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{{short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1965)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Andy Stankiewicz
| image              = Andy Stankiewicz GCU Practice.jpg
| caption            = Stankiewicz speaks to his [[Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball|GCU]] team in 2022
| birth_name         = Andrew Neal Stankiewicz
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1964|8|10}}
| birth_place        = [[Inglewood, California]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Pepperdine University]]
| module             = {{Infobox baseball biography<!--INFOBOX for Major Leagues / Minor Leagues-->|embed=yes
|position=[[Infielder]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 11
|debutyear=1992
|debutteam=New York Yankees
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 23
|finalyear=1998
|finalteam=Arizona Diamondbacks
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.241
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=4
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=59
|teams=
*[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1993}})
*[[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|1995}})
*[[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1997}})
*[[Arizona Diamondbacks]] ({{mlby|1998}})
|awards=
}}
| module2            = {{Infobox college coach<!--INFOBOX for COLLEGE HEAD COACH-->|embed=yes
| image=
| current_title      = [[Head coach]]
| current_team       = [[USC Trojans baseball|USC]]
| current_conference = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| current_record     = {{Winning percentage|102|74|1|record=y}}
| coach_years1       = 2004–2005
| coach_team1        = [[Staten Island Yankees]]
| coach_years2       = 2006–2009
| coach_team2        = [[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State]] ([[Assistant coach|AC]])
| coach_years3       = 2012–2022
| coach_team3        = [[Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball|Grand Canyon]]
| coach_years4       = 2023–present
| coach_team4        = [[USC Trojans baseball|USC]]
| overall_record     = {{Winning percentage|443|313|3|record=y}}
| tournament_record  = NCAA: {{Winning percentage|2|6|0|record=y}}
| championships      = 
* 5× [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] regular season (2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
* [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] West Division (2022)
* [[WAC Baseball Tournament|WAC tournament]] (2021)
| awards             = 
* 4× WAC Coach of the Year (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
* Rod Dedeaux [[USA Baseball]] Coach of the Year (2014)
| coaching_records   = 
| CBASEHOF_year      = 
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}}
'''Andrew Neal Stankiewicz''' (born August 10, 1964) is an American former professional [[baseball]] player who currently serves as the [[Manager (baseball)|head coach]] of the [[USC Trojans baseball]] team in Los Angeles. He also played in [[Major League Baseball]] as a middle-infielder.

Stankiewicz had a seven-year MLB playing career spanning four clubs and 429 appearances. He was drafted by the [[New York Yankees]] in the [[1986 Major League Baseball draft|1986 draft]] and went on to make his MLB debut with the club in 1992. He also played for the [[Houston Astros]] and [[Montreal Expos]] before closing out his career with the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] during their [[1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season|inaugural season]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andy Stankiewicz Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stankan01.shtml |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Following his playing career, Stankiewicz worked in the Yankees organization including serving as the manager of the [[Staten Island Yankees]] in 2003 and 2005, a roving infield instructor in 2004,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Forde |first=Mike |date=23 June 2005 |title=Andy managing just fine with S.I. Yanks |work=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2005/06/23/andy-managing-just-fine-with-s-i-yanks/ |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref> and as a [[Scout (sport)|scout]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kepner |first=Tyler |date=2006-09-22 |title=From Arizona, to Columbus, to the Bronx |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/sports/baseball/22yanks.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He led Staten Island, the Yankees' Class A affiliate, to the 2005 [[NY-Penn League]] Championship.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

He got his first taste of college coaching with a three-year stint as an assistant coach at [[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State]] under [[Pat Murphy (baseball coach)|Pat Murphy]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Skoda |first=Jason P. |date=6 July 2006 |title=Arizona State grants Stankiewicz's wish |pages=12 |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/125704099/?terms=andy%20stankiewicz&match=2 |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref> making a pair of [[College World Series]] appearances in 2007 and 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arizona State Sun Devils - Baseball History - The Baseball Cube |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/college_history/20021/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=TheBaseballCube.com |language=en}}</ref>

