2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

American college baseball season

2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball
NCAA Stanford Regional champion
Lubbock Super Regional champion
College World Series Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
CBNo. 6
Record39–17 (17–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • David Esquer (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Thomas Eager (4th season)
  • Tommy Nicholson (4th season)
  • Steve Rodriguez (2nd season)
Home stadiumKlein Field at Sunken Diamond
Seasons
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2022 →
2021 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
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Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 45 – 18   .714
No. 10 Oregon ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 39 – 16   .709
No. 7 Stanford ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 39 – 17   .696
No. 21 UCLA ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 37 – 20   .649
Arizona State ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 33 – 22   .600
Oregon State ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 37 – 24   .607
California ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 29 – 26   .527
Washington State ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 26 – 23   .531
USC ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 25 – 26   .490
Utah ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 17 – 33   .340
Washington ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 20 – 30   .400
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 23, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under fourth year coach David Esquer.

Previous season

The Cardinal started the 2020 season losing eight of their first ten games and went 5–11 before the season was canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 MLB Draft

The Cardinal had no players drafted in the 2020 MLB draft.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Stanford Cardinal roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 - Justin Moore - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 18 - Cody Jensen - Junior
  • 20 - Brendan Beck - Senior
  • 26 - Quinn Mathews - Sophomore
  • 28 - Alex Williams - Junior
  • 30 - Zach Grech - Senior (5th Year)
  • 34 - Ryan Bruno - Freshman
  • 36 - Jonathan Worley - Redshirt Senior
  • 37 - Tommy O'Rourke - Freshman
  • 38 - Nathan Fleischli - Sophomore
  • 39 - Jacob Palisch - Senior
  • 40 - Nicolas Lopez - Junior
  • 41 - Matt Swartz - Sophomore
  • 42 - Austin Weiermiller - Senior
  • 43 - Brandt Pancer - Freshman
  • 45 - Max Meier - Sophomore
  • 46 - Jaden Bruno - Freshman
  • 49 - Drew Dowd - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 11 - Alberto Rios - Freshman
  • 16 - Vincent Martinez - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Owen Cobb - Sophomore
  • 2 - Drew Bowser - Freshman
  • 4 - Carson Greene - Sophomore
  • 5 - Austin Kretzschmar - Junior
  • 6 - Zach Sehgal - Redshirt Junior
  • 10 - Adam Crampton - Sophomore
  • 24 - Nick Brueser - Senior
  • 31 - Carter Graham - 'Freshman
  • 33 - Brett Barrera - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 7 - Brock Jones - Sophomore
  • 14 - Eddie Park - Freshman
  • 15 - Grant Burton - Junior
  • 44 - Christian Robinson - Senior

Utility

  • 12 - Tommy Troy (INF/OF) - Freshman
  • 19 - Henry Gargus (INF/OF) - Sophomore
  • 21 - Tim Tawa - Junior
  • 23 - Joey Dixon - (P/INF) Freshman
  • 25 - Kody Huff (C/INF) - Sophomore
  • 29 - Cole Hinkleman (OF/INF) - Sophomore
  

Coaching staff

2021 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff[2]
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

