American college baseball season
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 - Ryan Bruno - 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 21
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 Lower round 1 Lower final 4 North Dakota State 3 4 North Dakota State 6 2 UC Irvine 18 3 Nevada 1
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
7 12
NC State
1
–
Bracket 1
4
Vanderbilt
3
–[ A]
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
Bracket 2
2
Texas
8
3
3
Tennessee
4
2
Texas
8
2
Texas
6
Virginia
2
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 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.
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 .
^ a b "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 . Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2021 .
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics