May 13, 1997

Stanford Baseball Wins Seventh Six Pac Title

STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford won its record seventh Pac-10 Southern Division regular season title when it defeated UCLA on Sunday to clinch the title by two games. The Cardinal's seven titles is the most in the 19-year history of the Six Pac, followed by USC and Arizona State with four apiece. This week, Stanford plays host to Washington in the best-of-three Pac-10 North vs. South Championship Series at Sunken Diamond. The Huskies and Cardinal will meet on Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., if necessary. Tickets for the series are $12 for adults and $6 for children, seniors and students. Here are this weekend's probable starting pitching matchups:

Thurs. - Jake Kringen (WASH; 10-2, 4.35) vs. Kyle Peterson (STAN; 7-3, 3.30)

Fri. - Matt Hampton (WASH; 6-1, 4.59) vs. Brent Hoard (STAN; 8-4, 5.43)

Sat. - Jeff Heaverlo (WASH; 6-4, 6.22) vs. Chad Hutchinson (STAN; 6-3, 5.63)

SUNKEN DIAMOND TO HOST 1997 NCAA WEST REGIONALS: Stanford University has been selected as the host site for the 1997 NCAA Baseball West Regional on May 22-25 at Sunken Diamond. This marks the second consecutive year, and sixth overall (1983, '85, '87, '90, '96, '97) that Stanford has played host to an NCAA Regional. Tournament passes for the regional go on sale Tuesday, May 13 at the Stanford Athletic Ticket Office at the price of $30 for adults and $20 for children, seniors and students. Regional tickets will also be on sale this weekend at the Pac-10 North-South Championship Series.

THE RECORDS: Stanford is 38-16 overall and 21-9 in the Six Pac after going 1-3 last week. The Cardinal lost 14-5 at San Jose State on Tuesday before dropping two of three at UCLA over the weekend (L 10-9, L 13-8, W 9-6). Washington, winners of 11 straight, is 41-17 overall and 20-4 in the Nor Pac. The Huskies went 6-0 last week, winning midweek home games over Central Washington (10-2, Tues.) and St. Martins (18-6, Wed.) before sweeping a four-game weekend set at Portland State (16-9, 22-2, 11-3, 10-4).

THE RANKINGS: Stanford is ranked fifth by both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. Washington is not ranked by Baseball America, but is No. 23 according to Collegiate Baseball.

THE COACH: Mark Marquess reached the career 800-win milestone with a 9-2 victory over California on May 3, 1996 at Sunken Diamond. Marquess, who was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in January of 1997, has a 846-449-4 career mark (.653), including a 353-253 (.583) record against Six Pac competition. The 1969 Stanford graduate has been named NCAA Coach of the Year three times (1985, 1987 and 1988), Pac-10 South Coach of the Year five times (1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994) and also led the United States to the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Marquess is also one of only five active head coaches who have both played and coached in the College World Series. Marquess played for the Cardinal in 1967, and coached his way to Omaha in 1982, '83, '85, '87, '88, '90 and '95. Washington's Ken Knutson is 180-112 (.616) in his fifth season.

THE SERIES: The Huskies and Cardinal have not met on the diamond since 1982. Stanford leads the series 17-3, including a 3-0 record under Mark Marquess. The teams met in the Pac-10 Playoffs at Sunken Diamond in 1981, with Stanford prevailing 10-8 and 10-6.

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:
Game #51 - San Jose State 14, Stanford 5 (May 6 @ San Jose Munincipal Stadium): The Spartans used a nine-run fifth inning to hand the Cardinal its first Tuesday loss of the season. Senior Luke Quaccia (Oakdale, CA/Modesto JC) hit a two-run homer in the second for Stanford, while sophomore Tony Cogan (Highland Park, IL/Highland Park HS) took the loss to fall to 7-2.

