Sport(s) Baseball Overall 1530-807-7 Conference Pacific-12 Conference 1977-present Stanford Education Stanford University | 1972-1976 Stanford (Asst.) Role Coach Title Head coach Name Mark Marquess | |
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Born March 24, 1947 (age 77)
Stockton, California, U.S. ( 1947-03-24 ) Team Stanford Cardinal baseball | ||
NCAA baseball regionals: Stanford's Mark Marquess coaches final game of legendary career
Mark Edward Marquess (born March 24, 1947) is an American college baseball coach. He served as the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team from 1977 to 2017.
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- NCAA baseball regionals Stanfords Mark Marquess coaches final game of legendary career
- Head coaching records
- Coaching Highlights
- International coaching
- References
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. 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.
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.
Coaching Highlights
