Mark Marquess

Education

He attended Stanford from 1965 to 1969, where he played baseball and football, he was also a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.

Career

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 National Collegiate Athletic Association Regionals, his teams have a 65–25 record.

In the National Collegiate Athletic Association 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.

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.

The following is a table of Marquess"s yearly records as an National Collegiate Athletic Association head baseball coach. 5 College World Series Championship Appearances (1987, "88, 2000, "01, "03)

15 College World Series/National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Titles (1982, "83, "85, "87, "88, "90, "95, "97, "99, 2000, "01, "02, "03, "06, "08)

6 National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Titles (1999, 2000, "01, "02, "03, "08)

25 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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)

He is top ten among all active division 1 coaches in wins

United States of America Baseball Olympic Head Coach (1988)

United States of America Baseball Head Coach (1981, "87, "88)

United States of America 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).

Achievements

• On April 3, 2011, Marquess won his 1,400th game. 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).

Membership

He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.