# 2001 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

The 2001 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2001 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-fifth season as head coach at Stanford.
The Cardinal reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Miami.

## Schedule

Legend :
* Stanford win
* Stanford loss
2001 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log (51–17) :
Regular season (42–14) :
January (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Jan 21 | at Cal Poly* | No. 11 | Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA | L 5–6$^{12}$ | Choate (1–0) | Hudgins (0–1) | None | 3,110 | 0–1 |
| Jan 26 | at Fresno State* | No. 11 | Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA | W 11–9 | Wodnicki (1–0) | Hintz (0–1) | Hudgins (1) | 2,061 | 1–1 |
| Jan 27 | at Fresno State* | No. 11 | Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA | L 2–3$^{10}$ | Nieves (1–0) | McCally (0–1) | None | 2,141 | 1–2 |
| Jan 28 | at Fresno State* | No. 11 | Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA | W 9–5 | Cunningham (1–0) | Moran (0–1) | Hudgins (2) | 1,574 | 2–2 |
February (11–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 2 | at No. 12 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 11 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 4–5 | Cordero (1–0) | Hudgins (0–2) | None | 2,002 | 2–3 |
| Feb 3 | at No. 12 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 11 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 9–8 | McCally (1–1) | Cordero (1–1) | Luker (1) | 1,594 | 3–3 |
| Feb 4 | at No. 12 Cal State Fullerton* | No. 11 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | W 3–0 | Cunningham (2–0) | Saarloos (0–2) | Wodnicki (1) | 2,051 | 4–3 |
| Feb 9 | No. 8 Florida State* | No. 12 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 6–2 | Guthrie (1–0) | Varnes (1–1) | None | 1,325 | 5–3 |
| Feb 10 | No. 8 Florida State | No. 12 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 5–2 | Bruksch (1–0) | Lynch (0–1) | Hudgins (3) | 1,736 | 6–3 |
| Feb 11 | No. 8 Florida State | No. 12 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–2 | Cunningham (3–0) | Read (1–1) | None | 1,817 | 7–3 |
| Feb 16 | at Texas* | No. 10 | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 9–6 | Guthrie (2–0) | Clark (0–2) | Hudgins (4) | 4,015 | 8–3 |
| Feb 17 | at Texas* | No. 10 | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 5–0 | Bruksch (2–0) | Simpson (0–2) | None | 4,476 | 9–3 |
| Feb 18 | at Texas* | No. 10 | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 1–2 | Montes (2–0) | Hudgins (0–3) | None | 4,546 | 9–4 |
| Feb 23 | at Santa Clara* | No. 9 | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | W 7–3 | Guthrie (3–0) | Travis (0–4) | Wodnicki (2) | 397 | 10–4 |
| Feb 25 | Santa Clara* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–0 | Bruksch (3–0) | Redmond (1–2) | None | 1,732 | 11–4 |
| Feb 26 | at Santa Clara* | No. 9 | Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | W 6–1 | Cunningham (4–0) | Diefenderfer (1–2) | McCally (1) | 243 | 12–4 |
| Feb 27 | Nevada* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–6 | Hudgins (1–3) | Moran (0–3) | Willcox (1) | 1,649 | 13–4 |
March (11–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Mar 2 | California* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 3–1 | Guthrie (4–0) | Hutchinson (2–2) | Wodnicki (2) | 1,739 | 14–4 | |
| Mar 3 | California* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 2–3 | Cash (4–1) | Wodnicki (1–1) | Brown (2) | 1,945 | 14–5 | |
| Mar 7 | California* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 3–2$^{10}$ | Willcox (1–0) | Brown (1–2) | None | 1,640 | 15–5 | |
| Mar 9 | No. 4 Southern California* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 2–0 | Guthrie (5–0) | Prior (4–1) | None | 2,067 | 16–5 | |
