# 2000 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

The 2000 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Sunken Diamond in Palo Alto, California. The team was coached by Mark Marquess in his twenty-fourth season as head coach at Stanford.
The Cardinal reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to LSU.

## Schedule

Legend :
* Stanford win
* Stanford loss
2000 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log: 50–16 :
Regular season: 42–13 :
January/February: 11–5 :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Jan 28 | at Fresno State* | No. 1 | Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA | W 10–2 | Young (1–0) | Graham (0–1) | None | 4,011 | 1–0 | — |
| Jan 29 | at Fresno State* | No. 1 | Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA | W 7–1 | Wayne (1–0) | Hannah (0–1) | None | 3,670 | 2–0 | — |
| Feb 4 | No. 2 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 5–4 | Bruksch (1–0) | Saarloos (0–1) | None | 1,942 | 3–0 | — |
| Feb 5 | No. 2 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 3–1 | Wayne (2–0) | Smith (0–1) | Cunningham (1) | 1,106 | 4–0 | — |
| Feb 6 | No. 2 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 7–3 | Sager (1–0) | Corona (0–1) | Bruksch (1) | 2,327 | 5–0 | — |
| Feb 7 | Nevada* | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 3–4 | Moran (1–1) | Rich (0–1) | Church (1) | 1,123 | 5–1 | — |
| Feb 11 | at No. 6 Florida State* | No. 1 | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 4–11 | McDonald (2–0) | Gosling (0–1) | Hodges (1) | 4,324 | 5–2 | — |
| Feb 12 | at No. 6 Florida State* | No. 1 | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 8–6 | Bruksch (2–0) | Ginn (1–1) | None | 4,579 | 6–2 | — |
| Feb 13 | at No. 6 Florida State* | No. 1 | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 1–13 | Ziegler (2–0) | Sager (1–1) | None | 4,182 | 6–3 | — |
| Feb 18 | No. 8 Texas* | No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–2 | Wayne (3–0) | Hale (1–1) | None | 1,834 | 7–3 | — |
| Feb 19 | No. 8 Texas* | No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–3 | Jones (2–2) | Burksch (2–1) | Thames (3) | 2,288 | 7–4 | — |
| Feb 21 | at Sacramento State* | No. 2 | John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA | W 4–2 | Luker (1–0) | Robinson (0–2) | Gosling (1) | 829 | 8–4 | — |
| Feb 25 | at California* | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 6–2 | Wayne (4–0) | Hutchinson (1–2) | Bruksch (2) | 510 | 9–4 | — |
| Feb 26 | at California* | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 4–1 | Sager (2–1) | Steele (2–3) | Gosling (2) | 469 | 10–4 | — |
| Feb 27 | at California* | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 8–2 | Cunningham (1–0) | Shirley (0–3) | Bruksch (3) | 498 | 11–4 | — |
| Feb 29 | San Jose State* | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 1–4 | Murphy (1–0) | Rich (0–2) | Adinolfi (3) | 1,216 | 11–5 | — |
March: 10–2 :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 3 | Santa Clara* | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 1–0 | Wayne (5–0) | Travis (1–3) | None | 1,601 | 12–5 | — |
| Mar 4 | at Santa Clara* | No. 2 | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | W 6–4 | Sager (3–1) | Kelley (0–3) | Bruksch (4) | 610 | 13–5 | — |
| Mar 5 | Santa Clara* | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–3 | Young (2–0) | Diefenderfer (1–4) | Luker (1) | 1,523 | 14–5 | — |
| Mar 17 | No. 12 Southern California* | No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 4–3 | Wayne (6–0) | Prior (4–2) | None | 1,624 | 15–5 | — |
| Mar 18 | No. 12 Southern California* | No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 7–11 | Montrenes (2–0) | Cunningham (1–1) | Petke (2) | 2,516 | 15–6 | — |
