Mark Marquess

For the ice hockey player, see Mark Marquess (ice hockey).

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.

Mark Marquess

Biographical details
Born	(1947-03-24) March 24, 1947 (age 77) Stockton, California, U.S.
Playing career
1967–1969	Stanford
Position(s)	First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1976	Stanford (asst.)
1977–2017	Stanford
Head coaching record
Overall	1,627–878–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× College World Series (1987, 1988) 7× Pac-10 Southern Division (1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998) 4× Pac-10 (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004)
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 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	43–23	5–13	T–3rd (South)
1978	Stanford	35–20–1	6–12	T–3rd (South)
1979	Stanford	35–23	13–17	5th (South)
1980	Stanford	29–24	13–17	T–5th (South)
1981	Stanford	43–22–1	16–14	2nd (South)	NCAA Regional
1982	Stanford	49–18–1	20–10	2nd (South)	College World Series
1983	Stanford	41–17–1	20–10	1st (South)	College World Series
1984	Stanford	38–26–1	18–12	T–2nd (South)	NCAA Regional
1985	Stanford	47–15	23–7	1st (South)	College World Series
1986	Stanford	38–23	18–12	T–2nd (South)	NCAA Regional
1987	Stanford	53–17	21–9	1st (South)	College World Series Champion
1988	Stanford	46–23	18–12	2nd (South)	College World Series Champion
1989	Stanford	30–28	12–18	4th (South)
1990	Stanford	59–12	24–6	1st (South)	College World Series
1991	Stanford	39–23–1	18–12	2nd (South)	NCAA Regional
1992	Stanford	39–23	17–13	2nd (South)	NCAA Regional
1993	Stanford	27–28	10–20	6th (South)
1994	Stanford	36–24	21–9	1st (South)	NCAA Regional
1995	Stanford	40–25	20–10	2nd (South)	College World Series
1996	Stanford	41–19	19–11	2nd (South)	NCAA Regional
1997	Stanford	45–20	21–9	1st (South)	College World Series
1998	Stanford	42–14–1	22–8	1st (South)	NCAA Regional
1999	Stanford	50–15	19–5	1st	College World Series
2000	Stanford	50–16	17–7	T–1st	College World Series Runner-up
2001	Stanford	51–17	17–7	2nd	College World Series Runner-up
2002	Stanford	47–18	16–8	2nd	College World Series
2003	Stanford	51–18	18–6	1st	College World Series Runner-up
2004	Stanford	46–14	16–8	1st	NCAA Regional
2005	Stanford	34–25	12–12	T–6th	NCAA Regional
2006	Stanford	33–27	11–13	T–5th	NCAA Super Regional
2007	Stanford	28–28	9–15	8th
2008	Stanford	41–24	14–10	2nd	College World Series
2009	Stanford	30–25	13–14	T–5th
2010	Stanford	31–25	14–13	4th	NCAA Regional
2011	Stanford	35–22	14–12	5th	NCAA Super Regional
2012	Stanford	41–18	18–12	T–4th	NCAA Super Regional
2013	Stanford	32–22	16–14	T–4th
2014	Stanford	35–26	16–14	T–5th	NCAA Super Regional
2015	Stanford	24–32	9–21	10th
2016	Stanford	31–23	15–15	T–6th
2017	Stanford	42–16	21–9	2nd	NCAA Regional
Stanford:		1,627–878–7	660–476
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

• List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
• List of college baseball coaches with 1,100 wins

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.