2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball
2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball
Pac–12 regular season champions; Stanford Regional champions; Stanford Super Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
CB	No. 6
Record	44–20 (23–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Esquer (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Thomas Eager (6th season); Steve Rodriguez (4th season); Andre Mercurio (2nd season);
Home stadium	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

Last updated May 18, 2024

2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 4 Stanford ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	38	–	16	–	0	.704
No. 23 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	39	–	18	–	0	.684
Washington ‍‍‍^y	17	–	12	–	0	.586	35	–	18	–	0	.660
USC ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	34	–	23	–	1	.595
Arizona State ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	0	.552	32	–	23	–	0	.582
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	38	–	20	–	0	.655
UCLA ‍‍‍	12	–	16	–	1	.431	28	–	24	–	1	.538
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	12	–	18	–	0	.400	33	–	24	–	0	.579
California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	24	–	28	–	0	.462
Washington State ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0	.345	29	–	23	–	0	.558
Utah ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	22	–	32	–	1	.409

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 30, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under sixth year coach David Esquer.

Previous season

The Cardinal finished the regular season in first place and won the Pac-12 tournament. Stanford hosted their own Regional and won their Super Regional over UConn in three games. Stanford reached the College World Series for the first time in back-to-back seasons since 2002–2003. The Cardinal lost in their double elimination games against Arkansas and Auburn.

2022 MLB Draft

The Cardinal had nine players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Brock Jones	Outfield	2	65	Tampa Bay Rays
Kody Huff	Catcher	7	206	Colorado Rockies
Brett Barrera	Shortstop	8	250	New York Yankees
Adam Crampton	Shortstop	9	257	Baltimore Orioles
Alex Williams	Pitcher	11	322	Miami Marlins
Quinn Mathews	Pitcher	19	584	Tampa Bay Rays
Matt Scott	Pitcher	20	589	Texas Rangers

Quin Mathews did not sign with the Tampa Bay Rays and has returned to Stanford.
Matt Scott did not sign out of high school with the Texas Rangers and will play college baseball at Stanford

Departures

All Offseason Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cody Jensen	18	Pitcher	6’2”	191 lbs	Junior	Roseville, CA	Transferred to Georgetown
Justin Moore	13	Pitcher	6’5”	235 lbs	Junior	Austin, TX	Transferred to Notre Dame
Vincent Martinez	16	Catcher	6’2”	235 lbs	Senior	San Marcos, CA	Transferred to Notre Dame
Austin Kretzschmar	5	INF	5’11”	197 lbs	Senior	La Mesa, CA	Transferred to Georgetown

Incoming Recruits

2022 Stanford Recruits
Name	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Source
Malcolm Moore	L/R	C/INF	6’2”	210 lbs	Sacramento, CA	C. K. McClatchy High School	^[3]
Matt Scott	R/R	P/1B/3B	6’6”	230 lbs	Redding, CT	Joel Barlow High School	^[4]
Nick Dugan	R/R	P	6’1”	190 lbs	Eureka, CA	St. Bernard's High School	^[5]
Gabe Springer	S/R	SS	6’1”	185 lbs	Boulder, CO	Fairview High School	^[6]
Toran O'Harran	R/R	P/OF	6’1”	190 lbs	Rocklin, CA	Rocklin High School	^[7]
Trevor Moore	R/R	P/SS	6’1”	200 lbs	Golden, CO	Mullen High School	^[8]
Ethan Hott	R/R	OF	5’10”	180 lbs	Paradise Valley, AZ	Chaparral High School	^[9]
Cort MacDonald	L/L	OF	6’1”	170 lbs	Arlington, TX	Pantego Christian Academy	^[10]
Jimmy Nati	R/R	SS/P	6’1”	210 lbs	West Pennant Hills, New South Wales	Oakhill College	^[11]

Personnel

Roster

2023 Stanford Cardinal roster^[12]

Pitchers

18 – Toran O'Harran – Freshman
20 – Nathan Fleischli – Senior
23 – Joey Dixon – Junior
25 – Nick Dugan – Freshman
26 – Quinn Mathews – Senior
28 – Matt Scott – Freshman
30 – Brandt Pancer – Junior
34 – Ryan Bruno – Junior
36 – Ty Uber – Sophomore
37 – Tommy O'Rourke – Junior
38 – Trevor Moore – Freshman
40 – Nicolas Lopez – Graduate Student
41 – Matt Swartz – Junior
45 – Max Meier – Senior
46 – Jaden Bruno – Sophomore
49 – Drew Dowd – Junior

