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At Stanford: Second-year shortstop started every game in 2008, becoming the first true Cardinal freshman to do so since current San Diego Padres outfielder Jody Gerut in 1996...is the only Stanford freshman to start every contest at shortstop since games played became an officially kept statistic in 1960...the only other infielder to play in every game on The Farm was first baseman Tom Guardino in 1975 (games started were not recorded)...in the days when Stanford fielded both freshman and varsity squads, shortstops Joel Shulman (1961) and Dick Swan (1965) both started played in every contest during their sophomore campaigns (games started were not kept)...is one of the better defensive shortstops in all of college baseball...is a great natural infielder, with tremendous instincts and a terrific arm...has outstanding range both in the hole and up the middle...has a knack for making every play look easy...got bigger, stronger and faster during the offseason, and really improved as a hitter...had a great fall with the bat, hitting the ball to all fields...can play pepper with both gaps, and should collect a lot of extra-base hits. As a Freshman in 2008: Along with Jason Castro and Sean Ratliff, was one of only three Stanford players to start all 67 games...was in the lineup at shortstop for every contest, even though he suffered a broken bone in his foot during the College World Series...was errorless in 60 games, while logging a .973 fielding percentage (seven errors in 264 total chances)...ranked third in the Pac-10 with 162 assists, while matching teammate Cord Phelps for fifth by turning 45 double plays...played errorless baseball over his final 23 games (including all 11 postseason contests), handling 80 total chances...at the plate, batted .232 (49-for-211) with 32 runs scored, five doubles, 26 RBI and three stolen bases...was second on the team with eight sacrifice bunts, and was third on the club with five sacrifice flies...excelled in the clutch, going 20-for-63 (.317) with runners in scoring position...hit .230 (17-for-74) with 10 runs scored, one double and 11 RBI in the 24 Pac-10 games...went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, one double and an RBI in his debut February 22 vs. Nebraska (first game)...went 7-for-17 (.412) with six runs scored, one double and four RBI during a career-best five-game hitting streak April 26-May 3...had a career-high three RBI April 30 at UC Davis, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double...finished postseason play with a .263 average (10-for-38) with eight runs, one double and four RBI in 11 games...perhaps more importantly, handled 35 total defensive chances without making an error...set his career high with three hits in a June 1 Regional elimination victory over UC Davis, and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base in the Regional championship contest against Pepperdine...hit safely in three of Stanford's four College World Series games, going 4-for-13 (.308) with five runs scored, one double and two RBI...logged 16 defensive chances in Omaha. High School: Graduated in 2007 from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was a teammate of fellow Stanford player Cory Bannister and 2008 Cardinal star Austin Yount...helped his team to three consecutive Arizona 4-A state championships (2004-06), while Chaparral earned a No. 5 national ranking in 2005 and No. 3 in 2006...had a huge 2007 season, when he was selected a second-team All-American (infielders only) by Collegiate Baseball, a third-team All-American by the National High School Baseball Coaches' Association and a Louisville Slugger honorable mention All-American by Collegiate Baseball following a campaign in which he hit .501 with eight home runs and 40 RBI...was also chosen the 2007 Arizona Player of the Year and the Desert Sky Region Player of the Year in 2007...a two-time all-state and first-team All-Desert Sky Region selection (2006 and 2007)...hit .420 with two home runs as a junior...also played point guard in basketball during his freshman and sophomore years...coached in baseball by Jerry Dawson. Other Amateur Baseball: Did not play in the summer of 2008...played for the Arizona Firebirds during the summers of 2006 and 2007...led the 2006 club to the Connie Mack World Series title, as the Firebirds scored 33 runs over the final two games to secure the crown...helped his 2007 team reach the second round of the same tournament. Personal Information: Son of Don and Nancy Schlander...has one brother, Tyler, and one sister, Molly, who played college basketball at Whitworth University from 2004-07...uncle, Tom Jones, played college football at Tulsa (1969-71)...chose Stanford because, in his words, "it's the best combination of athletics and academics, and it has a great baseball tradition"...describes himself as outgoing and determined...undeclared major. Schlander's Career Stats YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2008 .232 67-67 211 32 49 5 0 0 26 54 .256 24 1 41 7 .307 5 8 3-3 95 162 7 .973 TOTALS .232 67-67 211 32 49 5 0 0 26 54 .256 24 1 41 7 .307 5 8 3-3 95 162 7 .973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
