[Madera86]

And now a 3-run homer from a freshman off the bench. Are we going to have enough playing time for all these guys?

[Madera86]

And now a 3-run homer from a freshman off the bench. Are we going to have enough playing time for all these guys?

[JJJ]

And now a 3-run homer from a freshman off the bench. Are we going to have enough playing time for all these guys?

First career HR for Trevor Haskins who had quite the slow trot around 3B. 

Meanwhile, UCLA leads 6-4 T9.

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Update: UCLA leads 7-4, B9

[JJJ]

And now a 3-run homer from a freshman off the bench. Are we going to have enough playing time for all these guys?

First career HR for Trevor Haskins who had quite the slow trot around 3B. 

Meanwhile, UCLA leads 6-4 T9.

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Update: UCLA leads 7-4, B9

[BostonCard]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

[BostonCard]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

[skip75]

Bruins 7 - Beavs 4.  Stanford alone at the top if they can protect the 19-2 lead.

[skip75]

Bruins 7 - Beavs 4.  Stanford alone at the top if they can protect the 19-2 lead.

[Madera86]

Feel bad for Kretzschmar. That might have been a good time for a bunt.

Maybe he'll get another at-bat this inning.

[Madera86]

Feel bad for Kretzschmar. That might have been a good time for a bunt.

Maybe he'll get another at-bat this inning.

[BostonCard]

Don’t we hold the tiebreaker against OSU?  Which means I think we’ve clinched the #1 seed for the PAC-12 tournament, though I’d still like to have sole possession of the regular season championship.

In any case, 11 in a row, and one hell of a streak!

BC

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527878263569195008?s=21&t=kU0UtrEg7ZPADvKAuYqE9w[/tweet]

Confirmed.

BC

[BostonCard]

Don’t we hold the tiebreaker against OSU?  Which means I think we’ve clinched the #1 seed for the PAC-12 tournament, though I’d still like to have sole possession of the regular season championship.

In any case, 11 in a row, and one hell of a streak!

BC

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527878263569195008?s=21&t=kU0UtrEg7ZPADvKAuYqE9w[/tweet]

Confirmed.

BC

[BigEasyCard]

I especially enjoyed the sequence in the Stanford 7th where three pinch hitters hit safely.  Lomuscio singled, Saum singled, and Haskins brought them in with his first home run in a Stanford uniform.

Then in the eighth, Lomuscio batted in two and Saum added another, for total of six runs off the bench in two innings.

Geaux Cardinal!

[BigEasyCard]

I especially enjoyed the sequence in the Stanford 7th where three pinch hitters hit safely.  Lomuscio singled, Saum singled, and Haskins brought them in with his first home run in a Stanford uniform.

Then in the eighth, Lomuscio batted in two and Saum added another, for total of six runs off the bench in two innings.

Geaux Cardinal!

[TonyLima]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

Suspect we’ll see Mathews start. That’s a good thing.

[TonyLima]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

Suspect we’ll see Mathews start. That’s a good thing.

[Maple Leaf]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

Suspect we’ll see Mathews start. That’s a good thing.

Last night during the broadcast the announcer indicated that it would be Uber, not sure if that is his/pac12 own take, or if that came from Stanford.

[Maple Leaf]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

Suspect we’ll see Mathews start. That’s a good thing.

Last night during the broadcast the announcer indicated that it would be Uber, not sure if that is his/pac12 own take, or if that came from Stanford.

[JJJ]

gostanford.com has Ty Uber as starter, and Esky’s midgame interview from game 1(?) seemed to indicate Mathews was a permanent back end guy for now. fwiw.

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Confirmed. 
[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528074211348008960?s=21&t=TdcK6Us8I68zLY2DfyL7xA[/tweet]

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Curious for any thoughts on Barrera vs Troy at 2B on defense. I would’ve thought you’d flip them DH/2B if both were in the lineup, but I know that I know nothing.

[JJJ]

gostanford.com has Ty Uber as starter, and Esky’s midgame interview from game 1(?) seemed to indicate Mathews was a permanent back end guy for now. fwiw.

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Confirmed. 
[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528074211348008960?s=21&t=TdcK6Us8I68zLY2DfyL7xA[/tweet]

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Curious for any thoughts on Barrera vs Troy at 2B on defense. I would’ve thought you’d flip them DH/2B if both were in the lineup, but I know that I know nothing.

[JJJ]

Mathews has been called in a little early but got the job done T5. This power surge is fun to watch. 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528112575954620416?s=21&t=TdcK6Us8I68zLY2DfyL7xA[/tweet]

[JJJ]

Mathews has been called in a little early but got the job done T5. This power surge is fun to watch. 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528112575954620416?s=21&t=TdcK6Us8I68zLY2DfyL7xA[/tweet]

[BostonCard]

We may well hit 40 runs in a 3 game series.  USC team ERA got rekd, as the kids these days say.

BC

[BostonCard]

We may well hit 40 runs in a 3 game series.  USC team ERA got rekd, as the kids these days say.