Game #52 - UCLA 10, Stanford 9 (May 9 @ Jackie Robinson Stadium): Eric Valent's solo homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth helped the Bruins take the series opener. The Bruins led 8-0 after five innings, but the Cardinal came back to tie it with six runs in the sixth and two in the seventh, led by a three-run homer by junior Joe Kilburg (Bay Village, OH/Bay Village HS). UCLA jumped back on top 9-8 in the bottom of the eighth, but Stanford freshman Edmund Muth (Long Beach, CA/St. John Bosco HS) tied the game with a solo homer to center in the top of the ninth. That set the stage for Valent, who hit the game-winner over the right-center field fence.

Game #53 - UCLA 13, Stanford 8 (May 10 @ Jackie Robinson Stadium): UCLA scored in seven of its eight at-bats to outlast Stanford and set up Sunday's showdown for the division title. The Bruins led 7-1 after three innings, and held on from there. Sophomore Josh Hochgesang (Fullerton, CA/Sunny Hills HS) hit two homers in a game for the third time in 1997, while junior Jay Pecci (Novato, CA/San Marin HS) had two hits and two runs scored.

Game #54 - Stanford 9, UCLA 6 (May 11 @ Jackie Robinson Stadium): Stanford clinched the Six Pac title outright by winning the series finale behind a 5-for-5 performance from Joe Kilburg. The junior right fielder had three doubles, a homer and three RBI as Stanford took a 4-0 lead after three innings and never looked back. The Cardinal also received homers from Tony Schrager (Westside, NE/Yale Univ.), Jon Schaeffer (Tarzana, CA/Harvard-Westlake HS) and Josh Hochgesang to hold off the Bruins. Starter Chad Hutchinson (Del Mar, CA/Torrey Pines HS) picked up his sixth win of the year by allowing eight hits and three runs over the first 6.1 innings.

SCHAEFFER WINS PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TWICE: Junior Jon Schaeffer earned Pac-10 Southern Division Player of the Week honors on consecutive weeks (Apr. 29 and May 6) during the Cardinal's eight-game winning streak. The back-to-back honors are the first by a Six Pac offensive player since USC's Geoff Jenkins in 1995. Schaeffer hit .529 for the week (9-for-17) with three doubles, three homers, nine runs scored and nine RBI. Schaeffer has hit nine homers in his last 12 games, and is now hitting .377 with team-highs of 18 homers and 64 RBI. The junior catcher is also currently on a 16-game hitting streak. Here's a look at Schaeffer's recent power surge:

DATE    OPPONENT        PITCHER         INNING  RUNNERS ON
4/22    Sacramento St.  Scott Merin     3rd     Two
4/25    at California   Drew Fischer    1st     One
4/25    at California   Ryland Sumner   8th     None
4/27    at California   Brad Steele     3rd     None
4/27    at California   Reed Goemann    8th     One
5/2     Arizona         Darrell Hussman 1st     Two
5/3     Arizona         James Johnson   5th     One
5/4     Arizona         Dave Abbott     8th     Two
5/11    at UCLA         Tom Jacquez     1st     None

PETERSON CLOSES IN ON HISTORY: In just two-plus seasons, Kyle Peterson has already established himself as one of the best pitchers in Stanford history. And in 1997 he has continued to show why. The Elkhorn, Nebraska native is a career 33-8 with a 3.38 ERA, and ranks on four of Stanford's career top 10 lists (innings pitched, wins, winning percentage and strikeouts) and four single season top 10 lists (wins, winning percentage, innings pitched and strikeouts). To put it in perspective, Peterson has already passed the Baltimore Orioles' Mike Mussina (25; 1988-90) on Stanford's all-time win list. The junior is fourth in Stanford history with 33 career wins, which puts him four behind all-time leader Jeff Ballard (1982-85) and two behind second place Jack McDowell (1985-87). He is also second on the career strikeout list with 329, and is just eight behind all-time leader McDowell. On Feb. 7, the junior right-hander threw a complete game four-hitter while striking out 17 and walking none in the Cardinal's 6-1 win. The 17 strikeouts is the most by a Cardinal in a game since Steve Dunning fanned 18 in a game in 1970. For the effort, Peterson was named as one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week. He was also later named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Mar. 4 after hurling a six-hit shutout against USC. Here's a look at Peterson's caree stats and where he stands in Stanford's all-time record book:

