Mark Marquess

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.

For the ice hockey player, see Mark Marquess (ice hockey).
Mark Marquess
Biographical details
Born (1947-03-24) March 24, 1947
Stockton, California, U.S.
Playing career
1967–1969Stanford
Position(s)First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1976Stanford (asst.)
1977–2017Stanford
Head coaching record
Overall1,627–878–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 3× NCAA Coach of the Year (1985, 1987, 1988)
  • Baseball America College Coach of the Year (1987)
  • ABCA West Region Coach of the Year (2001)
  • 7× Pac-10 Southern Division Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998)
  • 2× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1999, 2003)
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Team

Early life and professional baseball career

Born and raised in Stockton, California, Marquess graduated from Stagg High School in Stockton in 1965,[1] then attended Stanford University from 1965 to 1969, where he played on the Stanford Cardinal baseball team at first base from 1967 to 1969 and football team from 1966 to 1968 at quarterback, split end, defensive back, and punt returner.[2]

At Stanford, Marquess was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.[3] 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.[4]

Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 25th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft, Marquess played minor league baseball for the White Sox organization from 1969 to 1973, the last year as a player-coach for the Iowa Oaks, the White Sox' top affiliate.[5][6]

Coaching career

From 1972 to 1976, Marquess was an assistant coach at Stanford under Ray Young before being promoted to head coach in 1977.[2]

In his 41 years at Stanford, he compiled a record of 1,627–878–7 (.649). His teams made the postseason 23 times, and had a record of 109–50 there. His teams had a 65–25 record in the NCAA Regionals, a 10–2 record. in the NCAA Super Regionals, and a 34–23 record in the College World Series, with back-to-back national titles in 1987 and 1988. He is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. He announced his retirement in 2016.[7]

Head coaching records

The following is a table of Marquess's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[2][8]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Stanford Cardinal (Pacific-8/Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (1977–2017)
1977 Stanford 43–235–13T–3rd (South)
1978 Stanford 35–20–16–12T–3rd (South)
1979 Stanford 35–2313–175th (South)
1980 Stanford 29–2413–17T–5th (South)
1981 Stanford 43–22–116–142nd (South)NCAA Regional
1982 Stanford 49–18–120–102nd (South)College World Series
1983 Stanford 41–17–120–101st (South)College World Series
1984 Stanford 38–26–118–12T–2nd (South)NCAA Regional
1985 Stanford 47–1523–71st (South)College World Series
1986 Stanford 38–2318–12T–2nd (South)NCAA Regional
1987 Stanford 53–1721–91st (South)College World Series Champion
1988 Stanford 46–2318–122nd (South)College World Series Champion
1989 Stanford 30–2812–184th (South)
1990 Stanford 59–1224–61st (South)College World Series
1991 Stanford 39–23–118–122nd (South)NCAA Regional
1992 Stanford 39–2317–132nd (South)NCAA Regional
1993 Stanford 27–2810–206th (South)
1994 Stanford 36–2421–91st (South)NCAA Regional
1995 Stanford 40–2520–102nd (South)College World Series
1996 Stanford 41–1919–112nd (South)NCAA Regional
1997 Stanford 45–2021–91st (South)College World Series
1998 Stanford 42–14–122–81st (South)NCAA Regional
1999 Stanford 50–1519–51stCollege World Series
2000 Stanford 50–1617–7T–1stCollege World Series Runner-up
2001 Stanford 51–1717–72ndCollege World Series Runner-up
2002 Stanford 47–1816–82ndCollege World Series
2003 Stanford 51–1818–61stCollege World Series Runner-up
2004 Stanford 46–1416–81stNCAA Regional
2005 Stanford 34–2512–12T–6thNCAA Regional
2006 Stanford 33–2711–13T–5thNCAA Super Regional
2007 Stanford 28–289–158th
2008 Stanford 41–2414–102ndCollege World Series
2009 Stanford 30–2513–14T–5th
2010 Stanford 31–2514–134thNCAA Regional
2011 Stanford 35–2214–125thNCAA Super Regional
2012 Stanford 41–1818–12T–4thNCAA Super Regional
2013 Stanford 32–2216–14T–4th
2014 Stanford 35–2616–14T–5thNCAA Super Regional
2015 Stanford 24–329–2110th
2016 Stanford 31–2315–15T–6th
2017 Stanford 42–1621–92ndNCAA Regional
Stanford: 1,627–878–7660–476
Total:1,627–878–7

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

International coaching
  • USA Baseball Olympic Head Coach (1988)
  • USA Baseball Head Coach (1981, 1987, 1988)
  • USA Baseball Assistant Coach (1984)
  • Gold Medal (1981 Intercontinental Cup)
  • Gold Medal (1981 World Games)
  • Silver Medal (1987 Intercontinental Cup)
  • International Coach of the Year (1988)

See also

References
  1. Fisher, Brendan (May 31, 2017). "Retirement can wait". The Record. Stockton, CA. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. "Mark Marquess". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 50
  4. Scott Conroy; Laura Strickler (June 7, 2012). "At Stanford, Romney got his bearings in a year of change". CBS News.
  5. "Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees: Mark Marquess". San Jose Sports Authority. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. "Mark Marquess". baseball-reference. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. "End of an era at Stanford as Mark Marquess exits dugout at Sunken Diamond". 4 June 2017.
  8. "Baseball standings, 2016-17 season". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
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