The 2023 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented Stanford University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinal played their home games at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond under sixth year coach David Esquer.
Previous season The Cardinal finished the regular season in first place and won the Pac-12 tournament. Stanford hosted their own Regional and won their Super Regional over UConn in three games. Stanford reached the College World Series for the first time in back-to-back seasons since 2002 and 2003. The Cardinal lost in their double elimination games against Arkansas and Auburn.
2022 MLB draft The Cardinal had seven players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
Brock Jones Outfield 2 65 Tampa Bay Rays Kody Huff Catcher 7 206 Colorado Rockies Brett Barrera Shortstop 8 250 New York Yankees Adam Crampton Shortstop 9 257 Baltimore Orioles Alex Williams Pitcher 11 322 Miami Marlins Quinn Mathews Pitcher 19 584 Tampa Bay Rays Matt Scott Pitcher 20 589 Texas Rangers
Quinn Mathews did not sign with the Tampa Bay Rays and has returned to Stanford. Matt Scott did not sign out of high school with the Texas Rangers and will play college baseball at Stanford
Departures All Offseason DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeight YearHometown Notes Cody Jensen 18 Pitcher 6’2” 191 lbs Junior Roseville, CA Transferred to Georgetown Justin Moore 13 Pitcher 6’5” 235 lbs Junior Austin, TX Transferred to Notre Dame Vincent Martinez 16 Catcher 6’2” 235 lbs Senior San Marcos, CA Transferred to Notre Dame Austin Kretzschmar 5 INF 5’11” 197 lbs Senior La Mesa, CA Transferred to Georgetown
Incoming Recruits 2022 Stanford Recruits Malcolm Moore L/R C/INF 6’2” 210 lbs Sacramento, CA C. K. McClatchy High School Matt Scott R/R P/1B/3B 6’6” 230 lbs Redding, CT Joel Barlow High School Nick Dugan R/R P 6’1” 190 lbs Eureka, CA St. Bernard's High School Gabe Springer S/R SS 6’1” 185 lbs Boulder, CO Fairview High School Toran O'Harran R/R P/OF 6’1” 190 lbs Rocklin, CA Rocklin High School Trevor Moore R/R P/SS 6’1” 200 lbs Golden, CO Mullen High School Ethan Hott R/R OF 5’10” 180 lbs Paradise Valley, AZ Chaparral High School Cort MacDonald L/L OF 6’1” 170 lbs Arlington, TX Pantego Christian Academy Jimmy Nati R/R SS/P 6’1” 210 lbs West Pennant Hills, New South Wales Oakhill College
Personnel
Roster 2023 Stanford Cardinal roster Pitchers 18 – Toran O'Harran – Freshman 20 – Nathan Fleischli – Senior 23 – Joey Dixon – Junior 25 – Nick Dugan – Freshman 26 – Quinn Mathews – Senior 28 – Matt Scott – Freshman 30 – Brandt Pancer – Junior 34 – Ryan Bruno – Junior 36 – Ty Uber – Sophomore 37 – Tommy O'Rourke – Junior 38 – Trevor Moore – Freshman 40 – Nicolas Lopez – Graduate Student 41 – Matt Swartz – Junior 45 – Max Meier – Senior 46 – Jaden Bruno – Sophomore 49 – Drew Dowd – Junior Catchers 11 – Alberto Rios – Junior 21 – Charlie Saum – Sophomore
Infielders 2 – Drew Bowser – Junior 5 – Trevor Haskins – Sophomore 15 – Jimmy Nati – Freshman 27 – Temo Becerra – Sophomore 31 – Carter Graham – Junior 33 – Gabe Springer – Freshman Outfielders 4 – Saborn Campbell – Sophomore 13 – Ethan Hott – Freshman 14 – Cort MacDonald – Freshman 22 – Eddie Park – Junior 29 – Cole Hinkleman – Senior
Utility 1 – Owen Cobb (INF/OF) – Senior 6 – Braden Montgomery (OF/P) – Sophomore 10 - Malcolm Moore (C/1B) - Freshman 12 – Tommy Troy (INF/OF) – Junior 19 – Harry Gargus (INF/OF) – Senior 39 – Jake Sapien (P/INF) – Junior 44 – Brett Blair (OF/C) – Sophomore
Coaching staff 2023 Stanford Cardinal coaching staff Name Position David Esquer Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball Thomas Eager Kathy Wolff Assistant Baseball Coach Steve Rodriguez Assistant Coach Andre Mercurio Assistant Coach Jeanette Morganti Director of Baseball Operations CJ Baker Video Coordinator
Pac–12 media poll Pac–12 media poll 1 Stanford 99 (9) 2 UCLA 90 (2) 3 Oregon State 77 4 Arizona 74 5 Oregon 68 6 Arizona State 45 7 Washington 43 8 California 40 9 Washington State 29 10 USC 24 11 Utah 16
Preseason Honors
