2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball team


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The 2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represents Stanford University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal play their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under third year coach David Esquer.

2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record5–11 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Thomas Eager (3rd season)
  • Tommy Nicholson (3rd season)
  • Steve Rodriguez (1st season)
Home stadiumKlein Field at Sunken Diamond

Seasons

← 2019

2021 →

2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 2   .867
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 13 – 4   .765
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 5   .667
USC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 10 – 5   .667
Washington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 6   .600
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 7   .563
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 7   .533
Utah  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 11   .313
California  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 11   .313
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The Cardinal started February off hot winning the 2019 Angels College Classic and kept going through March winning the series against ranked Cal State Fullerton and ranked Texas five of the seven games. They continued winning when they got into the conference season but would stumble against #1 ranked UCLA losing two of three to them.

Stanford finished second in the Pac-12 conference and got their own Regional beating Sacramento State twice and then would take two of three against Fresno State. Next, the Cardinal went to the Starkville Super Regional and lose in double elimination to Mississippi State.

The Cardinal had nine players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Kyle Stowers Outfield 2 71 Baltimore Orioles
Erik Miller Pitcher 4 120 Philadelphia Phillies
Jack Little Pitcher 5 161 Los Angeles Dodgers
Maverick Handley Catcher 6 168 Baltimore Orioles
Will Matthiessen Outfield 6 184 Pittsburgh Pirates
Andrew Daschbach First Base 11 318 Baltimore Orioles
Brandon Wulff Left Field 17 521 Los Angeles Dodgers
Duke Kinamon Second Base 24 728 Tampa Bay Rays
Daniel Bakst Shortstop 28 857 Boston Red Sox
Kody Huff Catcher 32 968 Tampa Bay Rays
Owen Cobb Shortstop 37 1103 San Diego Padres

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Stanford.

2020 Stanford Cardinal roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 18 - Cody Jensen - Sophomore
  • 20 - Brendan Beck - Junior
  • 26 - Quinn Mathews - Freshman
  • 27 - Carson Rudd - Junior
  • 28 - Alex Williams - Sophomore
  • 30 - Zach Grech - Senior
  • 34 - Luke Sleeper -   Junior
  • 36 - Jonathan Worley - Senior
  • 37 - Jackson Parthasarathy -   Senior
  • 38 - Nathan Fleischli - Freshman
  • 39 - Jacob Palisch - Junior
  • 40 - Nicolas Lopez - Sophomore
  • 41 - Matt Swartz - Freshman
  • 42 - Austin Weiermiller - Junior
  • 45 - Max Meier - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 16 - Vincent Martinez - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - Owen Cobb - Freshman
  • 4 - Carson Greene - Freshman
  • 5 - Austin Kretzschmar - Sophomore
  • 6 - Zach Sehgal -   Sophomore
  • 10 - Adam Crampton - Freshman
  • 24 - Nick Brueser - Junior
  • 31 - Nick Bellafronto -   Senior
  • 33 - Brett Barrera - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 11 - Brock Jones - Freshman
  • 15 - Grant Burton - Sophomore
  • 21 - Tim Tawa - Junior
  • 23 - Nickolas Oar -   Senior
  • 44 - Christian Robinson - Junior

Utility

  • 2 - Christian Molfetta (OF/INF/C) -   Senior
  • 7 - Brandon Dieter (INF/P) - Sophomore
  • 13 - Justin Moore (INF/P) - Sophomore
  • 19 - Henry Gargus (INF/OF) - Freshman
  • 25 - Kody Huff (C/INF) - Freshman
  • 29 - Cole Hinkleman (OF/INF) - Freshman
  
2020 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff[3]
Name Position
David Esquer Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball
Thomas Eager Assistant coach
Tommy Nicholson Assistant coach
Steve Rodriguez Assistant coach
Jeanette Morganti Director of Baseball Operations
Sky Valenzuela Video Coordinator

