May 27, 1997

Stanford Baseball Postseason Profiles

#1 Jay Pecci
Junior
Shortstop
5-10, 180
Novato, CA (San Marin HS)

Starting shortstop ... Great range defensively ... Named to NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team ... Enjoying his best year offensively, batting .299 with three homers and 28 RBI ... Had just a .221 career batting average entering 1997 ... Appeared in 59 games, including 56 starts ... Had a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 22-Apr. 8 ... Was 3-for-4 with a homer, three runs scored and two RBI in 15-5 win at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 1 ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in 4-0 win vs. USC on Feb. 28 ... Went 2-for-5 with a homer, three runs scored and three RBI in 15-9 win at USC on Apr. 4 ... Has 18 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games ... Went 4-for-14 (.286) with two RBI at the West Regional ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, twice, last at California (3/23/97); R - 3, twice, last at USC (4/4/97); H - 3, four times, last at Arizona (3/27/97); RBI - 3, twice, last at USC (4/4/97); HR - 1, four times, last at USC (4/4/97); Hit streak - 10 games (3/22/97-4/8/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     GP/GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1995    .275    26/13   51  9   14  2   0   0   7   5   13  4/6
1996    .194    50/28   103 16  20  2   0   1   11  6   13  3/5
1997    .299    59/56   214 40  64  13  0   3   28  17  19  7/9
TOT.    .266    135/97  368 65  98  17  0   4   46  28  45  14/20
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     GP/GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1995    .000    1/0     1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0/0
1996    .000    3/2     6   2   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0/0
1997    .286    4/4     14  3   4   0   0   0   2   1   0   0/0
TOT.    .190    8/6     21  5   4   0   0   0   4   1   0   0/0

Starting left fielder ... Reserve outfielder most of his previous three seasons, with a career .220 average and one homer entering the season ... Improved offensively this season, with a .313 average and nine homers ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Had six consecutive multi-hit games from Mar. 7-23 ... Had an 11-game hitting streak from Apr. 11-27 ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and four RBI in an 18-6 win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 26 ... Hit game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth in 9-8 win over Santa Clara on Feb. 15 ... Went 4-for-6 with a homer in 10-4 victory at Arizona State on Mar. 8 ... Homered in all three games of California series on Apr. 25-27 ... Has 20 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games ... Went 0-for-10 (.000) at the West Regional.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, three times, last at USC (4/4/97); R - 2, 14 times, last vs. UCLA (4/19/97, game one); H - 4, at Arizona State (3/8/97); HR - 1, 10 times, last at Cal (4/27/97); RBI - 4, twice, last at Cal (3/23/97); Hit streak - 11 games (4/11/97-4/27/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     GP/GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1994    .000    5/1     3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   0/0
1995    .155    33/18   71  7   11  1   0   0   4   8   13  2/4
1996    .289    34/18   76  16  22  1   0   1   9   4   10  2/4
1997    .313    58/55   217 38  68  11  1   9   44  14  37  8/14
TOT.    .275    130/92  367 62  101 13  1   10  57  27  62  12/22
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     GP/GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .200    4/4     10  2   2   0   0   0   2   1   2   1/2
1997    .000    3/3     10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0/0
TOT.    .100    7/7     20  2   2   0   0   0   2   1   4   1/2

Reserve catcher ... Appeared in 11 games in a reserve role ... Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in 18-4 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... Pitched one inning of relief in 13-8 loss to Washington in the Pac-10 Championship Series on May 16 ... Was on the 25-man NCAA West Regional roster, but did not play.

Career Game Highs: AB - 3, at Sacramento State (2/25/97); R - 1, twice, last at Sacramento State (2/2/597); H - 1, four times, last vs. Arizona State (4/12/97); RBI - 1, vs. Arizona State (4/12/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     GP/GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .400    11/0    10  2   4   0   0   0   1   0   2   0/0
Year    W-L ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  K
1997    0-0 0.00    1/0     0   0   0   1.0 0   0   0   1   0

Backup middle infielder ... Appeared in nine games off the bench ... Had hits in each of his first four at-bats ... Had an RBI single in 16-4 win over California on Mar. 24 ... Was on the 25-man NCAA West Regional roster, but did not play.

