May 26, 2001
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Stanford will play Texas in the NCAA Regional championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m. If Stanford wins the first game, a second championship game will follow approximately 50 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
Stanford will be attempting to win its third straight Regional and its 11th overall.
This was Stanford's first postseason shutout since the Cardinal defeated Southern California, 1-0, on June
4, 1999.
Marist's 33 victories ties the school's record for most wins in a season - they also tallied 33 wins in
2000.
Starting pitcher Tim Cunningham pitched the longest game of his career with 8.0 innings. He previously
pitched 7.0 innings twice, last against Texas on Feb. 18, 2001. Cunningham allowed seven hits, no runs and two
walks while striking out nine batters.
In the three postseason games this season, each member of the starting Red Fox lineup has at least one hit.
Stanford's Ryan Garko extended his hitting streak to 18 games - the longest streak by a Cardinal this
season.
Stanford's Sam Fuld tied his career-high with four hits - he was 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. He
chalked up his 12th double of the year.
Stanford's Johnny Ash tallied three hits - including one double, his eighth on the year.
Tim Allen tied Marist's single season doubles mark with his 23rd double of the season. He shares the record
with current Assistant coach Mark Barron who set the mark in 1997 during the Red Foxes' first NCAA year.
Pitcher Ryan Kondratowicz made his first start since May 5, 2001 against MAAC conference rival Siena.
Kondratowicz, in his second NCAA start, previously tossed 7.0 innings with 10 hits, six runs one walk and
three strikeouts in a 7-8 extra innings loss to No. 1 seed East Carolina in Game 5 of the Lafayette, LA
regional in 2000.
Pitcher Kevin Ool has logged the most innings on the mound of any Red Fox pitcher in the NCAA Tournament to
date. He has tossed 11.1 innings - the next closest is Ken Catino, who is out with a shoulder injury, with 8.0
innings from one game against McNeese State in 1997.
