2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

2021 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 23, 2021[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball
2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball
NCAA Stanford Regional champion ; Lubbock Super Regional champion
College World Series Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
CB	No. 6
2021 record	39–17 (17–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	David Esquer (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Thomas Eager (4th season); Tommy Nicholson (4th season); Steve Rodriguez (2nd season);
Home stadium	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond

The 2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under fourth year coach David Esquer.

Previous season

The Cardinal started the 2020 season losing eight of their first ten games and went 5–11 before the season was canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 MLB Draft

The Cardinal had no players drafted in the 2020 MLB draft.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Stanford Cardinal roster[2]

Pitchers

13 - Justin Moore - Sophomore
18 - Cody Jensen - Junior
20 - Brendan Beck - Senior
26 - Quinn Mathews - Sophomore
28 - Alex Williams - Junior
30 - Zach Grech - Senior (5th Year)
34 - Luke Sleeper - Freshman
36 - Jonathan Worley - Senior
37 - Tommy O'Rourke - Freshman
38 - Nathan Fleischli - Sophomore
39 - Jacob Palisch - Senior
40 - Nicolas Lopez - Junior
41 - Matt Swartz - Sophomore
42 - Austin Weiermiller - Senior
43 - Brandt Pancer - Freshman
45 - Max Meier - Sophomore
46 - Jaden Bruno - Freshman
49 - Drew Dowd - Freshman

Catchers

11 - Alberto Rios - Freshman
16 - Vincent Martinez - Junior

Infielders

1 - Owen Cobb - Sophomore
2 - Drew Bowser - Freshman
4 - Carson Greene - Sophomore
5 - Austin Kretzschmar - Junior
6 - Zach Sehgal - Junior
10 - Adam Crampton - Sophomore
24 - Nick Brueser - Senior
31 - Carter Graham - 'Freshman
33 - Brett Barrera - Sophomore

Outfielders

7 - Brock Jones - Sophomore
14 - Eddie Park - Freshman
15 - Grant Burton - Junior
44 - Christian Robinson - Senior

Utility

12 - Tommy Troy (INF/OF) - Freshman
19 - Henry Gargus (INF/OF) - Sophomore
21 - Tim Tawa - Junior
23 - Joey Dixon - (P/INF) Freshman
25 - Kody Huff (C/INF) - Sophomore
29 - Cole Hinkleman (OF/INF) - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2021 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff[2]
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
	Postponement
Bold	Stanford team member

2021 Stanford Cardinal Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (33–14)

February (3–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Feb. 25	Santa Clara*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 10–7	Beck (1–0)	Grant (0–1)	Grech (1)	Stanford Live Stream 2		1–0	-
Feb. 26	at Santa Clara*		Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	W 8–0	Mathews (1–0)	Erlandson (0–1)				2–0	-
Feb. 27	Santa Clara*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 10–6	Grech (1–0)	Howard (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2		3–0	-
Feb. 28	at Santa Clara*		Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	L 0–13	Buckley (1–0)	Bruno (0–1)				3–1	-

March (11–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Mar. 4	San Francisco*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–6¹⁰	Grech (2–0)	Pham (0–2)		Stanford Live Stream 2		4–1	-
Mar. 5	San Francisco*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 3–2	Weiermiller (1–0)	Bourassa (1–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2		5–1	-
Mar. 6	at San Francisco*		Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA	W 10–6	Pancer (1–0)	Meisner (0–1)	Grech (2)			6–1	-
Mar. 7	at San Francisco*		Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA	W 15–13	Worley (1–0)	Barron (0–1)	Grech (3)			7–1	-
Mar. 12	UC Irvine*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–1	Beck (2–0)	Denholm (0–1)	Grech (4)	Stanford Live Stream 2		8–1	-
Mar. 13	UC Irvine*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–1	Mathews (2–0)	Ibarra (1–2)		Stanford Live Stream		9–1	-
Mar. 13	UC Irvine*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–5	Frias (2–0)	Dowd (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream		9–2	-
Mar. 14	UC Irvine*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–6	Pancer (2–0)	Wentworth (0–1)	Grech (5)	Stanford Live Stream		10–2	-
Mar. 19	Utah		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–2	Beck (3–0)	MacIver (0–1)	Grech (6)	Stanford Live Stream 2		11–2	1-0
Mar. 20	Utah		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–8	Hostert (1–0)	Pancer (2–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2		11–3	1-1
Mar. 21	Utah		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–1	Pancer (3–1)	Watson (0–3)	Grech (7)	Stanford Live Stream 2		12–3	2-1
Mar. 26	Cal State Bakersfield*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	–	(–)	(–)		Stanford Live Stream 2		–	-
Mar. 27	Fresno State*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 12–4	Mathews (3–0)	Kendrick (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream		13–3	-
Mar. 27	Cal State Bakersfield*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	–	(–)	(–)		Stanford Live Stream		–	-
Mar. 28	Fresno State*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 11–8	Grech (3–0)	Peters (1–1)		Stanford Live Stream		14–3	-
Mar. 28	Cal State Bakersfield*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	–	(–)	(–)		Stanford Live Stream		–	-
Mar. 29	at Sacramento State*		John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA	L 2–3	Zalasky (3–0)	Grech (3–1)		WAC Digital Network	15	14–4	-