BC

[JJJ]

Per Roxy:

“Stanford has outhomered its opponents 84 to 22.”

“Brock Jones has 9 homers in his last 12 games.”

[JJJ]

Per Roxy:

“Stanford has outhomered its opponents 84 to 22.”

“Brock Jones has 9 homers in his last 12 games.”

[BostonCard]

Put your hands up in the air, put your hands up in the air.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528118735101317121?s=21&t=fiG80-rnRHpB_K4j4W68jw[/tweet]

BC

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Haha, we must be on the same twitter feed.

BC

[BostonCard]

Put your hands up in the air, put your hands up in the air.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528118735101317121?s=21&t=fiG80-rnRHpB_K4j4W68jw[/tweet]

BC

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Haha, we must be on the same twitter feed.

BC

[BostonCard]

Congratulations to your Pac-12 baseball champion Stanford Cardinal!

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528131543700344832?s=21&t=fiG80-rnRHpB_K4j4W68jw[/tweet]

I would have to believe we are locks to host super regionals?

BC

[BostonCard]

Congratulations to your Pac-12 baseball champion Stanford Cardinal!

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528131543700344832?s=21&t=fiG80-rnRHpB_K4j4W68jw[/tweet]

I would have to believe we are locks to host super regionals?

BC

[Sam Leopold]

Crucial back to back sweeps to make up (in part) for dropping a series in Seattle. As someone who is always critical of coaching decisions, I must tip my cap to Coach Esquer. He has two veteran arms in Williams and Mathews that are absolutely dealing week in and week out. The adjustment he made to Mathews' role (as a band-aid for a struggling bullpen) completely turned the season around. This weekend was a great example of the evolution of the game plan. In Seattle, Mathews was called upon early in game 3, to get the game back on track, which he did. However, using him early left a few outs for the rest of the bullpen to get and that turned sour fast. Yesterday he let the game play out knowing he could get about 4 innings out of Mathews. Rather than using him to get out of a messy 2nd inning, he waited. Other arms stepped up to steady to game. All of the sudden Mathews is in the game in the 6th and despite a 3 run deficit, it sure felt like Stanford was in a great position to win that game. Credit to the bats for giving this team plenty of chances. Credit to Mathews for getting outs whenever called upon. Credit to Esquer for taking a non traditional route to finding ways to win games!

In my opinion, this was a better coaching job by Esquer than last year.  Last year we had a parent of a player posting on here, who couldn't say enough about how much &%$ his son's team was going to kick.  This year the media outlets ranked us #6 in the preseason, but if you asked me which endorsement I would prefer, I'd go with the relative of a player any day.  But a top 10 preseason ranking by the press isn't bad!  Although, after a good non-conference including a win over Arkansas we had to overcome a 1-5 start in Pac-12 play, with nontrivial judgment calls to be made on both sides of the ball, particularly with the pitching.  Esquer got it right and the rest of the way we went 20-4.  Even though there were some cold flashes along the way like the thumping at the hands of St. Mary's, in conference play we finished 20-4 and all four of those losses were on the road by one run each.  That was it.

One of the nice things about the installation of the Pac-12 tournament is that we'll once again get to play teams that will be in the tourney before the playoffs begin.  Winning twelve straight at the end is nice but none of those teams we beat are going to be in the tourney field.  The conference tourney will keep Stanford from being jarred by the abrupt rise in the level of competition that will occur in the regionals.  While we don't know how it will go from here on out, right now Stanford is bulldozing everything in its path.

[Sam Leopold]

Crucial back to back sweeps to make up (in part) for dropping a series in Seattle. As someone who is always critical of coaching decisions, I must tip my cap to Coach Esquer. He has two veteran arms in Williams and Mathews that are absolutely dealing week in and week out. The adjustment he made to Mathews' role (as a band-aid for a struggling bullpen) completely turned the season around. This weekend was a great example of the evolution of the game plan. In Seattle, Mathews was called upon early in game 3, to get the game back on track, which he did. However, using him early left a few outs for the rest of the bullpen to get and that turned sour fast. Yesterday he let the game play out knowing he could get about 4 innings out of Mathews. Rather than using him to get out of a messy 2nd inning, he waited. Other arms stepped up to steady to game. All of the sudden Mathews is in the game in the 6th and despite a 3 run deficit, it sure felt like Stanford was in a great position to win that game. Credit to the bats for giving this team plenty of chances. Credit to Mathews for getting outs whenever called upon. Credit to Esquer for taking a non traditional route to finding ways to win games!

In my opinion, this was a better coaching job by Esquer than last year.  Last year we had a parent of a player posting on here, who couldn't say enough about how much &%$ his son's team was going to kick.  This year the media outlets ranked us #6 in the preseason, but if you asked me which endorsement I would prefer, I'd go with the relative of a player any day.  But a top 10 preseason ranking by the press isn't bad!  Although, after a good non-conference including a win over Arkansas we had to overcome a 1-5 start in Pac-12 play, with nontrivial judgment calls to be made on both sides of the ball, particularly with the pitching.  Esquer got it right and the rest of the way we went 20-4.  Even though there were some cold flashes along the way like the thumping at the hands of St. Mary's, in conference play we finished 20-4 and all four of those losses were on the road by one run each.  That was it.