Career Game Highs: AB - 1, eight times, last at San Jose State (5/6/97); H - 1, five times, last vs. Arizona State (4/12/97); RBI - 1, twice, last vs. California (3/24/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     GP/GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .625    9/0     8   0   5   0   0   0   2   0   1   0/0

Starting designated hitter ... Can also play first base and the outfield ... Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Had two hits or more in 30 of his 59 appearances ... Had six consecutive multi-hit games from Apr. 15-25 ... Has a team-high 84 hits ... Homered in his first collegiate at-bat in 18-6 win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 26 ... Went 5-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in 9-5 loss at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 2 ... Went 4-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBI in 22-13 win vs. USC on Mar. 2 ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI in 13-8 loss at UCLA on May 9 ... Has 13 multi-RBI games ... Was 6-for-16 (.375) with a homer and five RBI at the West Regional ... Hit a ninth-inning grand slam, the first of his career, in 9-2 win over Santa Clara on May 24 ... Went 4-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in 5-2 win over Fresno State in the West Regional Final on May 25.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, three times, last at Arizona State (3/8/97); R - 4, vs. USC (3/2/97); H - 5, at Cal State Fullerton (2/2/97); HR - 1, eight times, last vs. Santa Clara (5/24/97); RBI - 4, vs. Santa Clara (5/24/97); Hit Streak - 7 games (5/3/97-5/16/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .376    59/56   242 48  91  17  0   8   58  14  23  3/5
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    .Avg    G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .375    4/4     16  3   6   1   0   1   5   0   1   0/0 

Top right-hander in the bullpen ... Is 4-2 with a 4.70 ERA and three saves ... Appeared in 23 games, including eight starts early in the campaign ... Baseball America Second Team Preseason All-American ... Projected by Baseball America as one of the top 10 collegiate prospects in the June 1998 Amateur Draft ... Invited to participate in the USA Baseball National Team Summer Camp ... Allowed just one hit over five scoreless innings in 10-0 win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 27 ... Worked 8.1 innings, while allowing just five hits and one run in 1-0 loss to Fresno State on Feb. 8 ... Picked up second save of the season with 3.2 innings of scoreless, seven-strikeout ball in 4-2 win at Arizona on Mar. 27 ... Did not allow an earned run in 5.2 innings of relief in 13-8 come-from-behind win over Arizona on May 3 ... In only West Regional appearace, picked up the save in 9-2 win over Santa Clara on May 24 ... In that game, allowed one hit and two runs, one earned, over 3.2 innings, while walking one and striking out eight.

Career Game Highs: IP - 9.0, at UCLA (2/24/96); K - 13, at UCLA (2/24/96); Low-hit CG - 6, at UCLA (2/24/96)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP      H   R   ER  BB  K
1996    6-4     3.81    16/15   1   1   0   89.2    94  45  38  36  88
1997    4-2     4.70    23/8    0   3   0   76.2    89  48  40  26  83
TOT.    10-6    4.22    39/23   1   4   0   166.1   183 93  78  62  171
POSTSEASON STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  K
1996    0-1     9.00    1/1     0   0   0   3.0 6   4   3   1   3
1997    0-0     2.45    1/0     0   1   0   3.2 1   2   1   1   8
TOT.    0-1     5.40    2/1     0   1   0   6.2 7   6   4   2   11

Transfer from Yale University splits time between second base and designated hitter ... Missed three weeks with a sprained ankle suffered Feb. 11 vs. Nevada ... In his first game as a Cardinal, went 3-for-4 with a double, homer and two runs scored in an 18-6 win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 26 ... Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in 9-5 loss at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 2 ... Went 3-for-3 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in 10-4 win at Arizona State on Mar. 8 ... Was 2-for-3 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in 12-1 win over Arizona ... Had a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in 12-9 loss to Washington in the Pac-10 Championship Series on May 17 ... Hit .247 with two homers and 17 RBI at Yale in 1996 ... Hit .200 (3-for-15) with two runs scored and an RBI at the West Regional.