Stankiewicz also served as the [[minor league field coordinator]] for the [[Seattle Mariners]] from 2009 to 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-24 |title=Willis, Stankiewicz named as Mariners minor league co-ordinators |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/willis-stankiewicz-named-as-mariners-minor-league-co-ordinators/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> before taking the head coaching job at Grand Canyon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Canyon names Andy Stankiewicz as new head baseball coach |url=https://thepacwest.com/news/2011/4/25/4_25_2011_129.aspx |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=thepacwest.com |language=en}}</ref>

In an 11-year stint as the head coach at [[Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball|Grand Canyon]], he inherited an [[NCAA Division II]] program and guided it through a transition to [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] where it stood as one of the nation's top [[mid-major]] programs<ref>{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=Joe |title=10 Mid-Major College Baseball Programs Primed For A Breakthrough In the 2020s |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-mid-major-programs-primed-for-a-breakthrough-in-the-2020s/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.baseballamerica.com}}</ref> with five [[Western Athletic Conference]] regular-season championships<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Athletic Conference |url=https://wacsports.com/sports/bsb/2021-22/files/PDFs/Records22.pdf |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Western Athletic Conference |language=en}}</ref> and multiple appearances in the [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings|nation's top-25 rankings]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=D1Baseball Top 25: Tennessee Clings To No. 1, Three Teams Enter • D1Baseball |url=https://d1baseball.com/top-stories/d1baseball-top-25-tennessee-clings-to-no-1-three-teams-enter/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=D1Baseball}}</ref>

Stankiewicz went to [[St. Paul High School (Santa Fe Springs, California)|St. Paul High School]] in [[Santa Fe Springs, California]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Foster |first=Chris |date=20 May 1992 |title=Gone but Not Forgotten: Angelus League, Disbanding After 31 Years, Has More Than Its Share of Memories |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-20-sp-186-story.html |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref> He is an alumnus of [[Pepperdine University]], where he was a standout for the Waves baseball program and graduated in 1986 with a degree in sociology. He ranks in the top 10 in several Pepperdine career batting categories, and is third on the school's all-time list in stolen bases (101).<ref>{{Cite web |title=BASERecord Book2022 (PDF) |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/documents/2021/9/24/BASERecordBook2022.pdf |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Pepperdine University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

==Playing career==

=== High school ===
Stankiewicz was an all-league player and his team's most valuable player in football, basketball and baseball at [[St. Paul High School (Santa Fe Springs, California)|St. Paul High School]] in Southern California. He was "regarded as 'one of the best athletes in the history of the school.' His credentials were impressive, not in one sport, but three."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Farrell |first=Lynne E. |date=8 Jul 1982 |title='Too-Small' Stankiewicz Gets Pepperdine Baseball Scholarship |pages=2 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/389138620 |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref>

He hit .438 and was the Swordsmen's everyday shortstop as a senior in 1982.<ref name=":0" />

Stankiewicz also played football where he was a [[Los Angeles Times]] First Team All-Southeast [[wide receiver]] as a senior in 1981, catching 53 passes and returning four kicks for touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farrell |first=Lynne E. |date=13 Dec 1981 |title=Downey, St. Paul Top Times All-Star Team |pages=6 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/389008516 |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> His coach classified him as "the fastest player in the league."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Tom |date=3 Sep 1981 |title=Angelus League Features 3-Team Race |pages=16 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/387473564/?terms=%22andy%20stankiewicz%22&match=1 |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> He played in the state's Shrine All-Star Football classic at the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in July 1982.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 Jun 1982 |title=Stankiewicz To Play In Shrine All-Star Game |pages=16 |work=East Whittier Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/685081666 |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref> Stankiewicz received football interest from [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football|Northern Arizona]].<ref name=":0" />

=== College ===
In July 1982, Stankiewicz received a full baseball scholarship to [[Pepperdine Waves baseball|Pepperdine]]. He originally held partial scholarship offers from Pepperdine and [[UC Irvine Anteaters baseball|UC Irvine]] but signed with the Waves when head coach [[Dave Gorrie]] upped his offer to a full scholarship.<ref name=":0" />

Stankiewicz appeared in 32 games as a freshman in 1983, hitting .208 with five RBIs. He became an everyday starter as a sophomore in 1984, playing all but two games in his final three seasons combined. His loudest offensive numbers came as a sophomore, hitting .306 with a team-leading 11 home runs, a team-best 63 runs scored and 74 hits. He rounded out his career hitting .278 as a junior and .288 as a senior. For his career, he played in 221 games, recorded 215 hits, 20 home runs, 172 runs scored, 96 RBIs and a .285 batting average.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=BASERecord Book2022 (PDF) |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/documents/2021/9/24/BASERecordBook2022.pdf |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Pepperdine University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