 
Year     W-L     ERA     G/GS   CG     IP     H    R-ER   BB    K
1995    14-1    2.96    20/18   10  142.2   129   54-47   35  112
1996    10-5    3.71    17/16    2  111.2   105   60-46   41   95
1997     9-2    3.90    15/15    2  113.0   102   61-49   32  122
TOT.    33-8    3.38    52/49   14  367.1   336 175-138  108  329
CAREER WINS                         CAREER STRIKEOUTS
1. Jeff Ballard (1982-85)    37  1. Jack McDowell (1985-87)  337
2. Jack McDowell (1985-87)   35  2. Kyle Peterson (1995-)    329
3. Lee Plemel (1985-88)      34  3. Lee Plemel (1985-88)     326
4. Kyle Peterson (1995-)     33  4. Jeff Ballard (1982-85)   316
5. Bruce Mignano (1979-82)   28  5. Stan Spencer (1988-90)   297

HUTCHINSON DOUBLES HIS PLEASURE: Sophomore right-hander/quarterback Chad Hutchinson (Del Mar, CA/Torrey Pines HS)has established himself as one of the top two-sport collegiate stars in America. Hutchinson started all 12 games at quarterback for the 1996 Cardinal football team that won the Sun Bowl and finished 7-5, and has been a member of baseball's starting rotation each of the past two seasons. On the gridiron, Hutchinson completed 190-of-312 passes in 1996 for 2,134 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was also named the Sun Bowl MVP after completing 22-of-28 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinal's 38-0 win over Michigan State. On the diamond, the 1995 first-round pick of the Atlanta Braves has alternated between the No. 2 and 3 slots in the starting rotation. He is currently 6-3 with a 5.63 ERA in 15 appearances, including 6.1 strong innings in Sunday's division clinching win at UCLA. Hutchinson also allowed just one run on six hits over 7.2 innings in a 12-1 win over Arizona on May 3. Here's a look at Hutchinson's career baseball stats:

 
Year    W-L  ERA     G/GS  CG     IP    H    R-ER   BB   K
1996    7-2 3.51    16/12   4    84.2   86  38-33   33  70
1997    5-3 6.24    14/13   1    78.1   76  62-50   44  87
TOT.   12-5 4.59    30/25   5   163.0  162 100-83   77 157

IN SHORT: Here's a quick look at just some of the other Stanford players to watch in 1997. Jeff Austin - Hard-throwing sophomore has been invited to the 1997 USA Baseball National Team Camp in June. Chris Clark - Homered in each of the three Cal games (Apr. 25-27) to up his season total to nine. Tony Cogan - Sophomore closer picked up the save in Sunday's division-clinching win at UCLA. John Gall - Freshman first baseman/designated hitter has 27 multi-hit games. Brent Hoard - Sophomore lefty threw a complete game four-hit shutout vs. Cal on Saturday, Apr. 26. Josh Hochgesang - Had career-high 19-game hitting streak from Mar. 2-Apr. 19. Joe Kilburg - Went 5-for-5 with three doubles and a homer in Sunday's win at UCLA. Edmund Muth - Freshman right fielder leads the team with a .386 batting average. Jay Pecci -Had career-high 10-game hitting streak snapped on Apr. 12. Luke Quaccia - Homered in four straight games from Apr. 26-May 2.

