OMAHA, Neb.– On Thursday night, Jeremy Guthrie sat at the postgame press conference with his heart in his throat. The junior pitcher struggled to hold back his tears, fighting to force the words from his mouth.
It was a scene all too reminiscent of three weeks ago, when, following a gritty 13-inning victory in an NCAA [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — It wasn’t supposed to end this way, on this night.
But it did.
With a 6-5 loss to the Texas Longhorns at the College World Series, six Cardinal seniors completed their tremendous run at Stanford Thursday night short of their ultimate goal for the fourth consecutive season.
The Cardinal (47-18) bowed out of the 2002 [...]

Stanford basketball standouts Curtis Borchardt and Casey Jacobsen set one last school record on their way out the proverbial door yesterday as both were selected in the first round of the NBA draft held yesterday.
The Orlando Magic chose Borchardt with its 18th pick, but the Cardinal center will not be heading to Florida anytime soon. [...]

OMAHA, Neb. —The words regularly flow from the mouth of Stanford head coach Mark Marquess.
“Pitching and defense. Pitching and defense.”
His two keys to winning games get so repetitive, it’s monotonous. A Marquess cliché, if you will.
But this guy knows how to coach. And if you need any proof – aside from Stanford’s two national titles [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — This team isn’t going home. Not just yet.
Stanford (47-17) survived at the College World Series on Elimination Day at Rosenblatt Stadium, defeating Notre Dame (50-18) for the second time in four days, 5-3, and moving on to its 11th meeting with the Texas Longhorns in the last 14 months on Thursday night.
Tuesday’s [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — Forget what Mark Marquess and Augie Garrido say.
Stanford versus Texas is a budding rivalry – no questions asked.
Texas’ 8-7 victory over Stanford at the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium on Monday was simply yet another chapter in a growing novel of classic battles between the two baseball powerhouses, not to [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — Rosenblatt Stadium isn’t forgiving, and neither are the teams that grace its immaculate field each year for the College World Series.
That especially applies to the 2002 Texas Longhorns (55-15), who took advantage of every mistake and lapse that junior starter Tim Cunningham made Monday night en route to a 8-7 win over [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — This time, the shoe was on the other foot.
In this sport, Stanford was the national powerhouse.
In Omaha, Stanford held the tradition.
Simply put, this was not football, ladies and gentleman, despite what Notre Dame’s Brian Savitsky’s batting helmet might have made you think.
This was baseball: Stanford’s sport. Stanford’s strength. And Stanford’s territory.
The Cardinal’s [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — For its first appearance at the College World Series in 45 years, Notre Dame did much to prove that it belongs.
Just not enough.
Stanford (46-16) held off the upstart Fighting Irish (49-17) on Saturday afternoon, 4-3, to advance to the winner’s bracket in Omaha for the fourth consecutive year. But it didn’t come [...]

Maybe Stanford finally caught a break in the 2002 postseason.
After the NCAA selection committee sent the Cardinal three top-25 teams for regionals and then matched them up with Southern California in the super regional, Stanford saw Notre Dame beat top-ranked Florida State in Tallahassee last weekend, setting up a College World Series first-round game with [...]