Stankiewicz wore No. 3 as a Wave and earned second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore and a senior.<ref name=":1" />

The Waves qualified for the [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship|NCAA tournament]] in his junior and senior seasons. In the [[1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1985]] Stanford Regional, Pepperdine lost its opener to [[Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball|Nebraska]] before bouncing back to win three straight games against [[Oregon State Beavers baseball|Oregon State]], Nebraska and [[Stanford Cardinal baseball|Stanford]]. The Waves fell in the winner-take-all regional championship to Stanford. In the [[1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|1986]] Austin Regional, Pepperdine won games against [[Texas–Pan American Broncs baseball|Texas–Pan American]] and [[Southern Illinois Salukis baseball|Southern Illinois]] before losing to [[Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona]]. The Waves staved off elimination by beating host [[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas]] but fell again to Arizona. Stankiewicz finished 6–4 in the NCAA tournament in his Waves career.<ref name=":1" />

Stankiewicz remains in Pepperdine's career top 10 for at bats with 755, runs with 172, walks drawn with 121, stolen bases with 101 and stolen-base percentage at .828.<ref name=":1" />

While at Pepperdine, Stankiewicz played alongside other future MLB players in [[Paul Faries]], [[Mike Fetters]], [[Matt Howard (baseball)|Matt Howard]], [[Chad Kreuter]] and [[Doug Simons]] as well as current Pepperdine head coach [[Rick Hirtensteiner]].

Alongside his brother, Alan, Stankiewicz played collegiate summer ball in 1985 for the [[North Pole Nicks]] under legendary coach [[Mike Gillespie (baseball)|Mike Gillespie]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Casey |date=27 Aug 1985 |title=North Pole Nicks Defeat Anchorage in Battle of Alaskans |pages=12 |work=[[The Wichita Eagle]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/701555627/?terms=%22andy%20stankiewicz%22&match=1 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> Both Andy and Alan earned [[National Baseball Congress]] All-American honors.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Casey |date=28 Aug 1985 |title=BeeJays, Nicks Top All-Tourney Team |pages=20 |work=[[The Wichita Eagle]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/701557098/?terms=%22andy%20stankiewicz%22&match=1 |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref>

=== MLB draft ===
Stankiewicz was selected in three [[Major League Baseball draft|MLB drafts]].

* [[1982 Major League Baseball draft|1982]]: 26th round by the [[Kansas City Royals]] out of high school.
* [[1985 Major League Baseball draft|1985]]: 18th round by the [[Detroit Tigers]] after junior year of college.
* [[1986 Major League Baseball draft|1986]]: 12th round by the [[New York Yankees]] after senior year of college.

===Minor leagues===

In 11 seasons in the minor leagues, he played primarily shortstop and second base.  In 1987 he hit .307 at Ft. Lauderdale, and in 1989 he stole 41 bases in 498 at bats at Albany.

===Major leagues===

Stankiewicz played for four different ballclubs during his career:  the [[New York Yankees]] (1992–1993), [[Houston Astros]] (1994–1995), [[Montreal Expos]] (1996–1997), and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] (1998).

He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 11, 1992, and played his final game on September 23, 1998.

He was a 27-year-old rookie in 1992, when he hit .268 for the Yankees, and .304 with runners in scoring position, and set what turned out to be career highs in at bats (400), runs (52), home runs (2), RBIs (25), and stolen bases (9).

==Coaching career==
Following his playing career, he managed the [[Staten Island Yankees]], New York's single-A (short season) affiliate, for two seasons (2004–2005), which culminated with a [[New York–Penn League]] title in 2005. In 2006, he worked as a [[scout (sport)|scout]] for the New York Yankees.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/sports/baseball/22yanks.html?pagewanted=2 | work=The New York Times | first=Tyler | last=Kepner | title=BASEBALL; From Arizona, to Columbus, to the Bronx | date=September 22, 2006}}</ref> From 2006 to 2009 he was an assistant baseball coach at [[Arizona State University]]. Under his guidance, ASU led the nation in [[fielding percentage]] in 2007, and he coached 29 players who were drafted, including three first rounders.

