The 2008 Stanford Cardinal baseball team represented

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in the

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. The Cardinal played their home games at

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. The team was coached by

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in his 32nd year at Stanford. The Cardinal won the Palo Alto Regional and the Fullerton Super Regional to advanced to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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Awards and honors

; Jason Castro * All-

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* Third Team All-American ''

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'' * College World Series All-Tournament Team ;

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* All-Pac-10 Conference ;Brent Milleville * Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Conference ;Randy Molina * All-Pac-10 Conference ;Cord Phelps * All-Pac-10 Conference ;Sean Ratliff * All-Pac-10 Conference ;

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* All-Pac-10 Conference * First Team Freshman All-American ''

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'' ;Austin Yount * Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Conference

References

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