Publication Date: Friday, April 29, 2005
Stanford baseball stumbles again, but No. 4 softball improves to 35-9
Stanford baseball stumbles again, but No. 4 softball improves to 35-9
(April 29, 2005) by Rick Eymer
Gunn High grad Anthony Rea threw two shutout innings in his seventh start of the season and was credited with his fourth win in nine decisions as Santa Clara defeated host Stanford, 7-5, on Tuesday night.
Rea, who set a Santa Clara record with 13 saves last year, was moved into the starting rotation after beginning the season as the Broncos closer.
He was the beneficiary of three runs in the first inning and earned the win after allowing one hit in his stint as part of a predetermined rotation.
Rea has an ERA of 3.71 in 17 appearances.
Erik Davis (2-1) failed to get out of the first inning and lost his first collegiate decision.
Adam Sorgi had three hits for the Cardinal (24-15), who travel to UC Davis on Monday.
"We just didn't get much going offensively and left a lot of runners on base," Stanford coach Mark Marquess said. "It's disappointing; we didn't play very well."
Matt Manship pitched two scoreless innings, and has allowed one run in 19 2-3 innings (0.46 ERA) in 13 appearances.
The game was originally scheduled for Santa Clara, but was switched to allow the Cardinal to play a game at new Schott Stadium, which officially opens today when the Broncos host Gonzaga.
Stanford is at Santa Clara on Tuesday, May 10 at 6 p.m.
Softball
Stanford freshman Tricia Aggabao had three hits and drove in two runs and the fourth-ranked Cardinal defeated visiting St. Mary's, 7-0, in a nonconference game on Tuesday night.
Leah Nelson hit a home run and drove in two runs and Jackie Rinehart added two hits for Stanford (35-9), which won for the 10th time in 12 games.
The Cardinal visit Washington today at 1 p.m. before traveling to UCLA for a single game on Saturday at 2 p.m. and a doubleheader on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Stanford currently resides in second place in the Pac-10, 1 1-2 games behind Oregon State and a game ahead of Arizona.
Laura Severson and Lauren Nydam (7-2) combined on the one-hitter. The only hit was a bunt single with one out in the sixth inning.
Nelson hit her sixth homer of the year, a two-run shot in the first, to gave the Cardinal a 2-0 lead. Rinehart followed with a triple and Aggabao singled.
Catalina Morris and Lauren Lappin hit back-to-back doubles in the second to pad Stanford's advantage.
Rugby
Stanford's women's team traveled to Florida last weekend for the right to play their final games at home.
The Cardinal meet Princeton in the semifinals of the Rugby Collegiate Championships today at noon for the right to advance to Saturday's championship, also at noon.
Defending national champion Penn State and Navy meet at 10 a.m. today in the other semifinal
The men's Final Four will also be contest at Stanford's Steuber Rugby Stadium. Cal and Navy meet at 2 p.m., followed by Utah and BYU at 4 p.m. The men's national championship game will be played at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Stanford (8-2) defeated UC San Diego, 22-6, in the Sweet Sixteen and Virginia, 43-27, in the Elite Eight last weekend in Gainesville to reach the Final Four.
Women's water polo
Stanford (9-3, 18-5) is the third seed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, which began on Thursday in the Spieker Aquatics Complex at California.
The third-ranked Cardinal received a first-round bye along with top seeds UCLA and USC and play today at 12:45 p.m. against either Cal or San Jose State.
Saturday's semifinals are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. (consolation matches begin at 11 a.m.) and the championship is Sunday at 3:15 p.m. Only the tournament winner is guaranteed a berth in the national tournament at Michigan beginning May 13.
Men's golf
Stanford shot a 365 on the final day of the 2005 Pac-10 Championships Wednesday at the Walla Walla Country Club to finish with a four-round total of 1,438.
Washington won the team title with a 1,425 after starting the day in fifth.
Stanford freshman Rob Grube shot a four-day total of 281 to place fourth, while senior Kevin Blue tied for 10th with a 284.
Track and field
Stanford continues competition at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia through Saturday.
Among those competing for Stanford include Jakki Bailey, Sara Bei, Russell Brown, Maura Burk, Joaquin Chapa, Janice Davis, Evan Fox, Ashley Freeman, Michael Garcia, Curtis Goehring, Nashonme Johnson, Lauren Jespersen, Arianna Lambie, Erica McLain, Christine Moschella, Laura Mottaz, Feranmi Okanlami, Wopamo Osaisai, Ashley Purnell, Justin Romaniuk, Nick Sebes, Amanda Trotter, Katy Trotter and Solomon Welch.
Men's volleyball
Stanford fifth-year senior setter Kevin Hansen was voted first team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, his fourth all-conference pick.
Hansen recorded 1,232 assists (12.70 assists per game) while leading all MPSF setters in kills (87) and digs (185) in 2005.
Senior middle blocker Craig Buell was voted third team All-MPSF after leading Stanford with 101 blocks (19 solo). Buell also led the Cardinal with a .413 season hitting percentage.
Women's lacrosse
Stanford will take a four-match winning streak into Saturday's regular-season finale at Ohio State.
The 20th-ranked Cardinal (5-0, 10-5) have already clinched the top spot in the upcoming Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament at St. Mary's in Moraga.
The MPSF tournament begins Thursday, May 5. Stanford will meet either Oregon or the host Gaels on Friday, May 6 at 2 p.m.
Stanford has gone undefeated in conference for five consecutive years. The Cardinal have a 31-match conference winning streak intact dating to their last loss on April 22, 2000.
Senior Kelsey Twist, one of five Baltimore residents (12 are from Maryland) on the roster, has 115 career goals, second on the Stanford all-time list, while senior Nina Pantano recorded her 101st career goal in last week's win over Loyola in Baltimore. Junior Megan Burker needs nine goals to reach 100.
Junior Sarah Bach leads the Cardinal with 30 goals this year, exceeding her total of 29 in her first two years combined.
Freshman goalkeeper Laura Shane has 173 saves, 10 behind Rachael Neumann for second on the single-season list.
Stanford assistant coach Kylee Reade starred at Ohio State for four years in addition to playing for the Canadian national team. She also played ice hockey for the Buckeyes.
Synchronized swimming
Senior Katie Norris leads the Stanford contingent at the U.S. Nationals this weekend at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
Norris is scheduled to compete in the preliminaries of the solo, duet and team events today, with the finals slated for Saturday.
The national meet is used to determine the training squad for the 2008 Olympic team.
Norris finished second in the solo event at last year's national meet held at Stanford. She also finished second with junior Ashley McHugh in the duet event, and Stanford was fourth in the team event.
Stanford freshmen Sara Lowe and Courtenay Stewart will also compete in the solo event.
Norris teams with sophomore Samantha Bongiovanni-Duclos in the duet event, along with a team of Stewart and Lowe, and freshmen Poppy Carlig and Melissa Knight.
Norris, Carlig, McHugh, Bongiovanni-Duclos, Stewart, Lowe, sophomore Elizabeth-Anne Markman and junior Cassidy Ramage comprise the team event. Knight and junior Courtney Penn are alternates.
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