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Stanford-California Baseball Game Notes (May 9, 2005)

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Stanford has now dropped two in a row after winning seven of its previous eight contests

Stanford had a seven-game series win streak against California snapped by dropping two-of-three to the Golden Bears

Stanford did manage to split the six-game season series between the team, running its streak of splitting or winning a series against California to 27 consecutive seasons since the Golden Bears took four-of-six in 1978

Stanford's team ERA sits at 3.88 after the Cardinal allowed seven earned runs on Monday as the Cardinal is attempting to record a team ERA under 4.00 for the fifth time in the last seven seasons

Stanford's fielding percentage, which led the nation at .979 heading when the most recent report was released on May 3, dropped a percentage point to .977 after two errors on Monday and is now tied with the school record posted by the 2001 club

Adam Sorgi extended his career-high hit streak to 11 games (April 17 - May 9) with his third consecutive multiple-hit contest (3-5, 2B) ... Sorgi's streak is the second longest by a Stanford player this season behind Jim Rapoport's 13-game run (March 26 - April 17)

John Hester (0-5) had his seven-game hit streak snapped one shy of his career-high

Stanford dropped back under .500 on the road this season after Monday's loss with a 9-10 mark away from Sunken Diamond