STANFORD, Calif. – Trailing 4-0 headed to the bottom of the third inning, No. 18 Stanford (15-3, 5-1 ACC) slugged its way to a 10-5 come-from-behind victory over Duke (12-9, 2-4 ACC) on Sunday to secure an ACC series sweep of the Blue Devils from Sunken Diamond.
The Cardinal plated five runs in the third and four more in the fourth to quickly complete the comeback.
Trevor Haskins, who celebrated a birthday on Sunday, got the scoring started with a two-run homer in the third inning. The round-tripper was Haskins’ team-leading sixth of the season. Brady Reynolds and Temo Becerra also delivered big two-out extra-base hits in the third inning, with Reynolds shooting an RBI-double down the line in left field before Becerra lofted a triple down the right field line to plate two more and hand the Cardinal the 5-4 lead.
After Duke drew back even with a run in the top of the fourth, Rintaro Sasaki unloaded on a three-run home run to reclaim a Cardinal lead it would not relinquish the rest of the way. For Sasaki, the homer was his third in the last two games.
Junior Jimmy Nati capped the four-run fourth with a solo homer – his second round-tripper in as many days.
Relieving Volchko to start the fifth inning, junior Toran O’Harran worked three shutout innings while striking out four to settle the game down. The right-hander was ultimately credited with the victory and moved to 1-0 on the season.
Senior Ty Uber worked the final two scoreless frames for Stanford, striking out one and allowing just one hit.
Stanford will remain home next week, welcoming California to Sunken Diamond for a three-game ACC series beginning Friday at 6:05 p.m.
GAME NOTES:
- Stanford is 15-3 to start a season for the first time since opening the 2019 campaign at 20-3 … is +20 in home runs this season, launching 29 compared to nine allowed … has homered in 16 consecutive games (29 total home runs over the span) – the longest streak of games with a homer since belting 52 homers in an 18-game span from May 1 – June 3, 2022 ... managed its third sweep of the season (at Cal State Fullerton and vs. Washington) ... posted its first conference-series sweep since winning all three at Washington State from May 18-20, 2023
- The Cardinal has put up double-digit runs in consecutive games for the first time since April 14-19, 2024
- The come-from-behind victory was the seventh of the season for Stanford and the second in the series against Duke (trailed 1-0 in the fifth on Friday night)
- Temo Becerra (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) has hit safely in 15 of the 18 games this season
- Trevor Haskins (1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBIs) has hit safely in all but two of his games played this season, including each of his last four
- Tatum Marsh (0-for-3, R, HBP) had a seven-game hit streak snapped but did reach for the 14th consecutive game
- Jimmy Nati (1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI) has hit safely in all but two games this season, including each of his last four ... has homered in back-to-back games
- Rintaro Sasaki (2-for-5, R, HR, 3 RBIs) has hit safely in 14 of his first 18 collegiate games and has reached in all but one contest … has hit three home runs in the last two games