May 22, 1999
Fourth-ranked Stanford pounded four Cal Poly SLO pitchers for 13 runs and 16 hits, including seven extra base hits, en route to a 13-2 non-conference victory at Sunken Diamond.
The Cardinal, 42-13 on the season, closes out the regular season tomorrow at 1:00 pm vs. Cal Poly. Stanford will host the NCAA Regionals beginning next Friday at Sunken Diamond.
John Gall led the Stanford assault with two home runs and three RBI. He hit a solo homer leading off the third inning to give the Cardinal a 3-0 lead and a two-run homer, his ninth of the season, in the seventh.
Josh Hochgesang had four hits and three RBI, including a two-run double in the first and an RBI triple in the fifth. His triple sparked a five-run fifth inning which put the Cardinal on top 8-0. Following Hochesang's RBI triple, right fielder Joe Borchard also tripled, scoring Hochesang. Catcher Damien Alvarado then hit a towering two-run homer to end the five-run barrage.
Justin Wayne (8-1) pitched the first five innings for Stanford to pick up the win. Wayne allowed no runs on five hits while striking out six. The Mustang's Mike Zirelli (7-7) suffered the loss after giving up seven runs in four innings of work.
Stanford built its lead to 13-0 with it second, five-run inning of the game - this time coming in the seventh inning. Gall's two-run homer made the score 10-0 Stanford. Pinch hitter Joe Savig walked with the bases loaded for an 11-0 lead. Edmund Muth capped the inning with a two-run double, putting the Cardinal on top 13-0.
Stanford 13, Cal Poly SLO 2
Cal Poly SLO (21-33) 000-000-020 - 2-8-0 Stanford (42-13) 201-050-50x -13-16-1
WP - Wayne (8-1). LP - Zirelli (7-7). 2B - Oxley (CP), Hochesang (S), Muth (S). 3B - Hochgesang (S), Borchard (S). HR - Gall (S) - 2, Alvarado (S). 2 hits - Thompson (S), Gall (S), Muth (S), Gant (CP). 3 hits - Borchard (S). 4 hits - Hochgesang (S). 3 RBI - Gall (S), Hochgesang (S)