| Mar 19 | No. 12 Southern California* | No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 11–4 | Gosling (1–1) | Reyes (2–3) | None | 2,244 | 16–6 | — |
| Mar 21 | at Saint Mary's* | No. 4 | Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA | W 11–3 | Wodnicki (1–0) | Bowden (3–2) | None | 256 | 17–6 | — |
| Mar 24 | Arizona | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 5–8 | Diggins (7–0) | Wayne (6–1) | Milo (3) | 1,638 | 17–7 | 0–1 |
| Mar 25 | Arizona | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 6–4 | Young (3–0) | Crawford (4–5) | None | 2,052 | 18–7 | 1–1 |
| Mar 26 | Arizona | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 7–1 | Gosling (2–1) | Shabansky (1–2) | None | 2,212 | 19–7 | 2–1 |
| Mar 28 | Saint Mary's* | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 5–2 | Wodnicki (2–0) | LaRochette (0–1) | Bruksch (5) | 1,256 | 20–7 | — |
| Mar 31 | at No. 8 Arizona State* | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–1 | Wayne (7–1) | Switzer (6–1) | None | 3,289 | 21–7 | 3–1 |
April: 13–4 :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at No. 8 Arizona State | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 6–10 | Doble (3–1) | Bruksch (2–2) | None | 3,017 | 21–8 | 3–2 |
| Apr 2 | at No. 8 Arizona State | No. 4 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 6–11 | Pezely (3–2) | Gosling (2–2) | None | 3,897 | 21–9 | 3–3 |
| Apr 4 | Sacramento State* | No. 6 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 18–2 | Luker (2–0) | Cuckovich (3–1) | None | 1,461 | 22–9 | — |
| Apr 7 | at Washington State | No. 6 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 14–3 | Wayne (8–1) | Meldahl (1–4) | None | 831 | 23–9 | 4–3 |
| Apr 8 | at Washington State | No. 6 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 11–3 | Young (4–0) | O'Brien (6–2) | None | 999 | 24–9 | 5–3 |
| Apr 9 | at Washington State | No. 6 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 16–0 | Cunningham (2–1) | Thompson (1–6) | None | 581 | 25–9 | 6–3 |
| Apr 11 | at San Jose State* | No. 5 | San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 5–2 | Drew (1–0) | Sandler (1–2) | Bruksch (6) | 652 | 26–9 | — |
| Apr 14 | Washington | No. 5 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 6–5 | Wayne (9–1) | Grant (1–3) | Bruksch (7) | 1,714 | 27–9 | 7–3 |
| Apr 15 | Washington | No. 5 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 7–2 | Young (5–0) | Massingale (3–5) | None | 1,625 | 28–9 | 8–3 |
| Apr 16 | Washington | No. 5 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 9–4 | Cunningham (3–1) | White (1–1) | Bruksch (8) | 1,688 | 29–9 | 9–3 |
| Apr 20 | at No. 22 Southern California | No. 4 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 3–7 | Currier (10–2) | Wayne (9–2) | Montrenes (2) | 788 | 29–10 | 9–4 |
| Apr 21 | at No. 22 Southern California | No. 4 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–1 | Young (6–0) | Prior | Bruksch (9) | | 30–10 | 10–4 |
| Apr 22 | at No. 22 Southern California | No. 4 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 18–4 | Cunningham (4–1) | Reyes (3–6) | Gosling (3) | 1,002 | 31–10 | 11–4 |
| Apr 25 | Cal Poly* | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 11–3 | Wodnicki (3–0) | Smith (5–3) | None | 1,484 | 32–10 | — |
| Apr 28 | California | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 5–7 | Meyer (3–0) | Bruksch (2–3) | None | 2,258 | 32–11 | 11–5 |
| Apr 29 | California | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 10–6 | Wayne (10–2) | Cash (7–4) | None | 3,722 | 33–11 | 12–5 |