Catchers

11 – Alberto Rios – Junior
21 – Charlie Saum – Sophomore

Infielders

2 – Drew Bowser – Junior
5 – Trevor Haskins – Sophomore
15 – Jimmy Nati – Freshman
27 – Temo Becerra – Sophomore
31 – Carter Graham – Junior
33 – Gabe Springer – Freshman

Outfielders

4 – Saborn Campbell – Sophomore
13 – Ethan Hott – Freshman
14 – Cort MacDonald – Freshman
22 – Eddie Park – Junior
29 – Cole Hinkleman – Senior

Utility

1 – Owen Cobb (INF/OF) – Senior
6 – Braden Montgomery (OF/P) – Sophomore
10 - Malcolm Moore (C/1B) - Freshman
12 – Tommy Troy (INF/OF) – Junior
19 – Harry Gargus (INF/OF) – Senior
39 – Jake Sapien (P/INF) – Junior
44 – Brett Blair (OF/C) – Sophomore

Coaching staff

2023 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff^[12]
Name	Position
David Esquer	Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball
Thomas Eager	Kathy Wolff Assistant Baseball Coach
Steve Rodriguez	Assistant Coach
Andre Mercurio	Assistant Coach
Jeanette Morganti	Director of Baseball Operations
CJ Baker	Video Coordinator

Pac–12 media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Pac–12 media poll^[13]
1	Stanford	99 (9)
2	UCLA	90 (2)
3	Oregon State	77
4	Arizona	74
5	Oregon	68
6	Arizona State	45
7	Washington	43
8	California	40
9	Washington State	29
10	USC	24
11	Utah	16

Preseason Honors

All-Pac-12 Team

Player	Position	Class
Preseason All-Pac-12 Baseball Team
Drew Bowser	Infield	Junior
Ryan Bruno	Pitcher	Junior
Joey Dixon	Pitcher	Junior
Carter Graham	1st Base	Junior
Quinn Mathews	Pitcher	Senior
Braden Montgomery	OF/P	Sophomore
Eddie Park	OF	Junior
Tommy Troy	Infield	Junior

Preseason All-Americans

Player	No.	Position	Class	Team
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association^[14]
Carter Graham	31	1st Base	Junior	1st Team
Braden Montgomery	6	OF/P	Sophomore	2nd Team
Quinn Mathews	26	Pitcher	Senior	2nd Team
Ryan Bruno	34	Pitcher	Junior	2nd Team
Tommy Troy	12	2nd Base	Junior	3rd Team

Player	No.	Position	Class	Team
D1Baseball
Tommy Troy	12	2nd Base	Junior	1st Team
Ryan Bruno	34	Pitcher	Junior	1st Team
Carter Graham	31	1st Base	Junior	2nd Team
Braden Montgomery	6	OF/P	Sophomore	3rd Team
Quinn Mathews	26	Pitcher	Senior	3rd Team

Player	No.	Position	Class	Team
Baseball America
Tommy Troy	12	2nd Base	Junior	1st Team
Ryan Bruno	34	Pitcher	Junior	2nd Team
Braden Montgomery	6	OF/P	Sophomore	2nd Team

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Golden Spikes Award ^[15]	Quinn Mathews	P	Senior
	Braden Montgomery	OF/P	Sophomore
	Tommy Troy	INF/OF	Junior

Schedule and results

Legend
	Stanford win
	Stanford loss
	Postponement
Bold	Stanford team member

2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log

Regular season

February (6–2)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record
Feb. 17	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 3	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 1–8	Stultz (1–0)	Mathews (0–1)	Chester (1)	ESPN+	1,732	0–1
Feb. 18	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 3	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–5	Scott (1–0)	Meyer (0–1)	Bruno (1)	ESPN+	1,406	1–1
Feb. 19	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 3	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 21–13	Montgomery (1–0)	Faulks (0–1)		ESPN+	1,771	2–1
Feb. 21	California*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–8	Williams (1–0)	O'Harran (0–1)		P12N	1,337	2–2
Feb. 24	Rice*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–3	Mathews (1–1)	Smith (0–1)	Scott (1)	P12N	1,159	3–2
Feb. 25	Rice*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 11–1	Dixon (1–0)	Rodriguez (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream-2	1,422	4–2
Feb. 26	Rice*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–4	Scott (2–0)	Brogdon (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream-2	1,422	5–2
Feb. 27	Pacific*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 15–5	Lopez (1–0)	Defe (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream	212	6–2

