Big Innings Lead to Victory

NORMAN, Okla. - Junior Carter Graham and junior Tommy Troy each collected four hits and fell a leg short of the cycle to help power the No. 7 Stanford Cardinal past the Oklahoma Sooners 16-5 on Sunday.

The Cardinal (18-7) managed nine extra-base hits, including four doubles, three triples and two home runs, in the victory over the Sooners (15-14). Stanford did the bulk of its damage in the fifth and eighth innings, putting five runs on the board in each frame.

Troy fell a homer shy of the cycle, finishing 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Graham was a triple short of the cycle, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, three runs scored and five RBIs. The round-tripper was Graham's third of the year.

Junior Joey Dixon (3-0) got the win for Stanford after tossing six innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits, allowing five walks and striking out a career-high eight batters. Sophomore Ty Uber also pitched well, going two shutout innings without allowing a hit, while freshman Toran O'Harran struck out the only man he faced to end what was a three-run seventh inning for Oklahoma.

Braden Montgomery, Malcolm Moore, Alberto Rios, Saborn Campbell and Owen Cobb all finished with multiple hits - Campbell's two serving as the first of his collegiate career. Montgomery contributed a triple, while Drew Bowser added a homer - his fifth of the year.

UP NEXT
Stanford will return to Pac-12 play next week, traveling to California for a three-game series starting on Thursday.

GAME NOTES
» The victory was No. 200 in Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball's David Esquer's career at Stanford.
» Every Stanford starter reached base safely in the win.
» Stanford's three triples were the most for the Cardinal since compiling three at California on March 4, 2007.
» Graham's four hits matched a career high, while he also matched his career best in RBIs (5).
» Stanford grabbed a 1-1 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Seven Cardinal had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Cardinal out-hit the Sooners at a 21-8 clip.
» The Cardinal stole five bases as a team - the most since swiping five against San Francisco on May 1, 2018.
» Stanford went 8-for-18 (.444) with runners in scoring position.
» Stanford pitchers faced 42 Oklahoma hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out 10.
» Oklahoma was led offensively by junior Anthony Mackenzie, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.