All-Pac-12 Team Preseason All-Pac-12 Baseball Team Player Position Class Drew Bowser Infield Junior Ryan Bruno Pitcher Junior Joey Dixon Pitcher Junior Carter Graham 1st Base Junior Quinn Mathews Pitcher Senior Braden Montgomery OF/P Sophomore Eddie Park OF Junior Tommy Troy Infield Junior
Preseason All-Americans
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Player No. Position Class Team Carter Graham 31 1st Base Junior 1st Team Braden Montgomery 6 OF/P Sophomore 2nd Team Quinn Mathews 26 Pitcher Senior 2nd Team Ryan Bruno 34 Pitcher Junior 2nd Team Tommy Troy 12 2nd Base Junior 3rd Team
D1Baseball Player No. Position Class Team Tommy Troy 12 2nd Base Junior 1st Team Ryan Bruno 34 Pitcher Junior 1st Team Carter Graham 31 1st Base Junior 2nd Team Braden Montgomery 6 OF/P Sophomore 3rd Team Quinn Mathews 26 Pitcher Senior 3rd Team
Baseball America Player No. Position Class Team Tommy Troy 12 2nd Base Junior 1st Team Ryan Bruno 34 Pitcher Junior 2nd Team Braden Montgomery 6 OF/P Sophomore 2nd Team
Award watch lists Golden Spikes AwardQuinn MathewsPSeniorBraden MontgomeryOF/PSophomoreTommy TroyINF/OFJunior
Schedule and results Legend Stanford win Stanford loss PostponementBoldStanford team member
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|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Feb. 17 || at Cal State Fullerton* || No. 3 || Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA || L 1–8 || Stultz (1–0) || Mathews (0–1) || Chester (1) || ESPN+ || 1,732 || 0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 18 || at Cal State Fullerton* || No. 3 || Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA || W 7–5 || Scott (1–0) || Meyer (0–1) || Bruno (1) || ESPN+ || 1,406 || 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 19 || at Cal State Fullerton* || No. 3 || Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA || W 21–13 || Montgomery (1–0) || Faulks (0–1) || || ESPN+ || 1,771 || 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Feb. 21 || * || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || L 4–8 || Williams (1–0) || O'Harran (0–1) || || P12N || 1,337 || 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 24 || * || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 6–3 || Mathews (1–1) || Smith (0–1) || Scott (1) || P12N || 1,159 || 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 25 || Rice* || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 11–1 || Dixon (1–0) || Rodriguez (0–1) || || Stanford Live Stream-2 || 1,422 || 4–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 26 || Rice* || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 7–4 || Scott (2–0) || Brogdon (0–1) || || Stanford Live Stream-2 || 1,422 || 5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Feb. 27 || * || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 15–5 || Lopez (1–0) || Defe (0–1) || || Stanford Live Stream || 212 || 6–2 ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 3 || * || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 7–1 || Mathews (2–1) || Verdugo (2–1) || || Stanford Live Stream-2 || 982 || 7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 4 || Cal State Bakersfield* || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 8–4 || Dixon (2–0) || Scheurman (1–1) || || Stanford Live Stream-2 || 1,143 || 8–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 5 || Cal State Bakersfield* || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 24–9 || Lopez (2–0) || Comnos (2–1) || || Stanford Live Stream-3 || 1,196 || 9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Mar. 7 || * || No. 2 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || L 5–10 || Feikes (1–0) || Moore (0–1) || || Stanford Live Stream || 974 || 9–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 10 || at USC || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA || W 6–4 || Mathews (3–1) || Connolly (0–1) || Dowd (1) || USC Live Stream || 523 || 10–3 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Mar. 11 || at USC || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA || L 7–10 || Blum (2–0) || Lopez (2–1) || Clarke (1) || USC Live Stream || 431 || 10–4 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Mar. 12 || at USC || No. 2 || Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA || L 1–4 || Johnson (1–2) || Dowd (0–1) || Clarke (2) || USC Live Stream || 708 || 10–5 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 17 || Oregon State || No. 9 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 9–8 || Dowd (1–1) || Sellers (2–2) || Bruno (2) || P12N || 1,492 || 11–5 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 18 || Oregon State || No. 9 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 8–5 || Scott (3–0) || Kmatz (1–3) || || P12 Bay Area || 2,086 || 12–5 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 19 || Oregon State || No. 9 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 5–4 || Dowd (2–1) || Ferrer (0–1) || Pancer (1) || P12 Oregon || 1,824 || 13–5 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 25 || || No. 9 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 6–4 || Dowd (3–1) || McCleve (0–1) || || Stanford Live Stream || 1,445 || 14–5 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 26 || Utah || No. 9 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 5–1 || Scott (4–0) || Van Sickle (2–2) || Dowd (2) || Stanford Live Stream || 1,446 || 15–5 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 27 || Utah || No. 9 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 16–8 || Uber (1–0) || Whiting (0–2) || || Stanford Live Stream || 1,093 || 16–5 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Mar. 30 || at Oklahoma* || No. 7 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W 23–11 || Meier (1–0) || Davis (2–3) || || ESPN+ || 1,434 || 17–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Mar. 31 || at Oklahoma* || No. 7 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L 0–2 || Douthit (4–1) || Mathews (3–2) || Atwood (1) || ESPN+ || 1,669 || 17–6 ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Apr. 1 || at Oklahoma* || No. 7 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L 5–6 || Campbell (3–2) || Dowd (3–2) || Weber (5) || ESPN+ || 2,031 || 17–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Apr. 2 || at Oklahoma* || No. 7 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W 16–5 || Dixon (3–0) || Carsten (1–1) || || ESPN+ || || 18–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Apr. 6 || at California || No. 8 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || W 8–7 || Mathews (4–2) || Colwell (1–3) || Pancer (2) || P12N || 507 || 19–7 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Apr. 7 || at California || No. 8 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || W 18–8 || Scott (5–0) || Becerra (0–2) || || P12N || 764 || 20–7 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Apr. 8 || at California || No. 8 || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || W 5–3 || Bruno (1–0) || Lozovoy (0–1) || Pancer (3) || P12N || 1,217 || 21–7 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Apr. 10 || No. 22 Texas Tech* || No. 8 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || W 6–4 || Meier (2–0) || Devine (1–3) || Bruno (3) || P12N || 2,062 || 22–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Apr. 11 || No. 21 Texas Tech* || No. 8 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || L 6–4 || Beckel (4–0) || Montgomery (1–1) || || P12 Insider || 1,406 || 22–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Apr. 14 || at || No. 8 || PK Park • Eugene, OR || L 0–4 || Stoffal (5–2) || Methews (4–3) || || Oregon Live Stream || 2,506 || 22–9 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Apr. 15 || at Oregon || No. 8 || PK Park • Eugene, OR || L 1–8 || Mercado (3–0) || Scott (5–1) || || Oregon Live Stream || 2,322 || 22–10 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" |Apr. 16 || at Oregon || No. 8 || PK Park • Eugene, OR || W 6–4 || Dowd (4–2) || Dallas (4–1) || || Oregon Live Stream || 1,351 || 23–10 || 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" |Apr. 18 || * || No. 9 || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || L 13–15 || Tucker (1–0) || Montgomery (1–2) || Zalasky (8) || Stanford Live Stream || 1,129 || 23–11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"