OFFENSIVE UPRISING: With the regular season now concluded, Stanford is still on a pace to record the highest single season batting average in school history. The Cardinal enters the week hitting .340 as a club, which puts it ahead of the .337 mark established in 1981. All nine Cardinal starters are currently above the .300 mark. Stanford has already scored 496 runs in 54 games, which is just 71 short of the school record set in 1985 (565). Stanford is also second in school history in homers with 89 (record of 93 set in 1990) and third in doubles with 138 (school record of 165 set in 1990). The Cardinal has also scored 10 or more runs in 22 of its 54 games, and has a perfect 22-0 mark in those contests. Here's a comparison of the Cardinal's 1997 stats and the top numbers in school history in each category:

Year        G   .BA    AB    R    H   2B   HR    TB  
1997       54  .340  2003  496  682  138   89  1105        
Record     71  .337  2548  565  791  165   93  1287
Year Set 1990  1981  1990 1985 1990 1990 1990  1990

CARDINAL NOTES: Friday's Stanford-Washington game will be televised live on Fox Sports Net with Barry Tompkins and former Arizona head coach Jerry Kindall calling the action ... Stanford has three players who are among the Pac-10 Southern Division's top 10 in batting average - Edmund Muth (5th, .386), John Gall (7th, .379) and Jon Schaeffer (8th, .377) ... The Cardinal also has three pitchers who are among the Six Pac's top 10 in ERA - Tony Cogan (5th, 3.30), Kyle Peterson (7th, 3.90) and Jeff Austin (10th, 4.83).

FINAL PAC-10 CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of May 12)

SOUTHERN DIVISION

                      CONFERENCE          OVERALL
School           W   L   .PCT    GB  W   L   T   .PCT
Stanford        21   9   .700    --  38  16  0   .704
UCLA            19  11   .633     2  40  17  1   .696
USC             17  13   .567     4  39  18  0   .684
Arizona State   16  14   .533     5  36  20  0   .643
Arizona         13  17   .433     8  32  26  0   .552
California       4  26   .133    17  21  38  0   .356

NORTHERN DIVISION

                       CONFERENCE       OVERALL
School           W   L   .PCT    GB   W   L   T   .PCT
Washington      20   4   .833    --  41  17   0   .707
Oregon State    18   6   .750     2  38  12   1   .752
Washington St.   7  17   .292    13  13  42   0   .236
Portland State   3  21   .150    17  10  43   0   .189
No. Name            Pos. Yr. 1997 stats      
11  Tony Schrager   2B   So. .310, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 4 SB
17  Jody Gerut      CF   So. .337, 8 HR, 60 RBI, 12 SB
7   John Gall       DH   Fr. .379, 6 HR, 51 RBI, 15 2B
24  Jon Schaeffer    C   Jr. .377, 18 HR, 64 RBI, 13 2B
33  Josh Hochgesang 3B   So. .353, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 19 2B
22  Luke Quaccia    1B   Sr. .330, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 17 2B
2   Chris Clark     LF   Sr. .330, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 8 SB
13  Joe Kilburg     RF   Jr. .364, 7 HR, 40 RBI, 18 2B
1   Jay Pecci       SS   Jr. .307, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 6 SB

Starting Pitching Rotation

       
26  Kyle Peterson (Thursday)    RHP Jr. 9-2, 3.90 ERA, 113.0 IP
29  Brent Hoard (Friday)        LHP So. 8-4, 5.43 ERA, 69.2 IP
36  Chad Hutchinson (Saturday)  RHP So. 6-3, 5.63 ERA, 84.2 IP

- Stanford enters its 102nd season of baseball in 1995 with an all-time record of 2000-1346-31 (.597).

- The Cardinal have captured two national titles (1987, 1988) and advanced to the NCAA College World Series nine times, including seven appearances in the last 13 years.

- Stanford has advanced to the NCAA Tournament 16 times, including 13 regional appearances in the last 15 seasons.

- The Cardinal own a record of 306-208 in Six-Pac action (1979-1995) for a league-best .595 winning percentage.

