Jordan Pries Class: Sophomore Hometown: Alameda, CA High School: Alameda HS Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: RHP Experience: 1V Bats/Throws: R/R

2009 PAC-10 PITCHER OF THE WEEK

As a Freshman in 2009: Emerged as Stanford's Friday starter over the latter half of a solid freshman campaign ... led the Cardinal with 76.0 innings, while going 4-4 with a 4.62 ERA (39er) and one complete game in 13 games (11 starts) ... was among the nation's stingiest regular season pitchers to hit, ranking 35th among NCAA Division I hurlers by yielding an average of 7.22 hits per 9.0 innings ... tied for the sixth-fewest hits allowed in the Pac-10 during the regular season, while holding opposing batters to a .228 average (61-for-267) ... ranked eighth in the Pac-10 by yielding a .236 mark (46-for-195) in conference-only games ... was exceptional in his five Pac-10 road starts, going 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA (12er, 36.0ip) and a .164 average against (20-for-122) ... was the winning pitcher in his collegiate debut, tossing 3.0-innings of two-hit, shutout ball in Stanford's Opening Night victory over Vanderbilt ... named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for March 2-8 after a stellar effort in his first career start, a 7-1 victory March 7 over second-ranked Texas ... stymied the Longhorns over 7.1- excellent innings at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond, carrying a shutout into the eighth and departing after allowing just three hits (a double and two singles) ... walked two and struck out four, while handing Texas its first loss of the season ... took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of his first Pac-10 start, March 22 at California ... improved to 3-0 after holding Oregon to one run in 7.2 innings of a 3-1 victory April 4 in Eugene ... became the first Stanford freshman to open 3-0 with at least one win as part of the regular weekend rotation since MLB first round pick Greg Reynolds in 2004 ... was brilliant in an April 18 no-decision at Arizona State ... limited the Sun Devils to just two singles over 7.0-shutout innings, while establishing a career high with 10 strikeouts (5bb) ... made his first of five consecutive Friday starts April 24 versus Arizona ... first collegiate complete game came in a losing effort, as he tossed a three-hitter in a 3-1 setback May 1 at Washington State ... worked into the ninth inning May 15 at USC, falling three outs short of a 9.0-inning complete game in Stanford's 8-6 victory.

High School: Graduated in 2008 from Alameda (Calif.) High School ... helped his club to four consecutive North Coast Section playoff appearances as a four-year letterwinner, including an NCS championship in 2006 ... was the 2008 Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League MVP, while also earning first-team All-Metro status and second-team all-state accolades ... earned first-team All-ACCAL honors as a pitcher in 2006 and as a utility player in 2007 ... was tabbed by Cal-Hi Sports as California's 2006 sophomore player of the year ... opened his prep career by earning second-team all-league honors as a freshman ... established the school's single-season record with a .560 batting average as a senior in 2008 ... also ranks second on Alameda's single-season lists with 95 strikeouts and a 1.05 ERA as a junior in 2007 ... coached by Ken Arnerich ... played for three summers with NorCal Baseball (2005-07), the same program that produced former Cardinal greats such as Jonny Ash, Chris Carter, Jason Castro, Tim Cunningham, Erik Davis ... was named to the all-tournament team as NorCal captured the 2005 AAU national championship.

Personal Information: Son of Tom and Debbie Pries ... has one sister, Brittnie ... his great uncle, Don "Ducky" Pries, is credited with starting the Major League Scouting Bureau following a professional career in the Boston Red Sox organization ... grandfather, Bud Daley, was a left-handed pitcher who enjoyed a 10-year Major League career with the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees from 1955-64 ... Daley was a two-time American League All-Star (1959 and 1960), and won a pair of World Series titles with the Yankees (1961 and 1962) ... undeclared major.

Pries' Career Stats

Pries' Career Highs

Innings Pitched (Starter): 8.0 (twice), last; May 15, 2009 at USC
Innings Pitched (Reliever): 4.0, March 1, 2009 at Cal State Fullerton
Strikeouts: 10, April 18, 2009 at Arizona State
Winning Streak: 3 games February 20-April 4, 2009