2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

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

2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball
Pac–12 regular season champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
CBNo. 4
Record34–14 (20–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Thomas Eager (6th season)
  • Steve Rodriguez (4th season)
  • Andre Mercurio (2nd season)
Home stadiumKlein Field at Sunken Diamond
2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Stanford ‍†‍‍ 20–7–0 .74134–14–0 .708
No. 24 Washington ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63033–14–0 .702
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60037–15–0 .712
USC ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59331–20–1 .606
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55630–21–0 .588
Oregon ‍‍‍ 14–14–0 .50031–20–0 .608
UCLA ‍‍‍ 11–15–1 .42626–22–1 .541
Washington State ‍‍‍ 10–16–0 .38529–20–0 .592
Arizona ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37027–22–0 .551
California ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .35722–26–0 .458
Utah ‍‍‍ 9–18–1 .33922–29–1 .433
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 15, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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 JonesOutfield265Tampa Bay Rays
Kody HuffCatcher7206Colorado Rockies
Brett BarreraShortstop8250New York Yankees
Adam CramptonShortstop9257Baltimore Orioles
Alex WilliamsPitcher11322Miami Marlins
Quinn MathewsPitcher19584Tampa Bay Rays
Matt ScottPitcher20589Texas 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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Cody Jensen18Pitcher6’2”191 lbsRedshirtJuniorRoseville, CATransferred to Georgetown
Justin Moore13Pitcher6’5”235 lbsRedshirtJuniorAustin, TXTransferred to Notre Dame
Vincent Martinez16Catcher6’2”235 lbsSeniorSan Marcos, CATransferred to Notre Dame
Austin Kretzschmar5INF5’11”197 lbsSeniorLa Mesa, CATransferred to Georgetown

Incoming Recruits
2022 Stanford Recruits
NameB/TPos.HeightWeightHometownHigh SchoolSource
Malcolm MooreL/RC/INF6’2”210 lbsSacramento, CAC. K. McClatchy High School[3]
Matt ScottR/RP/1B/3B6’6”230 lbsRedding, CTJoel Barlow High School[4]
Nick DuganR/RP6’1”190 lbsEureka, CASt. Bernard's High School[5]
Gabe SpringerS/RSS6’1”185 lbsBoulder, COFairview High School[6]
Toran O'HarranR/RP/OF6’1”190 lbsRocklin, CARocklin High School[7]
Trevor MooreR/RP/SS6’1”200 lbsGolden, COMullen High School[8]
Ethan HottR/ROF5’10”180 lbsParadise Valley, AZChaparral High School[9]
Cort MacDonaldL/LOF6’1”170 lbsArlington, TXPantego Christian Academy[10]
Jimmy NatiR/RSS/P6’1”210 lbsWest Pennant Hills, New South WalesOakhill 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 – RedshirtJunior
  • 45 – Max Meier – Senior
  • 46 – Jaden Bruno – RedshirtSophomore
  • 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
  • 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
2021 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff[12]
NamePosition
David EsquerClarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball
Thomas EagerKathy Wolff Assistant Baseball Coach
Steve RodriguezAssistant Coach
Andre MercurioAssistant Coach
Jeanette MorgantiDirector of Baseball Operations
CJ BakerVideo Coordinator

Pac–12 media poll
Pac–12 media poll[13]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Stanford99 (9)
2UCLA90 (2)
3Oregon State77
4Arizona74
5Oregon68
6Arizona State45
7Washington43
8California40
9Washington State29
10USC24
11Utah16

Preseason Honors

All-Pac-12 Team
Preseason All-Pac-12 Baseball Team
Player Position Class
Drew BowserInfieldJunior
Ryan BrunoPitcherJunior
Joey DixonPitcherJunior
Carter Graham1st BaseJunior
Quinn MathewsPitcherSenior
Braden MontgomeryOF/PSophomore
Eddie ParkOFJunior
Tommy TroyInfieldJunior