March (11–4)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Pac12 record
Mar. 3	Cal State Bakersfield*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–1	Mathews (2–1)	Verdugo (2–1)		Stanford Live Stream-2	982	7–2
Mar. 4	Cal State Bakersfield*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–4	Dixon (2–0)	Scheurman (1–1)		Stanford Live Stream-2	1,143	8–2
Mar. 5	Cal State Bakersfield*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 24–9	Lopez (2–0)	Comnos (2–1)		Stanford Live Stream-3	1,196	9–2
Mar. 7	Santa Clara*	No. 2	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 5–10	Feikes (1–0)	Moore (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream	974	9–3
Mar. 10	at USC	No. 2	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–4	Mathews (3–1)	Connolly (0–1)	Dowd (1)	USC Live Stream	523	10–3	1–0
Mar. 11	at USC	No. 2	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–10	Blum (2–0)	Lopez (2–1)	Clarke (1)	USC Live Stream	431	10–4	1–1
Mar. 12	at USC	No. 2	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–4	Johnson (1–2)	Dowd (0–1)	Clarke (2)	USC Live Stream	708	10–5	1–2
Mar. 17	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 9–8	Dowd (1–1)	Sellers (2–2)	Bruno (2)	P12N	1,492	11–5	2–2
Mar. 18	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–5	Scott (3–0)	Kmatz (1–3)		P12 Bay Area	2,086	12–5	3–2
Mar. 19	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–4	Dowd (2–1)	Ferrer (0–1)	Pancer (1)	P12 Oregon	1,824	13–5	4–2
Mar. 25	Utah	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–4	Dowd (3–1)	McCleve (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream	1,445	14–5	5–2
Mar. 26	Utah	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–1	Scott (4–0)	Van Sickle (2–2)	Dowd (2)	Stanford Live Stream	1,446	15–5	6–2
Mar. 27	Utah	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 16–8	Uber (1–0)	Whiting (0–2)		Stanford Live Stream	1,093	16–5	7–2
Mar. 30	at Oklahoma*	No. 7	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 23–11	Meier (1–0)	Davis (2–3)		ESPN+	1,434	17–5
Mar. 31	at Oklahoma*	No. 7	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 0–2	Douthit (4–1)	Mathews (3–2)	Atwood (1)	ESPN+	1,669	17–6

April (11–7)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Pac12 record
Apr. 1	at Oklahoma*	No. 7	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 5–6	Campbell (3–2)	Dowd (3–2)	Weber (5)	ESPN+	2,031	17–7
Apr. 2	at Oklahoma*	No. 7	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 16–5	Dixon (3–0)	Carsten (1–1)		ESPN+		18–7
Apr. 6	at California	No. 8	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 8–7	Mathews (4–2)	Colwell (1–3)	Pancer (2)	P12N	507	19–7	8–2
Apr. 7	at California	No. 8	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 18–8	Scott (5–0)	Becerra (0–2)		P12N	764	20–7	9–2
Apr. 8	at California	No. 8	Evans Diamond • Bekreley, CA	W 5–3	Bruno (1–0)	Lozovoy (0–1)	Pancer (3)	P12N	1,217	21–7	10–2
Apr. 10	No. 22 Texas Tech*	No. 8	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–4	Meier (2–0)	Devine (1–3)	Bruno (3)	P12N	2,062	22–7
Apr. 11	No. 21 Texas Tech*	No. 8	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 6–4	Beckel (4–0)	Montgomery (1–1)		P12 Insider	1,406	22–8
Apr. 14	at Oregon	No. 8	PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 0–4	Stoffal (5–2)	Methews (4–3)		Oregon Live Stream	2,506	22–9	10–3
Apr. 15	at Oregon	No. 8	PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 1–8	Mercado (3–0)	Scott (5–1)		Oregon Live Stream	2,322	22–10	10–4
Apr. 16	at Oregon	No. 8	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 6–4	Dowd (4–2)	Dallas (4–1)		Oregon Live Stream	1,351	23–10	11–4
Apr. 18	Sacramento State*	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 13–15	Tucker (1–0)	Montgomery (1–2)	Zalasky (8)	Stanford Live Stream	1,129	23–11
Apr. 21	Washington	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 3–1¹⁶	Pancer (1–0)	McAdams (1–2)		Stanford Live Stream	1,832	24–11	12–4
Apr. 22	Washington	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 0–9	Lord (4–3)	Scott (5–2)		Stanford Live Stream	1,643	24–12	12–5
Apr. 23	Washington	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–6	Dowd (5–2)	Emanuels (2–2)	Pancer (4)	Stanford Live Stream-2	1,960	25–12	13–5
Apr. 25	California*	No. 8	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–5	O'Harran (1–1)	Aivazian (0–3)		Stanford Live Stream	1,410	26–12
Apr. 28	UCLA	No. 8	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–5	Mathews (5–3)	Brooks (5–4)	Bruno (4)	ESPNU	2,146	27–12	14–5
Apr. 29	UCLA	No. 8	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 6–9	Austin (4–2)	Scott (5–3)		Stanford Live Stream	2,126	27–13	14–6
Apr. 30	UCLA	No. 8	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 10–7	Bruno (2–0)	Delvecchio (1–3)		Stanford Live Stream	2,593	28–13	15–6

