The 2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under third year coach David Esquer.

Previous season The Cardinal started February off hot by winning the 2019 Angels College Classic and continued through March winning the series against ranked Cal State Fullerton and ranked Texas five of the seven games. They continued winning when they got into the conference season but would stumble against #1 ranked UCLA losing two of three to them.

Stanford finished second in the Pac-12 conference and got their own Regional beating Sacramento State twice and then would take two of three against Fresno State. Next, the Cardinal went to the Starkville Super Regional and lose in double elimination to Mississippi State.

2019 MLB draft The Cardinal had nine players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.

Kyle Stowers Outfield 2 71 Baltimore Orioles Erik Miller Pitcher 4 120 Philadelphia Phillies Jack Little Pitcher 5 161 Los Angeles Dodgers Maverick Handley Catcher 6 168 Baltimore Orioles Will Matthiessen Outfield 6 184 Pittsburgh Pirates Andrew Daschbach First Base 11 318 Baltimore Orioles Brandon Wulff Left Field 17 521 Los Angeles Dodgers Duke Kinamon Second Base 24 728 Tampa Bay Rays Daniel Bakst Shortstop 28 857 Boston Red Sox Kody Huff Catcher 32 968 Tampa Bay Rays Owen Cobb Shortstop 37 1103 San Diego Padres

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Stanford.

Personnel

Roster 2020 Stanford Cardinal roster Pitchers 18 - Cody Jensen - Sophomore 20 - Brendan Beck - Junior 26 - Quinn Mathews - Freshman 27 - Carson Rudd - Junior 28 - Alex Williams - Sophomore 30 - Zach Grech - Senior 34 - Luke Sleeper - Junior 36 - Jonathan Worley - Senior 37 - Jackson Parthasarathy - Senior 38 - Nathan Fleischli - Freshman 39 - Jacob Palisch - Junior 40 - Nicolas Lopez - Sophomore 41 - Matt Swartz - Freshman 42 - Austin Weiermiller - Junior 45 - Max Meier - Freshman Catchers 16 - Vincent Martinez - Sophomore

Infielders 1 - Owen Cobb - Freshman 4 - Carson Greene - Freshman 5 - Austin Kretzschmar - Sophomore 6 - Zach Sehgal - Sophomore 10 - Adam Crampton - Freshman 24 - Nick Brueser - Junior 31 - Nick Bellafronto - Senior 33 - Brett Barrera - Freshman Outfielders 11 - Brock Jones - Freshman 15 - Grant Burton - Sophomore 21 - Tim Tawa - Junior 23 - Nickolas Oar - Senior 44 - Christian Robinson - Junior

Utility 2 - Christian Molfetta (OF/INF/C) - Senior 7 - Brandon Dieter (INF/P) - Sophomore 13 - Justin Moore (INF/P) - Sophomore 19 - Henry Gargus (INF/OF) - Freshman 25 - Kody Huff (C/INF) - Freshman 29 - Cole Hinkleman (OF/INF) - Freshman 

Coaching staff 2020 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff 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 Legend Stanford win Stanford loss PostponementBoldStanford team member

2020 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log Regular season (5–11) February (2–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 RecordFeb. 14 No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-7 Bibee (1–0) Beck (0–1) Adolphus (1) Stanford Live Stream 1,223 0–1 Feb. 15 Cal State Fullerton No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-6 Luckham (1–0) Mathews (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 1,392 0–2 Feb. 16 Cal State Fullerton No. 17 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 2-1 Williams (1–0) Magrisi (0–1) Jensen (1) Stanford Live Stream 2,426 1–2 Feb. 18 No. 25 Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA L 2-3 Howard (2–0) Meier (0–1) Heinrich (2) 430 1–3 Feb. 21 Round Rock Classic No. 25 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 4-11 Lockhart Jr (1–0) Beck (0–2) 1–4 Feb. 22 #6 Texas TechRound Rock Classic No. 25 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 2-7 Bonnin (2–0) Mathews (0–2) Dallas (2) 1–5 Feb. 23 TennesseeRound Rock Classic No. 25 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX L 2-7 Gilbert (1–0) Williams (1-1) Walsh (1) 1–6 Feb. 25 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 4-8 King (2–0) Grech (0–1) Pac-12 Network 724 1–7 Feb. 28 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 3-518 Hull (2–0) Jensen (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 829 1–8 Feb. 29 Grand Canyon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 3-2 Meier (1-1) Ohl (0–2) Grech (1) Stanford Live Stream 1,000 2–8 March (3–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 RecordMar. 1 Grand Canyon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 8-2 Williams (2–1) McCarville (1–2) Rudd (1) Stanford Live Stream 1,044 3–8 Mar. 3 #16 Michigan Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 5-4 Parthasarathy (1–0) Smith (0–1) Grech (2) Stanford Live Stream 1,067 4–8 Mar. 6 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-6 Seymour (2-2) Beck (0–3) Lockwood (1) Stanford Live Stream 808 4–9 Mar. 7 Kansas State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 7-5 Mathews (1–2) McCullough (2–1) Dieter (1) Stanford Live Stream 837 5–9 Mar. 7 Kansas State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-11 Herbers (1–0) Meier (1–2) Stanford Live Stream 860 5–10 Mar. 8 Kansas State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 1-6 Wicks (3–0) Dieter (0–1) Stanford Live Stream 815 5–11 Mar. 21 California Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -Mar. 22 California Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -Mar. 23 California Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -Mar. 25 Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA Mar. 27 Arizona State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -Mar. 28 Arizona State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -Mar. 29 Arizona State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -Mar. 31 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream - April (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 RecordApr. 3 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Arizona Live Stream -Apr. 4 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Arizona Live Stream -Apr. 5 Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ Arizona Live Stream -Apr. 7 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream Apr. 9 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Pac-12 Network -Apr. 10 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Pac-12 Network -Apr. 11 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Pac-12 Network -Apr. 14 William Peccole Park • Reno, NV Apr. 17 USC Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -Apr. 18 USC Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -Apr. 19 USC Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -Apr. 21 Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA Apr. 24 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -Apr. 25 Oregon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream -Apr. 26 Oregon Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream - May (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 RecordMay 1 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network -May 2 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network -May 3 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network -May 5 Santa Clara Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream May 8 Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Utah Live Stream -May 9 Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Utah Live Stream -May 10 Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Utah Live Stream -May 12 San Francisco Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA May 15 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -May 16 Washington State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -May 17 Washington State Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Pac-12 Network -May 18 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA Stanford Live Stream May 21 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Pac-12 Network -May 22 Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Pac-12 Network -May 23 Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA Pac-12 Network -

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