One of the nice things about the installation of the Pac-12 tournament is that we'll once again get to play teams that will be in the tourney before the playoffs begin.  Winning twelve straight at the end is nice but none of those teams we beat are going to be in the tourney field.  The conference tourney will keep Stanford from being jarred by the abrupt rise in the level of competition that will occur in the regionals.  While we don't know how it will go from here on out, right now Stanford is bulldozing everything in its path.

[TonyLima]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

Suspect we’ll see Mathews start. That’s a good thing.

Wrong again. Uber started, lasted 1+ innings and yielding 3 runs. Dowd replaced him, turning in 3.1 innings of 3 hit ball. Mathews nailed it dows for the last 4.2, only hitting a rough patch in the 7th, giving up two runs. 

USC’s lead was ahort as Stanford put up 4 in bottom 1 — on one hit. Dowd gets the W. Hightlight of the game for me: in the 4th after Jones was hbp to load the bases, Graham launched a shot onto the left field trees. Team put up 6 in that inning and never looked back. Outright win of the Pac-12 championship and number one seed for the tournament. Game will start 12:30 - 1:00 Wednesday May 25. Opponent tbd as of this message.

Fun season so far. Let’s hope they win their last game of the year.

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Congratulations to your Pac-12 baseball champion Stanford Cardinal!

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528131543700344832?s=21&t=fiG80-rnRHpB_K4j4W68jw[/tweet]

I would have to believe we are locks to host super regionals?

BC

Gotta win the regional first. Never forget Oliver’s Woofing Theorem

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Per Roxy:

“Stanford has outhomered its opponents 84 to 22.”

“Brock Jones has 9 homers in his last 12 games.”

According to the KZSU announcers, Jones has also homered in at least five straight games. Those with more time than me are welcome to consult the box scores.

[TonyLima]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1527865198874222593?s=21&t=msOZC18qQv4hgDivL05Xyg[/tweet]

We’re now up 19-1.  I just hope tomorrow is not a 1-0 loss.

BC

Suspect we’ll see Mathews start. That’s a good thing.

Wrong again. Uber started, lasted 1+ innings and yielding 3 runs. Dowd replaced him, turning in 3.1 innings of 3 hit ball. Mathews nailed it dows for the last 4.2, only hitting a rough patch in the 7th, giving up two runs. 

USC’s lead was ahort as Stanford put up 4 in bottom 1 — on one hit. Dowd gets the W. Hightlight of the game for me: in the 4th after Jones was hbp to load the bases, Graham launched a shot onto the left field trees. Team put up 6 in that inning and never looked back. Outright win of the Pac-12 championship and number one seed for the tournament. Game will start 12:30 - 1:00 Wednesday May 25. Opponent tbd as of this message.

Fun season so far. Let’s hope they win their last game of the year.

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Congratulations to your Pac-12 baseball champion Stanford Cardinal!

[tweet]https://twitter.com/stanfordbsb/status/1528131543700344832?s=21&t=fiG80-rnRHpB_K4j4W68jw[/tweet]

I would have to believe we are locks to host super regionals?

BC

Gotta win the regional first. Never forget Oliver’s Woofing Theorem

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Per Roxy:

“Stanford has outhomered its opponents 84 to 22.”

“Brock Jones has 9 homers in his last 12 games.”

According to the KZSU announcers, Jones has also homered in at least five straight games. Those with more time than me are welcome to consult the box scores.

[old spanish trail]

This is what Jones did at the end of last season also, right?

[old spanish trail]

This is what Jones did at the end of last season also, right?

[BostonCard]

Gotta win the regional first. Never forget Oliver’s Woofing Theorem

Bad phrasing on my part.  I meant we have to be in line to host the Super Regional as a top 8 seed, not that we are locks to get there (though I sure hope so).

BC

[BostonCard]

Gotta win the regional first. Never forget Oliver’s Woofing Theorem

Bad phrasing on my part.  I meant we have to be in line to host the Super Regional as a top 8 seed, not that we are locks to get there (though I sure hope so).

BC

[TonyLima]

Gotta win the regional first. Never forget Oliver’s Woofing Theorem

Bad phrasing on my part.  I meant we have to be in line to host the Super Regional as a top 8 seed, not that we are locks to get there (though I sure hope so).

BC

Understood. But occasional reminders of the wisdom of John Oliver are always good!

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This is what Jones did at the end of last season also, right?

2021 stats are available online. I’d be interested in what you discover!

[TonyLima]

Gotta win the regional first. Never forget Oliver’s Woofing Theorem

Bad phrasing on my part.  I meant we have to be in line to host the Super Regional as a top 8 seed, not that we are locks to get there (though I sure hope so).

BC

Understood. But occasional reminders of the wisdom of John Oliver are always good!

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This is what Jones did at the end of last season also, right?

2021 stats are available online. I’d be interested in what you discover!