for-279) with 68 runs scored, 18 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 73 RBI...earned firstteam All-Pac-10 honors, second-team All-America accolades from Rivals.com and third-team All-America recognition by Baseball America, ABCA/Rawlings and Ping!Baseball, while he was a finalist for the Johnny Bench award honoring college baseball s top catcher led Stanford in batting average, hits, doubles and RBI, while ranking second in homers and slugging percentage (.613) ranked among the Pac-10 leaders for hits (1st), total bases (2nd 171), doubles (t-3rd), RBI (t-3rd), runs scored (4th), sacrifice flies (4th) and batting average (7th) was named the club Most Valuable Player, while earning the Jack Shepard Memorial Award given annually to the Stanford player with the team s highest batting average that meets the minimum standards left-handed batter hit.373 (44-for-118) off left-handed pitching, while logging a.379 mark (61-for-161) off right-handers batted an incredible.411 (39-for-95) with runners in scoring position hit at a.381 clip (40-for- 105) with three home runs and 21 RBI in 24 Pac-10 games posted 32 multi-hit games, along with 21 multi-rbi contests set his career high with four hits on four occasions March 1 vs. Cal State Fullerton, March 5 at Saint Mary s, April 5 vs. Arizona State and April 26 vs. USC established a career standard with four RBI on four occasions as well April 26 vs. USC, May 3 vs. San Jose State, May 12 vs. Santa Clara and in the June 7 Super Regional-clinching win at Cal State Fullerton logged a career-best 13-game hitting streak from April 16-May 4, going 28-for-57 (.491) with 20 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and 21 RBI was a.413 hitter (19-for-46) with five doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI in 11 postseason games went 4-for-9 with a double, home run and five RBI in two games vs. Pepperdine to determine the Regional champion, and was named to the Stanford Regional All-Tournament team was 5-for-8 with a double, home run and six RBI in the Cardinal s two-game sweep of Cal State Fullerton in the Super Regional was named to the All-College World Series team after going 6-for-18 (.333) with four runs, one double, one homer and four RBI in Omaha. As a Sophomore in 2007: Struggled out of the gate with an injury and finished with a batting average of just.167 (17-for-102), one homer, 14 RBI and one stolen base in 42 games (26 starts) made 20 of those starts at first base, while and splitting the other six with three each at catcher and designated hitter added three doubles, 13 runs scored, 17 walks, a hit by pitch and two sacrifice flies fielded at a.980 clip with five errors in 248 defensive chances had one two-hit game and three multiple-rbi contests, including one with three RBI hit.158 (6-38) with three RBI in 19 Pac-10 games (11 starts). As a Freshman In 2006: Finished the season with a.283 batting average (45-for-159), three homers, 19 RBI and a share of the team lead with five stolen bases added 27 runs scored, five doubles, two triples, 19 walks, two hit by pitches, two sacrifice flies and five sacrifice bunts led all Stanford freshmen with 53 games played and 40 starts, making 37 of those starts at first base and three at catcher had 12 multiple-hit contests with a trio of three-hit games, as well as four multiple-rbi contests while driving in three runs once had a.993 fielding percentage, with only three errors in a team-high 443 defensive chances - including a team-best 417 putouts) made his collegiate debut February 3 vs. Cal State Fullerton, while his first hit was a solo home run February 4 against the Titans posted a 12-game hitting streak (.395, 17-for-43, 2 HR, 7 RBI, SB) from May 7-26 hit.319 (36-for-113) following the team s annual March break for finals after posting just a.196 (9-for-46) batting average before the break hit.302 (16-for-53) with a homer, nine RBI and two stolen bases in 19 Pac-10 games (15 starts) had triples in back-to-back NCAA Regional games at Texas (June 3) and versus North Carolina State (June 4, while going 6-for-18 (.333) with three RBI in five postseason contests overall. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Castro Valley (Calif). High School listed among Street and Smith s 2005 High School All-America Prep Seniors to Watch named the 10th-best high school prospect in Northern California by the San Francisco Chronicle in 2005 ranked the 27th best catcher in the nation by Team One in 2005 chosen three times to the All-Hayward Area Athletic League team ( ) and was named the 2005 HAAL Player of the Year won a CIF Award for Athletes and the North Coast Section Athlete Award three times ( ) chosen as his school s Athlete of the Year in 2005 captain of his school s team in his junior and senior campaigns led his squad to three consecutive North Coast Section playoff appearances ( ) compiled a.400 batting average in his three-year varsity prep career with 20 doubles, nine triples, eight homers and 76 RBI added a career.611 slugging percentage and a.486 on-base mark a three-time California Interscholastic Federation Award for Athletes and North Coast Section Athlete Award winner also lettered twice in basketball as a guard earned 2004 first-team All-HAAL honors while leading the league in three-point shooting coached in baseball by Jon Lavine. Other Amateur Baseball: Had a huge summer in 2007 playing for the Cape Cod Baseball League champion and Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox by hitting.341 (44-for-129) with four homers, seven doubles, 24 RBI, six stolen bases and 22 walks over 39 games to earn an All-League selection as well as a spot in the CCBL All-Star Game hit.286 (34-for- 119) with two homers, 11 RBI and five stolen bases playing for the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League in 2006, helping the club to overall record as well as a league mark and second place finish in the ABL named to All-ABL as a utility player in 2006 spent the summer of 2005 playing with the Danville Hoots Baseball Club, batting.410 with two homers, six doubles and 15 RBI was named the Most Valuable Offensive Player at the 2005 Sierra Nevada Classic helped the 2005 Hoots place in the Top 16 at the 18-and-under Perfect Game National Championships participated in the 2004 Area Code Games played with the NorCal Baseball Club in 2003 and Personal Information: Son of Tom and Lori Castro has one brother, Ryan said that what sets Stanford Baseball apart from other collegiate programs is the hard-working atmosphere and the best coaching staff in the nation majored in sociology, with an emphasis in business and economic sociology. Castro s Career Stats Totals Castro s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Castro s Career Highs At-bats: 6 (6 times), last: May 12, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Runs: 3 (6 times), last: May 11, 2008 vs. California Hits: 4 (4 times), last: April 26, 2008 vs. USC Home Runs: 1 (18 times), last: June 16, 2008 vs. Georgia (College World Series) RBI: 4 (4 times), last: June 7, 2008 at Cal State Fullerton (NCAA Super Regional) Stolen Bases: 1 (11 times), last: June 7, 2008 at Cal State Fullerton (NCAA Super Regional) Hitting Streak: 13 games, April 16-May 4, Erik DAVIS PITCHER Bats: Right Throws: Right Mountain View, CA (Mountain View HS) Seasons at Stanford: SAN DIEGO PADRES (13TH ROUND 2008) Professional Baseball Career: Was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 13th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft had an outstanding start to his professional career, pitching for the Eugene Emeralds in the short-season, single A Northwest League went 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA (8er, 26.2ip) in 14 games (five starts) compiled 39 strikeouts in just 26.2 innings, while allowing only 18 hits and seven walks had been drafted twice before, but did not sign a professional contract on either occasion was selected by the Anaheim Angels in 2004 (47th round) and the Texas Rangers in 2007 (21st round). At Stanford: Enjoyed an outstanding four-year career on The Farm, and was one of the Pac-10 s top starters over his final two campaigns finished 15-7 with six saves, a 4.80 ERA (121er, 227.0ip) and four complete games in 78 appearances (27 starts) Stanford was an impressive 21-6 (.778) in his 27 career starts worked at least 6.0 innings in 12 of his 27 career starts, while lasting at least 7.0 frames in nine outings fashioned a 2:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, fanning 195 against 95 walks. As a Senior in 2008: Was an All-Pac-10 selection after a stellar senior campaign in which he went 8-3 with a 4.70 ERA (54er, 103.1ip) and four complete games in 18 outings (16 starts) recorded nearly a strikeout per inning, fanning 103 in innings of work also yielded fewer hits than innings pitched, while holding opposing batters to a.262 average (102-for-389) ranked among the Pac-10 leaders for innings pitched INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 75