| Apr 30 | California | No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 12–11 | McCally (1–0) | Meyer (3–1) | None | 3,710 | 34–11 | 13–5 |
May: 8–2 :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 1 | San Francisco* | No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 6–0 | Sager (4–1) | Dellamaggior (1–1) | None | 1,246 | 35–11 | — |
| May 5 | at Oregon State | No. 3 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 10–6 | Bruksch (3–3) | Johnson (5–4) | None | 463 | 36–11 | 14–5 |
| May 6 | at Oregon State | No. 3 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 2–5 | Nicholson (7–6) | Wayne (10–3) | None | 1,311 | 36–12 | 14–6 |
| May 7 | at Oregon State | No. 3 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 7–5 | Bruksch (4–3) | Newell (6–5) | McCally (1) | 1,047 | 37–12 | 15–6 |
| May 9 | at Santa Clara* | No. 2 | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | W 16–4 | Luker (3–0) | Detrick (0–3) | None | 413 | 38–12 | — |
| May 10 | Saint Mary's* | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 7–0 | Young (7–0) | LaRochette (2–4) | None | 1,371 | 39–12 | — |
| May 15 | at San Francisco* | No. 2 | Max Ulrich Field • San Francisco, CA | W 12–6 | Wayne (11–3) | Perio (7–6) | Bruksch (10) | 686 | 40–12 | — |
| May 19 | No. 22 UCLA | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 9–10 | Brandt (7–5) | Bruksch (4–4) | None | 4,020 | 40–13 | 15–7 |
| May 20 | No. 22 UCLA | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 19–3 | Wayne (12–3) | Henkel (6–3) | None | 2,537 | 41–13 | 16–7 |
| May 21 | No. 22 UCLA | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 17–11 | Cunningham (5–1) | Roe (6–5) | None | 2,601 | 42–13 | 17–7 |
Post-season: 8–3 :
NCAA Palo Alto Regional: 3–1 :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 26 | (4) Fresno State | (1) No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 5–1 | Young (8–0) | Hannah (7–4) | None | 2,827 | 43–13 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | (2) No. 21 Alabama | (1) No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–6 | Wayne (13–3) | Heath (4–2) | None | 2,508 | 44–13 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | (2) No. 21 Alabama | (1) No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 9–14 | Gingrich (4–1) | Cunningham (5–2) | Murphy (2) | 2,610 | 44–14 | 2–1 |
| May 28 | (2) No. 21 Alabama | (1) No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 16–6 | Sager (5–1) | Vaughn (7–3) | Bruksch (11) | 1,099 | 45–14 | 3–1 |
NCAA Palo Alto Super Regional: 2–1 :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 2 | No. 9 Nebraska | (8) No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 3–7 | Spiehs (8–2) | Young (8–1) | None | 3,660 | 45–15 | 3–2 |
| June 3 | No. 9 Nebraska | (8) No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 7–1 | Wayne (14–3) | Komine (11–4) | None | 2,934 | 46–15 | 4–2 |
| June 4 | No. 9 Nebraska | (8) No. 3 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 5–3 | Sager (6–1) | Rodrigue (9–4) | Bruksch (12) | 3,682 | 47–15 | 5–2 |
College World Series: 3–1 :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 9 | vs. No. 8 Louisiana–Lafayette | (8) No. 1 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 6–4 | Young (9–1) | Gabriel (9–4) | Bruksch (13) | 48–15 | 1–0 |
| June 11 | vs. (4) No. 3 Clemson | (8) No. 1 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 10–4 | Wayne (15–3) | Lynn (5–2) | None | 49–15 | 2–0 |
| June 15 | vs. No. 8 Louisiana–Lafayette | (8) No. 1 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 19–9 | Wodnicki (4–0) | Gros (5–3) | None | 50–15 | 3–0 |
| June 16 | vs. (2) No. 2 LSU | (8) No. 1 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 5–6 | Hodges (5–2) | Wayne (15–4) | None | 50–16 | 3–1 |