Mark Marquess
Mark Edward Marquess (born March 24, 1947) is an American college baseball coach. He has served as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team since the start of the 1977 season.
In his 34 years at Stanford (through the end of the 2010 season), he has compiled a record of 1,387–619–7 (.661). His teams have made the postseason 23 times, and have had a record of 109–50 there. In the NCAA Regionals, his teams have a 65–25 record. In the NCAA Super Regionals, his teams have a 10–2 appearance. In the College World Series, he has compiled a 34–23 record, winning back-to-back national titles in 1987 and 1988. On April 3, 2011, Marquess won his 1,400th game. He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
He attended Stanford from 1965 to 1969, where he played baseball and football, he was also a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.[1] His freshman year roommate at Stanford was Mitt Romney, who went on to become Governor of Massachusetts and the Republican nominee for President in 2012.[2]
He spent four years in minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds organizations, the last year as a player-coach for the Iowa Oaks, the White Sox' top affiliate. While still with the Oaks, he became an assistant coach at his alma mater in 1972, and was named head coach in 1977.
Head coaching records
The following is a table of Marquess's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[3][4][5][6]
Coaching Highlights
- 5 College World Series Championship Appearances (1987, '88, 2000, '01, '03)
- 15 College World Series/NCAA Regional Titles (1982, '83, '85, '87, '88, '90, '95, '97, '99, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '06, '08)
- 6 NCAA Regional Titles (1999, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '08)
- 25 NCAA Regional Appearances (1981, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '90, '91, '92, '94, '95, '96, '97, '98, '99, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '08)
- 12 Pac-10 Titles (1983, '84, '85, '87, '90, '94, '97, '98, '99, 2000, '03, '04 – First 8 Southern Division)
- 9-Time Pac-10 Coach of the Year (Southern Division: 1983, '85, '87, '90, '94, '97, '98; Pac-10: 1999, 2003)
- 1,000th Career Win (February 9, 2001)
- 1,400th Career Win (April 3, 2011)
- 100th Career Postseason Win (June 7, 2003)
- He is top ten among all active division 1 coaches in wins
International coaching
- USA Baseball Olympic Head Coach (1988)
- USA Baseball Head Coach (1981, '87, '88)
- USA Baseball Assistant Coach (1984)
- Gold Medal (1988 Seoul Olympics)
- Gold Medal (1981 Intercontinental Cup)
- Gold Medal (1981 World Games)
- Silver Medal (1987 Intercontinental Cup)
- International Coach of the Year (1988)
See also
References
- ↑ The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 50
- ↑ Scott Conroy, Laura Strickler (June 7, 2012). "At Stanford, Romney got his bearings in a year of change". CBS News.
- ↑ "2012 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Stanford Cardinal Baseball Record Book". Stanford Sports Information. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Pacific-12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Pacific-12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
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