===Grand Canyon===
On April 25, 2011, Stankiewicz became the head coach at [[Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball|Grand Canyon University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://gculopes.com/news/2011/4/25/BB_0425113008.aspx | work=GCULopes.com | title=Grand Canyon Names Stankiewicz as Baseball Head Coach | date=April 25, 2011}}</ref>

In his first season, he guided the Antelopes to a 27–23 overall record as the squad finished eighth in the final West Region poll. Stankiewicz also had been selected as an assistant coach for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team during the summer of 2012. The squad traveled to Cuba and The Netherlands to compete in Honkbal-Haarlem Baseball Week, where they won the bronze medal. In just his second season at Grand Canyon, Stankiewicz had the program winning 40 games and advancing to the [[NCAA Division II Baseball Championship]].

Stankiewicz continued to lead the Lopes as they transitioned from [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] to [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] beginning in [[2014 Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball team|2014]].  In 2015, under his direction, Grand Canyon won the 2015 regular season WAC title.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/gcu/2015/05/18/grand-canyon-baseball-wins-first-wac-regular-season-title/27542351/ | work=Arizona Central | first=Jeff | last = Metcalfe | title=Grand Canyon baseball wins its first WAC regular season title|date=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

Stankiewicz quickly built Grand Canyon into one of the WAC's top two programs, winning regular-season championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018. In 2017 and 2018, the Lopes did not lose a WAC series and posted 19–5 and 20–4 records.

He continued the program's upward trajectory into the 2020s, winning additional WAC regular-season championships in 2021 and 2022. Stankiewicz took the program to its first [[NCAA Division I baseball tournament]] in 2021 with a [[WAC baseball tournament]] championship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oscherwitz |first1=Evan |title=GCU Baseball Eyes First NCAA tournament Appearance |url=https://sports360az.com/2021/06/gcu-baseball-eyes-first-ncaa-tournament-appearance/ |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=AZ Central |date=4 June 2021}}</ref> In 2022, the program made its debut in the D1Baseball.com top-25 poll for the first time and remained for three weeks through the end of the regular season. The Lopes earned an at-large bid into the [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament]] as one of the last four teams in.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lyddon |first1=Luke |title=GCU baseball team selected to return to NCAA tournament |url=https://www.12news.com/article/sports/gcu-selected-to-return-to-ncaa-tournament/75-c007af9d-d445-46b7-a9d7-5c5d5b9682da |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=12 News |date=30 May 2022}}</ref>

===USC===
Stankiewicz was named head baseball coach at the [[University of Southern California]] on July 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2022-07-03/andy-stankiewicz-new-usc-baseball-coach|title=USC hires Grand Canyon's Andy Stankiewicz to rebuild Trojans' baseball program|date=July 3, 2022|agency=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Kartje, Ryan and Iliana Limón Romero|accessdate=July 9, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709060601/https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2022-07-03/andy-stankiewicz-new-usc-baseball-coach|archivedate=July 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/03/usc-names-andy-stankiewicz-new-head-baseball-coach/|title=USC names Andy Stankiewicz new head baseball coach|date=July 3, 2022|agency=[[Orange County Register]]|author=Grosbard, Adam|accessdate=July 9, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709060603/https://www.ocregister.com/2022/07/03/usc-names-andy-stankiewicz-new-head-baseball-coach/|archivedate=July 9, 2022}}</ref>

