Pac-10's top pitching staff comes to town: Card face OSU

By Jessica Peters
SPORTS| In January, the baseball world wasn’t paying any attention to Oregon State. The Beavers were picked to finish sixth in the Pacific-10 Conference, their postseason hopes looked grim and their top players were outshone by conference stars from Stanford, Arizona and Washington.

Women meet 2004 champs

By Elizabeth Aguilar
SPORTS| This week, Major League Baseball players all over the country suited up for the long season ahead. For these men, there’s still plenty of time to tweak batting stances and shore up inconsistencies.

Even under pressure, Taylor lives up to hype

By Sean Howell
SPORTS| Coming into the season, Michael Taylor knew that he would face a high-pressure situation. Not only would the freshman have to adjust to the college game and show that he belonged on one of the best baseball teams in the country, but he would also be thrown right into the starting lineup, taking Brian Hall’s spot in right field.

Saving the best for last: Nelson leads team in final year

By Rebecca Harlow
SPORTS| Senior Leah Nelson, starting catcher for the No. 6 Stanford softball team, is the perfect picture of the talented, intelligent and dedicated student-athlete.

Duo does it all for No. 3 Stanford women

By Wes Mateo
SPORTS| The first thing that jumps out at you about senior twins Hannah and Kelty Luber is their height. Both listed at 6-foot-2, they tower over all but a few of their competitors.

McKean steps up in first year

By Carling Nguyen
SPORTS| Five, four, three, two, one! A crowd counted down and cheered as Eric McKean hurls a gallon of milk from the third-story balcony of Sigma Nu on Tuesday night, the fraternity’s first night of rush. From the energetic and friendly expression on the sophomore’s face, one would never have guessed that he had to wake up at 6:30 a.m. for the first of that day’s two practices, in addition to attending three hours of classes, a field trip and multiple meetings and errands.

Cardinal women take on Trojans

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| As the undefeated top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (17-0, 9-0 Pacific-10 Conference) heads into its toughest weekend of competition all season, you might expect the players to be in “all work, no play” mode.

Fencing finishes 11th

By Alexis Peterson
SPORTS| The Stanford fencing team thinks it can do better. That says something, because after the squad finished its season ranked No.

Making weight a heavy burden

By Spencer Porter
SPORTS| In what would seem like every morning, she would wake up at 5:30, change into black spandex shorts and throw on a red Stanford warmup.