[TonyLima]

Stanford up 1-0.  Venue not crowded for this one.  Weather looks pretty nice.

Weather stayed in high 60s to low 70s. My lovely wife accompanied me to the game. Reactions in a separate post.

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Tommy O'Rourke gets the Fullerton batter to swing at strike 3 with the bases loaded in the top of the 8th. Stanford still leads 1-0.

O'Rourke was down 2-1 in the count when the home plate umpire called strike 2 without O'Rourke throwing a pitch. The batter stepped out of the box without calling for time. Since he had not swung at the prior pitch, a called strike, he was not allowed to do that. At least, that is what the announcer explained. As a result, he was assessed a strike. Have never seen that before.

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Grad transfer Joe Lomuscio made an incredible diving catch in right center for the final out of the game to sew up Stanford's 1-0 victory! Look for that highlight on your favorite Stanford sports social media channel soon.

Up in the stands we thought it had something to do with the clock. The announcer’s explanation makes more sense. 

Don’t forget the debuts of pitchers Ty Uber (future commercial contract obvious) and Braden Montgomery. Uber is the “show them the fastball out of the strike zone, get them with off-speed stuff. Very effective but his pitch count will never be low. Montgomery was as advertised.  Catcher’s mitt pops noticeably louder. One Fullerton batter faked getting hit, probably to rattle Montgomery. Did not work.

[TonyLima]

Stanford up 1-0.  Venue not crowded for this one.  Weather looks pretty nice.

Weather stayed in high 60s to low 70s. My lovely wife accompanied me to the game. Reactions in a separate post.

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Tommy O'Rourke gets the Fullerton batter to swing at strike 3 with the bases loaded in the top of the 8th. Stanford still leads 1-0.

O'Rourke was down 2-1 in the count when the home plate umpire called strike 2 without O'Rourke throwing a pitch. The batter stepped out of the box without calling for time. Since he had not swung at the prior pitch, a called strike, he was not allowed to do that. At least, that is what the announcer explained. As a result, he was assessed a strike. Have never seen that before.

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Grad transfer Joe Lomuscio made an incredible diving catch in right center for the final out of the game to sew up Stanford's 1-0 victory! Look for that highlight on your favorite Stanford sports social media channel soon.

Up in the stands we thought it had something to do with the clock. The announcer’s explanation makes more sense. 

Don’t forget the debuts of pitchers Ty Uber (future commercial contract obvious) and Braden Montgomery. Uber is the “show them the fastball out of the strike zone, get them with off-speed stuff. Very effective but his pitch count will never be low. Montgomery was as advertised.  Catcher’s mitt pops noticeably louder. One Fullerton batter faked getting hit, probably to rattle Montgomery. Did not work.