His first season was considered a surprising success,<ref>{{Cite web |title=USC baseball quickly learning how to win under Andy Stankiewicz |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2023/03/22/usc-baseball-quickly-learning-how-win-under-andy-stankiewicz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324003009/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/03/22/usc-baseball-quickly-learning-how-win-under-andy-stankiewicz |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=pac-12.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Podcast: USC baseball near top of standings halfway through Andy Stankiewicz' first year |url=https://247sports.com/college/usc/Article/Peristyle-Podcast-USC-baseball-episode-Trojans-Shotgun-Spratling-Jack-Smith-head-coach-Andy-Stankiewicz-207813631/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=247Sports |language=en}}</ref> winning 34 games and posting a 26–6 record at home. The Trojans finished fourth in the Pac-12 standings by winning seven of their 10 conference series but were left out of the [[2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA tournament]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=USC baseball shockingly snubbed by NCAA tournament selection committee |url=https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2023/05/29/usc-baseball-shockingly-snubbed-by-ncaa-tournament-selection-committee/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Trojans Wire |language=en-US}}</ref> despite being projected as safely in by many publications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=D1 Baseball |date=2023-05-29 |title=D1Baseball Field of 64 Projections: May 29, Final Edition • D1Baseball |url=https://d1baseball.com/top-stories/d1baseball-field-of-64-projections-may-29-final-edition/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=D1Baseball}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cahill |first=Teddy |title=2023 NCAA Baseball Tournament Projected Field Of 64 |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-ncaa-baseball-tournament-projected-field-of-64/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=www.baseballamerica.com}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
{{CBB yearly record start
| type         = coach
| conference   = 
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball|Grand Canyon Antelopes]]
 | conference= [[Pacific West Conference]]
 | startyear = 2012
 | endyear   = 2013
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = 2012
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 27–23
| conference   = 23–17
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = 2013
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 40–19
| conference   = 26–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name       = Grand Canyon
| overall    =
| confrecord = 49–27
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = Grand Canyon Antelopes
 | conference= [[Western Athletic Conference]]
 | startyear = 2014
 | endyear   = 2022
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball season|2014]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 30–23
| conference   = 19–8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = ineligible
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season       = [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball season|2015]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 32–22
| conference   = 19–7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = ineligible
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball season|2016]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 25–28–1
| conference   = 13–14
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason   = ineligible
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season       = [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball season|2017]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 29–25
| conference   = 20–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = ineligible
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season       = [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball season|2018]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 33–24
| conference   = 19–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = [[2018 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament|WAC tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball season|2019]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 36–24
| conference   = 18–9
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason   = [[2019 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament|WAC tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2020 NCAA Division I baseball season|2020]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 9–9
| conference   = 0–0
| confstanding = 
| postseason   = Season canceled due to [[COVID-19]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball season|2021]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 39–21–1
| conference   = 29–7
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason   = [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Tucson Super Regional|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season       = [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball season|2022]]
| name         = Grand Canyon
| overall      = 41–21
| conference   = 25–5
| confstanding = 1st {{small|(West)}}
| postseason   = [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name       = Grand Canyon
| overall    = 341–239–2
| confrecord = 162–59
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[USC Trojans baseball|USC Trojans]]
 | conference= [[Pac-12 Conference]]
 | startyear = 2023
 | endyear   = 2024
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2023 NCAA Division I baseball season|2023]]
| name         = [[2023 USC Trojans baseball team|USC]]
| overall      = 34–23–1
| conference   = 17–13
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason   = [[2023 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Tournament|Pac-12 Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2024 NCAA Division I baseball season|2024]]
| name         = [[2024 USC Trojans baseball team|USC]]
| overall      = 31–28
| conference   = 17–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason   = [[2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament|Pac-12 Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name       = USC
| overall    = {{Winning percentage||||record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|34|25|0|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = USC Trojans
 | conference= [[Big Ten Conference]]
 | startyear = 2025
 | endyear   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2025 NCAA Division I baseball season|2025]]
| name         = [[2025 USC Trojans baseball team|USC]]
| overall      = 37–23
| conference   = 18–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason   = [[2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name       = USC
| overall    = {{Winning percentage|102|74|1|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|18|12|0|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{Winning percentage|443|313|3|record=y}}
}}

