Tuesday, May 12
Stanford, CA
4:00 PM
Saint Mary's College of California
29-22
6
at
7
Stanford
26-23
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Stanford | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 13 | 0 |
#15 Joseph Moreno: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 SO, 1 BB vs. Stanford
BSB | Gaels Rally Late with Three Runs in the 9th but Fall 7-6 to Cardinal
5/12/2026 9:12:00 PM | Baseball
STANFORD, Calif. - The Saint Mary's baseball team plated three runs in the ninth and matched Stanford's hit total with 13 on the evening but their late-game rally would come to an end as the Cardinal induced a 4-3 ground ball double play to end the game and hang on for the 7-6 victory.
The Gaels battled with now ACC member Stanford Tuesday evening at Sunken Diamond. The Cardinal did their scoring in bunches, plating three runs in the second and three more in the third to jump out to a 6-0 lead. Saint Mary's got quality relief innings from southpaw Joseph Moreno to keep the deficit at six, completing two scoreless frames and allowing just one hit. Saint Mary's got on the board with three runs in the top of the sixth including a two-run moon shot from Jacob Johnson for his 11th homer of the season. Stanford nearly relinquished a 7-3 lead in the ninth but got a clutch 4-3 ground ball double play to end the Gaels rally and hang on for the 7-6 victory.
The top three hitters in the lineup for the Gaels combined for six hits including a two-hit ballgame from Diego Castellanos, extending his hit streak to 27 games. Redshirt sophomore catcher Brett Williams also rattled off a game high three hits out of the eight-spot for the Gaels as they hit .333 from the plate as a team Tuesday night and continue their historic pace at the plate with a now .335 season average.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior transfer Luis Martin Romero made his first start as a Gael Tuesday night. Romero pitched to contact and tossed a clean first inning but Stanford was able to load the bases and bump Romero from the game, scoring three runs in the second inning. Noah Waldeck came in and struck out Cardinal power hitter Rintaro Sasaki to leave the bases loaded and keep the deficit at three.
Saint Mary's would not get on the scoreboard until the sixth inning but did so with five hits and a high arching two-run homer from Jacob Johnson for his 11th of the season. Makoa Sniffen singled home Diego Castellanos earlier in the inning as the Gaels cut the deficit in half. Stanford added one more in the seventh to take a 7-3 lead into the ninth but the Gaels got the offense going again, cracking double-digit hits with four in the inning and scoring three runs to make it a one-run ballgame in a blink of an eye.
Williams legged out an infield single to the third baseman and then Nick Allred continued his hot hitting with a pinch-hit single into left to put the first two runners on base. The lineup would turn over for Tanner Griffith and Diego Castellanos as the pair recorded back-to-back RBI hits to score three runs. Griffith hit his 16th double of the season while Castellanos slapped a single into left for his second of the night to score Griffith from second. Stanford would remain with reliever Kassius Thomas who started the inning as he would then induce a hard hit ground ball double play to end the game, sealing the 7-6 midweek victory.
GAME NOTES
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's will return to Moraga for its final West Coast Conference series of the 2026 season, hosting San Francisco starting on Thursday, May 14. Catch all the action live on ESPN+ and get your tickets online at smcgaels.com/tickets.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
The Gaels battled with now ACC member Stanford Tuesday evening at Sunken Diamond. The Cardinal did their scoring in bunches, plating three runs in the second and three more in the third to jump out to a 6-0 lead. Saint Mary's got quality relief innings from southpaw Joseph Moreno to keep the deficit at six, completing two scoreless frames and allowing just one hit. Saint Mary's got on the board with three runs in the top of the sixth including a two-run moon shot from Jacob Johnson for his 11th homer of the season. Stanford nearly relinquished a 7-3 lead in the ninth but got a clutch 4-3 ground ball double play to end the Gaels rally and hang on for the 7-6 victory.
The top three hitters in the lineup for the Gaels combined for six hits including a two-hit ballgame from Diego Castellanos, extending his hit streak to 27 games. Redshirt sophomore catcher Brett Williams also rattled off a game high three hits out of the eight-spot for the Gaels as they hit .333 from the plate as a team Tuesday night and continue their historic pace at the plate with a now .335 season average.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior transfer Luis Martin Romero made his first start as a Gael Tuesday night. Romero pitched to contact and tossed a clean first inning but Stanford was able to load the bases and bump Romero from the game, scoring three runs in the second inning. Noah Waldeck came in and struck out Cardinal power hitter Rintaro Sasaki to leave the bases loaded and keep the deficit at three.
Saint Mary's would not get on the scoreboard until the sixth inning but did so with five hits and a high arching two-run homer from Jacob Johnson for his 11th of the season. Makoa Sniffen singled home Diego Castellanos earlier in the inning as the Gaels cut the deficit in half. Stanford added one more in the seventh to take a 7-3 lead into the ninth but the Gaels got the offense going again, cracking double-digit hits with four in the inning and scoring three runs to make it a one-run ballgame in a blink of an eye.
Williams legged out an infield single to the third baseman and then Nick Allred continued his hot hitting with a pinch-hit single into left to put the first two runners on base. The lineup would turn over for Tanner Griffith and Diego Castellanos as the pair recorded back-to-back RBI hits to score three runs. Griffith hit his 16th double of the season while Castellanos slapped a single into left for his second of the night to score Griffith from second. Stanford would remain with reliever Kassius Thomas who started the inning as he would then induce a hard hit ground ball double play to end the game, sealing the 7-6 midweek victory.
GAME NOTES
- Castellanos extended his season long his streak to 27 games, going 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI
- Griffith recorded double number 16 on the season for second most on the team
- Sniffen also went 2-for-5 for his team leading 25th multi-hit game of the season
- Williams led the Gaels with three hits for his second three-hit game of the season
- Johnson connected on home run number 11 of the season, sitting in a tie for second most on the team
- Moreno had one of his best outings of the season, completing two scoreless innings allowing just one hit
- Jake Nobles and Finn Chapman each pitched a scoreless frame and combined for just one hit allowed
- Saint Mary's recorded its 37th game this season with double-digit hits
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's will return to Moraga for its final West Coast Conference series of the 2026 season, hosting San Francisco starting on Thursday, May 14. Catch all the action live on ESPN+ and get your tickets online at smcgaels.com/tickets.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sam Garewal (1-3)
L: Martin Romero, Luis (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Griffith, Tanner 1 ; Castellanos, Diego 1
HR: Johnson, Jacob 1
RBI: Griffith, Tanner 2 ; Castellanos, Diego 1 ; Sniffen, Makoa 1 ; Johnson, Jacob 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Griffith, Tanner 1 ; Castellanos, Diego 1 ; Sniffen, Makoa 1 ; Johnson, Jacob 1 ; Linteo, Colin 1 ; Allred, Nick 1
SB: Griffith, Tanner 1
HBP: Johnson, Jacob 1
Batting:
2B: Charlie Bates 1 ; JJ Moran 2 ; Brock Sell 1
HR: Eric Jeon 1
RBI: Cort MacDonald 1 ; Eric Jeon 1 ; Jimmy Nati 1 ; Luke Lavin 1 ; Brock Sell 3
SF: Brock Sell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Eric Jeon 2 ; JJ Moran 3 ; Jimmy Nati 1 ; Luke Lavin 1
SB: Cort MacDonald 1 ; Luke Lavin 1
HBP: Teddy Tokheim 1 ; JJ Moran 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
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