4 (2nd), starts (t-2nd), strikeouts (4th) and wins (t-5th) led Stanford in wins, starts, complete games, innings pitched and strikeouts the Cardinal went 13-3 (.813) in his 16 starts worked at least 6.0 innings in nine of his 16 starts, while lasting at least 7.0 frames in seven outings opened Pac-10 play with four consecutive complete-game victories, and finished with a 5-1 record, 3.90 ERA (26er, 60.0ip) and.229 average against (49-for-214) in eight conference starts logged 58 strikeouts in 60.0 Pac-10 innings went 7-0 with a 2.64 ERA (19er, 64.2ip) in a nine-start stretch from March 1-May 4, while Stanford was a perfect 9-0 in those contests yielded a paltry.208 average against (48-for-231) during the stretch, with 65 strikeouts struck out 10 over 7.0 innings March 22 at Pacific, yielding three runs on five hits (2bb) in a 7-3 win tossed his first career complete game in a March 29 victory over Washington State, allowing three runs on six hits with eight strikeouts (3bb) hurled a four-hitter in a complete-game, 12-2 triumph over Arizona State on April 5 (2r,2er,6bb,5so) went the distance in a 6-4 win at Oregon State on April 12, striking out nine (8h,4r,4er,2bb) struck out a career-high 13 in his fourth consecutive complete game, a 6-1 win at UCLA on April 19 limited the Bruins to one run on seven hits, with just one walk, in a dominating performance was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week on April 22 for his effort in Los Angeles went 1-1 with a 7.00 ERA (14er, 18.0ip) in five postseason appearances (three starts), with 20 strikeouts earned the win in relief as Stanford defeated Miami, 8-3 at the College World Series went 4.0 innings against the Hurricanes, with six strikeouts (7h,2r,2er,2bb). As a Junior in 2007: Posted a 4-2 record and notched one save with a 5.29 ERA (30er, 51.0ip) over 18 appearances (six starts) struck out 42 batters in 51.0 innings had a.263 opponents average that was the best on the team for any pitchers with more than 12.1 innings of work made starts in his final six appearances during an end of the year resurgence in which he cracked the Cardinal rotation during the second half of Pac-10 action came out of the bullpen in his first 12 outings lasted at least 6.2 innings in three consecutive starts from May 7-20, winning each of the last two starts and posting a 1.74 ERA by allowing just four earned runs over 20.2 innings during the stretch made his first career Pac-10 start against Oregon State on April 29 had a 2-2 record, one save and a 6.06 ERA in 11 Pac-10 appearances (four starts), striking out 29 in 35.2 innings. As a Sophomore In 2006: Went 1-1 with four saves, while recording a 4.91 ERA (18er, 33.0ip) in 22 outings (one start) ranked tied for second on the club for appearances, and was second in saves pitched in seven Pac-10 games (all out of the bullpen), recording one save and a 5.68 ERA with five strikeouts in 6.1 frames of work posted saves on back-to-back days during the NCAA Austin Regional against Texas (June 3) and North Carolina State (June 4), tossing a combined 3.2 scoreless innings. As a Freshman In 2005: Had a promising rookie season, posting a 2-1 record with one save and a 4.31 ERA (19er, 39.2ip) in 20 games (four starts) compiled 28 strikeouts in 39.2 innings ranked tied for first with Nolan Gallagher among Stanford s freshmen pitchers in wins and games started, as well as second behind Gallagher in ERA, appearances, combined shutouts, innings pitched and strikeouts made his collegiate debut with a perfect relief inning (1so) in the second game of a January 30 doubleheader vs. Fresno State earned his first save February 6 at Cal State Fullerton, working the final 3.1 innings picked up his first career win in his second start, April 12 vs. San Francisco (5.0ip,5h,1r,1er,0bb,3so) posted a 4.50 ERA without a decision in four Pac-10 appearances out of the bullpen was unscored upon in five of his last six outings, spanning 10.0 innings of work got in a pair of NCAA Regional games out of the bullpen and pitched 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. High School: Graduated in 2004 graduate from Mountain View (Calif.) High School was selected as a 2004 All-American by Aflac and Baseball America, and was also a National Player of the Year and Baseball America Youth Player of the Year finalist ranked 15th among Baseball America s 2004 Top 100 High School Prospects and was 13th overall by Team One played in the 2004 High School All-American Game in Albuquerque, New Mexico named to the 2004 all-state team by Cal-Hi Sports also a Baseball America Preseason All-American as a senior in 2004 twice earned first-team All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League honors (2003 and 2004) named second-team All-Central Coast Section as a senior and third-team All-CCS in his junior campaign led his team to the 2004 SCVAL El Camino League title notched seven wins and two saves in 17 appearances as a junior, with a 1.31 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 75.0 innings pitched twice named his squad s Spartan Athletic Scholar (2003 and 2004) coached by Craig Walsh (2002) and Jake Schwartzberg ( ). Other Amateur Baseball: Posted a 4-1 record and a 4.78 ERA during his second season with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2007, striking out 25 in 32.0 innings pitched over seven starts pitched in just two games for Brewster during the summer of 2006 before suffering a serious season-ending injury when he was hit in the face by a line drive during his second appearance on June 18 had two surgeries (June 19 and June 30) but miraculously returned to pitch for the Maxim Yankees for one outing on August 18 just over six weeks after the second surgery, tossing 3.0 hitless innings had a 5.79 ERA with no decisions and four strikeouts in 4.2 innings over his two appearances (one start) for the Whitecaps pitched for the Maxim Yankees in the summer of 2005, going 4-2 with a 2.48 ERA and co-leading the team with 47 strikeouts in 36.1 innings over eight starts struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings in one no-decision appearance at the 2005 National Baseball Congress World Series with the Yankees, but had an 8.31 ERA after giving up four earned runs a member of the USA Junior National Team in both 2003 and 2004, helping the Americans to a silver medal showing at the 2003 World Championships in Curaçao and a fourth place finish at the 2004 World Championships in Taipei had two appearances (one start) for the USA Junior National Team at the 2004 World Championships, posting a 6.75 ERA and striking out five in 6.2 innings pitched at the 2003 Pan American Cup, where he did not allow an earned run and gave up just three hits, while striking out 18 batters in 13.2 innings to be named the Best Right-handed Pitcher of the event played with the 2004 NorCal Baseball club that finished fifth at the WWBA Senior Championships spent four summers ( ) with the West Bay Titans, along with former Stanford teammate David Stringer, helping the team to a second place finish at the AAU Nationals in 2002, as well as seventh place showings in 2001 and 2003 was named the No. 1 Prospect at the 2003 Perfect Game National Showcase. Personal Information: Son of Tom and Gloria Davis has three brothers, Matt, Geoff and Tyler, and two sisters, Giuliana and Caroline majored in political science. Davis Career Stats / / / / Totals / Davis Career NCAA Tournament Stats YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA / / / Totals / Davis Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 9.0 (4 times), last: April 19, 2008 at UCLA Innings Pitched (Reliever): 5.0, May 9, 2006 at Santa Clara Strikeouts: 13, April 19, 2008 at UCLA Winning Streak: 3 games, May 19, 2007 February 29, Brendan DOMARACKI OUTFIELDER Bats: Left Throws: Right Tampa, FL (Gaither HS) Seasons at Stanford: At Stanford: Finished his four-year career with a.257 batting average (98-for-382) with 64 runs scored, 19 doubles, six triples, four home runs, 60 RBI and four stolen bases in 156 games (59 starts) committed just one error in 81 lifetime defensive chances for a.988 fielding percentage logged a.417 slugging percentage in seven career NCAA Tournament contests (four starts), going 4-for-12 with two doubles economics major was a second-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection in 2008 after earning honorable mention accolades in As a Senior in 2008: Played a key role on Stanford s College World Series club, batting.257 (39-for-152) with 28 runs scored, eight doubles, three triples, one home run, 19 RBI and two stolen bases in 53 games (41 starts) set career highs in every category except home runs (tied) and RBI (one shy) also drew a career-high 23 walks and was hit by four pitches for a.367 on-base percentage was named the co-winner of Stanford s Most Inspirational 76

