STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Mark Marquess, a National College Baseball Hall of Famer who coached Stanford to a pair of national titles over 41 years beginning in 1977, has died. He was 78.

The school announced Friday that Marquess died, but provided no details on the cause.

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