2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team


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.

2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball
NCAA Stanford Regional champion
Lubbock Super Regional champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
CBNo. 6
Record39–17 (17–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Thomas Eager (4th season)
  • Tommy Nicholson (4th season)
  • Steve Rodriguez (2nd season)
Home stadiumKlein Field at Sunken Diamond
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
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

Previous season

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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

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

Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Stanford Cardinal roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 - Justin Moore -   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 -   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 -   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

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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

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Legend
  Stanford win
  Stanford loss
  Postponement
Bold Stanford team member
2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log
Regular season (33–14)
Postseason (6–2)
  • Rankings from D1 Baseball.

Stanford Regional

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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

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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

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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

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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]502624251513131410149986
NCBWA[8]RVRVRV30т29282424181616161414121199*
D1Baseball201718161215977*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

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

References

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  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.