5 Player award, sharing the honors with Austin Yount Stanford was an impressive in his 41 starts, which came in right field (27 games), left field (10) and designated hitter (four) logged eight multi-hit games, and five multi-rbi contests posted a career-high seven-game hitting streak from March 8-29, going 10-for-29 (.345) with two doubles and four RBI matched his career high with three hits April 9 vs. UC Davis had a season-high three RBI May 6 at San Francisco, courtesy of a three-run homer played in five postseason games (four starts), while going 2-for-9 (.222) with a double went 1-for-3 with a double in a Regional elimination game victory over UC Davis (June 1) also went 1-for-3 as Stanford won the opening contest of the Super Regional at Cal State Fullerton (June 6) named to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team. As a Junior in 2007: Had a very solid season, highlighted by a career-best.310 batting average (26-for-84) and career-high 20 RBI added seven doubles, two triples and one home run in 38 games (13 starts) was primarily used as a designated hitter and lefthanded bat off the bench hit 279 (12-for-43) in 18 Pac-10 games (five starts), while adding four doubles, a team Pac-10 high two triples, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored set career highs with three hits and four RBI in a May 26 contest at USC earned Stanford s Come Through Award garnered honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic accolades. As a Sophomore In 2006: Hit.267 (12-for-45) with two doubles, one homer and seven RBI in 23 games (four starts) was the club co-leader with four pinch-hits, going 4-for- 16 (.250).made all four of his starts in a 10-day stretch from April 8-17 had four hits in 10 official Pac-10 at-bats for a.400 conference batting average had four hits in his last eight official at-bats, including a pinch-hit RBI double in the ninth inning of the NCAA Regional championship game vs. North Carolina State (June 4)...that hit came after having not played in the previous 13 contests. As a Freshman In 2005: Played in 42 games (one start in left field), hitting.208 (21- for-101) with two doubles, one triple, a homer, 14 RBI and two stolen bases officially had 10 pinch-hits in 33 at bats (most were the first time through the lineup when he was replacing a pitcher who had officially started at designated hitter) for a.303 mark, but was just.169 (11-for-65) as the official designated hitter posted five two-hit games and four two-rbi contests made his collegiate debut January 29 vs. Fresno State delivered a pinch-single February 6 at Cal State Fullerton for his first career hit, while his first career RBI came in a February 20 contest at Texas belted his initial collegiate home run April 19 vs. San Jose State did not play in the postseason due to injury. High School: Graduated in 2004 from Gaither High School in Tampa, Fla.twice selected first-team All-Western Conference and All-Hillsborough County (2003 and 2004) was chosen second-team All-Western Conference in 2002 as a sophomore named his school s 2002 Sportsman of the Year hit.394 with four homers, 27 RBI and 14 stolen bases as a senior was named Best Hitter at the 2004 Tony Saladino Tournament, where he batted (9-for-9) with three doubles, one home run and five walks as a junior, hit.356 with 12 doubles, two homers, 20 RBI and 14 stolen bases batted.315 with one homer, 29 RBI and 12 stolen bases in his sophomore year coached by Frank Permuy. Other Amateur Baseball: A first-team All-Horizon League player who posted a productive 2007 summer campaign with the Maxim Yankees, hitting.333 (37-for-111) with two homers, 23 RBI and six stolen bases for a club that finished with a overall record and placed ninth at the season-ending NBC World Series also pitched in the summer of 2007, getting in three games (one start) with no decisions and a 7.20 ERA in 5.0 innings of work hit.258 (16-for-62) with a homer, seven RBI and seven stolen bases for the Pittsfield Dukes of the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2006 played three summers with the American Legion Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay ( )...hit.423 with three homers in 11 games during the summer of 2004, as well as.557 with five home runs in 2003 and.457 with three homers in 2002 earned alltournament honors with Team Florida at the 2004 All-Star Sunbelt Classic Tournament, batting.400 with two doubles and six stolen bases played with the Tampa/Forest Hills squad in the 2002 Colt World Series, helping the team to the semifinal game while hitting.567 with two doubles. Personal Information: Son of Guy and Lauren Domaracki was born in Cleveland, Ohio has two brothers, Cullen and Darren, and one sister, Erin says that what sets Stanford Baseball apart from other collegiate baseball programs is we study hard and play harder was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon majored in economics. Domaracki s Career Stats (Batting) Totals Domaracki s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Domaracki s Career Highs At-bats: 6, May 26, 2007 at USC Runs: 3, April 26, 2008 vs. USC Hits: 3 (twice), last: April 9, 2008 vs. UC Davis Home Runs: 1 (4 times), last: May 6, 2008 at San Francisco RBI: 4, May 26, 2007 at USC Stolen Bases: 1 (4 times), last: May 12, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Hitting Streak: 7 games, March 8-29, Randy MOLINA FIRST BASEMAN Bats: Left Throws: Right South Gate, CA (South Gate HS) Seasons at Stanford: SEATTLE MARINERS (43RD ROUND 2008) Professional Baseball Career: Was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 43rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft played in 39 games for the Mariners affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League, batting.248 (35-for-141) with 18 runs scored, five doubles, three triples, 12 RBI and one stolen base. At Stanford: Finished his four-year Stanford career with a.316 batting average (124- for-393), 69 runs scored, 21 doubles, five home runs and 55 RBI in 141 games (95 starts) logged a.964 fielding percentage, with only 13 errors in 358 total chances a two-time All-NCAA Regional selection, he posted a career.345 batting average (19-for- 55) with five doubles, one home run and six RBI in 15 career postseason games. As a Senior in 2008: Was an All-Pac-10 selection, helping Stanford to the College World Series by batting.329 (70-for-213) with 43 runs scored, 16 doubles, five home runs and 42 RBI in 63 games (55 starts) set career highs in every offensive category, while also logging a career best.973 fielding percentage (5 errors in 187 total chances) made 32 starts as Stanford s designated hitter, and 23 at first base hammered right-handed pitching, batting.352 (50-for-142) was a.360 hitter (27-for-75) with runners in scoring position had 22 multi-hit games, along with eight multi-rbi contests set his career high with five RBI on two occasions February 29 at Cal State Fullerton and April 21 at Santa Clara belted his first career home run February 29 against the Titans logged a career-high 10-game hitting streak March 24-April 6, going 16-for-35 (.457) with eight runs, three doubles, one home run and three RBI hit at a.326 clip (14-for-43) with five doubles, one home run and five RBI in 11 postseason contests was selected to the Stanford Regional All-Tournament team after