Mark Marquess Explained

Mark Marquess
Birth Date:	24 March 1947
Birth Place:	Stockton, California, U.S.
Player Years1:	1967–1969
Player Team1:	Stanford
Player Positions:	First baseman
Coach Years1:	1972–1976
Coach Team1:	Stanford (asst.)
Coach Years2:	1977–2017
Coach Team2:	Stanford
Overall Record:	1,627–878–7
Championships:	2× College World Series (1987, 1988) 7× Pac-10 Southern Division (1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998) 4× Pac-10 (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004)
Awards:	3× NCAA Coach of the Year (1985, 1987, 1988) Baseball America College Coach of the Year (1987) ABCA West Region Coach of the Year (2001) 7× Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998) 2× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1999, 2003)

Mark Edward Marquess (born March 24, 1947) is an American college baseball coach. He served as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team from 1977 to 2017.

Early life and professional baseball career

Born and raised in Stockton, California, Marquess graduated from Stagg High School in Stockton in 1965,^[1] then attended Stanford University from 1965 to 1969, where he played on the Stanford Cardinal baseball team at first base from 1967 to 1969 and football team from 1966 to 1968 at quarterback, split end, defensive back, and punt returner.

At Stanford, Marquess was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.^[2] His freshman year roommate at Stanford was Mitt Romney, who went on to become Governor of Massachusetts and the Republican nominee for President in 2012.^[3]

Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 25th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft, Marquess played minor league baseball for the White Sox organization from 1969 to 1973, the last year as a player-coach for the Iowa Oaks, the White Sox' top affiliate.^{[4] [5]}

Coaching career

From 1972 to 1976, Marquess was an assistant coach at Stanford under Ray Young before being promoted to head coach in 1977.

In his 41 years at Stanford, he compiled a record of 1,627–878–7 (.649). His teams made the postseason 23 times, and had a record of 109–50 there. His teams had a 65–25 record in the NCAA Regionals, a 10–2 record. in the NCAA Super Regionals, and a 34–23 record in the College World Series, with back-to-back national titles in 1987 and 1988. He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. He announced his retirement in 2016.^[6]

Head coaching records

The following is a table of Marquess's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.^[7]

International coaching

• USA Baseball Olympic Head Coach (1988)
• USA Baseball Head Coach (1981, 1987, 1988)
• USA Baseball Assistant Coach (1984)
• Gold Medal (1981 Intercontinental Cup)
• Gold Medal (1981 World Games)
• Silver Medal (1987 Intercontinental Cup)
• International Coach of the Year (1988)

See also

• List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
• List of college baseball coaches with 1,100 wins

Notes and References

1. Web site: Retirement can wait. Fisher. Brendan. The Record. Stockton, CA. May 31, 2017. June 11, 2018.
2. The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 50
3. News: At Stanford, Romney got his bearings in a year of change. CBS News. June 7, 2012. Scott Conroy . Laura Strickler .
4. Web site: Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees: Mark Marquess. San Jose Sports Authority. June 11, 2018.
5. Web site: Mark Marquess. baseball-reference. June 11, 2018.
6. Web site: End of an era at Stanford as Mark Marquess exits dugout at Sunken Diamond. 4 June 2017.
7. Web site: Mark Marquess. Stanford Cardinal. June 4, 2017. Web site: Baseball standings, 2016-17 season. Pac-12 Conference. June 4, 2017.