Series Won In One Day

PULLMAN, Wash. -- A seven-run sixth inning and Brett Hanewich’s eight scoreless innings on the mound gave the Stanford baseball team a 9-0 win over Washington State in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Bailey-Brayton Field.

Stanford (23-31, 8-20 Pac-12) scored its most runs since April 18 by getting five hits in the sixth inning and benefiting from a Washington State error. The cushion gave Hanewich breathing room to cruise through the next three innings on his way to his longest outing since a complete-game victory over UCLA April 24.

Hanewich (4-6) threw 120 pitches, 70 for strikes, while striking out six and walking three. The sophomore righty dropped his season ERA from 4.46 to 4.00.

Tommy Edman led the offense with three hits and two runs batted in out of the leadoff spot. Drew Jackson, Quinn Brodey and Zach Hoffpauir also picked up two hits. 

Hoffpauir’s first of two doubles - a bases-loaded gap shot to left center to drive in two - opened the scoring, giving Hanewich enough run support on one swing.

Play of the Game - Hoffpauir doubles to left center with the bases loaded to open the scoring... http://t.co/8qsOtDrMTX

— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 23, 2015

After Austin Barr walked, Brodey singled, Bobby Zarubin walked, Jack Klein doubled and Edman singled to put the game was out of reach at 7-0. 

Washington State (28-26, 10-18 Pac-12) and starter Sean Hartnett got off to a good start, as the game completed five innings in just over an hour. The teams combined for only two hits in the first six innings, before the Cardinal exploded for the seven spot.

Hartnett (3-6) went 6.0 innings, allowing seven runs but only one was earned. Stanford plated single tallies in the eighth and ninth off of Jesse Houser and Layne Bruner, respectively. 

Colton Hock finished the game for Stanford by throwing the ninth. The Cardinal shut out its opponent for the third time in 2015.

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Stanford’s Marc Brakeman threw his first career complete game in Game 2 of a doubleheader sweep over Washington State Saturday at Bailey-Brayton Field. Zach Hoffpauir had five hits on the day, as Stanford clinched the series, including three in a 3-1 win during the nightcap.

Stanford (23-31, 8-20 Pac-12) had 11 hits - seven in the first three innings - after breaking out for nine runs on 12 hits in the opener. The first seven knocks produced all three Cardinal runs, as Stanford opened a 3-0 lead with one run in the first and two more in the third on WSU starter Joe Pistorese.

Brakeman (2-4) worked quickly in his fourth straight start of 6.0+ innings. He retired seven of nine leadoff batters and held Washington State 0 for 11 with runners on. Brakeman, a MLB Draft prospect, struck out five and walked one, while allowing seven hits.

Pistorese (8-5) nearly equaled Brakeman’s performance, firing 8.1 innings. His off-speed stuff was on, especially as he settled in after the third, to limit the Cardinal to three runs and striking out seven. Pistorese finishes 2015 with a 2.41 ERA, his fourth straight season owning the Cougars’ best ERA.

Austin Barr drove in Stanford’s first run on a two-out single up the middle the middle in the first inning. It was the third of three straight singles after Pistorese sat the first two Cardinal down.

Hoffpauir and Quinn Brodey each doubled in the two-run third inning. It was Hoffpauir’s third double of the day and Brodey’s second extra-base hit.

Tommy Edman extended his reached base streak to 15 games, his longest run this season. He walked twice in Game 2.

The teams finish the series tomorrow at noon PT on Pac-12 Networks. Rich Burk and Dean Stotz have the call. 

When you clinch the series win in one day... pic.twitter.com/0UYcdVZFga

— Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) May 24, 2015