BRIGHTON, Mass. – Stanford (24-20, 9-18 ACC) jumped out to an 11-0 lead through four innings and held off a late surge to defeat Boston College (23-26, 10-17 ACC) 11-7 and secure a three-game ACC road series victory on Sunday afternoon.
All but one Cardinal starter collected a hit in the game, as Stanford scored 11 runs on 16 hits.
Stanford got on the board on a solo home run from Temo Becerra in the first inning – his first round-tripper of the year and the third of his career. The homer came as part of a 3-for-4 day from Becerra that included three RBIs.
The Cardinal offense exploded for six runs on six hits in the second to open up a 7-0 lead through two frames. The six-run second was highlighted by a two-run single from Ethan Hott and a two-out RBI-single from Jimmy Nati.
Following a Brady Reynolds single and a walk to JJ Moran to start the inning, Hott was back at it again in the third, lacing a two-run double down the line in left field before Becerra punched a single back up the middle to chase home Hott and run the Cardinal advantage into double digits at 10-0.
Hott finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and four RBIs.
A Rintaro Sasaki hit-by-pitch and a double from Reynolds set the table for a run-scoring ground ball from Moran to extend the lead to 11-0 in the fourth.
With the Cardinal offense pouring it on, Nick Dugan quietly turned in a strong start on the hill. The right-hander did not allow a hit until one out in the third and held Boston College off the board until the sixth.
Dugan, who improved to 6-0 on the season with the victory, exited an 11-1 game with runners at the corners and two outs in the sixth, but Sam Garewal allowed a single that left Dugan with a second run, this one unearned, charged to his ledger which reflected 5 2/3 innings of work with five hits allowed, two walks and four strikeouts.
The two-run sixth also took the run rule out of play at 11-2 and Boston College would go on to add three more in the eighth and two on a home run from Kyle Wolff in the ninth to run the tally to its eventual final of 11-7.
The Cardinal will travel to Santa Clara on Tuesday for a 6:05 p.m. first pitch before wrapping up the home portion of the schedule next weekend with three games against Grand Canyon in nonconference play.