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.

Roster   - Damien Alvarado - Eric Bruntlett - Jason Cooper - Billy Jacobson - Ryan McCally - Edmund Muth - Chris O'Riordan - Brian Sager - Craig Thompson - Andy Topham - Arik VanZandt - Mike Wodnicki Pitchers - Jeff Bruksch - Tim Cunningham - Mike Gosling - Jason Luker - Justin Wayne - Jason Young

Infielders

Catchers

Outfielders - Joe Borchard - John Gall

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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * No. 2 John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W 4–2 Luker (1–0) Robinson (0–2) Gosling (1) 829 8–4 — Feb 25 at * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 * 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 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 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 * 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 * No. 3 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–0 Sager (4–1) Dellamaggior (1–1) None 1,246 35–11 — May 5 at 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 Postseason: 8–3 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 (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 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 2 No. 9 (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 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record CWS record June 9 vs. No. 8 (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

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