1997 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

The 1997 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Sunken Diamond. The team was coached by Mark Marquess in his 21st year at Stanford.

1997 Stanford Cardinal baseball
West Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Pacific 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
CB	No. 4
1997 record	45–20 (21–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mark Marquess (21st season)
Home stadium	Sunken Diamond

1997 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
No. 15 Washington  ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	4		.833			46	–	20		.697
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	18	–	6		.750			38	–	12		.760
Washington State  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			13	–	42		.236
Portland State  ‍‍‍	3	–	21		.125			10	–	43		.189
Southern
No. 4 Stanford  ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	9		.700			45	–	20		.692
No. 8 UCLA  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			45	–	21		.682
No. 13 Southern California  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			42	–	20		.677
No. 14 Arizona State  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			39	–	22		.639
Arizona  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			32	–	26		.552
California  ‍‍‍	4	–	26		.133			21	–	38		.356
x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1997[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cardinal won the West Regional to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the LSU Tigers.

Roster

1997 Stanford Cardinal baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town Damien Alvarado / — — Fr RHP Jeff Austin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Kingwood, Texas John Barneson / — — INF Eric Bruntlett R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr West Lafayette, Indiana Stephen Chan / — — OF Chris Clark R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, Florida LHP Tony Cogan L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Highland Park, Illinois Chris Collins / — — Nick Day / — — Fr RHP Justin Dunning R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Dallas, Texas P Brian Fearnow / — — INF John Gall R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mountain View, California OF Jody Gerut L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Villa Park, Illinois P Adam Harris / — — LHP Brent Hoard R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr San Jose, California INF Josh Hochgesang R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fullerton, California RHP Chad Hutchinson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So San Diego, California INF Joe Kilburg L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio LHP Josh Koons L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So West Lafayette, Indiana P Geoff Linville / — — OF Edmund Muth L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Long Beach, California P Cameron Newton / — — Cabe Nicksic / — — INF Jay Pecci S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Redwood City, California RHP Kyle Peterson L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska INF Luke Quaccia L/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Modesto, California INF Jeff Rizzo L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr La Jolla, California John Salter / — — So Joe Savig / — — C Jon Schaeffer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tarzana, California INF Tony Schrager R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Omaha, Nebraska OF Craig Thompson S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas	Head coach Mark Marquess Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 17, 2021

Schedule

1997 Stanford Cardinal Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 1 January 26 Saint Mary's Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 18–6 1–0 – 2 January 27 Saint Mary's Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 10–1 2–0 – 3 January 31 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, California 5–6 2–1 –
February (11–5) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 4 February 1 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, California 15–5 3–1 – 5 February 2 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, California 5–9 3–2 – 6 February 4 Cal State Los Angeles Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 7–5 4–2 – 7 February 7 Fresno State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 6–1 5–2 – 8 February 8 Fresno State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 0–1 5–3 – 9 February 9 Fresno State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 14–2 6–3 – 10 February 11 Nevada Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 15–3 7–3 – 11 February 15 Santa Clara Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 9–8 8–3 – 12 February 16 at Santa Clara Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, California 5–6 8–4 – 13 February 17 Santa Clara Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 8–6 9–4 – 14 February 18 at UC Davis Dobbins Stadium • Davis, California 12–4 10–4 – 15 February 21 UC Santa Barbara Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 4–6 10–5 – 16 February 22 UC Santa Barbara Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 8–10 10–6 – 17 February 23 UC Santa Barbara Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 12–7 11–6 – 18 February 25 at Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, California 18–4 12–6 – 19 February 28 Southern California Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 4–0 13–6 1–0
March (10–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 20 March 1 Southern California Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 5–4 14–6 2–0 21 March 2 Southern California Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 22–13 15–6 3–0 22 March 4 San Francisco Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, California 8–7 16–6 3–0 23 March 7 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 11–9 17–6 4–0 24 March 8 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 10–4 18–6 5–0 25 March 9 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 8–12 18–7 5–1 26 March 22 California Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 6–5 19–7 6–1 27 March 23 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 20–5 20–7 7–1 28 March 24 California Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 16–4 21–7 8–1 29 March 27 at Arizona Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 10–3 22–7 9–1 30 March 28 at Arizona Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 7–11 22–8 9–2 31 March 29 at Arizona Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 4–2 23–8 10–2
April (11–5) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 32 April 4 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 15–9 24–8 11–2 33 April 5 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 4–2 25–8 12–2 34 April 6 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 10–3 26–8 13–2 35 April 8 at Santa Clara Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, California 15–4 27–8 13–2 36 April 11 Arizona State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 3–4 27–9 13–3 37 April 12 Arizona State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 5–16 27–10 13–4 38 April 13 Arizona State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 3–5 27–11 13–5 39 April 15 San Jose State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 12–6 28–11 13–5 40 April 19 UCLA Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 7–4 29–11 14–5 41 April 19 UCLA Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 5–8 29–12 14–6 42 April 20 UCLA Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 3–5 29–13 14–7 43 April 22 Sacramento State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 9–3 30–13 14–7 44 April 25 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 14–2 31–13 15–7 45 April 26 California Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 8–0 32–13 16–7 46 April 27 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 12–6 33–13 17–7 47 April 29 Cal Poly Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 4–3 34–13 17–7
May (4–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 48 May 2 Arizona Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 9–2 35–13 18–7 49 May 3 Arizona Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 13–9 36–13 19–7 50 May 4 Arizona Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 12–1 37–13 20–7 51 May 6 at San Jose State San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, California 5–14 37–14 20–7 52 May 9 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 9–10 37–15 20–8 53 May 10 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 8–13 37–16 20–9 54 May 11 at UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 9–6 38–16 21–9
Postseason
Pac-10 Championship Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 55 May 15 vs Washington Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 7–6 39–16 21–9 56 May 16 Washington Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 8–13 39–16 21–9 57 May 17 Washington Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 9–12 39–17 21–9
NCAA West Regional (4–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 58 May 22 Northeastern Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 12–3 40–17 21–9 59 May 23 Texas A&M Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 3–1 41–17 21–9 60 May 24 Santa Clara Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 9–2 42–17 21–9 61 May 25 Texas Tech Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 5–2 43–17 21–9
College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Pac-10 Record 62 May 30 vs Auburn Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–3 44–17 21–9 63 June 1 vs LSU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–10 44–18 21–9 64 June 3 vs Auburn Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 11–4 45–18 21–9 65 June 4 vs LSU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 9–13 45–19 21–9

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Awards and honors

Jeff Austin

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]

John Gall

• Second Team Freshman All-American Baseball America

Jody Gerut

• All-Pac-10 South Division

Kyle Peterson

• Pac-10 Conference Southern Division Pitcher of the Year
• First Team All-American Baseball America

Edmund Muth

• All-Pac-10 South Division
• First Team Freshman All-American Baseball America

Jon Schaeffer

• All-Pac-10 South Division

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
2. "1997 Stanford Baseball". www.gostanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
3. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved January 17, 2021.