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Stanford win
  Stanford loss
  Postponement
Bold Stanford team member
2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log
Regular season (5–11)
February (2–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
Feb. 14 Cal State Fullerton No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-7 Bibee (1-0) Beck (0-1) Adolphus (1) Stanford Live Stream 1,223 0–1
Feb. 15 Cal State Fullerton No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-6 Luckham (1-0) Mathews (0-1) Stanford Live Stream 1,392 0–2
Feb. 16 Cal State Fullerton No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 2-1 Williams (1-0) Magrisi (0-1) Jensen (1) Stanford Live Stream 2,426 1–2
Feb. 18 Santa Clara No. 25 Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA L 2-3 Howard (2-0) Meier (0-1) Heinrich (2) 430 1–3
Feb. 21 Houston
Round Rock Classic		 No. 25 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 4-11 Lockhart Jr (1-0) Beck (0-2) 1–4
Feb. 22 #6 Texas Tech
Round Rock Classic		 No. 25 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 2-7 Bonnin (2-0) Mathews (0-2) Dallas (2) 1–5
Feb. 23 Tennessee
Round Rock Classic		 No. 25 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 2-7 Gilbert (1-0) Williams (1-1) Walsh (1) 1–6
Feb. 25 California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4-8 King (2-0) Grech (0-1) Pac-12 Network 724 1–7
Feb. 28 Grand Canyon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 3-518 Hull (2-0) Jensen (0-1) Stanford Live Stream 829 1–8
Feb. 29 Grand Canyon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 3-2 Meier (1-1) Ohl (0-2) Grech (1) Stanford Live Stream 1,000 2–8
March (3–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
Mar. 1 Grand Canyon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8-2 Williams (2-1) McCarville (1-2) Rudd (1) Stanford Live Stream 1,044 3–8
Mar. 3 #16 Michigan Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 5-4 Parthasarathy (1-0) Smith (0-1) Grech (2) Stanford Live Stream 1,067 4–8
Mar. 6 Kansas State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-6 Seymour (2-2) Beck (0-3) Lockwood (1) Stanford Live Stream 808 4–9
Mar. 7 Kansas State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 7-5 Mathews (1-2) McCullough (2-1) Dieter (1) Stanford Live Stream 837 5–9
Mar. 7 Kansas State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-11 Herbers (1-0) Meier (1-2) Stanford Live Stream 860 5–10
Mar. 8 Kansas State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-6 Wicks (3-0) Dieter (0-1) Stanford Live Stream 815 5–11
Mar. 21 California Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
Mar. 22 California Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
Mar. 23 California Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
Mar. 25 Cal Poly Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
Mar. 27 Arizona State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
Mar. 28 Arizona State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
Mar. 29 Arizona State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
Mar. 31 Sacramento State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
April (0-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
Apr. 3 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Arizona Live Stream -
Apr. 4 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Arizona Live Stream -
Apr. 5 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Arizona Live Stream -
Apr. 7 San Francisco Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream
Apr. 9 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Pac-12 Network -
Apr. 10 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Pac-12 Network -
Apr. 11 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Pac-12 Network -
Apr. 14 Nevada William Peccole Park • Reno, NV
Apr. 17 USC Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 18 USC Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 19 USC Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 21 Fresno State Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA
Apr. 24 Oregon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 25 Oregon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 26 Oregon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
May (0-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
May 1 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network -
May 2 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network -
May 3 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network -
May 5 Santa Clara Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream
May 8 Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Utah Live Stream -
May 9 Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Utah Live Stream -
May 10 Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Utah Live Stream -
May 12 San Francisco Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA
May 15 Washington State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
May 16 Washington State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
May 17 Washington State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -
May 18 Gonzaga Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream
May 21 Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Pac-12 Network -
May 22 Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Pac-12 Network -
May 23 Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Pac-12 Network -
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]1515*15
Baseball America[5]———
Collegiate Baseball^[6]25——
NCBWA†[7]1626—
D1Baseball1725—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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  2. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".
  3. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "DI Baseball Rankings - D1Baseball.com Top 25 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll 12-18-18 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "NCBWA > News > Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 15, 2020.