2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team explained

Sport:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	Stanford Cardinal
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Coachrank:	9
Cbrank:	6
Record:	39–17
Conf Record:	17–10
Head Coach:	David Esquer
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Thomas Eager
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Tommy Nicholson
Ac2 Year:	4th
Asst Coach3:	Steve Rodriguez
Ac3 Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond
Champion:	NCAA Stanford Regional champion Lubbock Super Regional champion
Tourney:	College World Series Second Round

The 2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under fourth year coach David Esquer.

Previous season

The Cardinal started the 2020 season losing eight of their first ten games and went 5–11 before the season was canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 MLB Draft

The Cardinal had no players drafted in the 2020 MLB draft.

Personnel

Coaching staff

2021 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff
Name	Position
	Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball
Thomas Eager	Assistant Coach
	Assistant Coach
Steve Rodriguez	Assistant Coach
Jeanette Morganti	Director of Baseball Operations
Sky Valenzuela	Video Coordinator

Schedule and results

Legend
	Stanford win
	Stanford loss
	Postponement
Bold	Stanford team member

2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log

Regular season (33–14)

February (3–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
Feb. 25	Santa Clara			W 10–7	Beck (1–0)	Grant (0–1)	Grech (1)	Stanford Live Stream 2		1–0	-
Feb. 26	at Santa Clara*			W 8–0	Mathews (1–0)	Erlandson (0–1)				2–0	-
Feb. 27	Santa Clara*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 10–6	Grech (1–0)	Howard (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2		3–0	-
Feb. 28	at Santa Clara*		Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	L 0–13	Buckley (1–0)	Bruno (0–1)				3–1	-

March (11–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
Mar. 4	San Francisco		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–6¹⁰	Grech (2–0)	Pham (0–2)		Stanford Live Stream 2		4–1	-
Mar. 5	San Francisco*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 3–2	Weiermiller (1–0)	Bourassa (1–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2		5–1	-
Mar. 6	at San Francisco*			W 10–6	Pancer (1–0)	Meisner (0–1)	Grech (2)			6–1	-
Mar. 7	at San Francisco*		Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA	W 15–13	Worley (1–0)	Barron (0–1)	Grech (3)			7–1	-
Mar. 12	UC Irvine		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–1	Beck (2–0)	Denholm (0–1)	Grech (4)	Stanford Live Stream 2		8–1	-
Mar. 13	UC Irvine*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–1	Mathews (2–0)	Ibarra (1–2)		Stanford Live Stream		9–1	-
Mar. 13	UC Irvine*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–5	Frias (2–0)	Dowd (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream		9–2	-
Mar. 14	UC Irvine*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–6	Pancer (2–0)	Wentworth (0–1)	Grech (5)	Stanford Live Stream		10–2	-
Mar. 19			Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–2	Beck (3–0)	MacIver (0–1)	Grech (6)	Stanford Live Stream 2		11–2	1-0
Mar. 20	Utah		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–8	Hostert (1–0)	Pancer (2–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2		11–3	1-1
Mar. 21	Utah		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–1	Pancer (3–1)	Watson (0–3)	Grech (7)	Stanford Live Stream 2		12–3	2-1
Mar. 26	Cal State Bakersfield		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	–	(–)	(–)		Stanford Live Stream 2		–	-
Mar. 27	Fresno State		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 12–4	Mathews (3–0)	Kendrick (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream		13–3	-
Mar. 27	Cal State Bakersfield*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	–	(–)	(–)		Stanford Live Stream		–	-
Mar. 28	Fresno State*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 11–8	Grech (3–0)	Peters (1–1)		Stanford Live Stream		14–3	-
Mar. 28	Cal State Bakersfield*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	–	(–)	(–)		Stanford Live Stream		–	-
Mar. 29	at Sacramento State*			L 2–3	Zalasky (3–0)	Grech (3–1)		WAC Digital Network	15	14–4	-

April (9–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
Apr. 1				W 18–3	Beck (4–0)	White (3–2)		PAC12N		15–4	3-1
Apr. 2	at Washington State		Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	W 7–5	Grech (4–1)	Hawkins (1–4)		PAC12N		16–4	4-1
Apr. 3	at Washington State		Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA	L 9–10¹⁰	Sierra (2–1)	Grech (4–2)		PAC12N		16–5	4-2
Apr. 6	California*		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–3	Weiermiller (2–0)	Villers (0–1)	Grech (8)	Stanford Live Stream	72	17–5	-
Apr. 9			Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–2	Beck (5–0)	Pettway (0–2)	Grech (9)	Stanford Live Stream 3	136	18–5	5-2
Apr. 10	No. 21 UCLA		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 11–6	Pancer (4–1)	Bergin (3–2)		Stanford Live Stream 3	160	19–5	6-2
Apr. 11	No. 21 UCLA		Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–6	Mullen (6–1)	Williams (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream 2	155	19–6	6-3
Apr. 14	Pacific	No. 20	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 2–0	Dixon (1–0)	Hayes (0–4)	Grech (10)	Stanford Live Stream	140	20–6	-
Apr. 16		No. 20		L 5–9	Dennie (2–1)	Grech (4–3)		ASU Live Stream-3	1,739	20–7	6-4
Apr. 17	at Arizona State	No. 20	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 11–9¹²	O'Rourke (1–0)	Levine (3–2)	Grech (11)	ASU Live Stream-3	1,838	21–7	7-4
Apr. 18	at Arizona State	No. 20	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 13–5	Dowd (1–1)	Thornton (1–2)	Dixon (1)	ASU Live Stream-3	1,657	22–7	8-4
Apr. 23	Washington^[2]	No. 17	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA					Stanford Live Stream			-
Apr. 24	Washington	No. 17	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA					Stanford Live Stream			-
Apr. 25	Washington	No. 17	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA					Stanford Live Stream			-
Apr. 28	at Pacific*	No. 18	Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA Rescheduled from May 21	L 12–15	Swanson (2–2)	Grech (4–4)			60	–	-
Apr. 30		No. 18		W 5–2¹⁰	Palisch (1–0)	Clarke (3–1)	Grech (12)	USC Live Stream	159	23–8	9-4

