Baseball roundtable: Can the Cardinal continue to roll through the NCAA regionals?

Source: http://ift.tt/OCJ7XD --- Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Ranked as a national seed for the first time since 2004, No. 8 Stanford Baseball (40-14, 21-9 Pac-12) will serve as a regional host for the NCAA championships from June 1-5. Coming off of an impressive 40-win season with wins in 21 of their last 23 games, the Cardinal are hoping to make a statement against Sacramento State (32-27, 12-12 WAC), their first round matchup. Senior staff writer Olivia Hummer, contributing writer Ariana Rollins and editors Lorenzo Rosas and Laura Anderson discuss Stanford’s postseason hopes. Both Stanford and Sacramento State are coming into the regional matchup on hot streaks. The Cardinal most recently swept Washington State in dominant fashion, and the Hornets are coming off an underdog Western Athletic Conference championship win over the weekend. What does Stanford need to focus on in regional play to be successful against a team that it has not seen since 2009? Olivia Hummer (OH): Above all, Stanford will need to rely on what got it to this point: exceptional pitching and a never-say-die attitude. One mark of a good team is the ability of any player to provide a late-game spark, and the Cardinal have that in spades. If the rotation remains as locked-in as it has looked in the last few starts, I can’t see Stanford dropping this one. The bats are hot, and with strong play on the mound, the Cardinal should be more than able to provide run support. Ariana Rollins (AR): The thing that really stands ou ...

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