| Mar 10 | No. 4 Southern California* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 15–3 | Bruksch (4–0) | Currier (4–1) | None | 2,464 | 17–5 | |
| Mar 11 | No. 4 Southern California* | No. 9 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 9–5 | Willcox (2–0) | Bannister (1–3) | None | 2,973 | 18–5 | |
| Mar 23 | Washington | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 9–3 | Guthrie (6–0) | Shepple (0–3) | None | 1,946 | 19–5 | 1–0 |
| Mar 24 | Washington | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 9–0 | Bruksch (5–0) | Johnson (3–1) | None | 1,835 | 20–5 | 2–0 |
| Mar 25 | Washington | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 13–4 | Gosling (1–0) | Carleson (1–1) | None | 2,487 | 21–5 | 3–0 |
| Mar 27 | at Saint Mary's* | No. 1 | Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA | W 8–3 | Luker (1–0) | Byer (2–3) | None | 1,765 | 22–5 | |
| Mar 30 | at No. 4 Arizona State | No. 1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6–2 | Guthrie (7–0) | Esposito (1–2) | McCally (2) | 3,871 | 23–5 | 4–0 |
| Mar 31 | at No. 4 Arizona State | No. 1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 5–2 | Bruksch (6–0) | Switzer (4–1) | Wodnicki (4) | 2,869 | 24–5 | 5–0 |
April (10–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| Apr 1 | at No. 4 Arizona State | No. 1 | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 5–6 | Torres (8–3) | Hudgins (1–4) | Friedberg (1) | 3,284 | 24–6 | 5–1 |
| Apr 3 | at San Jose State* | No. 2 | San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 5–3 | Wodnicki (2–1) | Rogelstad (2–3) | None | 525 | 25–6 | |
| Apr 7 | UCLA | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 4–6 | Karp (3–0) | Guthrie (7–1) | Silva (2) | 2,159 | 25–7 | 5–2 |
| Apr 7 | UCLA | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 9–0 | Bruksch (7–0) | Brandt (3–3) | None | 1,715 | 26–7 | 6–2 |
| Apr 8 | UCLA | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 11–2 | Gosling (2–0) | Clark (2–1) | None | 2,611 | 27–7 | 7–2 |
| Apr 10 | at Nevada* | No. 1 | William Peccole Park • Reno, NV | W 18–13 | Wodnicki (3–1) | Norris (0–1) | None | 1,272 | 28–7 | |
| Apr 12 | Oregon State | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 4–1 | Guthrie (8–1) | Johnson (4–5) | Willcox (2) | 1,815 | 29–7 | 8–2 |
| Apr 13 | Oregon State | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–1 | Bruksch (8–0) | Nicholson (7–2) | None | 1,970 | 30–7 | 9–2 |
| Apr 14 | Oregon State | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 22–5 | Gosling (3–0) | McLemore (0–4) | None | 2,627 | 31–7 | 10–2 |
| Apr 17 | San Francisco* | No. 1 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 4–5 | Seccombe (3–2) | Hudgins (1–5) | Foppert (1) | 2,249 | 31–8 | |
| Apr 20 | at No. 7 Southern California | No. 1 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–2 | Prior (11–1) | Guthrie (8–2) | None | 1,176 | 31–9 | 10–3 |
| Apr 21 | at No. 7 Southern California | No. 1 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–7 | Currier (8–1) | Bruksch (8–1) | None | 1,232 | 31–10 | 10–4 |
| Apr 22 | at No. 7 Southern California | No. 1 | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 9–5 | Gosling (4–0) | Reyes (1–3) | None | 1,333 | 32–10 | 11–4 |
| Apr 24 | San Jose State* | No. 2 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 4–3 | Wodnicki (4–1) | Malott (2–1) | Willcox (3) | 1,957 | 33–10 | |
| Apr 27 | at California | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 4–7 | Hutchinson (4–6) | Guthrie (8–3) | None | 525 | 33–11 | 11–5 |
| Apr 28 | at California | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 0–4 | Dennis (4–3) | Bruksch (8–2) | Brown (8) | 912 | 33–12 | 11–6 |
| Apr 29 | at California | No. 2 | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 8–0 | Gosling (5–0) | Cash (8–3) | None | 2,413 | 34–12 | 12–6 |