Legend
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  Postponement
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2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log
Regular season (33–14)
February (3–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
Feb. 25 Santa Clara* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 10–7 Beck (1–0) Grant (0–1) Grech (1) Stanford Live Stream 2 1–0 -
Feb. 26 at Santa Clara* Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA W 8–0 Mathews (1–0) Erlandson (0–1) 2–0 -
Feb. 27 Santa Clara* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 10–6 Grech (1–0) Howard (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 2 3–0 -
Feb. 28 at Santa Clara* Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA L 0–13 Buckley (1–0) Bruno (0–1) 3–1 -
March (11–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
Mar. 4 San Francisco* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 7–610 Grech (2–0) Pham (0–2) Stanford Live Stream 2 4–1 -
Mar. 5 San Francisco* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 3–2 Weiermiller (1–0) Bourassa (1–1) Stanford Live Stream 2 5–1 -
Mar. 6 at San Francisco* Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA W 10–6 Pancer (1–0) Meisner (0–1) Grech (2) 6–1 -
Mar. 7 at San Francisco* Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA W 15–13 Worley (1–0) Barron (0–1) Grech (3) 7–1 -
Mar. 12 UC Irvine* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–1 Beck (2–0) Denholm (0–1) Grech (4) Stanford Live Stream 2 8–1 -
Mar. 13 UC Irvine* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–1 Mathews (2–0) Ibarra (1–2) Stanford Live Stream 9–1 -
Mar. 13 UC Irvine* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1–5 Frias (2–0) Dowd (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 9–2 -
Mar. 14 UC Irvine* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–6 Pancer (2–0) Wentworth (0–1) Grech (5) Stanford Live Stream 10–2 -
Mar. 19 Utah Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–2 Beck (3–0) MacIver (0–1) Grech (6) Stanford Live Stream 2 11–2 1-0
Mar. 20 Utah Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 4–8 Hostert (1–0) Pancer (2–1) Stanford Live Stream 2 11–3 1-1
Mar. 21 Utah Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–1 Pancer (3–1) Watson (0–3) Grech (7) Stanford Live Stream 2 12–3 2-1
Mar. 26 Cal State Bakersfield* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA – (–) (–) Stanford Live Stream 2 – -
Mar. 27 Fresno State* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 12–4 Mathews (3–0) Kendrick (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 13–3 -
Mar. 27 Cal State Bakersfield* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA – (–) (–) Stanford Live Stream – -
Mar. 28 Fresno State* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 11–8 Grech (3–0) Peters (1–1) Stanford Live Stream 14–3 -
Mar. 28 Cal State Bakersfield* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA – (–) (–) Stanford Live Stream – -
Mar. 29 at Sacramento State* John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA L 2–3 Zalasky (3–0) Grech (3–1) WAC Digital Network 15 14–4 -
April (9–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
Apr. 1 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 18–3 Beck (4–0) White (3–2) PAC12N 15–4 3-1
Apr. 2 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 7–5 Grech (4–1) Hawkins (1–4) PAC12N 16–4 4-1
Apr. 3 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA L 9–1010 Sierra (2–1) Grech (4–2) PAC12N 16–5 4-2
Apr. 6 California* Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–3 Weiermiller (2–0) Villers (0–1) Grech (8) Stanford Live Stream 72 17–5 -
Apr. 9 No. 21 UCLA Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–2 Beck (5–0) Pettway (0–2) Grech (9) Stanford Live Stream 3 136 18–5 5-2
Apr. 10 No. 21 UCLA Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 11–6 Pancer (4–1) Bergin (3–2) Stanford Live Stream 3 160 19–5 6-2
Apr. 11 No. 21 UCLA Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1–6 Mullen (6–1) Williams (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 2 155 19–6 6-3
Apr. 14 Pacific* No. 20 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 2–0 Dixon (1–0) Hayes (0–4) Grech (10) Stanford Live Stream 140 20–6 -
Apr. 16 at Arizona State No. 20 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 5–9 Dennie (2–1) Grech (4–3) ASU Live Stream-3 1,739 20–7 6-4
Apr. 17 at Arizona State No. 20 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 11–912 O'Rourke (1–0) Levine (3–2) Grech (11) ASU Live Stream-3 1,838 21–7 7-4
Apr. 18 at Arizona State No. 20 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 13–5 Dowd (1–1) Thornton (1–2) Dixon (1) ASU Live Stream-3 1,657 22–7 8-4
Apr. 23 Washington[3] No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 24 Washington No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 25 Washington No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -
Apr. 28 at Pacific* No. 18 Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA
Rescheduled from May 21		 L 12–15 Swanson (2–2) Grech (4–4) 60 – -
Apr. 30 at USC No. 18 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 5–210 Palisch (1–0) Clarke (3–1) Grech (12) USC Live Stream 159 23–8 9-4
May (10–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record
May 1 at USC No. 18 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 3–2 Mathews (4–0) Champlain (2–4) Grech (13) USC Live Stream 197 24–8 10-4
May 2 at USC No. 18 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–2 Cornwell (5–4) Pancer (4–2) Clow (4) USC Live Stream 185 24–9 10-5
May 7 No. 9 Arizona No. 16 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 5–413 Pancer (5–2) Flanagan (0–3) Stanford Live Stream 523 25–9 11-5
May 8 No. 9 Arizona No. 16 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–20 Irvin (4–1) Mathews (4–1) Stanford Live Stream 315 25–10 11-6
May 9 No. 9 Arizona No. 16 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–2 Williams (1–1) Smith (2–1) Stanford Live Stream 327 26–10 12-6
May 11 San Jose State No. 12 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–7 Dowd (2–1) Jansen (1–1) Stanford Live Stream 288 27–10 -
May 14 at California No. 12 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 9–2 Beck (6–0) White (4–2) Cal Live Stream-2 28–10 13-6
May 15 at California No. 12 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4–5 Stoutenborough (1–2) Grech (4–5) Cal Live Stream-2 28–11 13-7
May 16 at California No. 12 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 5–9 Holman (1–2) Mathews (4–2) Scott (2) Cal Live Stream-2 28–12 13-8
May 17 California* No. 15 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 7–612 Palisch (2–0) Lake (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 422 29–12 –
May 21 at No. 6 Oregon No. 15 PK Park • Eugene, OR L 1–2 Ahlstrom (7–3) Beck (6–1) Somers (10) PAC12N 641 29–13 13-9
May 22 at No. 6 Oregon No. 15 PK Park • Eugene, OR W 6–5 Williams (2–1) Kafka (5–3) Dixon (2) PAC12N 641 30–13 14-9
May 23 at No. 6 Oregon No. 15 PK Park • Eugene, OR W 8–512 Dixon (2–0) Somers (1–1) PAC12N 641 31–13 15-9
May 27 Oregon State No. 9 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 1–0 Beck (7–1) Abel (3–4) PAC12N 486 32–13 16-9
May 28 Oregon State No. 9 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 5–0 Grech (5–5) Hjerpe (3–6) PAC12N 517 33–13 17-9
May 29 Oregon State No. 9 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1–9 Pfennings (5–0) Williams (2–2) PAC12N 516 33–14 17-10
Postseason (6–2)
Stanford Regional (3–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional Record
June 4 (4) North Dakota State No. 7 (1) Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–1 Williams (3–2) Loven (3–3) ESPN3 559 34–14 1–0
June 5 (2) No. 17 UC Irvine No. 7 (1) Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 12–4 Beck (8–1) Pinto (7–4) ESPN3 560 35–14 2–0
June 6 (2) at No. 17 UC Irvine No. 7 (1) Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 4–8 King (3–1) Dixon (2–1) ESPN3 593 35–15 2–1
June 7 (2) at No. 17 UC Irvine No. 7 (1) Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 11–8 Mathews (5–2) Frias (9–2) Palisch (1) ESPNU 593 36–15 3–1
Lubbock Super Regional (2–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional Record
June 11 at (1) No. 9 Texas Tech No. 7 (1) Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 15–3 Beck (9–1) Hampton (4–1) ESPNU 4,732 37–15 1–0
June 12 at (1) No. 9 Texas Tech No. 7 (1) Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX W 9–2 Williams (4–2) Montverde (7–4) ESPNU 38–15 2–0
College World Series (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional Record
June 19 No. 16 NC State No. 7 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE L 4–10 Johnston (9–3) Beck (9–2) Justice (12) ESPN 22,193 38–16 0–1
June 21 No. 5 Arizona No. 7 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE W 14–5 Williams (5–2) Irvin (6–4) Palisch (2) ESPNU 19,341 39–16 1–1
June 23 No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 7 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE L 5–6 Murphy (4–1) Beck (9–3) ESPN 22,804 39–17 1–2
  • Rankings from D1 Baseball.

