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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | San Diego (13-9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | | Stanford (10-11) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 8 | 1 |
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Klein Field at Sunken Diamond (Stanford, Calif.)
Attendance: 970 • Time: 3:11
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| | | Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | | W - James (2-1) | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | | L - Teaney (0-2) | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Hitting | Edman - 3-4, 2B, 2 R
Barr - 1-1, HR
Branton - 1-2, 2 RBI |
| Next Game | Friday, March 27 • 6:30 p.m. PT
Stanford at Arizona State |
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STANFORD, Calif. -- Logan James provided four innings of scoreless relief and Austin Barr hit a three-run home run to lead the Stanford team to a 7-3 win against visiting San Diego Monday afternoon. The Cardinal snapped a five-game losing streak in the process.
“It was a good win for us against a good opponent,” said Mark Marquess, the Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball. “We have been struggling lately. Logan James did a great job for us and we got two big hits - one by Beau Branton and the three-run homer by Barr - and that was really the difference in the game for us.”
Branton tied the game with a two-out two-run single with the bases loaded in the second inning, after Stanford had stranded three runners in the opening frame. Barr’s blast broke the game open in the fifth inning.
Stanford (10-11) moved back within a game of .500 by scoring more than five runs for the first time in its last eight outings. The Cardinal were outhit, 10-8, but drew seven walks and were hit by two pitches. All seven Stanford runs were scored with two outs.
With Stanford leading 3-2, Barr sent a slider on a 0-1 count way over the left field wall off of losing pitcher Jonathan Teaney (0-2). The slider hung to Barr over the middle of the plate and he did not miss it.
“I’ve just tried to relax,” said Barr, who led Stanford with a .375 (3-8) average against Arizona over the weekend. “Simplify everything and not try to do too much. I’m not trying to hit home runs, I’m just trying to hit the ball hard and put together good at-bats and good things have been happening because of it.”
Tommy Edman had the most complete day at the plate and in the field for Stanford. The sophomore second baseman made a pair of nice plays in the field and went 3-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored to help Stanford improve to 6-2 when scoring more than four runs.
James (2-1) allowed just two hits in relief and tied his career high with seven strikeouts to give Stanford time to come back from a 2-0 hole. Colton Hock started, allowing two runs on three hits over the first two innings.
The lefty James put four zeroes on San Diego’s scoreline in a season-high 60 pitches, 39 of which went for strikes. It was also a season high in innings for the junior, who could be a candidate for a spot in the starting rotation. James started eight games at the end of last season.
Joey Starling threw a career high 2.2 innings after James, nearly earning a three-inning save before being pulled with two outs in the ninth. Starling allowed one run, in the ninth, on four hits without issuing a free pass.
San Diego (13-9) smacked an RBI single off Chris Castellanos before the lefty got the final out of the ballgame. The Toreros were led by two-hit performances from Bryson Brigman, Austin Bailey and Kyle Holder.
Stanford has not lost when leading after the fifth inning (6-0) or when homering (4-0).
“This was a huge win for us,” Barr added. “Especially going down to play a good Arizona State team [next weekend]. To get on the right track was good for our offense, good to see some guys get hits. We needed that.”
Stanford travels to Phoenix, Arizona, Friday-Sunday to take on the Sun Devils. All three games will be live streamed by Arizona State with links available at GoStanford.com.
