MLB Alumni: Bob Boone, Steve Buechele, Jack McDowell, Mike Mussina, Jeffrey Hammonds, A.J. Hinch, Kyle Peterson, Paul Carey, Ed Sprague, Ryan Garko, Drew Storen, Michael Taylor, Stephen Piscotty, Tommy Edman.
Short hops: Brock Jones’ three-homer game in the super regional-clinching win over Texas Tech was Stanford’s first since Andrew Daschbach went deep four times against Cal Poly in May 2019. … Beck’s 128 strikeouts are most by a Stanford pitcher since Mark Appel fanned 130 in 2013. … Esquer is bringing his second program to the CWS. In 2011 he led California to Omaha and was national coach of the year.
Coach: Jay Johnson (208-112 in 6 seasons at Arizona; 280-154 in 9 seasons overall).
Road to Omaha: Won Tucson regional: beat Grand Canyon 12-6, beat UC Santa Barbara 4-0, beat UC Santa Barbara 5-2. Won Tucson super regional: beat Mississippi 9-3, lost to Mississippi 12-3, beat Mississippi 16-3.
2021 record vs. CWS teams: 1-2 (vs. Stanford).
Last CWS appearance: 2016.
All-time record in CWS: 43-30 in 17 appearances (won national titles in 1976, 1980, 1986, 2012).
Meet the Wildcats: C Daniel Susac (.329, 12 HRs, 61 RBIs), 1B Branden Boissiere (.374, 5, 61), 2B Kobe Kato (.352, 1, 33), SS Nik McClaughry (.317, 1, 32), 3B Tony Bullard (.311, 7, 30), LF Mac Bingham (.305, 1, 33), CF Donta Williams (.352, 8, 48), RF Ryan Holgate (.356, 10, 54), DH Jacob Berry (.359, 17, 70). Starting rotation: RHP Chase Silseth (8-1, 5.54 ERA), LHP Garrett Irvin (6-3, 4.19), RHP Chandler Murphy (7-0, 3.63). Relievers: RHP Vince Vannelle (5-2, 2.59 ERA, 8 saves), RHP Austin Smith (2-1, 5.47), LHP Gil Luna (1-0, 1.69, 1 save), LHP Randy Abshier (4-0, 2.91, 1 save), RHP Quinn Flanagan (0-4, 3.82, 4 saves), RHP TJ Nichols (6-3, 4.94), RHP Preston Price (1-1, 2.57, 3 saves), LHP Riley Cooper (3-0, 5.04), RHP Dawson Netz (0-0, 4.41).
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