| Cord Phelps |
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General: One of the team's most experienced players and considered the only infielder that has locked down a starting spot for 2008, most likely at second base but he can also play shortstop or third base • A very improved player both offensively and defensively who had a great fall in 2007 • A bigger and stronger athlete who should hit for a little more power but who's strength is simply hitting the ball hard in the gaps • An above average runner • A switch hitter who makes excellent contact from both sides of the plate • Plays hard and aggressively.
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Cardinal Career: Updated Career Stats
Has a .299 (144-482) career batting average with 78 RBI and 95 runs scored in 143 games (126 starts), playing primarily at second base but also at shortstop and third base • Developed a power stroke in his junior season with 10 home runs after not hitting any in his first two years at Stanford.
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As A Junior In 2008: Leads the club in bases on balls (32) • Second on the club in runs scored (48), hit by pitches (4), at bats (204), and stolen bases • Third on the squad in batting average among players with at least 2.5 at bats per game, total bases (114) and slugging percentage (.559) for players that have at least 2.5 at bats per team game played • Has all 10 career homers and six of his seven career stolen bases in 2008 • Hit safely in a career-high-tying eight straight games (3/22 - 4/1) • Has made just five errors in 260 defensive chances for a .981 fielding mark • Had a torrid four-game hit streak from April 7-12, going 10-for-21 (.476) with three homers, 13 RBI and a stolen base with multiple-RBI and multiple-hit games in each of the four contests • Named the MuscleMilk Stanford Student-Athlete of the Week (April 15).
2008 Individual Game Notes • Game-By-Game Stats
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As A Sophomore In 2007: Had a solid season, hitting .301 (56-186) with 29 runs scored, 15 doubles (second on the club), a team-high-tying four triples, 23 RBI, a team-high 22 walks, two hit by pitches, three sacrifice flies and one sacrifice bunt • One of three players who played in a team-high-tying 55 games with 49 coming in the starting lineup, splitting those starts between third base (22), shortstop (18) and second base (9) • Ranked fourth on the club with 15 multiple-hit games, picking up five three-hit contests • Had four multiple-RBI contests, including three twice • Fielded at a .920 clip with 16 errors in 201 defensive chances • Had a huge Pac-10 season, hitting .352 (31-88) with four doubles, one triple and nine RBI while playing in all 24 games with 21 starts • Finished the season with a red-hot career-high-tying six-game hit streak from May 19-27, going 12-for-27 (.444) with a double, triple, stolen base and five RBI during a stretch that included multiple-hit contests in each of the final three games and four times over the six-game streak.
2007 Individual Game Notes • Game-By-Game Stats |
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As A Freshman In 2006: Hit .196 (18-92) with 10 RBI in 38 games played and 28 starts with 16 at second base and 12 at the hot corner • Added 10 runs scored, eight walks, one hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies and four sacrifice bunts to go with a .196 slugging percentage and a .262 on-base mark • Had not started since starting all three games of the Arizona State series (April 28-30) before making his first postseason start in the NCAA Austin Regional Championship Game against North Carolina State (June 4) • Posted a career-high-tying six-game hit streak (February 24 - March 11, .350, 7-20, 3 RBI) • Started a season-best 10 consecutive games from April 2-22 • Contributed a pair of multiple-hit games with one three-hit contest, as well as two multiple-RBI efforts • Posted a .944 fielding percentage with five errors in 89 defensive chances • Hit just .065 (2-31) with three RBI in 14 Pac-10 games and 12 starts.
2006 Individual Game Notes • Game-By-Game Stats
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High School: A 2005 graduate of Santa Barbara High School • Chosen the 2005 Santa Barbara County Athletic Roundtable Athlete of the Year • Earned 2005 First Team All-CIF Section and All-Channel League honors • Named 2004 Second Team All-Channel League • Named to the 2005 All-Region Team by the Los Angeles Times • Was selected his team's Most Valuable Player in 2005, leading the squad to a 20-7 record and the 2005 CIF Section quarterfinals • In his senior year, hit a team-leading .415 with 33 hits, 24 RBI, 25 runs scored, and nine doubles • Also led the 2005 squad in hits, on-base-percentage (.581), doubles and walks (24) • Won his school's 2005 Scholar-Athlete Award • Recognized as the "High School Top Performer" by the Los Angeles Times (April 16, 2004) and the Santa Barbara County "Male Athlete of the Week" by the Santa Barbara News Press (April 20, 2004) • Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.83 GPA • Was the Class Salutatorian • Won the 2005 Bank of America Achievement Award as well as the 2005 Distinguished Don and 2004 Rensselaer Mathematics and Science Awards • Earned National AP Scholar and National Merit Scholar honors • Was a four-year Governor's Scholar (2002-05) • Coached by Fred Warrecker.
Other Amateur Baseball: Did not play baseball in the summer of 2007 • Made the 2006 New York Collegiate Baseball League All-Star team while playing for the Amsterdam Mohawks, hitting .276 (35-127) with a homer, 24 RBI and four stolen bases for a team that was 21-24 and finished third in the East Division • Played with the Santa Barbara City College Cowboys during the summer of 2005 • Selected to play with the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals scout team • Spent the summer of 2003 with the Valley Heat • Also played with the Santa Barbara Dons club team for three summers (2002-04).
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MLB First-Year Player Draft: Has never been drafted.
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Getting To Know Cord Phelps
| Parents: |
Cord and Lea Phelps |
| Major: |
Human Biology |
| I would describe myself as a person as: |
Determined |
| I pattern my game after: |
Matt Williams |
| Favorite Pre-Game Ritual: |
My handshake with Joey August |
| Greatest Athletic Moment: |
Going to the 2006 NCAA Super Regionals |
| The reason I chose Stanford is: |
You can't beat the quality of the baseball program and the academics |
| What sets Stanford Baseball apart from other collegiate baseball programs is: |
We run everywhere |
| Favorite Pro Sports Team: |
San Francisco Giants |
| Favorite Pro Sports Athletes: |
Lance Armstrong and Andre Agassi |
| My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: |
Hitting a home run to win the World Series |
| I would like to be remembered at Stanford for: |
Being part of a national championship team |
| Advice To Youngsters: |
Have fun and run hard |
| Most Prized Possession: |
My glove |
| The Stanford Baseball team will be fun to watch this year because: |
We are more experienced and have great chemistry |
| Most Prized Possession: |
My glove |
| When I played sports as a kid, I pretended to be: |
Dick "Night Train" Lane |
| The people who have had the greatest influence in my life are: |
My parents |
| Did You Know: |
Cord was born at the Stanford Hospital and grew up in nearby Woodside before his family moved to Santa Barbara ... He played Little League Baseball with the Stanford Park Hotel team in the Alpine-West Menlo Little League |
| Earliest Baseball Memory: |
Hitting in the backyard with his dad |
Last Updated: May 22, 2008
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