2001 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

The 2001 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Sunken Diamond in Palo Alto, California. The team was coached by Mark Marquess in his twenty-fifth season as head coach at Stanford.

2001 Stanford Cardinal baseball
Palo Alto Regional champion Palo Alto Super Regional champion
College World Series, 2nd
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
2001 record	51–17 (17–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mark Marquess (25th season)
Home stadium	Sunken Diamond

2001 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 5 Southern California  ‍†‍‍	18	–	6	–	0		.750			45	–	19	–	0		.703
No. 2 Stanford  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	–	0		.708			51	–	17	–	0		.750
No. 23 Arizona State  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			37	–	20	–	1		.647
California  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			34	–	25	–	0		.576
Arizona  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			31	–	24	–	0		.564
UCLA  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			30	–	27	–	0		.526
Washington  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			29	–	23	–	0		.558
Washington State  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			15	–	39	–	0		.278
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cardinal reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Miami.

Roster

2001 Stanford Cardinal roster[2]
	Pitchers 11 - Mike Gosling - Junior 15 - John Hudgins - Freshman 16 - Mike O'Banion - Freshman 19 - David O'Hagan - Freshman 20 - Ryan McCally - Sophomore 23 - Ryan Gloger - Sophomore 25 - Dan Rich - Junior 27 - Tim Cunningham - Sophomore 28 - Jeremy Guthrie - Sophomore 29 - J. D. Willcox - Junior 30 - Mike Wodnicki - Junior 37 - Jeff Bruksch - Junior 38 - Drew Ehrlich - Freshman 40 - Jason Luker - Junior		Infielders 1 - Chris O'Riordan - Junior 2 - Arik VanZandt - Junior 4 - Jonny Ash - Freshman 6 - Tobin Swope - Sophomore 8 - Scott Dragicevich - Junior 10 - Matt Lottich - Freshman 21 - Andy Topham - Junior 22 - Steve Gantenbein - Junior Catchers 7 - Mario Garza - Sophomore 12 - Ryan Garko - Sophomore 13 - Ken Tirpack - Sophomore		Outfielders 3 - Brian Hall - Freshman 5 - Sam Fuld - Freshman 17 - Jason VanMeetren - Junior 18 - Jason Cooper - Sophomore 24 - Carlos Quentin - Freshman 26 - Darin Naatjes - Junior

