Teammates mob Stanford's Will Matthiessen after his walk-off hit against UCLA (Aaron Fitt)
No. 2 Stanford Wins Thriller Over No. 1 UCLA
ColumnsSTANFORD, Calif. — Stanford ace Brendan Beck was clinging to a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning, with two outs and a runner on second for UCLA cleanup man Jack Stronach, who hit a shot into the right-center gap that looked destined to drive in the tying run. But Stanford center fielder Kyle Stowers got a good jump, raced back to his left and made a beautiful diving catch to end the inning. Stowers popped back up, pumped his fist and yelled, then raced back to meet his exuberant teammates in the dugout.
“I lost my mind when Stowers made[…]
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