- Stanford has captured 14 total conference titles, including six of the last 13 Six-Pac conference crowns.

- Six Stanford players/coaches have played on the United States Olympic team, including three gold medal winners.

- The Cardinal boasts two NCAA Player of the Year winners (David McCarty - 1991, Steve Dunning - 1970) and three NCAA Freshman of the Year selections (Kyle Peterson - 1995, Jeffrey Hammonds - 1990, Paul Carey - 1987).

- Ten Stanford players have earned CWS All-Tournament team honors, including two MVP awards.

- Stanford has produced 31 All-Americans who have won 35 All-America honors.

- Eighty-two Stanford players have been named to All-Conference teams, collecting a combined 99 All-League honors.

- Forty-four (44) former Cardinal players have gone on to play in the major leagues. Last season, 16 former Stanford stars either coached or played at the major league level.

- There have been seven no-hitters thrown by Cardinal pitchers in school history.

Baseball America (As of May 12)
1. LSU (45-11)
2. Miami (41-15)
3. Alabama (41-11)
4. UCLA (40-17)
5. STANFORD (38-16)
6. Texas Tech (43-10)
7. Florida State (41-15)
8. Mississippi State (40-16)
9. Auburn (43-12)
10. USC (39-18)
11. Georgia Tech (43-11)
12. Oklahoma State (40-15)
13. Arizona State (36-20)
14. Rice (39-14)
15. Florida (36-20)
16. Tennessee (41-15)
17. Southwestern Louisiana (39-14)
18. Texas A&M (39-18)
19. Wichita State (48-14)
20. North Carolina State (39-16)
21. Long Beach State (34-22)
22. Oklahoma (35-16)
23. Santa Clara (37-18)
24. Cal State Fullerton (34-21)
25. Tulane (37-19)

Collegiate Baseball (As of May 12)
1. LSU (45-11)
2. Alabama (44-11)
3. Miami (41-15)
4. Georgia Tech (43-11)
5. STANFORD (38-16)
6. UCLA (40-17-1)
7. Mississippi State (40-16)
8. Texas Tech (43-10)
9. Florida State (41-15)
10. USC (39-18)
11. Rice (39-14)
12. Auburn (43-12)
13. Oklahoma State (40-15)
14. Oklahoma (35-16)
15. Arizona State (36-20)
16. Florida (36-20)
17. Tennessee (41-15)
18. Santa Clara (37-18)
19. Wichita State (48-14)
20. North Carolina State (39-16)
21. San Jose State (38-19)
22. Texas A&M (38-18)
23. Washington (41-17)
24. Long Beach State (34-22)
25. Cal State Fullerton (34-21-1)
26. Tulane (37-19)
27. Southwestern Louisiana (39-14)
28. South Alabama (36-16)
29. Nevada (37-17)
30. Michigan (34-20)

Overall Record: 38-16
Conference Record: 21-9

Home: 23-8
Away: 15-8
Neutral: 0-0

Day Games: 26-10
Night Games: 12-6

On Grass: 38-16
On Turf: 0-0

vs. Ranked Opponents: 13-11

On Television: 3-2

January: 2-1
February: 11-5
March: 10-2
April: 11-5
May: 4-3
June: 0-0

Monday: 3-0
Tuesday: 9-1
Wednesday: 0-0
Thursday: 1-0
Friday: 6-5
Saturday: 10-5
Sunday: 9-5