Stanford Game Highs: AB - 6, vs. Arizona (5/3/97); R - 3, twice, last at Cal State Fullerton (2/1/97); H - 3, twice, last at Arizona State (3/8/97); HR - 1, seven times, last vs. Washington (5/17/97); RBI - 2, four times, last vs. Washington (5/17/97); Hit Streak - 4 games, twice (last, 2/8/97-3/4/97).

STANFORD STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .283    42/31   127 33  36  5   0   7   16  23  24  4/7
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .200    4/3     15  2   3   0   0   0   1   0   3   0/0

Has started at both second base and right field in 1997 ... West Regional All-Tournament Team selection ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Shares leadoff chores with Tony Schrager ... Has 27 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games ... Tied for fifth on Stanford's single season runs scored chart with 74 ... Batted .318 with five homers and 20 RBI in Pac-10 Southern Division play ... Was the hero of Stanford's 9-6 division clinching win at UCLA on May 11, going 5-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and three RBI ... Went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles, two runs scored and five RBI in 15-5 win at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 1 ... Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI in 15-3 win over Nevada on Feb. 11 ... Scored four runs in 22-13 win over USC on Mar. 2 ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in 11-9 win at Arizona State on Mar. 7 ... Hit .444 (8-for-18) with a homer, four RBI and five runs scored at West Regional ... In 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22, hit Stanford's 94th homer of the year to break previous school record of 93 set in 1990 ... Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI in 9-2 win over Santa Clara on May 24.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, five times, last vs. Santa Clara (5/24/97); R - 4, four times, last vs. USC (3/2/97); H - 5, at UCLA (5/11/97); HR - 1, 13 times, last vs. Northeastern (5/22/97); RBI - 5, at Cal State Fullerton (2/2/97); Hit Streak - 12 games (4/6/96-4/27/96).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1995    .296    63/62   240 63  71  7   2   1   20  36  23  35/42
1996    .358    60/60   243 65  87  10  3   5   45  31  33  18/21
1997    .368    58/58   228 74  84  20  3   8   46  36  40  10/14
TOT.    .340    181/180 711 202 242 37  8   14  113 103 96  63/77
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1995    .282    9/9     39  7   11  1   0   1   5   2   1   2/3
1996    .214    4/4     14  5   3   2   0   0   3   2   3   0/1
1997    .444    4/4     18  5   8   2   1   1   4   1   5   1/1
TOT.    .310    17/17   71  17  22  5   1   2   12  5   9   3/4

#15 Edmund Muth
Freshman
Right Field/DH
6-0, 195
Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco HS)

First Team All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American ... Power hitting left-hander splits time at right field and designated hitter ... Broke into the starting lineup in mid-February when second baseman Tony Schrager suffered a sprained ankle and right fielder Joe Kilburg moved to second base ... Has 20 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games ... Hit .400 with five homers and 25 RBI in Pac-10 Southern Division games ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI in 18-4 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... Was 3-for-5 with a homer and four runs scored in 22-13 victory over USC on Mar. 2 ... Went 4-for-5 with a career-high five RBI in 20-5 win at Cal on Mar. 23 ... Had six consecutive multi-hit games from Apr. 22-May 3 ... Had 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 9-Apr. 8 ... Went 3-for-9 (.333) with a homer, three runs scored and three RBI at the West Regional ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22 ... Hit two-run homer in 9-2 win over Santa Clara on May 24.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, at Cal (3/23/97); R - 4, vs. USC (3/2/97); H - 4, at Cal (3/23/97); HR - 1, nine times, last vs. Santa Clara (5/24/97); RBI - 5, at Cal (3/23/97); Hit Streak - 10 games (3/9/97-4/8/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .381    51/39   160 54  61  11  2   9   42  26  34  4/4
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .333    3/2     9   3   3   0   1   1   3   1   2   0/0

Reserve first baseman/third baseman has appeared in 10 games, including a start at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... Scored a run in a 12-7 win over Santa Barbara on Feb. 23 and the 18-4 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... Went 0-for-1 (.000) in West Regional.