April (9–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Apr. 1	at Washington State		Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	W 18–3	Beck (4–0)	White (3–2)		PAC12N		15–4	3-1
Apr. 2	at Washington State		Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	W 7–5	Grech (4–1)	Hawkins (1–4)		PAC12N		16–4	4-1
Apr. 3	at Washington State		Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	L 9–10¹⁰	Sierra (2–1)	Grech (4–2)		PAC12N		16–5	4-2
Apr. 6	California*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–3	Weiermiller (2–0)	Villers (0–1)	Grech (8)	Stanford Live Stream	72	17–5	-
Apr. 9	No. 21 UCLA		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–2	Beck (5–0)	Pettway (0–2)	Grech (9)	Stanford Live Stream 3	136	18–5	5-2
Apr. 10	No. 21 UCLA		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 11–6	Pancer (4–1)	Bergin (3–2)		Stanford Live Stream 3	160	19–5	6-2
Apr. 11	No. 21 UCLA		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–6	Mullen (6–1)	Williams (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2	155	19–6	6-3
Apr. 14	Pacific*	No. 20	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 2–0	Dixon (1–0)	Hayes (0–4)	Grech (10)	Stanford Live Stream	140	20–6	-
Apr. 16	at Arizona State	No. 20	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 5–9	Dennie (2–1)	Grech (4–3)		ASU Live Stream-3	1,739	20–7	6-4
Apr. 17	at Arizona State	No. 20	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 11–9¹²	O'Rourke (1–0)	Levine (3–2)	Grech (11)	ASU Live Stream-3	1,838	21–7	7-4
Apr. 18	at Arizona State	No. 20	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 13–5	Dowd (1–1)	Thornton (1–2)	Dixon (1)	ASU Live Stream-3	1,657	22–7	8-4
Apr. 23	Washington[3]	No. 17	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA					Stanford Live Stream			-
Apr. 24	Washington	No. 17	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA					Stanford Live Stream			-
Apr. 25	Washington	No. 17	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA					Stanford Live Stream			-
Apr. 28	at Pacific*	No. 18	Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA Rescheduled from May 21st	L 12–15	Swanson (2–2)	Grech (4–4)			60	–	-
Apr. 30	at USC	No. 18	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 5–2¹⁰	Palisch (1–0)	Clarke (3–1)	Grech (12)	USC Live Stream	159	23–8	9-4

May (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
May 1	at USC	No. 18	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2	Mathews (4–0)	Champlain (2–4)	Grech (13)	USC Live Stream	197	24–8	10-4
May 2	at USC	No. 18	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2	Cornwell (5–4)	Pancer (4–2)	Clow (4)	USC Live Stream	185	24–9	10-5
May 7	No. 9 Arizona	No. 16	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–4¹³	Pancer (5–2)	Flanagan (0–3)		Stanford Live Stream	523	25–9	11-5
May 8	No. 9 Arizona	No. 16	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 2–20	Irvin (4–1)	Mathews (4–1)		Stanford Live Stream	315	25–10	11-6
May 9	No. 9 Arizona	No. 16	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–2	Williams (1–1)	Smith (2–1)		Stanford Live Stream	327	26–10	12-6
May 11	San Jose State	No. 12	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–7	Dowd (2–1)	Jansen (1–1)		Stanford Live Stream	288	27–10	-
May 14	at California	No. 12	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	W 9–2	Beck (6–0)	White (4–2)		Cal Live Stream-2		28–10	13-6
May 15	at California	No. 12	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 4–5	Stoutenborough (1–2)	Grech (4–5)		Cal Live Stream-2		28–11	13-7
May 16	at California	No. 12	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 5–9	Holman (1–2)	Mathews (4–2)	Scott (2)	Cal Live Stream-2		28–12	13-8
May 17	California*	No. 15	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–6¹²	Palisch (2–0)	Lake (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream	422	29–12	–
May 21	at No. 6 Oregon	No. 15	PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 1–2	Ahlstrom (7–3)	Beck (6–1)	Somers (10)	PAC12N	641	29–13	13-9
May 22	at No. 6 Oregon	No. 15	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 6–5	Williams (2–1)	Kafka (5–3)	Dixon (2)	PAC12N	641	30–13	14-9
May 23	at No. 6 Oregon	No. 15	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 8–5¹²	Dixon (2–0)	Somers (1–1)		PAC12N	641	31–13	15-9
May 27	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 1–0	Beck (7–1)	Abel (3–4)		PAC12N	486	32–13	16-9
May 28	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–0	Grech (5–5)	Hjerpe (3–6)		PAC12N	517	33–13	17-9
May 29	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–9	Pfennings (5–0)	Williams (2–2)		PAC12N	516	33–14	17-10