May (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Pac-12 Record
May 1	at USC	No. 18	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2	Mathews (4–0)	Champlain (2–4)	Grech (13)	USC Live Stream	197	24–8	10-4
May 2	at USC	No. 18	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 1–2	Cornwell (5–4)	Pancer (4–2)	Clow (4)	USC Live Stream	185	24–9	10-5
May 7		No. 16	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–4¹³	Pancer (5–2)	Flanagan (0–3)		Stanford Live Stream	523	25–9	11-5
May 8	No. 9 Arizona	No. 16	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 2–20	Irvin (4–1)	Mathews (4–1)		Stanford Live Stream	315	25–10	11-6
May 9	No. 9 Arizona	No. 16	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–2	Williams (1–1)	Smith (2–1)		Stanford Live Stream	327	26–10	12-6
May 11		No. 12	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 8–7	Dowd (2–1)	Jansen (1–1)		Stanford Live Stream	288	27–10	-
May 14	at California	No. 12		W 9–2	Beck (6–0)	White (4–2)		Cal Live Stream-2		28–10	13-6
May 15	at California	No. 12	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 4–5	Stoutenborough (1–2)	Grech (4–5)		Cal Live Stream-2		28–11	13-7
May 16	at California	No. 12	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 5–9	Holman (1–2)	Mathews (4–2)	Scott (2)	Cal Live Stream-2		28–12	13-8
May 17	California*	No. 15	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 7–6¹²	Palisch (2–0)	Lake (0–1)		Stanford Live Stream	422	29–12	–
May 21		No. 15		L 1–2	Ahlstrom (7–3)	Beck (6–1)	Somers (10)	PAC12N	641	29–13	13-9
May 22	at No. 6 Oregon	No. 15	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 6–5	Williams (2–1)	Kafka (5–3)	Dixon (2)	PAC12N	641	30–13	14-9
May 23	at No. 6 Oregon	No. 15	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 8–5¹²	Dixon (2–0)	Somers (1–1)		PAC12N	641	31–13	15-9
May 27		No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 1–0	Beck (7–1)	Abel (3–4)		PAC12N	486	32–13	16-9
May 28	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–0	Grech (5–5)	Hjerpe (3–6)		PAC12N	517	33–13	17-9
May 29	Oregon State	No. 9	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–9	Pfennings (5–0)	Williams (2–2)		PAC12N	516	33–14	17-10

Postseason (6–2)

Stanford Regional (3–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Regional Record
June 4		No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 9–1	Williams (3–2)	Loven (3–3)		ESPN3	559	34–14	1–0
June 5		No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 12–4	Beck (8–1)	Pinto (7–4)		ESPN3	560	35–14	2–0
June 6	(2) at No. 17 UC Irvine	No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–8	King (3–1)	Dixon (2–1)		ESPN3	593	35–15	2–1
June 7	(2) at No. 17 UC Irvine	No. 7 (1)	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 11–8	Mathews (5–2)	Frias (9–2)	Palisch (1)	ESPNU	593	36–15	3–1

Lubbock Super Regional (2–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Regional Record
June 11		No. 7 (1)		W 15–3	Beck (9–1)	Hampton (4–1)		ESPNU	4,732	37–15	1–0
June 12	at (1) No. 9 Texas Tech	No. 7 (1)	Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX	W 9–2	Williams (4–2)	Montverde (7–4)		ESPNU		38–15	2–0

(1–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Regional Record
June 19		No. 7		L 4–10	Johnston (9–3)	Beck (9–2)	Justice (12)	ESPN	22,193	38–16	0–1
June 21	No. 5 Arizona	No. 7	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	W 14–5	Williams (5–2)	Irvin (6–4)	Palisch (2)	ESPNU	19,341	39–16	1–1
June 23		No. 7	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE	L 5–6	Murphy (4–1)	Beck (9–3)		ESPN	22,804	39–17	1–2

Rankings from D1 Baseball.

Lubbock Super Regional

College World Series

Rankings

See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Stanford Cardinal. April 7, 2021.
Web site: This Week's Games Canceled . Stanford Athletics . April 23, 2021.