[BaseballJunkie]

Stanford wins in 12 tonight, 7-6!!

As in any close game, there were good things and bad.

Focusing on the good:

Weiermiller went 3.2 innings - 2 hits, no walks, no runs.
Palisch went 3.1 innings - 1 hit, no walks, no runs.
These guys have shown enough in the past that one would think they could be foundations of this year's bullpen. Up to now, Weiermiller has been going through a rough patch and Palisch has struggled a bit coming back from his injury. Both had very strong outings - hope for more going forward.

Grant Burton is a junior who hasn't played much up to now. He comes in relatively frequently as a defensive replacement late in games. Going into this game he was 0-3 on the season, 1-12 for his career. In the 11th, he leads off with a triple but gets stranded. In the 12th, he comes up with runners on 1st and 2nd, one out, and gets the winning hit (officially a single, but would have been a double in regular game flow). The team absolutely mobs him - seemed like a popular teammate. 2-2 on the night. Very nice to see.

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Cal made some curious moves in the 12th.
To start the inning they took out pitcher Villers who had one inning of work, and had looked pretty good drawing a soft liner and two strikeouts to get out of the 11th. They bring in a kid who has pitched 0.1 innings this year with an ERA of 81. Then, with runners on second and third and one out, they elect to not walk Burton to load the bases, even though a 0.100 hitter was on deck.
It was almost as if Cal had decided it was time to end this thing and get on the bus back home.

It is not possible to overstate the importance of this win, even though it was a midweek non-conference tilt. After losing on a walk off then being dominated the next day, going down 5-0 with two key bats missing from the lineup and a struggling staff felt like game over. Instead, the team rallied, found new heroes and walked off with a win and  renewed spirit that will carry them the rest of the way.

[BaseballJunkie]

Stanford wins in 12 tonight, 7-6!!

As in any close game, there were good things and bad.

Focusing on the good:

Weiermiller went 3.2 innings - 2 hits, no walks, no runs.
Palisch went 3.1 innings - 1 hit, no walks, no runs.
These guys have shown enough in the past that one would think they could be foundations of this year's bullpen. Up to now, Weiermiller has been going through a rough patch and Palisch has struggled a bit coming back from his injury. Both had very strong outings - hope for more going forward.

Grant Burton is a junior who hasn't played much up to now. He comes in relatively frequently as a defensive replacement late in games. Going into this game he was 0-3 on the season, 1-12 for his career. In the 11th, he leads off with a triple but gets stranded. In the 12th, he comes up with runners on 1st and 2nd, one out, and gets the winning hit (officially a single, but would have been a double in regular game flow). The team absolutely mobs him - seemed like a popular teammate. 2-2 on the night. Very nice to see.

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Cal made some curious moves in the 12th.
To start the inning they took out pitcher Villers who had one inning of work, and had looked pretty good drawing a soft liner and two strikeouts to get out of the 11th. They bring in a kid who has pitched 0.1 innings this year with an ERA of 81. Then, with runners on second and third and one out, they elect to not walk Burton to load the bases, even though a 0.100 hitter was on deck.
It was almost as if Cal had decided it was time to end this thing and get on the bus back home.

It is not possible to overstate the importance of this win, even though it was a midweek non-conference tilt. After losing on a walk off then being dominated the next day, going down 5-0 with two key bats missing from the lineup and a struggling staff felt like game over. Instead, the team rallied, found new heroes and walked off with a win and  renewed spirit that will carry them the rest of the way.