Preseason All-Americans
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[14]
Player No. Position Class Team
Carter Graham311st BaseJunior1st Team
Braden Montgomery6OF/PSophomore2nd Team
Quinn Mathews26PitcherSenior2nd Team
Ryan Bruno34PitcherJunior2nd Team
Tommy Troy122nd BaseJunior3rd Team
D1Baseball
Player No. Position Class Team
Tommy Troy122nd BaseJunior1st Team
Ryan Bruno34PitcherJunior1st Team
Carter Graham311st BaseJunior2nd Team
Braden Montgomery6OF/PSophomore3rd Team
Quinn Mathews26PitcherSenior3rd Team
Baseball America
Player No. Position Class Team
Tommy Troy122nd BaseJunior1st Team
Ryan Bruno34PitcherJunior2nd Team
Braden Montgomery6OF/PSophomore2nd 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
BoldStanford team member
2023 Stanford Cardinal Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (6–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac12 Record
Feb. 17at Cal State Fullerton*No. 3Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CAL 1–8Stultz (1–0)Mathews (0–1)Chester (1)ESPN+1,7320–1
Feb. 18at Cal State Fullerton*No. 3Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CAW 7–5Scott (1–0)Meyer (0–1)Bruno (1)ESPN+1,4061–1
Feb. 19at Cal State Fullerton*No. 3Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CAW 21–13Montgomery (1–0)Faulks (0–1)ESPN+1,7712–1
Feb. 21California*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 4–8Williams (1–0)O'Harran (0–1)P12N1,3372–2
Feb. 24Rice*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 6–3Mathews (1–1)Smith (0–1)Scott (1)P12N1,1593–2
Feb. 25Rice*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 11–1Dixon (1–0)Rodriguez (0–1)Stanford Live Stream-21,4224–2
Feb. 26Rice*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 7–4Scott (2–0)Brogdon (0–1)Stanford Live Stream-21,4225–2
Feb. 27Pacific*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 15–5Lopez (1–0)Defe (0–1)Stanford Live Stream2126–2
March (11–4)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac12 Record
Mar. 3Cal State Bakersfield*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 7–1Mathews (2–1)Verdugo (2–1)Stanford Live Stream-29827–2
Mar. 4Cal State Bakersfield*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 8–4Dixon (2–0)Scheurman (1–1)Stanford Live Stream-21,1438–2
Mar. 5Cal State Bakersfield*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 24–9Lopez (2–0)Comnos (2–1)Stanford Live Stream-31,1969–2
Mar. 7Santa Clara*No. 2Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 5–10Feikes (1–0)Moore (0–1)Stanford Live Stream9749–3
Mar. 10at USCNo. 2Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 6–4Mathews (3–1)Connolly (0–1)Dowd (1)USC Live Stream52310–31–0
Mar. 11at USCNo. 2Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 7–10Blum (2–0)Lopez (2–1)Clarke (1)USC Live Stream43110–41–1
Mar. 12at USCNo. 2Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 1–4Johnson (1–2)Dowd (0–1)Clarke (2)USC Live Stream70810–51–2
Mar. 17Oregon StateNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 9–8Dowd (1–1)Sellers (2–2)Bruno (2)P12N1,49211–52–2
Mar. 18Oregon StateNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 8–5Scott (3–0)Kmatz (1–3)P12 Bay Area2,08612–53–2
Mar. 19Oregon StateNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 5–4Dowd (2–1)Ferrer (0–1)Pancer (1)P12 Oregon1,82413–54–2
Mar. 25UtahNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 6–4Dowd (3–1)McCleve (0–1)Stanford Live Stream1,44514–55–2
Mar. 26UtahNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 5–1Scott (4–0)Van Sickle (2–2)Dowd (2)Stanford Live Stream1,44615–56–2
Mar. 27UtahNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 16–8Uber (1–0)Whiting (0–2)Stanford Live Stream1,09316–57–2
Mar. 30at Oklahoma*No. 7L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 23–11Meier (1–0)Davis (2–3)ESPN+1,43417–5
Mar. 31at Oklahoma*No. 7L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 0–2Douthit (4–1)Mathews (3–2)Atwood (1)ESPN+1,66917–6
April (11–7)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac12 Record
Apr. 1at Oklahoma*No. 7L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 5–6Campbell (3–2)Dowd (3–2)Weber (5)ESPN+2,03117–7