going 8-for-19 (.421) with six runs scored, four doubles, one home run and two RBI in five games hit safely in two of four College World Series games, while collecting an RBI in Cardinal victories over Florida State and Miami. As a Junior in 2007: Had a.295 (13-for-44) batting average with three RBI in limited action played in 26 games (eight starts), as he was extensively used as a pinch-hitter went 5-for-14 (.357) in a pinch-hitting role had his best run of the season during a three-game stretch from April 28-May 1 in which he was 5-for-7 (.714) with two RBI fielded 64 of his 66 defensive chances successfully for a.970 fielding percentage hit.320 (8-for-25) with all three of his RBI in 12 Pac-10 games (seven starts). As a Sophomore In 2006: Finished the season with a.308 batting average (40-for-130) and 10 RBI in 46 games (32 starts) among regular starters, led the club in both walks (25) and on-base percentage (.427) added 23 runs scored and five doubles contributed six multiple-hit games, including four three-hit contests (tied for third on the club) had a career-high four hits March 11 vs. USC had a pair of six-game hitting streaks from May 5-12 (.381, 8-for-21, 3 RBI) and March 25 April 2 (.450, 9-for-20, 2B, 3 RBI) hit.297 (19-for-64) with seven RBI in 21 Pac-10 contests (16 starts) earned All-NCAA Regional honors by going 4-for-9 (.444) with an RBI started 19 consecutive games at third base from (May 1 June 3) before coming off the bench in the NCAA INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 77

6 Regional championship contest versus North Carolina State (June 4). As a Freshman In 2005: Went 1-for-6, all as a pinch-hitter made his collegiate debut February 18 at Texas, and singled February 27 vs. USC for his first hit earned a spot on the 25-player roster for the NCAA Waco Regional, but did not play. High School: Graduated in 2004 from South Gate (Calif.) High School ranked No. 65 among Baseball America s 2004 Top 100 High School Prospects named 2004 first-team All-Southern California by Baseball Resource selected first-team All- Section, All-City and All-Eastern League in each of his four prep seasons led his team to two Eastern League titles (2002 and 2004) chosen Team MVP in each of his final three seasons ( ), while earning his squad s Freshman Rookie of the Year honor in 2001 coached by Mike Ryan (2001) and David McBride ( ). Other Amateur Baseball: Batted.342 (66-for-193) with four homers, 39 RBI and four stolen bases for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League in his third consecutive summer with the club in 2007 hit.286 with a pair of doubles and three RBI as a member of the fourth place 2004 USA Junior National Team at the IBAF World Championships in Taiwan was the No. 23 prospect at the 2003 Perfect Game National Showcase spent five summers with the Los Angeles RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) team from was named the RBI Student-Athlete of the Year in both 2003 and 2004, as well as the 2001 RBI Player of the Year led his team to a pair of RBI World Series titles in 2001 and 2002 participated in the 2003 Area Code Games, where he was named the third-best pure hitter named first-team All-Eastern League in each of his five seasons in the RBI league. Personal Information: Son of Jose and Bertha Molina was born in Bellflower, Calif.has two brothers, Juan and Carlos enjoys playing the drums majored in political science. Molina s Career Stats Totals Molina s Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Molina s Career Highs At-bats: 6, May 18, 2008 at Arizona Runs: 3 (twice), last: May 31, 2008 vs. Arkansas (NCAA Regional) Hits: 4, March 11, 2006 at USC Home Runs: 1 (5 times), last: May 31, 2008 vs. Arkansas (NCAA Regional) RBI: 5 (twice), last: April 21, 2008 at Santa Clara Stolen Bases: No career stolen bases Hitting Streak: 10 games, March 24-April 6, Rex PETRILL Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Los Altos, CA (St. Francis HS) Seasons at Stanford: As a Senior in 2008: Fashioned a 2.70 ERA (1er, 3.1ip) in six relief appearances for Stanford s College World Series club yielded just two hits in 11 at-bats (.182), while holding right-handed batters hitless in six at-bats worked 0.2 inning in four games (March 4 and April 7 at California, April 9 vs. UC Davis and May 12 vs. Santa Clara) logged three strikeouts. As a Junior in 2007: Got into his first two collegiate games, going 0-0 with a ERA in 0.2 innings (2er) made his debut February 4 at Cal State Fullerton, and induced his only batter faced to ground into a double play. As a Sophomore In 2006: Was a member of the team, but did not see any game action for the second straight season however, he was twice penciled into the lineup as the designated hitter before he was pinch-hit for when his turn came up. As a Freshman In 2005: Was a member of the team but did not see any game action was once penciled into the lineup as the designated hitter before he was pinchhit for when his turn came up. High School: Graduated in 2004 from St. Francis High School in nearby Mountain View, Calif.played only one year of high school varsity baseball as a senior, when he led his team to a 29-3 record and the 2004 West Catholic Athletic League title by posting a 10-1 record with a 1.78 ERA on the hill named first-team All-WCAL and second-team All-Central Coast Section in 2004 tied the WCAL record for the best winning percentage in conference play as a senior, going 5-0 in league action for a winning percentage also played two seasons of prep football as a center, earning second-team All-WCAL honors as a senior when he helped his team go undefeated in 2003 league play and win the WCAL title was a member of St. Francis CCS championship football squad in his junior season named his school s Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior coached in baseball by Chris Bradford. Other Amateur Baseball: Pitched for the Maxim Yankees in the summer of 2007, going 0-2 with a 4.62 ERA and striking out 11 in 12.2 innings for a squad that posted a record and finished ninth at the NBC World Series helped lead the Waikiki Surfers to the 2006 Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League title with an impressive run in the playoffs played his first season of collegiate summer baseball in 2005 with the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, going 1-6 with a 3.57 ERA in 11 appearances and eight starts co-led the 2005 regular season league champion Mohawks with three complete games, striking out 29 in 58.0 innings (second on the club in innings pitched) played with the 2004 Santa Clara Dodgers, who participated in the Palomino World Series. Personal Information: Son of Larry and Ellen Petrill was born at Stanford Hospital his father, Larry, is an assistant junior varsity football coach at St. Francis High School he played collegiate football at USC for two seasons ( ), and won the team s Most Valuable Lineman Award as a nose guard in 1966 mother, Ellen, played rugby ( ) and volleyball ( ) at Stanford when he was playing in the Hawaii Collegiate Summer League in 2006, he was working in the law office of Marvin Dang in Honolulu majored in political science. Petrill s Career Stats / / Totals / Petrill s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): No career starts Innings Pitched (Reliever): 0.2 (5 times), last: May 12, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Strikeouts: 1 (3 times), last: May 12, 2008 vs. Santa Clara Winning Streak: No career wins At Stanford: Although he did not begin playing baseball until his senior year in high school, became an effective relief pitcher by the end of his Stanford career developed a sidearm motion, and was extremely tough on right-handed batters pitched in eight games on The Farm, posting a 6.75 ERA (3er, 4.0ip) allowed opponents just two hits in 12 at-bats (.167), while right-handed batters went 0-for

