May 31, 2002
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STANFORD
Jeremy Guthrie's run of 25 consecutive scoreless innings came to an end with a run in the 7th inning. The last run he allowed came in the 6th inning against Arizona State (5/10/2002). With the win, he is a perfect 4-0 in postseason play.Guthrie pitched a career high 13.0 innings. His previous career high was 10.0 innings at Arizona (4/7/2002). He improved to 15-1 all-time and Sunken Diamond and 24-5 overall in his Stanford career.Sam Fuld extended his current hitting streak to 9 games (5/12-5/31). Fuld becomes just the seventh Stanford player to get 100 or more hits in a season. In addition to that, Fuld has had multiple hits in 22 of his last 25 games. In that time frame, he is hitting .509 (56 for 110). Fuld is now hitting .394 (101-for-256) and currently is 6th on Stanford's single season batting average Top 10 list.Since 1953, Stanford has gone into extra innings just 8 times in postseason play, with a 5-3 record.With the win, Stanford improves its total postseason record to 97-49 and 56-21 in NCAA Regional play.The 13 inning game ties the second longest postseason game that Stanford has played in (last came in a 14-11 loss to Florida State at the College World Series, 6/18/1999). The longest postseason game was a 14 inning contest in which Stanford lost to Arizona State 4-3, also in the College World Series back on June 17, 1967.Stanford last won a postseason extra inning game on June 10, 2001. The 5-2 decision came in 10 innings at the College World Series against CSU-Fullerton.
CAL STATE FULLERTON
This marked the first time in 85 games that the Titans have lost when they have entered the 9th inning with the lead.In 24 NCAA Tournament appearances, the Titans have never lost consecutive games.With the extra inning loss, CSU-Fullerton is now 0-4 in postseason play since beating Stanford in the 1995 College World Series.Mike Martinez, who had the game's first RBI, made his first start since May 5, 2002.Tonight's game marked the Titans first extra inning regional game since they beat Oklahoma State in 10 innings in 1994.CSU-Fullerton's David Fischer extended his hitting streak to 12 games with his single in the 13th inning.