Apr. 2at Oklahoma*No. 7L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 16–5Dixon (3–0)Carsten (1–1)ESPN+18–7
Apr. 6at CaliforniaNo. 8Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 8–7Mathews (4–2)Colwell (1–3)Pancer (2)P12N50719–78–2
Apr. 7at CaliforniaNo. 8Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 18–8Scott (5–0)Becerra (0–2)P12N76420–79–2
Apr. 8at CaliforniaNo. 8Evans Diamond • Bekreley, CAW 5–3Bruno (1–0)Lozovoy (0–1)Pancer (3)P12N1,21721–710–2
Apr. 10No. 22 Texas Tech*No. 8Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 6–4Meier (2–0)Devine (1–3)Bruno (3)P12N2,06222–7
Apr. 11No. 21 Texas Tech*No. 8Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 6–4Beckel (4–0)Montgomery (1–1)P12 Insider1,40622–8
Apr. 14at OregonNo. 8PK Park • Eugene, ORL 0–4Stoffal (5–2)Methews (4–3)Oregon Live Stream2,50622–910–3
Apr. 15at OregonNo. 8PK Park • Eugene, ORL 1–8Mercado (3–0)Scott (5–1)Oregon Live Stream2,32222–1010–4
Apr. 16at OregonNo. 8PK Park • Eugene, ORW 6–4Dowd (4–2)Dallas (4–1)Oregon Live Stream1,35123–1011–4
Apr. 18Sacramento State*No. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 13–15Tucker (1–0)Montgomery (1–2)Zalasky (8)Stanford Live Stream1,12923–11
Apr. 21WashingtonNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 3–116Pancer (1–0)McAdams (1–2)Stanford Live Stream1,83224–1112–4
Apr. 22WashingtonNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 0–9Lord (4–3)Scott (5–2)Stanford Live Stream1,64324–1212–5
Apr. 23WashingtonNo. 9Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 8–6Dowd (5–2)Emanuels (2–2)Pancer (4)Stanford Live Stream-21,96025–1213–5
Apr. 25California*No. 8Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 6–5O'Harran (1–1)Aivazian (0–3)Stanford Live Stream1,41026–12
Apr. 28UCLANo. 8Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 6–5Mathews (5–3)Brooks (5–4)Bruno (4)ESPNU2,14627–1214–5
Apr. 29UCLANo. 8Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 6–9Austin (4–2)Scott (5–3)Stanford Live Stream2,12627–1314–6
Apr. 30UCLANo. 8Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 10–7Bruno (2–0)Delvecchio (1–3)Stanford Live Stream2,59328–1315–6
May (–)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordPac12 Record
May 5at No. 20 Arizona StateNo. 7Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, AZW 8–6Mathews (6–3)Pivaroff (2–2)Bruno (5)P12 Insider3,38229–1316–6
May 6at No. 20 Arizona StateNo. 7Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, AZW 12–11Dowd (6–2)Stevenson (4–2)Bruno (6)P12 Insider3,45330–1317–6
May 7at No. 20 Arizona StateNo. 7Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Tempe, AZW 9–4Dixon (4–0)Dunn (4–4)Pancer (5)P12 Insider2,99031–1318–6
May 9at Santa ClaraNo. 4Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CAW 20–17Dowd (7–2)Gomez (4–3)WCC Network73032–13
May 12ArizonaNo. 4Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 9–8Dowd (8–2)Long (2–5)P12N2,74433–1319–6
May 13ArizonaNo. 4Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 9–2Dixon (5–0)Zastrow (4–5)P12N2,06134–1320–6
May 14ArizonaNo. 4Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CAL 20–2110Barraza (4–2)Bruno (2–1)P12N1,89634–1420–7
May 18at Washington StateNo. 3Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA –(–)(–)P12 Washington–
May 19at Washington StateNo. 3Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA –(–)(–)P12 Bay Area–
May 20at Washington StateNo. 3Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA –(–)(–)P12 Bay Area–
Postseason
DateOpponent(Seed)Rank(Seed)Site/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordTournament Record
May 24TBD (9)(1)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ –(–)(–)Pac-12 Network––
May 25TBD (6)(1)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ –(–)(–)Pac-12 Network––

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

Rankings
See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[17]33*4399798986
Baseball America[18]43331086771195
Collegiate Baseball^[19]337519141110911114
NCBWA†[20]324310108881074
D1Baseball[21]3222997889843

^ 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.

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