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The End of an Era

By sam On June 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

As I lie in bed, struggling mightily to fall asleep while the final few hours until I wake up for day one of my summer internship fade away into the night, I’ve found myself struggling to come to grips with what tonight’s Stanford Baseball loss truly means. There’s no getting around it, tonight was the [...]

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Defending Mark Appel

By sam On June 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I haven’t written in a while, and I have way too much work to do tonight for finals to warrant writing a sports piece, but this is ridiculous. These Mark Appel stories have gone way too far. It’s time for someone to take a stand in defense of a great Stanford Man.

I’m going to [...]

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What Stanford Baseball Needs To Land A National Seed

By sam On May 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

It’s the last weekend of College Baseball’s Regular Season, and there’s one question on everybody’s mind: Where will Stanford end up in the postseason? It’s hard to remember a season with so much still up in the air heading into the final three games, but it all boils down to this. If Stanford slips up, [...]

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Stanford Baseball Extends Winning Streak To 4 With 10-9 Win Over BYU

By sam On April 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

It looks like The Cardinal are finally having fun again (much to the relief of Jack Mosbacher I’m sure).

A little over two hours before today’s first pitch, Freshman Outfielder Dominic Jose’s batting practice group was finishing up its pre-game reps. As Jose walked away to grab his glove and head [...]

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Welcome Home Brian Dawkins

By sam On April 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Today, Brian Dawkins announced his retirement from the NFL. Growing up as an Eagles fan in the 1990s and early 2000s, there was no athlete that I loved more than Brian Dawkins. He played with an intensity unmatched by any other player I had ever seen, and brought it every single game for his entire [...]

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Stanford Women’s Basketball Dominates Cal For 75th Straight Conference Win

By sam On March 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

After Cal gave Stanford a scare in a late January overtime loss at Maples Pavilion, many thought they had a good chance to take down the Cardinal in Berkeley. Stanford squashed that thought in dramatic fashion, dominating the Bears from start to finish en route to an 86-61 win on Sunday night. The crowd of [...]

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Stanford Closes Out Home Slate With Win Over Seattle

By sam On March 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The Class of 2012 will always have a special place in the hearts of Stanford Women’s Basketball Fans. Nneka Ogwumike, Lindy LaRocque, and Grace Mashore leave behind a legacy of greatness, with three straight final four appearances. Tonight, these three graduating seniors clinched an achievement that only one other class has done in Stanford’s history: [...]

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Tara Vanderveer wins 700th At Stanford On Senior Day

By sam On February 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Utah came out of halftime strong, but in the end Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike were too much for The Utes, as Stanford improved to 17-0 in the Pac-12 and 26-1 overall with a 69-42 victory at Maples Pavilion. Stanford jumped out to a big lead early, leading 36-14 at halftime. Utah fought back, at one [...]

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Stanford Baseball Improves To 7-0

By sam On February 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Stanford Baseball dominated the Texas Longhorns in a 3 game sweep this weekend at Sunken Diamond, winning by a combined score of 28-5. On Friday Night, Stanford defeated Texas 7-2 behind a great effort from starting pitcher Mark Appel. Appel improved to 2-0, scattering 3 hits over 7+ innings for 1 earned run. Stanford’s prolific [...]

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2nd-Ranked Stanford Baseball Opens Season Tonight

By sam On February 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The Stanford Baseball Program is used to having high expectations. However, not many seasons begin with as much hope and pressure as this one. With one of the best Junior classes in school history and the nation’s #1 ranked Sophomore class, many around The Program feel that anything less than a trip to Omaha would [...]

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