Stanford Cardinal baseball

Stanford Cardinal
Founded	1892
University	Stanford University
Head coach	Mark Marquess (32nd season)
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Home stadium	Sunken Diamond (Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname	Cardinal
Colors	Cardinal and White
NCAA Tournament champions
1987, 1988
College World Series appearances
1953, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008
NCAA Tournament appearances
1953, 1965, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011
Regular season conference champions
1924, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1950, 1953, 1966, 1967, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004

The Stanford Cardinal baseball team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Stanford athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Cardinal play their home games on campus at the Sunken Diamond, and they are currently coached by Mark Marquess. The Cardinal is also known as one of the few sports team names not to end in an "s".

History

• Overall Record (114 Seasons): 2,518-1,578-32 (.614)

Stadium

Main article: Sunken Diamond

Sunken Diamond is one of the premier collegiate baseball stadiums in the country. When the football stadium was originally built in 1921, dirt was excavated from the site of the future baseball stadium, which created a "sunken" field a decade later.

Stanford in the NCAA Tournament

The Cardinal have appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament 28 times, and appearing in the College World Series 16 times. They have won two National Championships, in 1987 College World Series and 1988.

Former Cardinal in MLB

• Eric Bruntlett
• Ryan Garko
• Jody Gerut
• Jed Lowrie
• Jack McDowell
• Mike Mussina
• Carlos Quentin
• Cord Phelps
• Drew Storen
• Sam Fuld
• Jack Shepard
• John Mayberry, Jr.