# 1988 Stanford Cardinal baseball team

The 1988 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Mark Marquess in his 12th season at Stanford.
The Cardinal won the College World Series, defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

## Schedule

1988 Stanford Cardinal baseball game log :
Regular season :
January/February
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
January 31at Santa Clara2-30-1–
February 1Santa Clara3-21-1–
February 2UC Davis13-82-1–
February 5Cal State Fullerton1-52-2–
February 6Cal State Fullerton9-43-2–
February 7Cal State Fullerton5-63-3–
February 9at Pacific4-14-3–
February 12at Hawaii5-05-3–
February 13at Hawaii4-55-4–
February 14at Hawaii3-45-5–
February 16Cal State Hayward12-66-5–
February 17San Francisco5-37-5–
February 19UC Santa Barbara15-48-5–
February 20UC Santa Barbara9-89-5–
February 21UC Santa Barbara13-210-5–
February 22Cal State LA4-111-5–
February 26at Southern California13-412-51–0
February 27at Southern California7-613-52–0 :
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
March 1San Jose State10-914-5–
March 4UCLA3-614-62–1
March 5UCLA11-415-63–1
March 6UCLA5-116-64–1
March 19Arizona5-017-65–1
March 20Arizona8-718-66–1
March 21Arizona5-419-67–1
March 22at Fresno State3-1319-7–
March 25at Arizona State1-919-87–2
March 26at Arizona State10-1119-97–3
March 27at Arizona State7-1019-107–4
March 29at Santa Clara4-220-10–
March 31California3-221-108–4 :
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
April 1at California2-321-118–5
April 2California6-522-119–5
April 4Saint Mary's13-223-11–
April 5Santa Clara20-324-11–
April 8at Arizona5-2024-129–6
April 9at Arizona10-725-1210–6
April 10at Arizona8-925-1310–7
April 12at San Francisco17-626-13–
April 15at UCLA4-926-1410–8
April 16at UCLA8-527-1411–8
April 17at UCLA5-228-1412–8
April 18at USC5-329-1413–8
April 23Arizona State5-330-1414–8
April 24Arizona State6-1530-1514–9
April 25Arizona State5-1330-1614–10
April 26at San Jose State7-331-16–
April 27at Fresno State5-631-17–
April 29at Miami (FL)3-931-18–
April 30at Miami (FL)3-731-19– :
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordPac-10 record
May 3Pacific16-032-19-
May 6at California3-832-2014-11
May 7California13-333-2015-11
May 8at California1-433-2115-12
May 10at San Francisco State23-234-21–
May 13USC10-835-2116-12
May 14USC10-936-2117-12
May 15USC12-437-2118-12 :
NCAA tournament: Northeast Regional
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 27vs. St. John's3-537-22
May 27vs. Fordham7-538-22
May 29vs. Rutgers8-139-22
May 30vs. Kentucky6-540-22
May 31vs. Kentucky16-241-22 :
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 4vs. Fresno StateRosenblatt Stadium10-342-22
June 6vs. Cal State FullertonRosenblatt Stadium3-542-23
June 7vs. Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium2-143-23
June 9vs. Cal State FullertonRosenblatt Stadium4-144-23
June 10vs. Cal State FullertonRosenblatt Stadium9-545-23
June 11vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium9-446-23 :

## Awards and honors
### Troy Paulsen

* First Team All-Pac-10

### Lee Plemel

* College World Series Most Outstanding Player

### Doug Robbins

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Ed Sprague

* First Team All-American
* First Team All-Pac-10

### Ron Witmeyer

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

## Cardinal in the 1988 MLB Draft

The following members of the Stanford Cardinal baseball program were drafted in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Ed Sprague | 3B | 1st | 25th | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Lee Plemel | RHP | 5th | 132nd | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Ron Witmeyer | 1B | 7th | 177th | Oakland Athletics |
| Steve Chitren | RHP | 9th | 227th | Seattle Mariners |
| Doug Robbins | C | 10th | 243rd | Baltimore Orioles |
| Jim Price | RHP | 25th | 653rd | Seattle Mariners |