Career Game Highs: AB - 2, at Sacramento State (2/25/97); R - 1, twice, last at Sacramento State (2/25/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .000    11/1    9   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0/0
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .000    1/0     1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0/0

Starting center fielder ... One of the top defensive outfielders in the country ... First Team All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Third Team Preseason All-American according to Baseball America ... Rated by Baseball America as one of the top 10 collegiate prospects in the June 1998 Amateur Draft ... Named Pac-10 Southern Division Player of the Week on Mar. 4 after going 9-for-18 with 13 RBI in wins over Sacramento State and USC ... Has not missed a start (121 consecutive games) since arriving at Stanford ... Leads the team in stolen bases with 12 ... Has been invited to the 1997 USA Baseball Team Trials this summer ... Had 14-game hitting streak from Feb. 22-Mar. 27 ... Went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, three runs scored and six RBI in an 18-4 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, five RBI and a homer in 22-13 win over USC on Mar. 2 ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer, four runs scored and four RBI in 15-4 win at Santa Clara on Apr. 8 ... Hit solo homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cardinal a 4-3 win over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Apr. 29 ... Went 2-for-15 (.133) with three runs scored at the West Regional ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, five times, last vs. San Francisco (3/4/97); R - 4, twice, last at Santa Clara (4/8/97); H - 4, vs. USC (3/2/97); HR - 2, vs. Arizona (3/29/96); RBI - 6, twice, last at Sacramento State (2/25/97); Hit Streak - 14 games (2/22/97-3/27/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .321    60/60   246 55  79  15  5   5   46  22  27  9/10
1997    .306    61/61   232 62  71  13  1   8   61  50  51  13/15
TOT.    .314    121/121 478 117 150 28  6   13  107 72  78  22/25
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .412    4/4     17  3   7   2   0   0   4   0   1   0/0
1997    .133    4/4     15  3   2   0   0   0   0   2   7   1/1
TOT.    .281    8/8     32  6   9   2   0   0   4   2   8   1/1

Reserve outfielder has been used mainly as a pinch-runner ... Has appeared in 21 games, all off the bench ... Had a run-scoring single in 14-5 loss at San Jose State on May 6 ... Went 1-for-1 in 15-3 win over Nevada on Feb. 11 ... Was not on the 25-man West Regional roster, but has been added to the College World Series roster.

Career Game Highs: AB - 1, 12 times, last at San Jose State (5/6/97); R - 1, five times, last at Arizona State (3/9/97); H - 1, twice, last at San Jose State (5/6/97); RBI - 1, twice, last at San Jose State (5/6/97)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .167    21/0    12  5   2   0   0   0   2   1   1   0/1

#20 Adam Harris
Junior
Pitcher
6-2, 200
Villa Park, CA (Mater Dei HS)

Breaking ball specialist is used primarily in middle relief ... Has appeared in nine games, including one start (Feb. 4 vs. Cal State Los Angeles) ... Worked 4.0 scoreless innings in 15-4 win at Santa Clara on Apr. 8 ... Was on the 25-man West Regional roster, but did not play.

Career Game Highs: IP - 5.0, vs. Cal State Los Angeles (2/4/97); K - 4, twice, last at Santa Clara (4/8/97)

CARER STATISTICS
Year    W-L ERA     G/GS    CG  SHO SV  IP  H   R   ER  BB  K   
1995    DNP
1996    0-0 27.00   2/0     0   0   0   1.1 1   5   4   4   0
1997    0-0 6.33    10/1    0   0   0   6.0 13  8   6   4   4
TOT.    0-0 12.27   12/1    0   0   0   7.1 14  13  10  8   4

Left-hander is the Cardinal's closer out of the bullpen ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Appeared in 34 games, including one start ... Allowed just one earned run his first 11 appearances of the season (1/26/97-3/1/97) ... Worked a career-high 6.0 scoreless innings, and allowed just five hits in a 5-4, 12-inning win over USC on Mar. 1 ... Worked a scoreless ninth to save a 4-2 win at USC on Apr. 5 ... In his only collegiate start, allowed three hits and one run over 4.0 innings of 12-6 win over San Jose State on Apr. 15 ... Worked 1.1 scoreless innings, and allowed just one hit in a crucial 7-4 win over UCLA on Apr. 19 in the first game of a doubleheader ... Picked up the save in Stanford's 9-6 division-clinching win at UCLA on May 11, working the final 2.2 innings ... In only West Regional appearance, worked 2.0 scoreless innings in 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22.