7 16 Cord PHELPS INFIELDER Bats: Both Throws: Right Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara HS) Seasons at Stanford: CLEVELAND INDIANS (3RD ROUND 2008) Professional Baseball Career: Was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft played for a pair of affiliates during his first professional season made a one-game debut for the Indians club in the Gulf Coast Rookie League, going 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly was quickly moved to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the short-season single A New York-Penn League, where he hit.312 (44-for-141) with 24 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 21 RBI and four stolen bases in 35 games. At Stanford: Finished his three-year Stanford career with a.307 batting average (165-for- 537) with 115 runs scored, 31 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs, 91 RBI and seven stolen bases in 156 games (139 starts) ranks in Stanford s single-season top-10 for runs (t-6th with 76 in 2008) posted a.952 fielding percentage while playing primarily second base, third and shortstop, with 29 errors in 605 total chances batted.360 (18-for-50) with four doubles, two triples, two home runs and nine RBI in 13 career NCAA Tournament games. As a Junior in 2008: Entered the year with no home runs and 33 career RBI, but hammered 13 homers and drove in 58 runs for Stanford s College World Series club added a.351 batting average (91-for-259), 76 runs scored, 16 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs, 58 RBI and six stolen bases in 63 games (62 starts) earned Stanford s Most Improved Player award was an All-Pac-10 selection, and ranked among conference leaders in runs scored (t-2nd), hits (3rd), total bases (7th 152), walks (7th 41) and RBI (8th) posted a career-best.975 fielding percentage (8 errors in 315 total chances), while he led the conference in assists and tied for fifth with 45 double plays was a.352 hitter (31-for- 88) batting right-handed, while logging a.351 mark (60-for-171) batting left-handed hit.286 (27-for-70) with runners in scoring position batted.357 (30-for-84) with five home runs and 23 RBI in 22 Pac-10 contests (21 starts) showed a sign of things to come with two homers and four RBI in a February 22, season-opening win over Nebraska tied his career high with four RBI on three other occasions April 7 at California, April 11 vs. Oregon State and April 28 at Santa Clara had a career-high four-hit effort February 26 vs. Nevada had 31 multi-hit games overall, along with 17 multi-rbi contests batted.516 (16-for-31) with three doubles and seven RBI during a career-high eight-game hitting streak from March 22- April 1 hit safely in nine of his 10 postseason games, going 17-for-44 (.386) with 14 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, two home runs and nine RBI was named to the Stanford Regional All-Tournament team after homering in consecutive elimination games on the same day, June 1 vs. UC Davis and Pepperdine led the team with six runs scored, and tied for the club high with five RBI at the College World Series, going 7-for-18 (.389) with two doubles and two triples. As a Sophomore in 2007: Had a solid season, hitting.301 (56-for-186) with 29 runs scored, 15 doubles (second on the club), a team-high-tying four triples, 23 RBI, a teamhigh 22 walks, two hit by pitches, three sacrifice flies and one sacrifice bunt one of three players who played in a team-high-tying 55 games with 49 coming in the starting lineup, splitting those starts between third base (22), shortstop (18) and second base (9) ranked fourth on the club with 15 multiple-hit games, picking up five three-hit contests had four multiple-rbi contests, including three twice had a huge Pac-10 season, hitting.352 (31-for-88) with four doubles, one triple and nine RBI while playing in all 24 games (21 starts) finished the season with a six-game hitting streak from May 19-27, going 12-for- 27 (.444) with a double, triple, and five RBI. As a Freshman In 2006: Hit.196 (18-for-92) with 10 RBI in 38 games played (28 starts 16 at second base and 12 at third) started in his collegiate debut February 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton, and went 1-for-3 collected his first RBI February 20 vs. Texas posted a six-game hitting streak from February 24 March 11, going 7-for-20 (.350) contributed a pair of multiple-hit games with one three-hit contest, as well as two multiple-rbi efforts had not started since starting all three games of the Arizona State series (April 28-30) before making his first postseason start in the NCAA Austin Regional Championship Game against North Carolina State (June 4). High School: Graduated in 2005 from Santa Barbara (Calif.) High School chosen the 2005 Santa Barbara County Athletic Roundtable Athlete of the Year earned 2005 first-team All-CIF Section and All-Channel League honors named 2004 second-team All-Channel League chosen to the 2005 All-Region Team by the Los Angeles Times selected his team s Most Valuable Player in 2005, leading the squad to a 20-7 record and the 2005 CIF Section quarterfinals in his senior year, hit a team-leading.415 with 24 RBI, 33 hits, 25 runs scored and nine doubles also led the 2005 squad in hits, on-base percentage (.581), doubles and walks (24) won his school s 2005 Scholar-Athlete Award recognized as the High School Top Performer by the Los Angeles Times (April 16, 2004) and the Santa Barbara County Male Athlete of the Week by the Santa Barbara News Press (April 20, 2004) graduated summa cum laude with a 4.83 GPA was the class salutatorian won the 2005 Bank of America Achievement Award as well as the 2005 Distinguished Don and 2004 Rensselaer Mathematics and Science Awards earned National AP Scholar and National Merit Scholar honors was a four-year Governor s Scholar ( ) coached by Fred Warrecker. Other Amateur Baseball: Made the 2006 New York Collegiate Baseball League All-Star team while playing for the Amsterdam Mohawks, hitting.276 (35-for-27) with a homer, 24 RBI and four stolen bases played with the Santa Barbara City College Cowboys during the summer of 2005 selected to play with the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals scout team spent the summer of 2003 with the Valley Heat also played with the Santa Barbara Dons club team for three summers ( ). Personal Information: Son of Cord and Lea Phelps full name is Robert Cord Phelps was born at Stanford Hospital and grew up in Woodside before his family moved to Santa Barbara has two brothers, Kirk and Austin, and one sister, Nancy chose Stanford because, in his words, you can t beat the quality of the baseball program and the academics majored in human biology. Phelps Career Stats Totals Phelps Career NCAA Tournament Stats Totals Phelps Career Highs At-bats: 6 (5 times), last: May 4, 2008 at San Jose State Runs: 5, April 26, 2008 vs. USC Hits: 4, February 26, 2008 vs. Nevada Home Runs: 2, February 22, 2008 vs. Nebraska (Game 1) RBI: 4 (4 times), last: April 28, 2008 at Santa Clara Stolen Bases: 1 (7 times), last: April 7, 2008 at California Hitting Streak: 8 games, March 22-April 1, Sean RATLIFF OUTFIELDER / PITCHER Bats: Left Throws: Left Longmont, CO (Niwot HS) Seasons at Stanford: NEW YORK METS (4TH ROUND 2008) Professional Baseball Career: Was selected by the New York Mets in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York-Penn League, a short-season single A circuit batted.229 (46-for-201) with 32 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 22 RBI and one stolen base in 59 games. At Stanford: Two-way player developed into a prolific power hitter by the end of his time on The Farm 2007 and 2008 All-Pac-10 selection finished his three-year Stanford career with a.307 batting average (152-for-495) with 115 runs scored, 26 doubles, eight triples, INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 79

