The Stanford Cardinal baseball team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Stanford athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal play their home games on campus at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond, and they are currently coached by David Esquer.

Head coaches + Name Years Won Lost Tied Pct.No Coach1892–1896, 191830120.714Bill_LangeThe San Francisco Call Bulletin, Tue, Feb 09, 1897, Page 51897330.500J. F. Sheehan, Jr.1898–1899232.429Dr. W. H. Murphy1900–190112130.480C. J. Swindells1902–190313200.394C. Doyle1904880.500D. V. Cowden19057100.412James F. Lanagan1906–190719192.500George J. Presley1908–191030350.462Carl F. Ganong19115111.324Jerome D. Peters1912–191327171.611W. B. Moskiman19141263.643William Orr191510100.500Harry Wolter1916, 1923–1943, 1946–19492773187.466R. T. Wilson191710120.455Bob Evans1919–192016130.552W. D. Seay1921–192211170.393Everett Dean1950–1955125834.599Dutch Fehring1956–19672901624.640Ray Young1968–19763261613.668Mark Marquess1977–20171,6278787.649David Esquer2018–present2481250

Year-by-year record

Stadium

Klein Field at Sunken Diamond is one of the premier collegiate baseball stadiums in the country. When the football stadium was originally built in 1921, dirt was excavated from the site of the future baseball stadium, which created a "sunken" field a decade later.

Record versus opponent + Opponent Won Lost Tied Pct.First PlayedLast PlayedAir Force91019621971Alabama21020002000Appalachian State10019861986Arkansas42019852022Auburn41019672022Ball State10020192019Baylor11020052018Binghamton10020222022Boise State10019781978BYU82019682018Cal Poly Pomona167019621982Cal Poly434019592022Cal State Bakersfield30020232023CS Dominguez Hills01019781978Cal State Fullerton7657019792025Cal State Hayward265219651988Cal State Los Angeles123019591997Cal State Northridge84119652022California Western11019621962Campbell10019901990Chapman31019681971Chico State92019611970Claremont21019621972Connecticut21020222022Cornell20019721975Creighton12020242024Delaware10019761976Eastern Michigan10019761976Fordham10019881988Fresno State8846119592021Georgia34019872008Georgia Southern10019901990Gonzaga41019762019Grand Canyon54020192025Hawaii1810119612010Houston11019672020Humboldt State50019631980Illinois10020112011Illinois-Chicago10020032003Indiana43020142022Indiana State10020142014James Madison10019831983Kansas183020042017Kansas State33019712020Kentucky20019881988Lamar31019811995Lewis and Clark10019901990Long Beach State137019602017Louisiana30020002022Loyola Marymount51019791999LSU13019872000Maine03019781982Marist20020012001Massachusetts01019731973Michigan51019832020Middle Tennessee State10019901990Minnesota31019871998Mississippi State22019902019Nebraska62019852008Nevada218019732015New Mexico32019722010North Dakota State10020212021Northeastern10019971997Oklahoma43019712023Oklahoma State14019831987Oral Roberts12019781987Pacific6611119592023Penn State22019962024Pepperdine255019592019Portland State10019661966Rice2712019912024Richmond10020032003Rutgers10019881988Sacramento State3416019592025Saint Mary’s6915119622022San Diego21019772018San Diego State113019602022San Francisco10118219592022San Francisco State453019591996San Jose State11040019592025Santa Clara15084119592025Sonoma State21019811983South Carolina61019722003Southern Illinois10019751975St. John’s21019702004Stanislaus State110019721990Stetson10019921992TCU11020052005Tennessee13019722023Texas4737119812023Texas A&M31019972023Texas State21020222022Texas Tech55019952024UTSA11020052022Tulane31019742001Tulsa11019701976U. S. International01019851985UC Davis5715019602025UC Irvine92019722021UC Riverside84019702003UC Santa Barbara3120019632022UNLV59019802024Valdosta State10019781978Vanderbilt710019732021West Carolina01019921992Wichita State20019902019Wisconsin20019741982Wright State10020182018Wyoming10019941994Xavier22020252025Youngstown State10020142014

Last updated at the conclusion of the 2025 Season.

Record versus ACC opponents + Opponent Won Lost Tied Pct.First PlayedLast PlayedBoston College21020252025California211119119592025Clemson32019952025Duke30020252025Florida State911019922012Georgia Tech03020252025Louisville000NeverTBDMiami35019852008North Carolina33019992025NC State42020062025Notre Dame33019912025Pittsburgh000NeverTBDSMU10019751975Virginia03020252025Virginia Tech01020252025Wake Forest13020232025

Last updated at the conclusion of the 2025 Season.

Record against former Pac-12 opponents + Opponent Won Lost Tied Pct.First PlayedLast PlayedArizona12186019752024Arizona State110107019612024California221119119592025Oregon3724019612024Oregon State5247019202024UCLA168120019592024USC167151219592024Utah289019652024Washington6832019652025Washington State6826019642024

Last updated at the conclusion of the 2025 Season.

Stanford in the NCAA tournament The Cardinal have appeared in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament 31 times, and appearing in the College World Series 16 times. They have won two National Championships, in 1987 College World Series and 1988.

Future major league outfielder Sam Fuld's 24 career hits broke the College World Series record of 23 set by Keith Moreland in 1973–75.

Former Cardinal in MLB

Rubén Amaro Jr. Tristan Beck Alex Blandino Eric Bruntlett Jason Castro Erik Davis Sam Fuld Ryan Garko Jody Gerut Jeremy Guthrie Maverick Handley A. J. Hinch Nico Hoerner Andrew Lorraine Jed Lowrie John Mayberry Jr. Tommy Edman Jack McDowell Mike Mussina Cord Phelps Stephen Piscotty Carlos Quentin Bruce Robinson Jack Shepard Austin Slater Drew Storen Steve Buechele Kris Bubic Braden Montgomery Tommy Troy Tim Tawa Kyle Stowers Former NFL Quarterback and current Denver Broncos executive John Elway also played baseball at Stanford for two seasons.

See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

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