# 2021 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

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.

## 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Overall record | Pac-12 Record |
| Feb. 25 | Santa Clara* | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 10–7 | Beck (1–0) | Grant (0–1) | Grech (1) | Stanford Live Stream 2 | 1–0 | - |
| Feb. 26 | at Santa Clara* | Stephen Schott Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | 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 | 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 7–6$^{10}$ | 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* | Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA | 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 | Utah | 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* | John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA | 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 | at Washington State | | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | 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 9–10$^{10}$ | 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 | No. 21 UCLA | | 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 | at Arizona State | No. 20 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | 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 11–9$^{12}$ | 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 | 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 | at USC | No. 18 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 5–2$^{10}$ | 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. 9 Arizona | No. 16 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 5–4$^{13}$ | 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 | San Jose State | 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 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | 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 7–6$^{12}$ | Palisch (2–0) | Lake (0–1) | | Stanford Live Stream | 422 | 29–12 | – |
| May 21 | at No. 6 Oregon | No. 15 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 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 8–5$^{12}$ | Dixon (2–0) | Somers (1–1) | | PAC12N | 641 | 31–13 | 15–9 |
| May 27 | Oregon State | 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 | (4) North Dakota State | 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 | (2) No. 17 UC Irvine | 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 | at (1) No. 9 Texas Tech | No. 7 (1) | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | 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 |
College World Series (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record |
| June 19 | No. 16 NC State | No. 7 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha • Omaha, NE | 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. 2 Vanderbilt | 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.

### Stanford Regional

Stanford Regional Teams :
| (1) Stanford Cardinal | (2) UC Irvine Anteaters | (3) Nevada Wolfpack | (4) North Dakota State Bison |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Stanford | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | Stanford | 12 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | UC Irvine | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Nevada | 0 | 2 | UC Irvine | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 7 | | | | 1 | Stanford | 4 | 11 |
| | | | | | | 2 | UC Irvine | 8 | 8 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | UC Irvine | 8 | 8 |
| | | | 4 | North Dakota State | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 6 | 2 | UC Irvine | 18 | | | | |
| 3 | Nevada | 1 | | | | | | | |

### Lubbock Super Regional

Lubbock Super Regional Game 1 :
| (9) Stanford Cardinal | vs. | (8) Texas Tech Red Raiders |
June 11, 2021, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (9) Stanford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| (8) Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| WP: Brendan Beck (9-1) LP: Chase Hampton (4-1) Home runs: STAN: Tim Tawa (1), Nick Bruser (1), Drew Bowser (1) TTU: Cole Stilwell (1), Nate Rombach (1) Attendance: 4,732 |||||||||||||
June 12, 2021, 2:00 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (8) Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| (9) Stanford | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Williams (4–2) LP: Monteverde (7–4) Home runs: TTU: None STAN: Brock Jones 3 (3), Tommy Troy (1) |||||||||||||

## College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams :
| NC State Wolfpack | (9) Stanford Cardinal | (5) Arizona Wildcats | (4) Vanderbilt Commodores | (3) Tennessee Volunteers | Virginia Cavaliers | (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs | (2) Texas Longhorns |
| First round | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| | NC State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | | | | NC State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 6 | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | NC State | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | | NC State | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | 4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 5 | | | 9 | Stanford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| | Virginia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 6 | | | | Virginia | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | 7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | 2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 8 | | | 2 | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23т | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9* | 9* | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7* | 7* | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 50 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | 30т | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9* | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7* | 7* | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.