8 34 home runs, 117 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 150 games (123 starts) was a perfect 4-0 on the mound, with a 6.68 ERA (23er, 31.0ip) in 22 relief appearances compiled 30 strikeouts in just 31.0 innings of work his 22 home runs in 2008 tied for the fourthhighest single-season total in Stanford history, matching the production of future Major Leaguer Ed Sprague in 1988 and Edmund Muth in 2000 had six career two-homer games, including three in did not homer over his first 35 collegiate games, but hammered 34 over his final 115 contests recorded 13 outfield assists, while logging a.988 fielding percentage (four errors in 340 total chances). As a Junior in 2008: Started all 67 games in center field for Stanford s College World Series club, batting.294 (73-for-248) with 52 runs scored, 13 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 71 RBI opened the season on the Brooks Wallace Award Watch list, and earned All-Pac-10 honors after his home run total tied for the fourth-most in Stanford history and matched Arizona State s Brett Wallace for most in the conference was the co-winner of Stanford s Come Through Award, along with Erik Davis also ranked among Pac-10 leaders for total bases (3rd 160), triples (4th 4), RBI (5th) and slugging percentage (9th -.645) led the Cardinal in triples (tied), home runs and slugging percentage, while he was second with eight stolen bases (in 11 attempts) also went 2-0 with a 6.00 ERA (2er, 3.0ip) in three early-season relief appearances posted a.989 fielding percentage, with just two errors in 183 total chances was a.326 hitter (29-for-89) with runners in scoring position, while he had at least one RBI in 37 games hammered eight of his home runs in Pac-10 play, while batting.284 (25-for-88) with 25 RBI in 24 games logged 20 multihit contest, and 15 multi-rbi efforts had a monster game in Stanford s 12-9 win March 9 at Texas, falling a single shy of the cycle after going 4-for-5 with three runs scored, one double, one triple, two home runs and five RBI also pitched 0.2-inning of relief to earn the win effort against the Longhorns marked his third career multi-homer game, while he matched his career high for hits (for the second time) also earned a win with 2.0 perfect relief innings March 2 vs. Cal State Fullerton did not pitch after logging an 0.1-inning relief stint April 9 vs. UC Davis matched his career high with a 13-game hitting streak from March 8-April 5, going 22-for-51 (.431) with 14 runs scored, five doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 21 RBI was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for April 8 went deep twice May 4 at San Jose State, including his first of two grand slams on the year, to finish with five RBI in a 17-6 victory had a stellar postseason, batting.342 (13- for-38) with two doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI and a.711 slugging percentage in 11 games also drew eight walks and was hit by a pitch for a.458 on-base mark was named Most Outstanding Player of the Stanford Regional after collecting at least one RBI in four of five games (eight total) had an epic performance in Stanford s come from behind, 9-7 win over Pepperdine in the Regional championship game, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI hit a solo homer in the fourth, then hammered a grand slam to cap Stanford s six-run, fifth-inning outburst that erased a 6-2 deficit homered again in the June 6 Super Regional opener at Cal State Fullerton, a solo blast in the sixth that proved the difference in a 4-3 Cardinal victory went 4-for-14 (.286) with a home run and five RBI in four College World Series games had three RBI in Stanford s CWS-opening win over Florida State, and hit a two-run homer in a victory over Miami. As a Sophomore in 2007: Broke out with a huge season, earning first-team All-Pac-10 and Stanford s Most Improved Player honors by hitting.339 (79-for-233) with 12 home runs, 45 RBI and 10 stolen bases ranked among the Pac-10 leaders in runs scored (4th 61), total bases (5th 136), triples (t-6th 4), at-bats (t-7th), home runs (t-7th), hits (10th) and slugging percentage (10th -.584) tied for the team lead in both games played (55) and starts (55) tied for the team lead with four outfield assists and fielded at a.987 clip, with just two errors in 150 defensive chances had his first two career hits on opening day, February 2 at Cal State Fullerton belted his first collegiate home run February 18 at Texas posted a 13-game hitting streak from April 21 May 13, hitting.400 (24-for- 60) with 17 runs scored, five doubles, two triples, three homers and 12 RBI had huge RBI and runs scored streaks at the end of the season, driving in at least one run in each of his last 10 games and 13 of his final 14 (24 total) scored at least one run during each of his final 16 contests and in 19 of his last 20 to cross the plate a total of 28 times over the stretch named the Pac-10 Player of the Week and earned a spot on the College Baseball Foundation s Honor Roll on March 6 after a huge series against California (March 2-4) in which he scored seven runs and was 4-for-10 (.400) with a double, two triples and a stolen base had his first career two-homer game April 6 at Arizona State including an inside-the-park grand slam while setting his career high with seven RBI also hit two home runs May 5 at Washington State and May 19 at Pacific ranked second on the club in both multi-hit games (24) and multi-rbi contests (10) had a run of four straight multi-hit games from March 4-10, going 10-for-19 (.526) hit.333 (32-for-96) in 23 Pac-10 games with five homers, 24 RBI and two stolen bases. As a Freshman In 2006 (Batting): Enjoyed the majority of his freshman success on the mound, going 2-0 with a 6.75 ERA (21er, 28.0ip) in 19 relief outings struck out 30 batters in just 28.0 innings for a club-best average of 9.64 strikeouts per 9.0 innings was hitless in 14 official at-bats, with 10 strikeouts.did contribute two runs scored, one walk and one RBI on a sacrifice fly was the winning pitcher in an impressive collegiate debut February 4 vs. Cal State Fullerton, as he struck out six over 3.2 innings of one-hit, shutout relief recorded his first career RBI February 5 vs. the Titans did not have an at-bat over the team s final 31 games. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Niwot (Colo.) High School chosen the 2005 Colorado Gatorade High School Player of the Year, while also being named a first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball (Louisville Slugger) and an All-American by EA Sports added third-team All-America accolades from Baseball America, as well as National High School Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) All-District and BCA/Louisville Slugger Colorado State Player of the Year honors in 2005 twice earned All-Colorado (All Class) first team honors (2004 and 2005), and was chosen the state s 2005 Player of the Year and 2004 Pitcher of the Year named All-State 4A first team, as well as All-State 4A, all-area and allregion Player of the Year in consecutive years (2004 and 2005) also garnered All-Northern Conference and Northern Conference Athlete of the Year in both 2004 and 2005 chosen three times to the all-area and all-region first team ( ) led his squad to 4A state titles in 2004 and 2005, and was named MVP at the A State Tournament helped his club to three consecutive Northern Conference titles ( ) hit.552 with nine home runs and 29 RBI as a senior, while posting a 9-0 record with an 0.84 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 64.2 innings on the mound as a junior, had a.621 batting average with 14 homers and 51 RBI, and compiled a 10-0 record with an 0.97 ERA was also a three-time letterwinner in football, playing free safety, wide receiver and punter named to the 2004 and 2005 All-Northern Conference teams at safety chosen as a first-team all-state punter and thirdteam all-state safety in 2004 led the state (all classifications) in interceptions as a senior in 2004 set the school and conference records for single-season interceptions with 11 in his senior year and the school record for career interceptions with 23 also played basketball as a prep coached in baseball by Bob Bote. Other Amateur Baseball: Played for the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League in the summer of 2007, hitting.301 (40-for-133) with three homers, 12 RBI and 11 stolen bases spent his 2006 summer season with the Cape Cod Baseball League Eastern Division champion Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, posting a 1-1 record, a 4.50 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 18.0 innings for a club that was in the regular season and 4-2 in the playoffs played for the 2005 USA Junior National Team, helping the squad to a second place finish at the 2005 Pan Am Championships in Mexico participated in the 2005 USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Joplin, Missouri spent four summers with the Niwot High School American Legion A team ( ) led his American Legion club to three straight state titles ( ) and the 2004 Western Regional Championship was twice chosen American Legion State Tournament MVP (2004 and 2005) and was selected three times to the tournament All-Star team ( ) hit two home runs and struck out 17 batters in the 2004 American Legion Regional Championship game against a team from Taylorsville, Utah. Personal Information: Son of Mike and Kelly Ratliff was born in Oklahoma City, Okla.has two sisters, Abby and Katie says that what sets Stanford Baseball apart from other collegiate programs is how close the entire team is majored in sociology. Ratliff s Career Stats (Batting) Totals Ratliff s Career Stats (Pitching) / / Totals / Ratliff s Career NCAA Tournament Stats (Batting) Totals Ratilff s Career NCAA Tournament Stats (Pitching) / Totals /

