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Stanford-USC Baseball Game Notes (May 29, 2005)

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Chris Minaker extended his career-best hit streak to 13 games with a fifth inning double that increased his team-leading total to 23 (tied for fifth on Stanford's all-time list in that category)

Chris Minaker hit eight doubles in six games versus USC in 2005

Stanford maintained a .978 fielding percentage that ranks fourth in the nation and is one percentage point better than the school record of .977 set by the 2001 club

Stanford's pitching staff has an updated 3.83 season ERA as the Cardinal is looking to record an ERA under 4.00 for the fourth time in the last six campaigns

Stanford had strings of eight straight season series and seven consecutive regular season three-game series wins against the Trojans by losing (the Cardinal would have extended both strings with a victory on Sunday)

Stanford's defense tied a season-high by turning three double plays in the contest for the sixth time this year

Stanford's two-run loss marked the 26th time a Stanford game was decided by two runs or less in 2005 with the Cardinal able to post just a 10-16 record in those contests

Stanford had five players - Jed Lowrie (2B), Chris Lewis (LF/RF), John Mayberry, Jr. (1B), Chris Minaker (SS) and Adam Sorgi (3B) - start all 55 of the team's regular season games with Mayberry and Minaker playing every regular season inning at their respective positions