May (8–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 record |
| May 1 | Santa Clara* | No. 6 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 15–8 | McCally (2–1) | Ampi (0–3) | None | 2,099 | 35–12 | |
| May 2 | at Sacramento State* | No. 6 | John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA | L 3–12 | Groeger (5–7) | Guthrie (8–4) | None | 2,460 | 35–13 | |
| May 8 | Cal Poly* | No. 6 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 11–10 | Willcox (3–0) | Choate (4–2) | None | 2,062 | 36–13 | |
| May 9 | at San Francisco* | No. 6 | Benedetti Diamond • San Francisco, CA | W 8–6 | Cunningham (5–0) | Gossert (4–2) | McCally (3) | 530 | 37–13 | |
| May 11 | Arizona | No. 6 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 6–5 | Guthrie (9–4) | Kaiser (7–6) | Willcox (4) | 4,458 | 38–13 | 13–6 |
| May 12 | Arizona | No. 6 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 4–5 | Rierson (6–4) | Bruksch (8–3) | Anderson (2) | 2,916 | 38–14 | 13–7 |
| May 13 | Arizona | No. 6 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 8–2 | Gosling (6–0) | Goodman (3–2) | None | 3,763 | 39–14 | 14–7 |
| May 18 | at Washington State | No. 4 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 14–6 | Guthrie (10–3) | Alwert (2–6) | Wodnicki (5) | 381 | 40–14 | 15–7 |
| May 19 | at Washington State | No. 4 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 19–3 | Bruksch (9–3) | Svendsen (2–3) | None | 423 | 41–14 | 16–7 |
| May 20 | at Washington State | No. 4 | Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA | W 12–1 | Gosling (7–0) | Fisher (0–7) | None | 425 | 42–14 | 17–7 |
Post-season (9–3) :
NCAA Palo Alto Regional (4–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Regional Record |
| May 25 | (4) Marist | (1) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 4–3 | Guthrie (11–4) | Tracz (10–1) | Wodnicki (6) | 3,043 | 43–14 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | (3) Texas | (1) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 3–4 | Montes (7–5) | Gosling (7–1) | Jordan (3) | 3,346 | 43–15 | 1–1 |
| May 26 | (4) Marist | (1) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 6–0 | Cunningham (6–0) | Kondratowicz (4–2) | None | 1,786 | 44–15 | 2–1 |
| May 27 | (3) Texas | (1) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 10–9$^{10}$ | Willcox (4–0) | Montes (7–6) | None | 2,515 | 45–15 | 3–1 |
| May 27 | (3) Texas | (1) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 4–3 | Wodnicki (5–1) | Clark (3–4) | Willcox (5) | 2,143 | 46–15 | 4–1 |
NCAA Palo Alto Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SR Record |
| June 1 | No. 15 South Carolina | (4) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 11–1 | Guthrie (12–4) | Bouknight (10–4) | None | 3,675 | 47–15 | 1–0 |
| June 2 | No. 15 South Carolina | (4) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | L 3–4 | Taylor (5–3) | Gosling (7–2) | Gronkiewicz (19) | 3,445 | 47–16 | 1–1 |
| June 3 | No. 15 South Carolina | (4) No. 4 | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 3–2 | Wodnicki (6–1) | Taylor (5–4) | Willcox (6) | 3,505 | 48–16 | 2–1 |
College World Series (3–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 8 | vs. (5) No. 6 Tulane | (4) No. 4 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 13–11 | Wodnicki (7–1) | Charron (9–2) | Bruksch (1) | | 49–16 | 1–0 |
| June 10 | vs. (1) No. 5 Cal State Fullerton | (4) No. 4 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 5–2$^{10}$ | Willcox (5–0) | Cordero (3–4) | Brucksch (2) | 23,087 | 50–16 | 2–0 |
| June 13 | vs. (1) No. 5 Cal State Fullerton | (4) No. 4 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 4–1 | Guthrie (13–4) | Smith (11–3) | Bruksch (3) | 20,221 | 51–16 | 3–0 |
| June 16 | vs. (2) No. 1 Miami (FL) | (4) No. 4 | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 1–12 | Farmer (15–2) | Gosling (7–3) | None | 24,070 | 51–17 | 3–1 |