June 8, 2001
Stanford's 13-11 comeback victory from eight runs behind (8-0) over Tulane on Friday is tied for the second biggest comeback in College World Series history ... Minnesota came from nine runs behind in the seventh inning to beat USC (12-11, 10 innings) on June 17, 1960 ... Texas came from eight runs behind to beat Mississippi (9-8) on June 10, 1972.Stanford's 13-11 comeback victory over Tulane was the Cardinal's biggest comeback win of the season ... The Cardinal had previously comeback from a 5-0 deficit to USC in the fifth inning for a 9-5 victory over the Trojans on March 11, 2001.Stanford used a season-high seven pitchers in the game (Jeremy Guthrie, Tim Cunningham, John Hudgins, Ryan McCally, Mike Wodnicki, J.D. Willcox, Jeff Bruksch)Mike Wodnicki recorded the victory to improve his all-time record at Stanford to 14-1, the best won-loss percentage in school history (.933)Stanford freshman Sam Fuld (4-4, 2B, BB, 3 RBI) tied a career-high with four hits, marking the sixth time Fuld has posted a four-hit game this season.Stanford freshman Jonny Ash (3-4, 2B, 2 RBI) also tied a career-high with three hits, marking the fourth time that Ash has posted a three-hit game this season.Carlos Quentin was hit by a pitch for the team-high 14th time this season in the seventh inning.The five runs given up by Stanford was tied for the second most given up by the Cardinal in a single inning in 2001 ... Stanford gave up seven runs in the sixth inning of a 12-3 loss at Sacramento State on May 2, 2001.Stanford won its first round CWS game for the fourth straight year ... Stanford has an all-time record of 9-4 in first-round CWS games.Jason VanMeetren's two-out, two-RBI pinch-single in the bottom of the fifth inning marked his first pinch-hit of the season. He was 0-for-1 in his only other pinch-hitting role.Stanford starter Jeremy Guthrie had his shortest outing of the season, lasting only 1 1/3 innings while giving up five runs (all earned).Tulane's Andy Cannizaro broke the Tulane career-hit record with his 347th career hit. Cannizaro was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI.Stanford's updated post-season records are 94-48 (overall) and 29-21 (College World Series).