Career Game Highs: IP - 6.0, vs. USC (3/1/97); K - 6, vs. Sacramento State (4/22/97)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP      H   R   ER  BB  K
1996    1-0     4.76    17/0    0   0   0   28.1    32  18  15  9   19
1997    7-4     3.22    34/1    0   4   0   67.0    55  32  24  19  48
TOT.    8-4     3.68    51/1    0   4   0   95.1    87  50  39  28  67
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  K
1996    0-0     0.00    1/0     0   0   0   0.1 1   1   0   0   0   
1997    0-0     0.00    1/0     0   0   0   2.0 1   0   0   2   2
TOT.    0-0     0.00    2/0     0   0   0   2.1 2   1   0   2   2

Starting first baseman ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Has been solid defensively at first base all season long, making just five errors in 491 chances (.990 fielding percentage) ... Has 19 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games ... Batted .373 with four homers and 22 RBI in Pac-10 Southern Division play ... Hit .440 in conference games in 1996 ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two doubles and three RBI in 22-13 win over USC on Mar. 2 ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI in 12-6 victory over San Jose State on Apr. 15 ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in 8-0 win over Cal on Apr. 26 ... Went 8-for-12 with six RBI in three-game home sweep of Arizona on May 2-4 ... Homered in four straight games from Apr. 26-May 2 ... Had nine-game hitting streak from Apr. 22-May 6 ... Went 2-for-14 (.143) with two runs scored at the West Regional.

Career Game Highs: AB - 5, 19 times, last at UCLA (5/11/97); R - 3, at Arizona (4/21/96); H - 4, three times, last vs. California (5/3/96); HR - 1, 10 times, last at San Jose State (5/6/97); RBI - 4, at Arizona (4/20/96); Hit Streak - 12 games (4/16/96-5/5/96).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .369    44/33   141 25  52  15  3   2   27  9   13  1/1
1997    .319    58/54   207 47  66  17  0   8   40  19  28  3/3
TOT.    .339    102/87  348 72  118 32  3   10  67  28  41  4/4
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .267    4/4     15  1   4   2   1   0   2   2   4   0/0
1997    .143    4/4     14  2   2   0   0   0   0   2   4   1/1
TOT.    .207    8/8     29  3   6   2   1   0   2   4   8   1/1

Reserve outfielder ... One of the first pinch-hitters off the Cardinal bench ... Appeared in 33 games, including five starts ... Went 1-for-2 with with two runs scored in 20-5 win at Cal on Mar. 23 ... Scored two runs in 11-7 loss at Arizona on Mar. 28 ... Hit his first collegiate homer in 14-2 victory at Cal on Apr. 25 ... Appeared in a reserve in two games at the NCAA West Regional.

Career Game Highs: AB - 4, vs. USC (2/28/97); R - 2, twice, last at Arizona (3/28/97); H - 1, seven times, last at Cal (4/25/97); HR - 1, at Cal (4/25/97); RBI - 1, five times, last at Cal (4/25/97)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .175    33/5    40  11  7   1   1   1   5   7   10  1/1
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .000    2/0     0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0/0

#24 Jon Schaeffer
Junior
Catcher
6-1, 212
Tarzana, CA (Harvard-Westlake HS)