Schedule

Legend
	Stanford win
	Stanford loss

2001 Stanford Cardinal Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
January Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-10 Record Jan 21 at Cal Poly* Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 5–6^12 Choate (1–0) Hudgins (0–1) None 3,110 0–1 Jan 26 at Fresno State* Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA W 11–9 Wodnicki (1–0) Hintz (0–1) Hudgins (1) 2,061 1–1 Jan 27 at Fresno State* Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA L 2–3^10 Nieves (1–0) McCally (0–1) None 2,141 1–2 Jan 28 at Fresno State* Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA W 9–5 Cunningham (1–0) Moran (0–1) Hudgins (2) 1,574 2–2
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-10 Record Feb 2 at Cal State Fullerton* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 4–5 Cordero (1–0) Hudgins (0–2) None 2,002 2–3 Feb 3 at Cal State Fullerton* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–8 McCally (1–1) Cordero (1–1) Luker (1) 1,594 3–3 Feb 4 at Cal State Fullerton* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 3–0 Cunningham (2–0) Saarloos (0–2) Wodnicki (1) 2,051 4–3 Feb 9 Florida State* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–2 Guthrie (1–0) Varnes (1–1) None 1,325 5–3 Feb 10 Florida State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 5–2 Bruksch (1–0) Lynch (0–1) Hudgins (3) 1,736 6–3 Feb 11 Florida State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–2 Cunningham (3–0) Read (1–1) None 1,817 7–3 Feb 16 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 9–6 Guthrie (2–0) Clark (0–2) Hudgins (4) 4,015 8–3 Feb 17 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX W 5–0 Bruksch (2–0) Simpson (0–2) None 4,476 9–3 Feb 18 at Texas* Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1–2 Montes (2–0) Hudgins (0–3) None 4,546 9–4 Feb 23 at Santa Clara* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA W 7–3 Guthrie (3–0) Travis (0–4) Wodnicki (2) 397 10–4 Feb 25 Santa Clara* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–0 Bruksch (3–0) Redmond (1–2) None 1,732 11–4 Feb 26 at Santa Clara* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA W 6–1 Cunningham (4–0) Diefenderfer (1–2) McCally (1) 243 12–4 Feb 27 Nevada* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–6 Hudgins (1–3) Moran (0–3) Willcox (1) 1,649 13–4
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-10 Record Mar 2 California* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 3–1 Guthrie (4–0) Hutchinson (2–2) Wodnicki (2) 1,739 14–4 Mar 3 California* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 2–3 Cash (4–1) Wodnicki (1–1) Brown (2) 1,945 14–5 Mar 7 California* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 3–2^10 Willcox (1–0) Brown (1–2) None 1,640 15–5 Mar 9 Southern California* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 2–0 Guthrie (5–0) Prior (4–1) None 2,067 16–5 Mar 10 Southern California* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 15–3 Bruksch (4–0) Currier (4–1) None 2,464 17–5 Mar 11 Southern California* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–5 Willcox (2–0) Bannister (1–3) None 2,973 18–5 Mar 23 Washington Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–3 Guthrie (6–0) Shepple (0–3) None 1,946 19–5 1–0 Mar 24 Washington Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–0 Bruksch (5–0) Johnson (3–1) None 1,835 20–5 2–0 Mar 25 Washington Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 13–4 Gosling (1–0) Carleson (1–1) None 2,487 21–5 3–0 Mar 27 at Saint Mary's* Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA W 8–3 Luker (1–0) Byer (2–3) None 1,765 22–5 Mar 30 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–2 Guthrie (7–0) Esposito (1–2) McCally (2) 3,871 23–5 4–0 Mar 31 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 5–2 Bruksch (6–0) Switzer (4–1) Wodnicki (4) 2,869 24–5 5–0
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-10 Record Apr 1 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 5–6 Torres (8–3) Hudgins (1–4) Friedberg (1) 3,284 24–6 5–1 Apr 3 at San Jose State* San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA W 5–3 Wodnicki (2–1) Rogelstad (2–3) None 525 25–6 Apr 7 UCLA Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 4–6 Karp (3–0) Guthrie (7–1) Silva (2) 2,159 25–7 5–2 Apr 7 UCLA Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–0 Bruksch (7–0) Brandt (3–3) None 1,715 26–7 6–2 Apr 8 UCLA Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 11–2 Gosling (2–0) Clark (2–1) None 2,611 27–7 7–2 Apr 10 at Nevada* William Peccole Park • Reno, NV W 18–13 Wodnicki (3–1) Norris (0–1) None 1,272 28–7 Apr 12 Oregon State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–1 Guthrie (8–1) Johnson (4–5) Willcox (2) 1,815 29–7 8–2 Apr 13 Oregon State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–1 Bruksch (8–0) Nicholson (7–2) None 1,970 30–7 9–2 Apr 14 Oregon State Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 22–5 Gosling (3–0) McLemore (0–4) None 2,627 31–7 10–2 Apr 17 San Francisco* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 4–5 Seccombe (3–2) Hudgins (1–5) Foppert (1) 2,249 31–8 Apr 20 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–2 Prior (11–1) Guthrie (8–2) None 1,176 31–9 10–3 Apr 21 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 0–7 Currier (8–1) Bruksch (8–1) None 1,232 31–10 10–4 Apr 22 at Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 9–5 Gosling (4–0) Reyes (1–3) None 1,333 32–10 11–4 Apr 24 San Jose State* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–3 Wodnicki (4–1) Malott (2–1) Willcox (3) 1,957 33–10 Apr 27 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4–7 Hutchinson (4–6) Guthrie (8–3) None 525 33–11 11–5 Apr 28 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 0–4 Dennis (4–3) Bruksch (8–2) Brown (8) 912 33–12 11–6 Apr 29 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 8–0 Gosling (5–0) Cash (8–3) None 2,413 34–12 12–6
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-10 Record May 1 Santa Clara* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 15–8 McCally (2–1) Ampi (0–3) None 2,099 35–12 May 2 at Sacramento State* John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA L 3–12 Groeger (5–7) Guthrie (8–4) None 2,460 35–13 May 8 Cal Poly* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 11–10 Willcox (3–0) Choate (4–2) None 2,062 36–13 May 9 at San Francisco* Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA W 8–6 Cunningham (5–0) Gossert (4–2) McCally (3) 530 37–13 May 11 Arizona Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–5 Guthrie (9–4) Kaiser (7–6) Willcox (4) 4,458 38–13 13–6 May 12 Arizona Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 4–5 Rierson (6–4) Bruksch (8–3) Anderson (2) 2,916 38–14 13–7 May 13 Arizona Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8–2 Gosling (6–0) Goodman (3–2) None 3,763 39–14 14–7 May 18 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 14–6 Guthrie (10–3) Alwert (2–6) Wodnicki (5) 381 40–14 15–7 May 19 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 19–3 Bruksch (9–3) Svendsen (2–3) None 423 41–14 16–7 May 20 at Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 12–1 Gosling (7–0) Fisher (0–7) None 425 42–14 17–7
Post-Season
NCAA Palo Alto Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record May 25 (4) Marist (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–3 Guthrie (11–4) Tracz (10–1) Wodnicki (6) 3,043 43–14 1–0 May 26 Texas (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 3–4 Montes (7–5) Gosling (7–1) Jordan (3) 3,346 43–15 1–1 May 26 (4) Marist (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–0 Cunningham (6–0) Kondratowicz (4–2) None 1,786 44–15 2–1 May 27 Texas (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 10–9^10 Willcox (4–0) Montes (7–6) None 2,515 45–15 3–1 May 27 Texas (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–3 Wodnicki (5–1) Clark (3–4) Willcox (5) 2,143 46–15 4–1
NCAA Palo Alto Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SR Record June 1 South Carolina Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 11–1 Guthrie (12–4) Bouknight (10–4) None 3,675 47–15 1–0 June 2 South Carolina Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 3–4 Taylor (5–3) Gosling (7–2) Gronkiewicz (19) 3,445 47–16 1–1 June 3 South Carolina Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 3–2 Wodnicki (6–1) Taylor (5–4) Willcox (6) 3,505 48–16 2–1
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall Record CWS Record June 8 Tulane Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 13–11 Wodnicki (7–1) Charron (9–2) Bruksch (1) 49–16 1–0 June 10 Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–2^10 Willcox (5–0) Cordero (3–4) Brucksch (2) 23,087 50–16 2–0 June 13 Cal State Fullerton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–1 Guthrie (13–4) Smith (11–3) Bruksch (3) 20,221 51–16 3–0 June 16 Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–12 Farmer (15–2) Gosling (7–3) None 24,070 51–17 3–1

References

1. 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
2. "2001 Baseball Roster". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
3. "2001 Baseball Schedule". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved May 5, 2019.