May 22, 2011
STANFORD, Calif.-- Austin Wilson drove in the go-ahead run as a part of a two-run eighth inning as No. 25-ranked Stanford (30-19, 12-12 Pac-10) won the series over No. 27-ranked Arizona (33-19, 12-12 Pac-10) following a 2-1 Sunday victory.
Chris Reed (6-2) retired the final five batters for his second win of the series, as Tyler Gaffney tied the game with a one-out RBI single and then following Stephen Piscotty's second hit, scored from second on Wilson's single through the left side against closer Matt Chaffee.
Stanford won the opener 1-0 in 11 innings, with Gaffney scoring the winning run on Friday. Bryce Bandilla (4-3) took the loss, stranding the tying and go-ahead run in the seventh, before walking Zach Jones to begin the eighth. After a bunt, Jones scored on Gaffney's hit and run, and Piscotty singled, leading to Chafee. Chafee got a fly out before surrendering a 2-1 pitch to Wilson.
Konner Wade kept Stanford off the scoreboard over the first 6.1 innings. In Wade's final inning, he put the first two runners on with base hits-- including Gaffney's 14th-straight game with a base hit, before Bandilla got the next three outs to keep it at 1-0.
Wade went the first 6.1 innings, scattering seven hits with two strikeouts.
Jordan Pries left after seven innings, giving up a single run on seven hits with six strikeouts. His lone mistake was a Jett Bandy solo shot in the second to give Arizona a 1-0 lead.
NOTES: Jake Stewart (apendix) made his first start in center since May 1... Brian Ragira's single in the second extended his hit streak to 10 games... the first five innings lasted one hour and nine minutes... Stanford closes out the home schedule with Cal Poly on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.... The Cardinal travels to Cal on May 27 at 2:30 p.m and a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon on May 28... the press box was bombarded with an Arizona foul ball in the fourth, the first of the season. The press box buffet survived the attack.