April 16, 2002

Box Score

Stanford, CA - No. 2 Stanford (26-8) won for the 18th time in the last 22 games with a 19-2 non-conference rout over Saint Mary's (15-17) on a chilly evening Tuesday at Sunken Diamond. The victory extended Stanford's win streak over the Gaels to 16 straight games dating back to 1994 as the Cardinal tied a season-high for runs scored and collected 16 hits. Andy Topham (3-4, 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI) and Chris O'Riordan (3-5, 4 RBI) combined to drive in nine runs, while Sam Fuld (4-6, 3B, RBI) tied a career-high with four hits to pace the Stanford offense. Brian Hall (2-4, SB) and Donny Lucy (2-2, 2B) added two hits each, while Arik VanZandt picked up a pair of RBI.

J.D. Willcox (2-1) earned the victory as the third of seven Stanford pitchers by coming on to get the Cardinal out of a second inning jam by retiring all three batters he faced.

Carlos Quentin hit his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot over the left field fence in the bottom of the second inning that tied the game at 2-2, erasing a short-lived 2-0 Saint Mary's lead. Stanford added two more runs in the inning on an RBI double by Topham and an RBI single from O'Riordan to take a 4-2 lead.

The Cardinal scored two more times in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI triple by Topham and an RBI single from O'Riordan for a 6-2 advantage.

Stanford blew the game open with five runs in the bottom of the seventh and eight more in the bottom of the eighth to mark the 17th an 18th times the team has scored five or more runs in an inning this season.

Mike Harris (2-3, HR, RBI), Jason Waugh (2-4) and Mark Teahen (2-3) had two hits each for the Gaels.

A total of 39 players participated in the contest (Stanford 22, Saint Mary's 17).

Saint Mary's returns to action on Friday when the Gaels host San Diego in the first game of a three game series. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at Louis Guisto Field.