Starting catcher ... Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American ... First Team All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Selected to the West Regional All-Tournament Team ... Hitting .425 (48-for-113) with 15 homers in the Cardinal's final 31 games ... Earned back-to-back Pac-10 Southern Division Player of the Week honors on Apr. 28 and May 5, making him the first player to turn the feat since USC's Geoff Jenkins in 1995 ... His 20 homers are the sixth highest single season total in school history, while his 33 career round-trippers rank him eighth on the school's all-time list ... Has hit 11 homers in Stanford's last 19 games, including a stretch of eight in eight games (4/22/97-5/4/97) ... Is also sixth on the Stanford's single season RBI list with 69 ... Hit .396 with 11 homers and 36 RBI in Pac-10 Southern Division games ... Had career-best 18-game hitting streak (Apr. 15-May 16) snapped in 12-9 loss to Washington on May 17 ... Went 2-for-5 with two homers and five RBI in 14-2 win over Fresno State on Feb. 9 ... Homered and drove in four in 15-4 win at Santa Clara on Apr. 8 ... Hit two homers in game against Cal twice in three days (Apr. 25 and 27) ... Went 8-for-13 with three homers and nine RBI in three-game sweep over Arizona on May 2-4 ... Has 28 multi-hit and 20 multi-RBI games ... Had six consecutive multi-hit games from Apr. 15-25 ... Went 4-for-12 (.333) with a homer and four RBI at the West Regional ... Homered in the first inning of 3-1 win over Texas A&M on May 23.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, at Cal (4/23/95); R - 4, at Cal (3/23/97); H - 4, at UCLA (2/24/96); HR - 2, five times, last at Cal (4/27/97); RBI - 5, twice, last vs. Fresno State (2/9/97); Hit Streak - 18 games (4/15/97-5/16/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1995    .294    56/49   180 27  53  4   0   2   34  13  27  5/9
1996    .292    58/57   209 44  61  18  0   11  44  12  38  3/4
1997    .367    60/59   218 62  80  13  2   20  73  32  47  1/3
TOT.    .320    174/165 607 133 194 35  2   33  151 57  112 9/16
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1995    .188    9/9     32  2   6   1   0   0   3   0   6   0/1
1996    .467    4/4     15  5   7   3   0   0   1   2   3   0/0
1997    .333    4/4     12  2   4   0   0   1   4   3   2   0/1
TOT.    .288    17/17   59  9   17  4   0   1   8   5   11  0/2

#25 Jeff Rizzo
Freshman
Third Base
6-0, 180
San Diego, CA (La Jolla HS)

Reserve third baseman ... Appeared in 20 games, including seven starts early in the campaign ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 10-0 win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 27 ... Had three consecutive multi-hit games from Feb. 17-22 ... Was on 25-man West Regional roster, but did not play.

Career Game Highs - 4, vs. Saint Mary's (1/27/97); R - 1, five times, last vs. Arizona State (4/12/97); H - 2, four times, last vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/22/97); RBI - 2, vs. Saint Mary's (1/27/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .306    20/7    36  5   11  3   0   0   5   6   12  0/0

Ace of the starting rotation ... Has a career record of 35-8 ... Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American ... Selected to West Regional All-Tournament Team ... Stanford's only two-time Pac-10 Southern Division Player of the Year (1995 and 1997) ... Became Stanford's all-time career strikeout leader on May 15 when he notched No. 338, and surpassed former Cardinal great Jack McDowell (1985-87) ... He now has 352 career strikeouts, and has also tied Stan Spencer (1990) single season school strikeout mark of 145 ... On Stanford's career charts, also ranks tied for second in wins (35), third in innings pitched (389.1), and ninth in winning percentage (.814) ... Has a career 6-0 postseason mark with a 2.96 ERA ... Was 7-1 with a 3.79 ERA in Pac-10 Southern Division games ... Second Team Preseason All-American according to Baseball America ... Threw a complete game four-hitter and struck out 17 (most by a Cardinal since Steve Dunning's 18 in 1970) in a 6-1 win over Fresno State on Feb. 7 ... Earned Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors on Mar. 4 after throwing a complete game six-hit shutout in 4-0 win over USC on Feb. 28 ... Allowed just five hits and one run over 7.0 innings, while striking out 10, in 9-2 victory over Arizona on May 2 ... Allowed four hits and three runs over 7.0 innings in 7-6, 10-inning win over Washington on May 15 ... Went 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA at the West Regional ... Allowed eight hits and three runs over 6.0 innings in 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22 ... Two days later, threw complete game seven-hitter, while walking none and striking out nine, in 5-2 win over Fresno State in the West Regional on May 25.