9 Ratliff s Career Highs (Batting) At-bats: 6 (twice), last: April 9, 2008 vs. UC Davis Runs: 4, March 4, 2007 vs. California Hits: 4 (twice), last: March 9, 2008 at Texas Home Runs: 2 (6 times), last: June 2, 2008 vs. Pepperdine (NCAA Regional) RBI: 7, April 6, 2007 at Arizona State Stolen Bases: 1 (18 times), last: May 31, 2008 vs. Arkansas (NCAA Regional) Hitting Streak: 13 games (twice), last: March 8 April 5, 2008 Ratliff s Career Highs (Pitching) Innings Pitched (Starter): No career starts Innings Pitched (Reliever): 3.2, February 4, 2006 vs. Cal State Fullerton Strikeouts: 6, February 4, 2006 vs. Cal State Fullerton Winning Streak: 4 games, February 4, 2006 March 9, David STRINGER PITCHER Bats: Right Throws: Right Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto HS) Seasons at Stanford: At Stanford: Palo Alto native enjoyed an excellent four-year career on The Farm, after growing up attending Stanford games at Sunken Diamond crossed El Camino Real after a prep career at Palo Alto High School, and became one of the Cardinal s most dependable relievers fashioned a 9-7 record with 10 saves and a 4.74 ERA (80er, 152.0ip) in 69 games (seven starts) struck out 116 batters in innings of work, against only 61 walks with 31 appearances in 2007, ranks tied for fifth in Stanford s all-time single-season annals his seven saves in 2007 and 10 career saves are both just outside the school top-10 lists retired four of the five batters he faced over 1.1 scoreless innings in the NCAA Tournament excellent student was a two-time first team Pac-10 All-Academic selection (2007 and 2008) also earned a spot on ESPN the Magazine s District 8 All-Academic first team in As a Senior in 2008: Was an invaluable piece of Stanford s College World Series staff, making 19 appearances (two starts) ranked second on the team with two saves, while going 3-1 with a 5.23 ERA (25er, 43.0ip) was given the club s Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award, given annually to the Stanford player with outstanding proficiency in baseball, leadership and academic performance made six relief appearances in Pac-10 play, going 1-0 with a 4.00 ERA (8er, 18.0ip) saved the Cardinal staff on numerous occasions with excellent efforts in a long-relief role 10 of his 17 relief appearances were longer than 1.0 inning worked between innings in five outings, 4.0 frames in a pair of contests and at least 6.0 innings in two efforts earned saves in each of his first two outings, February 23 vs. Nebraska and February 26 vs. Nevada entered with a 4-3 lead against the Wolf Pack, and tossed 4.0 shutout innings (4h,0bb,3so) worked a season-high 6.1 innings April 4 vs. Arizona State (4h,2r,2er,4bb,2so) earned wins April 18 at UCLA, April 21 at Santa Clara and May 12 vs. Santa Clara tossed a combined 9.0- scoreless innings (8h,3bb,6so) in those three outings, including 4.0 shutout frames in the April 21 contest (2h,0bb,1so) made one postseason appearance, working 0.1 scoreless inning (0h,1bb,0so) in a June 21 College World Series game vs. Georgia was a first team Pac-10 All-Academic selection. As a Junior in 2007: Led Stanford with 31 outings (one start) and seven saves, while going 3-2 with a 4.70 ERA (32er, 61.1ip) appearances tied for fifth on Stanford s alltime single-season list and the saves tied for 10th (since knocked out of the top-10) tied for the Pac-10 lead in appearances, while ranking eighth in saves got off to a fantastic start with six of his seven saves in the first month of the season, including a string of five in a row over five Stanford games from February 18 March 2 allowed just one earned run over 9.1 innings (0.96 ERA) during the stretch had another very effective threegame stretch late in the season, when he did not allow an earned run in 14.1 innings from May that run began when he tossed a career-high 7.0 innings in a May 15 relief effort at Santa Clara picked up the win after holding the Broncos to one unearned run on seven hits (2bb,3so) picked up a pair of prestigious academic awards, earning a spot on ESPN The Magazine s District 8 All-Academic First Team as well as picking up First Team Pac-10 All-Academic recognition. As a Sophomore In 2006: Posted a 3-4 record with one save and a 4.34 ERA (23er, 47.2ip) in 19 games (four starts) compiled 47 strikeouts in 47.2 innings, ranking second on the club with an average of 8.87 strikeouts per 9.0 frames made his collegiate debut February 10 vs. Kansas made his first career start February 21 vs. Nevada, and earned his first win with a stellar performance faced the minimum 15 batters through the first 5.0 innings, before leaving in the sixth (5.1ip,3h,2r,1er,0bb,7so) recorded a career-high eight strikeouts over 5.0 scoreless innings February 26 at Fresno State (4h,1bb) earned a brief spot in the starting rotation but struggled for three starts (March 12 April 1) before being moved back to the bullpen for the remainder of the season and his final 12 appearances picked up his first save in impressive fashion April 21 at Arizona, striking out five over 3.0 shutout frames (1h,1bb) earned Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors and a spot on the College Baseball Foundation s honor roll for the first time in his career February 28, after going 2-0 with an 0.87 ERA and 15 strikeouts (just one walk) in 10.1 innings the previous week. As A Freshman In 2005: Was a member of the team but did not see any game action however, he was once penciled into the lineup as the designated hitter before he was pinch-hit for when his turn came up. High School: Graduated in 2004 from Palo Alto (Calif.) High School, directly across El Camino Real from Stanford was a twotime first-team All-League selection in the DeAnza Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (2003 and 2004) twice named honorable mention All-Central Coast Section (2003 and 2004) compiled a 16-8 career record tossed 85.2 innings with 101 strikeouts and posted a 1.71 ERA in his senior campaign led his team to 2003 and 2004 SCVAL DeAnza Division second place finishes and the 2004 club to a runner-up showing at the Central Coast Section Division I Tournament helped his team win the 2002 SCVAL El Camino Division title was a National Merit Commended Scholar and earned Governor s Scholar recognition Coached by Peter Colombo. Other Amateur Baseball: Played during the summer of 2007 with the Maxim Yankees, compiling a 3-1 record and two saves with a 2.13 ERA struck out 36 batters in 42.1 innings pitched over nine appearances (six starts) for a team that was and finished ninth at the NBC World Series spent the summer of 2006 pitching for the Woodstock River Bandits of the Valley League for his second straight campaign, compiling a 2-1 record and a 2.77 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 39.0 innings over six starts was 2-2 with a 4.55 ERA in 12 appearances (three starts) for the River Bandits in 2005, striking out 29 in 29.2 innings spent the summer of 2004 playing with the ASA Titans played with the West Bay Titans, along with Stanford teammate Erik Davis from , helping the squad to a runner-up showing at the 2002 AAU National Championships followed by a seventh place finish in 2003 coached by David Salter during the summers from Personal Information: Son of James and Nanette Stringer has two sisters, Amy and Sarah grandfather, Herbert Schulze, played polo for Stanford chose Stanford because, in his words, it is the perfect mix of athletics, academics, weather and location; plus, I grew up rooting for the Cardinal, and I want to be the one others can root for hobbies include jazz and classical trumpet, along with reading and baseball history majored in mathematical and computational sciences. Stringer s Career Stats / / / Totals / Stringer s Career NCAA Tournament Stats YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA / / Totals /0 0 1/ Stringer s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 6.0, March 12, 2006 at USC Innings Pitched (Reliever): 7.0, May 15, 2007 at Santa Clara Strikeouts: 8, February 26, 2006 at Fresno State Winning Streak: 5 games, May 15, 2007 April 21, 2008 INTRODUCTION 2009 SEASON OUTLOOK COACHING STAFF 2009 PLAYER PROFILES GRADUATED/DRAFTED 2008 SEASON REVIEW 2009 OPPONENTS BASEBALL HISTORY STANFORD PROFESSIONALS STANFORD UNIVERSITY 81