May (9–1)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Pac12 record
May 5	at No. 20 Arizona State	No. 7	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 8–6	Mathews (6–3)	Pivaroff (2–2)	Bruno (5)	P12 Insider	3,382	29–13	16–6
May 6	at No. 20 Arizona State	No. 7	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 12–11	Dowd (6–2)	Stevenson (4–2)	Bruno (6)	P12 Insider	3,453	30–13	17–6
May 7	at No. 20 Arizona State	No. 7	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–4	Dixon (4–0)	Dunn (4–4)	Pancer (5)	P12 Insider	2,990	31–13	18–6
May 9	at Santa Clara	No. 4	Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	W 20–17	Dowd (7–2)	Gomez (4–3)		WCC Network	730	32–13
May 12	Arizona	No. 4	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 9–8	Dowd (8–2)	Long (2–5)		P12N	2,744	33–13	19–6
May 13	Arizona	No. 4	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 9–2	Dixon (5–0)	Zastrow (4–5)		P12N	2,061	34–13	20–6
May 14	Arizona	No. 4	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 20–21¹⁰	Barraza (4–2)	Bruno (2–1)		P12N	1,896	34–14	20–7
May 18	at Washington State	No. 3	Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	W 7–6¹⁰	Dowd (9–2 )	Kaelber (4–4)	Bruno (7)	P12 Washington	1,183	35–14	21–7
May 19	at Washington State	No. 3	Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	W 7–4	Mathews (7–3)	Spencer (2–3)	Bruno (8)	P12 Bay Area	1,078	36–14	22–7
May 20	at Washington State	No. 3	Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	W 15–5	Dixon (6–0)	Kaelber (4–5)		P12 Bay Area	1,365	37–14	23–7

Postseason

Pac-12 Baseball Tournament (1–2)

Date	Opponent (Seed)	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 24	California (9)	No. 3 (1)	Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ	W 18–10	Pancer (2–0)	Aivazian (0–4)	Pac-12 Network	2,012	38–14	1–0
May 25	Oregon (6)	No. 3 (1)	Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ	L 6–8	Mollerus (2–2)	Pancer (2–1)	Pac-12 Network		38–15	1–1
May 26	Arizona (8)	No. 3 (1)	Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ	L 4–14	Zastrow (6–5)	Mathews (7–4)	Pac-12 Network	2,563	38–16	1–2

Stanford Regional (4-1)

Date	Opponent (Seed)	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Jun. 2	San Jose State (4)	No. 6 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 13–2	Mathews (8–4)	Clark (4–5)		ESPN+	2,675	39-16	1-0
Jun. 3	No. 25 Texas A&M (2)	No. 6 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 5–8	Garcia (3–3)	Dowd (9–3)	Wansing (2)	ESPN+	2,808	39–17	1–1
Jun. 4	Cal State Fullerton (3)	No. 6 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–5	Dugan (1–0)	Hinkel (1–5)	Bruno (9)	ESPN+	1,853	40–17	2–1
Jun. 4	No. 25 Texas A&M (2)	No. 6 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 13–5	Pancer (3–1)	Wansing (3–4)	Dugan (1)	ESPN2/+	2,789	41–17	3–1
Jun. 5	No. 25 Texas A&M (2)	No. 6 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–1	Mathews (9–4)	Dettmer (1–4)		ESPN2/+	2,889	42–17	4–1

Stanford Super Regional (2-1)

Date	Opponent (Seed)	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Jun. 10	Texas	No. 6	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 5–7	Whitehead (4–0)	Scott (5–4)	Morehouse (7)	ESPN2	2,975	42-18	0–1
Jun. 11	Texas	No. 6	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–3	Mathews (10–4)	Johnson (8–4)		ESPN2	2,904	43–18	1–1
Jun. 12	Texas	No. 6	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–6	Dixon (7–0)	Gordon (7–2)		ESPN	2,995	44–18	2–1