Stanford Regional

Stanford Regional Teams
(1) Stanford Cardinal (2) UC Irvine Anteaters (3) Nevada Wolfpack (4) North Dakota State Bison
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Stanford9
4North Dakota State1
1Stanford12
2UC Irvine4
3Nevada0
2UC Irvine7
1Stanford411
2UC Irvine88
Lower round 1Lower final
4North Dakota State3
4North Dakota State62UC Irvine18
3Nevada1

Lubbock Super Regional

Lubbock Super Regional Game 1
(9) Stanford Cardinal vs. (8) Texas Tech Red Raiders
June 11, 2021, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(9) Stanford 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 1 15 14 0
(8) Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 3
WP: Brendan Beck (9-1)   LP: Chase Hampton (4-1)
Home runs:
STAN: Tim Tawa (1), Nick Bruser (1), Drew Bowser (1)
TTU: Cole Stilwell (1), Nate Rombach (1)
Attendance: 4,732
June 12, 2021, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(8) Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
(9) Stanford 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 9 11 0
WP: Williams (4–2)   LP: Monteverde (7–4)
Home runs:
TTU: None
STAN: Brock Jones 3 (3), Tommy Troy (1)

College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack (9) Stanford Cardinal (5) Arizona Wildcats (4) Vanderbilt Commodores (3) Tennessee Volunteers Virginia Cavaliers (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Texas Longhorns
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
NC State 10
9 Stanford 4
NC State 1
4 Vanderbilt 0
5 Arizona 6
4 Vanderbilt 712
NC State 1 –
Bracket 1
4 Vanderbilt 3 –[A]
9 Stanford 14
5 Arizona 5
9 Stanford 5
4 Vanderbilt 6
4 Vanderbilt 8 2 0
7 Mississippi State 2 13 9
3 Tennessee 0
Virginia 6
Virginia 5
7 Mississippi State 6
7 Mississippi State 2
2 Texas 1
7 Mississippi State 5 4
Bracket 2
2 Texas 8 3
3 Tennessee 4
2 Texas 8
2 Texas 6
Virginia 2

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]——*—RVRVRV2423т1816161613151099*9*
Baseball America[6]————————2221211914171277*7*
Collegiate Baseball^[7]50————2624251513131410149986
NCBWA†[8]RVRVRV30т29282424181616161414121199*
D1Baseball————————201718161215977*7*

^ 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.

Notes

  1. ^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "This Week's Games Canceled". Stanford Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (12-21-20)". baseballnews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "NCBWA > News > Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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