STANFORD, Calif. – Four Stanford pitchers combined to shutout Santa Clara 9-0 in a nonconference game on Tuesday night at Sunken Diamond. Beau Branton, Andrew Daschbach and Will Matthiessen supplied the offense for the Cardinal going a combined 6-for-11 and driving in eight of the nine runs for the second ranked team in the nation.
Santa Clara (22-24) had opportunities to score early, putting multiple runners on base in each of the first three innings and four of the first five, but could not push a run across against Stanford starter Brendan Beck. Beck (6-0) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing six hits and did not issue a walk to remain undefeated on the season.