College World series (0-2)

Date	Opponent (Seed)	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Jun. 17	No. 1 Wake Forest	No. 6	Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE	L 2–3	Keener (8–1)	Bruno (2–2)	Minacci (13)	ESPN	23,943	44-19	0-1
Jun. 19	No. 21 Tennessee	No. 6	Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NE	L 4–6	Burns (5–3)	Scott (5–5)		ESPN	23,886	44-20	0-2

Source:^[16] Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

Stanford Super Regional

Stanford Regional Teams
(1) No. 6 Stanford Cardinal	(2) Texas A&M Aggies	(3) Cal State Fullerton Titans	(4) San Jose State Spartans

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional June 10–12

1	Stanford	13

4	San Jose State	2
			1	Stanford	5

			2	Texas A&M	8
3	Cal State Fullerton	7

2	Texas A&M	12
						2	Texas A&M	5	1
Stanford Regional – Sunken Diamond
						1	Stanford	13	7
4	San Jose State	5

3	Cal State Fullerton	9
			3	Cal State Fullerton	5

			1	Stanford	6



										8	Stanford	5	8	7

											Texas	7	3	6
1	Miami (FL)	9

4	Maine	1
			1	Miami (FL)	1

			2	Texas	4
3	Louisiana	2

2	Texas	4
						2	Texas	10	–
Coral Gables Regional – Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
						1	Miami (FL)	6	–
4	Maine	10

3	Louisiana	19
			3	Louisiana	5

			1	Miami (FL)	8

College World Series

2023 College World Series Teams
TCU Horned Frogs	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	(7) Virginia Cavaliers	(2) Florida Gators	(1) Wake Forest Demon Deacons	(8) Stanford Cardinal	(5) LSU Tigers	Tennessee Volunteers

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

	TCU	5

	Oral Roberts	6
				Oral Roberts	4

			2	Florida	5
7	Virginia	5

2	Florida	6
						2	Florida	3	–
Bracket 1
							TCU	2	–
	TCU	4

7	Virginia	3
				TCU	6

				Oral Roberts	1



										2	Florida	3	24	4

										5	LSU	4¹¹	4	18
1	Wake Forest	3

8	Stanford	2
			1	Wake Forest	3

			5	LSU	2
5	LSU	6

	Tennessee	3
						1	Wake Forest	2	0
Bracket 2
						5	LSU	5	2¹¹
8	Stanford	4

	Tennessee	6
				Tennessee	0

			5	LSU	5

Awards and honors

Conference honors
Honors	Player	Position	Ref.
Pac-12 Coach of the Year	David Esquer	Coach	^[17]
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year	Quinn Mathews	P

Pac-12 Player of the Year	Alberto Rios	C/OF

Pac-12 Freshman of the Year	Malcolm Moore	C/1B

Pac-12 Batting Champion	Tommy Troy	3B

Pac-12 All Conference Team	Ryan Bruno	P


	Carter Graham	DH/INF


Quinn Mathews	P
Brandon Montgomery	OF/P
Albertto Rios	OF/C
Tommy Troy	3B
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team	Carter Graham	INF
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
Tommy Troy	3B

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week	Matt Scott	P	March 27, 2023	^[18]

	Alberto Rios	C/OF	May 1, 2023
	Alberto Rios	C/OF
May 8, 2023

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' ^[19]	3	3*	4	3	9	9	7	9	8	9	8	6	6	5	5	6т	5	5	5
Baseball America ^[20]	4	3	3	3	10	8	6	7	7	11	9	5	5	4	4	6	6	6	6
Collegiate Baseball^^[21]	3	3	7	5	19	14	11	10	9	11	11	4	4	3	2	6	4	4	8
NCBWA†^[22]	3	2	4	3	10	10	8	8	8	10	7	4	4	5	3т	7	4	8	8
D1Baseball^[23]	3	2	2	2	9	9	7	8	8	9	8	4	4	3	3	6	4	4	4

^ 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.

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[2] "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from".

[3] "Malcolm Moore". Perfect Game. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

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v t e Stanford Cardinal baseball
Venues	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond (1931–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1918 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball

Pac–12 regular season champions Stanford Regional champions Stanford Super Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
CB	No. 6
Record	44–20 (23–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Esquer (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Thomas Eager (6th season) Steve Rodriguez (4th season) Andre Mercurio (2nd season)
Home stadium	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond
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