Postseason (6–2)

Stanford Regional (3–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
June 4	(4) North Dakota State	No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 9–1	Williams (3–2)	Loven (3–3)		ESPN3	559	34–14	1–0
June 5	(2) No. 17 UC Irvine	No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 12–4	Beck (8–1)	Pinto (7–4)		ESPN3	560	35–14	2–0
June 6	(2) at No. 17 UC Irvine	No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–8	King (3–1)	Dixon (2–1)		ESPN3	593	35–15	2–1
June 7	(2) at No. 17 UC Irvine	No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 11–8	Mathews (5–2)	Frias (9–2)	Palisch (1)	ESPNU	593	36–15	3–1

Lubbock Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
June 11	at (1) No. 9 Texas Tech	No. 7 (1)	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	W 15–3	Beck (9–1)	Hampton (4–1)		ESPNU	4,732	37–15	1–0
June 12	at (1) No. 9 Texas Tech	No. 7 (1)	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	W 9–2	Williams (4–2)	Montverde (7–4)		ESPNU		38–15	2–0

College World Series (1–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
June 19	No. 16 NC State	No. 7	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	L 4–10	Johnston (9–3)	Beck (9–2)	Justice (12)	ESPN	22,193	38–16	0–1
June 21	No. 5 Arizona	No. 7	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	W 14–5	Williams (5–2)	Irvin (6–4)	Palisch (2)	ESPNU	19,341	39–16	1–1
June 23	No. 2 Vanderbilt	No. 7	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	L 5–6	Murphy (4–1)	Beck (9–3)		ESPN	22,804	39–17	1–2

Rankings from D1 Baseball.

Stanford Regional

Stanford Regional Teams
(1) Stanford Cardinal	(2) UC Irvine Anteaters	(3) Nevada Wolfpack	(4) North Dakota State Bison

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

1	Stanford	9
4	North Dakota State	1
			1	Stanford	12

			2	UC Irvine	4
3	Nevada	0

2	UC Irvine	7
						1	Stanford	4	11

						2	UC Irvine	8	8
4	North Dakota State	6

3	Nevada	1
				North Dakota State	3

				UC Irvine	18

Lubbock Super Regional

Lubbock Super Regional Game 1
(9) Stanford Cardinal	vs.	(8) Texas Tech Red Raiders

June 11, 2021, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(9) Stanford	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	1	15	14	0
(8) Texas Tech	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	7	3
WP: Brendan Beck (9-1) LP: Chase Hampton (4-1) Home runs: STAN: Tim Tawa (1), Nick Bruser (1), Drew Bowser (1) TTU: Cole Stilwell (1), Nate Rombach (1) Attendance: 4,732

June 12, 2021, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(8) Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
(9) Stanford	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	9	11	0
WP: Williams (4–2) LP: Monteverde (7–4) Home runs: TTU: None STAN: Brock Jones 3 (3), Tommy Troy (1)

College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack	(9) Stanford Cardinal	(5) Arizona Wildcats	(4) Vanderbilt Commodores	(3) Tennessee Volunteers	Virginia Cavaliers	(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs	(2) Texas Longhorns

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

	NC State	10

9	Stanford	4
				NC State	1

			4	Vanderbilt	0
5	Arizona	6

4	Vanderbilt	7¹²
							NC State	1	–

						4	Vanderbilt	3	–[upper-alpha 1]
9	Stanford	14

5	Arizona	5
			9	Stanford	5

			4	Vanderbilt	6



										4	Vanderbilt	8	2	0

										7	Mississippi State	2	13	9
3	Tennessee	0

	Virginia	6
				Virginia	5

			7	Mississippi State	6
7	Mississippi State	2

2	Texas	1
						7	Mississippi State	5	4

						2	Texas	8	3
3	Tennessee	4

2	Texas	8
			2	Texas	6

				Virginia	2

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. 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	18	Final
Coaches'[5]	—	—*	—	RV	RV	RV	24	23т	18	16	16	16	13	15	10	9	9*	9*
Baseball America[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	21	21	19	14	17	12	7	7*	7*
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	50	—	—	—	—	26	24	25	15	13	13	14	10	14	9	9	8	6
NCBWA†[8]	RV	RV	RV	30т	29	28	24	24	18	16	16	16	14	14	12	11	9	9*
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	17	18	16	12	15	9	7	7*	7*

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[4]

References

"Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
"Official Baseball Roster". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
"This Week's Games Canceled". Stanford Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
"Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
"Baseball Coaches Poll". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
"College Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
"Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (12-21-20)". baseballnews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
"NCBWA > News > Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

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[COVID-5] Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[4]

[1] "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[roster-2] "Official Baseball Roster". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[3] "This Week's Games Canceled". Stanford Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[4] "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[6] "Baseball Coaches Poll". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[7] "College Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[8] "Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll (12-21-20)". baseballnews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[9] "NCBWA > News > Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

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
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics