Jim Rapoport extended his career-high hit streak to 12 games, the longest by a Stanford player this season, and hit safely for the 18th time in his last 19 contests
Stanford was held to 10 or fewer hits for the fourth time in its last five games
Stanford played errorless baseball for the 15th time this season to maintain its .979 fielding percentage that is two points above the school record of .977 set by the 2001 club
Stanford played on television (AZ-TV) for the second time this year, falling to 0-2
The 10 walks issued by the Stanford pitching staff were the most this season
Stanford has had its string of four consecutive series victories over Arizona State snapped with losses in the first two games of the current series
Stanford lost for the first time this season when leading after eight innings as the Cardinal had been a perfect 18-0 in those games prior to Saturday's loss
Stanford needs a win in Sunday's series finale to avoid being swept in a Pac-10 series for the first time since Arizona State won three in a row over the Cardinal on The Farm from April 11-13, 1997, a span of 64 straight conference series