STANFORD
Jeremy Bleich's 8.2 inning outing was the longest of his career
Michael Taylor (RF) and Sean Ratliff (CF) have now each started all 18 games this season
Michael Taylor extended his string of consecutive games started to 134 dating back to the 2005 season
Michael Taylor extended his hit streak to a career-high-tying nine games with a first inning single
Sean Ratliff extended his career-high hit streak to five games
Stanford has now lost four straight series and four consecutive games overall to USC
Stanford's third straight loss overall equals its longest losing skid of the 2007 season
Stanford lost for the second consecutive time at Sunken Diamond after winning its first nine home games of 2007
Stanford fell to 1-7 against ranked opponents this season in contrast to its 9-1 record versus unranked clubs
USC is the only opponent on Stanford's 2007 schedule that holds an advantage in the all-time series versus Stanford with a career 209-159-3 record against the Cardinal
The game lasted just 2:32 to snap a string of four consecutive contests that had clocked in at over three hours
Stanford lost for just the second time in one-run games as the Cardinal fell to 4-2 in those games this season
Stanford lost for the first time this season when leading after eight innings to fall to 9-1 in those contests
Stanford recorded its first errorless game of the season