Career Game Highs: IP - 9.0, 15 times, last vs. Fresno State (5/25/97); K - 17, vs. Fresno State (2/9/97); Low-hit CG - 4, three times, last vs. Fresno State (2/9/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP      H   R   ER  BB  K
1995    14-1    2.96    20/18   10  1   1   142.2   129 54  47  35  112
1996    10-5    3.71    17/16   2   0   1   111.2   105 60  46  41  95
1997    11-2    3.67    18/18   3   0   1   135.0   121 69  55  35  145
TOT.    35-8    3.42    55/52   15  1   3   389.1   355 183 148 111 352
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  K
1995    3-0     2.67    3/3 3   0   0   27.0    27  11  8   2   23
1996    1-0     4.05    1/1 0   0   0   6.2     7   3   3   6   4
1997    2-0     3.00    2/2 1   0   0   15.0    15  5   5   0   14
TOT.    6-0     2.96    6/6 4   0   0   48.2    49  19  16  8   41

Left-hander has served a set-up man and spot starter in 1997 ... Has appeared in 20 games, including three starts ... Worked 4.0 scoreless, one-hit innings in a 7-5 win over Cal State Los Angeles on Feb. 4 ... Struck out six over 3.2 hitless innings in 9-3 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... In his lone West Regional appearance, worked a scoreless ninth in 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22.

Career Game Highs: IP - 5.0, twice, last vs. Sacramento State (4/22/97); K - 9, vs. Cal State Northridge (5/25/96).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  K
1995    DNP
1996    0-0     0.69    7/0 0   0   0   13.0    6   1   1   5   17
1997    4-3     4.40    21/3    0   1   0   47.0    42  27  23  22  34
TOT.    4-3     3.60    28/3    0   1   0   60.0    48  28  24  27  51
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  K
1996    0-0     0.00    1/0     0   0   0   5.0 1   0   0   1   8
1997    0-0     0.00    1/0     0   0   0   1.0 1   0   0   0   0
TOT.    0-0     0.00    2/0     0   0   0   6.0 2   0   0   1   8

Left-hander has emerged as No. 2 starter after working just 4.2 innings in 1996 ... Has appeared in 16 games, including 11 starts ... Broke into the starting rotation in mid-March ... Worked 6.0 innings in a starting role, and allowed just two runs on six hits, in 12-4 win at UC Davis on Feb. 18 ... Picked up the win with 3.0 innings of scoreless, seven-strikeout relief in 12-6 win over UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 23 ... Allowed seven hits and three runs over 7.0 innings in 10-3 win at USC on Apr. 6 ... Threw complete game four-hit shutout with seven strikeouts in 8-0 victory over California on Apr. 26 ... Picked up his first win since Apr. 26 with 5.1 scoreless, three-hit innings in 9-2 West Regional victory over Santa Clara on May 24.

Career Game Highs: IP - 9.0, vs. Cal (4/26/97); K - 7, four times, last vs. Cal (4/26/97); Low-hit CG - 4, vs. Cal (4/26/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP      H   R   ER  BB  K
1996    0-0     11.57   6/0     0   0   0   4.2     7   7   6   10  8
1997    9-4     5.49    17/12   1   0   1   80.1    84  54  49  45  72
TOT.    9-4     5.82    23/12   1   0   1   85.0    91  61  55  55  80
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  K
1997    1-0     0.00    1/1     0   0   0   5.1 3   0   0   6   5

Reserve catcher and pinch-hitter ... Appeared in 22 games, including nine starts early in the season ... Scored two runs in 18-6 win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 26 ... Hit a pinch-hit homer in 15-5 win at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 1 ... Drove in two runs in 12-7 win over UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 23 ... Homered in 18-4 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... Was on the 25-man West Regional roster, but did not play.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, at UC Davis (2/18/97); R - 2, three times, at UC Davis (2/18/97); H - 2, at UC Davis (2/18/97); HR - 1, twice, last at Sacramento State (2/25/97); RBI - 2, three times, last vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23/97).

