2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

American college baseball season

2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	5–11 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Esquer (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Thomas Eager (3rd season) Tommy Nicholson (3rd season) Steve Rodriguez (1st season)
Home stadium	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 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.

Previous season

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.

2019 MLB draft

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.

Personnel

Roster

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

Coaching staff

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

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			-

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[4]	15	15*	15
Baseball America^[5]	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	25	—	—
NCBWA†^[7]	16	26	—
D1Baseball	17	25	—

^ 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.

References

^ "2020 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".
^ ^a ^b "Official Baseball Roster". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "DI Baseball Rankings - D1Baseball.com Top 25 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll 12-18-18 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "NCBWA > News > Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

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