1-run games: 5-5
2-run games: 5-4
3+ run games: 28-7

Stanford scores first: 24-7
Opponent scores first: 14-9

Leading after 5: 32-2
Trailing after 5: 4-12
Tied after 5: 2-2

Leading after 8: 34-1
Trailing after 8: 2-13
Tied after 8: 2-2

1997 STANFORD BASEBALL HIGHS/LOWS

Team

Single Game Batting
At bats: 50 at Sacramento State (2/25)
Runs: 22 vs. USC (3/2)
Runs (inning): 10 vs. Saint Mary's (1/26, 1st)
Hits: 24 at California (3/23)
RBI: 21 vs. USC (3/2)
Fewest Runs: 0 at Fresno State (2/8)
Hits: 24 at California (3/23)
Hits (inning): 8, twice, last at USC (4/6)
Fewest Hits: 4 vs. Fresno State (2/8)
Home Runs: 7 at California (4/25)
RBI: 21 vs. USC (3/2)
Singles: 18 at California (3/23)
Doubles: 8 vs. USC (3/2)
Triples: 1, nine times, last vs. Arizona (5/3)
Extra Base Hits: 12 vs. USC (3/2)
Most Walks: 15, twice, last at Santa Clara (4/8)
Least Walks: 0 vs. Fresno State (2/8)
Most Strikeouts: 12, three times, last vs. UCLA (4/20)
Least Strikeouts: 1 vs. USC (3/2)
Stolen Bases: 6 at Arizona (3/29)
Most Left on Base: 20 vs. USF (3/4)
Least Left on Base: 3 vs. Cal Poly SLO (4/29)

Single Game Pitching
Runs: 16 vs. Arizona State (4/12)
Runs (inning): 9 vs. San Jose State (5/6, 5th)
Fewest Runs: 0, three times, last vs. California (4/26)
Most Earned Runs: 13 vs. Arizona State (4/12)
Most Hits: 16, three times, last vs. Arizona (5/3)
Most Hits (inn.): 5, four times, last vs. Ariz. (5/3, 1st)
Fewest Hits: 2 vs. Saint Mary's (1/27)
Most Walks: 9, twice, last at Cal (3/23)
Least Walks: 0, four times, last vs. Arizona (4/4)
Most Strikeouts: 17, twice, last vs. UCSB (2/23)
Least Strikeouts: 0 at Arizona State (3/9)

Single Game Fielding
Double Plays: 4 at Arizona State (3/7)
Putouts: 36, twice, last vs. San Francisco (3/4)
Assists: 19 at Arizona State (3/9)
Errors: 4, twice, last vs. Arizona State (4/11)
Errorless Games: 18

Individual

Single Game Batting
At bats: 6, 15 times, last Tony Schrager vs. Ariz. (5/3)
Runs: 4, 5 times, last Jody Gerut at Santa Clara (4/8)
Hits: 5, twice, last Joe Kilburg at UCLA (5/11)
RBI: 6, Jody Gerut at Sacramento State (2/25)
HR: 2, 6 times, last J. Hochgesang at UCLA (5/10)
Doubles: 3, Joe Kilburg at UCLA (5/11)
Triples: 1, 9 times, last Jody Gerut vs. Arizona (5/3)
Total Bases: 11, Joe Kilburg at UCLA (5/11)
Walks: 4, twice, last Joe Kilburg at Santa Clara (4/8)
Strikeouts: 4, Jody Gerut vs. San Francisco (3/4)
Stolen Bases: 4, Jody Gerut at Arizona (3/29)
Longest hit streak: 19 gms., J. Hochgesang (3/2-4/19)
Current hit streak: 16 games, Jon Schaeffer (4/15-)

Single Game Pitching
Innings: 9, 4 times, last Chad Hutchinson at Cal (4/27)
Innings (relief): 6, Tony Cogan vs. USC (3/1)
Runs: 10, Chad Hutchinson vs. ASU (4/12)
ER: 8, 4 times, last Kyle Peterson at UCLA (5/9)
Few. Runs (CG): 0, twice, last B. Hoard vs. Cal (4/26)
Most Hits: 11, Kyle Peterson at Arizona State (3/7)
Few. Hits (CG): 4, twice, last B. Hoard vs. Cal (4/26)
Strikeouts: 17, Kyle Peterson vs. Fresno State (2/7)
Most Walks: 7, Chad Hutchinson at California (3/23)

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