== Coaching tree ==

* [[Nathan Choate]] served as GCU's pitching coach (2012–16)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Choate Joins GCU Baseball Staff |url=https://gculopes.com/news/2011/6/10/BB_0610111329.aspx |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Grand Canyon University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> before moving to [[San Diego Toreros baseball|San Diego]] to be its pitching coach (2017–18)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toreros hire Nathan Choate as pitching coach |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sdut-usd-toreros-baseball-pitching-coach-nathan-choate-2016jun24-story.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Daily Press}}</ref> and [[Loyola Marymount Lions baseball|Loyola Marymount]] to be its pitching coach (2019) then head coach (2020-present).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Nathan Choate hired as new baseball coach at Loyola Marymount |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/nathan-choate-hired-as-new-baseball-coach-at-loyola-marymount |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Daily Breeze |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Rich Dorman served as GCU's pitching coach (2017–19)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dorman named Lopes pitching coach |url=https://gculopes.com/news/2016/7/5/baseball-stankiewicz-adds-dorman-to-coaching-staff |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Grand Canyon University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> before moving to [[Oregon State Beavers baseball|Oregon State]] to be its pitching coach (2020–present).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Nick Daschel {{!}} The |date=2019-08-10 |title=Oregon State baseball hires Rich Dorman as its pitching coach, replacing Nate Yeskie |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2019/08/oregon-state-baseball-hires-rich-dorman-as-its-pitching-coach-replacing-nate-yeskie.html |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref>
* Marc Mumper played at GCU (2016–19)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Mumper - Baseball |url=https://gculopes.com/sports/baseball/roster/marc-mumper/5244 |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Grand Canyon University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> before earning a role on the [[Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball|Abilene Christian]] staff (2020–21),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Mumper promoted to assistant baseball coach |url=https://acusports.com/news/2021/2/5/baseball-marc-mumper-promoted-to-assistant-baseball-coach.aspx |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Abilene Christian University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> moving to [[Air Force Falcons baseball|Air Force]] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Mumper joins AFA Baseball Staff |url=https://goairforcefalcons.com/news/2021/9/8/marc-mumper-joins-afa-baseball-staff.aspx |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Air Force Academy Athletics |language=en}}</ref> and then the [[Cleveland Guardians]] organization (2022–present).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roster {{!}} DSL CLE Blue |url=http://wap.milb.com/t616/roster/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=wap.milb.com}}</ref>
* [[Gregg Wallis]] was an assistant at GCU (2014–22) before temporarily moving to [[Ohio State Buckeyes baseball|Ohio State]] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Kendall |date=2022-05-24 |title=2022 Assistant Coach Carousel • D1Baseball |url=https://d1baseball.com/coaching-buzz/2022-assistant-coach-carousel/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=D1Baseball}}</ref> and then taking over for Stankiewicz as head coach at Grand Canyon (2022–present).<ref>{{Cite web |last=sports |first=azcentral |title=Grand Canyon names longtime assistant Gregg Wallis head baseball coach |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/gcu/2022/07/08/grand-canyon-names-longtime-assistant-gregg-wallis-head-baseball-coach/10018915002/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Ryan Cisterna was a volunteer assistant at GCU (2012–17) before moving to [[CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball|CSU Bakersfield]] (2018–20).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Cisterna - Baseball Coach |url=https://gorunners.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/ryan-cisterna/1630 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=California State University at Bakersfield Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* Joe Perez served as a graduate assistant at GCU (2013–16) before moving to [[Central Arizona College]] (2017–present) where he is now the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Arizona College Sports |url=https://www.vaquerosports.com/sports/bsb/coaches/Joe_Perez |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=Central Arizona College Sports |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal==
Stankiewicz married his wife Mari Ana in 1992. The couple has four children: Drew, Marisa, Dane and Mia. Drew played baseball at [[Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State]] and was drafted in the 11th round of the [[2014 MLB Draft]] by the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Drew Stankiewicz |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stanki000dre |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref> Marisa played softball at [[Arizona State Sun Devils softball|Arizona State]], Dane played baseball for Andy at [[Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball|Grand Canyon]], and Mia played softball at [[South Mountain Community College]] and [[CSUN Matadors|CSUN]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Obert |first1=Richard |title=Stankiewicz children influenced in life, on the ball field by their father Andy |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/gcu/2021/06/20/gcu-coach-andy-stankiewicz-influenced-children-field-life/7750305002/ |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=Arizona Central |date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Naczek |first1=Margaret |title=Stankiewicz's love of baseball became a family affair |url=https://arizonasports.com/story/1544426/from-tee-ball-to-the-majors-stankiewiczs-love-of-baseball-became-a-family-affair/ |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=Arizona Sports |date=30 May 2018}}</ref>

He grew up in [[Inglewood, California]], the son of Al and Hope Stankiewicz. He has an older brother, Alan, and a younger sister, Andrea.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
*[[List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches]]

==References==
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==External links==
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