Mar. 23, 1997
Cal Baseball Pounded by Stanford, 20-5
BERKELEY, Calif. - The University of California
baseball team was defeated by visiting Bay Area rival Stanford,
20-5, Sunday at Evans Diamond. Cal falls to 13-19 overall and
1-10 in the Pac-10 Southern Division, while Stanford improves to
20-7, 7-1 in league. The Cardinal had defeated the Bears, 6-5,
Friday at Sunken Diamond.
Stanford scored every inning except the second and seventh
innings and pounded out a season-high 24 hits against five
different Cal pitchers on the way to the 20-5 victory.
The winning pitcher for the Cardinal was sophomore starter
Chad Hutchinson (2-0), who pitched 5.7 innings with four hits,
only one earned run, seven walks and nine strikeouts. The losing
pitcher for the Bears was freshman starter Brad Steele (2-2),
who only pitched the first inning with four hits, five runs and
one walk.
The leading hitters for Stanford were Edmund Muth (4-for-6,
double, five RBI), Jody Gerut (3-for-4, double, three RBI),
Chris Clark (3-for-3) and Jay Pecci (3-for-6 double, two RBI).
Top hitters for Cal were Juan Hernandez (3-for-4, two doubles)
and Brian Oliver (2-for-5).
Cal will next travel to Stanford for the third game of a
three-game series, Monday, Mar. 24 at 7 p.m. at Sunken Diamond.