10 4 Austin YOUNT PITCHER / THIRD BASEMAN Bats: Left Throws: Right Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) Seasons at Stanford: LOS ANGELES DODGERS (12TH ROUND 2008) Professional Baseball Career: Was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was used solely as a position player in 33 games with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer Rookie League, batting.301 (34-for-113) with 15 runs scored, 10 doubles, one triple, one home run and 21 RBI also drew 15 walks for a.396 on-base percentage. At Stanford: Was a two-way player throughout his three-year Stanford career, seeing significant time both on the mound and at third base was a 2008 All-Pac-10 honorable mention performer, while also earning honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic accolades finished 13-5 with three saves, a 4.21 ERA (63er, 134.2ip) and one complete game in 51 outings (14 starts) at the plate, batted.257 (37-for-144) with 19 runs scored, 13 doubles, two triples, one home run and 26 RBI in 96 games (26 starts) won his first six collegiate decisions went 3-1 with one save and a 3.24 ERA (9er, 25.0ip) in seven NCAA Tournament games (one start) held opponents to a paltry.228 average (21-for-92) in postseason play. As a Junior in 2008: Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 accolades was also an honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic selection ranked fourth in the conference with a 3.48 ERA (26er, 67.1ip), while going 6-4 with one save, a 3.48 ERA and one complete game in 17 appearances (eight starts) also batted.333 (23-for-69) with 11 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple and 15 RBI allowed just 66 hits in his 67.1 innings pitched, while holding the opposition to a.259 average (255 at-bats) Stanford went in his eight starts was named the co-winner of Stanford s Most Inspirational Player award, sharing the honors with Brendan Domaracki earned wins in consecutive starts April 25 and May 3 tossed 7.1 innings of three-hit, shutout ball to defeat USC 4-0, then allowed San Jose State one run on four hits over 7.0 frames in a 9-1 victory pitched his first career complete game in a 9-4 win at Washington on May 23, with a career-high 10 strikeouts had a career-high four hits March 21 at Pacific, while he tied his career standard with three RBI April 26 vs. USC posted a career-best four-game hitting streak March 9-24, going 9-for-17 (.529) with four doubles and three RBI went 9-for-27 (.333) at the plate during Pac-10 play, while going 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA (16er, 31.0ip) in six games (five starts) had an excellent postseason, forging a 2-1 record with one save, a 2.41 ERA (5er, 18.2ip) and a.247 average against (18-for-73) in five games (one start) earned the win in a May 31 Regional elimination game vs. Arkansas, allowing one run in 5.0 innings tossed 2.1 scoreless, hitless innings for the save in Stanford s 9-7, Regional-clinching victory over Pepperdine was the winning pitcher in relief as the Cardinal won at Cal State Fullerton to book its trip to Omaha, allowing one earned run over 5.1 frames made two relief appearances at the College World Series. As a Sophomore in 2007: Posted a 3-1 record and one save despite a 6.21 ERA (29er, 42.0ip) in 18 appearances (six starts) was 1-0 with a save and an 8.74 ERA in five Pac-10 outings, including his first career Pac-10 start in the team s final game of the season May 27 at USC hit.231 (9-for-39) with four RBI over 31 games played and 14 starts, with eight of those starts as a position player. As a Freshman in 2006: Finished with an unbeaten 4-0 record with one save and a club-best 2.84 ERA (8er, 25.1ip) in 16 relief appearances earned the win in his collegiate pitching debut with 2.0 scoreless innings February 5 vs. Cal State Fullerton retired all three batters faced May 10 at Sacramento State for his first career save hit.139 (5-for-36) with one homer and seven RBI all five of his hits were for extra bases (three doubles, one triple, one homer), lifting his slugging percentage to.361 had just two hits in his last 31 at bats (.065) after getting three in his first five homered on February 4 and was the winning pitcher on February 5 during the season-opening Cal State Fullerton series, becoming the first Stanford player to do both in the same season since Nate Olmstead in 1993 went 1-for-3 with a double and RBI in his collegiate debut February 3 against the Titans. High School: Graduated in 2005 from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. selected a 2004 first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball (Louisville Slugger) chosen as the 2004 Arizona Gatorade and Arizona 4A High School Player of the Year twice selected to the All-Arizona team (2004 and 2005) earned first-team All-State honors in 2004 and 2005 named the 2005 Region Pitcher of the Year led his team to three straight Arizona 4A State crowns ( ) as his club was a combined 94-8 over those three seasons and was ranked as high as fifth in the country in 2005 as a senior, hit.475 with three home runs and 37 RBI, while posting an 8-1 record with a 1.32 ERA on the hill hit.480 with 46 RBI as a junior and was 8-1 with an 0.50 ERA on the mound holds school records for lowest single-season ERA (0.50) and most RBI in a single game (10, set in 2005) coached by Jerry Dawson. Other Amateur Baseball: Was both a pitcher and position player for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2007 spent the summer of 2006 as a two-way player for the Kenai Peninsula Oilers, winners of the Alaska Baseball League with a overall record and a ABL mark Hit.214 (21-for-98) with two homers, 12 RBI and three stolen bases, while recording a 1-1 record and a 3.12 ERA with eight strikeouts in 17.1 innings on the hill played for the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League during the summer of 2005 on a collegiate summer league team (rare for a player before he begins college) hit.143 with three RBI at the plate while going 1-1 with an 8.36 ERA on the mound in limited action for the 2005 River Bats a member of the 2004 USA Junior National Team, along with Stanford teammates Erik Davis and Randy Molina, that finished fourth at the 2004 World Championships in Taiwan played for the Scottsdale Firebirds Connie Mack squad during the summer of 2004, helping the team to a second place finish at the 2004 State Championships played for Team Arizona in 2004 and finished fifth at the Sunbelt Classic Tournament. Personal Information: Son of Larry and Gail Yount has one brother, Cody and two sisters, Tatum and Robyn his father, Larry, pitched in the minors for the Houston Astros organization he made it to the majors but was injured during warm-ups prior to an inning and never appeared in a MLB game (although he was credited for one appearance) uncle, Robin, is a member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, playing 20 seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers ( ) Robin was a three-time All- Star selection, a two-time American League MVP and a Gold Glove winner in 1982, while he finished his Major League career with 3,142 hits and a.285 batting average cousin, Dustin, was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2001 and played in their farm system until 2007 majored in economics. Yount s Career Stats (Batting) Totals Yount s Career Stats (Pitching) / / / Totals / Yount s Career NCAA Tournament Stats (Batting) Totals Yount s Career NCAA Tournament Stats (Pitching) / / Totals Yount s Career Highs (Batting) At-bats: 5 (5 times), last: April 26, 2008 vs. USC Runs: 2 (3 times), last: April 6, 2008 vs. Arizona State Hits: 4, March 21, 2008 vs. Pacific Home Runs: 1, February 4, 2006 vs. Cal State Fullerton RBI: 3 (3 times), last: April 26, 2008 vs. USC Stolen Bases: No career stolen bases Hitting Streak: 4 games, March 9-24, 2008 Yount s Career Highs (Pitching) Innings Pitched (Starter): 9.0, May 23, 2008 at Washington Innings Pitched (Reliever): 5.1, June 7, 2008 at Cal State Fullerton (NCAA Super Regional) Strikeouts: 10, May 23, 2008 at Washington Winning Streak: 6 games, February 5, 2006 March 4,