Stanford’s Andrew Daschbach takes matters into his (bare) hands

On his way to Stanford as a first baseman, Andrew Daschbach received a helpful tip from ex-Giant J.T. Snow, a superb fielder at the position.

Snow was a baseball parent at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, where Daschbach was a three-sport standout. The advice was to pitch a tennis ball against a wall from close range, forcing quick decisions on whether to snag it forehand or backhand with his first baseman’s glove.

Daschbach said he performed that drill on Stanford’s squash courts and said it was helpful.

What Snow didn’t prepare him for was catching a popup barehanded, as the sophomore did last weekend in a game against Washington State.