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .276    22/2    29  3   8   2   0   0   5   1   5   1/1
1997    .200    22/9    45  9   9   1   0   2   7   3   5   0/0
TOT.    .230    44/11   74  12  17  3   0   2   12  4   10  1/1
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .000    1/0     1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0/0
1997    DNP

Starting third baseman ... Named the Most Outstanding Player of the West Regional after hitting .500 with two homers, five runs scored and seven RBI ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Southern Division ... Ranks on Stanford's all-time single season list in doubles (21, T4th), homers (16, T8th), RBI (70, 8th) and hits (92, T9th) ... Named Pac-10 Southern Division Player of the Week on Mar. 25 after going 4-for-11 with six runs scored in a three-game sweep over California ... Had a career-best 19-game hitting streak from Mar. 2-Apr. 15 ... Has 28 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games ... Enters the College World Series with a 15-game hitting streak (Apr. 29-present), and had two hits or more in nine straight ganes until the West Regional final (May 9-24) ... Had two homers and four RBI in 12-4 win at UC Davis on Feb. 18 ... Went 3-for-6 with a homer, three runs scored and four RBI in an 18-4 win at Sacramento State on Feb. 25 ... Went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI in a 16-4 win over California on Mar. 24 ... Hit two solo homers in 14-2 win at Cal on Apr. 25 ... Had two homers and four RBI in 13-8 loss at UCLA on May 10 ... Went 4-for-5 in 13-8 loss to Washington on May 16 ... Had three hits and three RBI in 12-3 win over Northeastern on May 22 ... Teamed with Jon Schaeffer on back-to-back homers in first inning of 3-1 win over Texas A&M on May 23 ... Had two-run homer in the first inning of 5-2 West Regional final win over Fresno State on May 25.

Career Game Highs: AB - 6, twice, last vs. San Francisco (3/4/97); R - 3, at California (3/23/97); H - 4, twice, last vs. Washington (5/16/97); HR - 2, three times, last at UCLA (5/10/97); RBI - 4, four times, last vs. Washington (5/15/97); Hit Streak - 19 games (Mar. 2-Apr. 15)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1996    .236    33/26   89  15  21  3   1   2   11  7   26  4/4
1997    .379    59/58   243 56  92  21  2   16  70  12  37  9/10
TOT.    .340    92/84   332 71  113 24  3   18  81  19  63  13/14
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    Avg     G/GS    AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI BB  K   SB/SBA
1997    .500    4/4     16  5   8   1   1   2   7   1   2   1/1

#36 Chad Hutchinson
Sophomore
Pitcher
6-5, 230
Del Mar, CA (Torrey Pines HS)

No. 3 starter ... Hard-throwing right-hander is also projected to be the Cardinal's starting quarterback in 1997 ... Did not attend spring football practices because of baseball committments, but did attend offensive meetings ... Allowed just six hits and four runs over 8.2 innings in 10-4 win at Arizona State on Mar. 8 ... Threw seven shutout innings, and allowed just three hits in 4-2 win at USC on Apr. 5 ... Allowed six hits and one run, while not walking a batter, over 7.2 innings in 12-1 win over Arizona on May 4 ... Picked up the win in Stanford's 9-6 division-clinching win at UCLA on May 11, allowing eight hits and three runs over 6.1 innings ... Threw complete game four-hitter, while walking seven and striking out seven, in 3-1 West Regional win over Texas A&M on May 23.

Career Game Highs: IP - 9.0, six times, last vs. Texas A&M (5/23/97); K - 10, twice, last vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23/97); Low-hit CG - 4, vs. Texas A&M (5/23/97)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO
1996    7-2     3.51    16/12   4   1   0   84.2    86  38  33  33  70
1997    7-3     5.44    17/16   2   0   0   99.1    96  74  60  59  106
TOT.    14-5    4.55    33/28   6   1   0   184.0   182 112 93  92  176
CAREER POSTSEASON
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO
1996    0-1     5.40    1/1     1   0   0   8.1     11  5   5   2   7
1997    1-0     1.00    1/1     1   0   0   9.0     4   1   1   7   7
TOT.    1-1     3.12    2/2     1   0   0   17.1    15  6   6   9   14

Long reliever ... Has made four appearances, including one start (Feb. 25 at Sacramento State) ... Was on the 25-man West Regional roster, but did not play.

CAREER STATISTICS
Year    W-L     ERA     G/GS    CG  SV  SHO IP  H   R   ER  BB  SO
1997    0-0     9.00    4/1     0   0   0   6.0 13  8   6   4   4

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