Zach Ashford scores one of his three runs. (Shotgun Spratling)

Stanford: Fresno, Jensen Impressive; Stanford’s Offense Hot

STANFORD, Calif. — Ben Brecht’s first two pitches were strikes. It pretty much went all downhill from there for the UC Santa Barbara starting pitcher and the Gauchos. Fresno State jumped on him early and rode Ryan Jensen’s right arm to a 9-2 victory Friday night at Sunken Diamond in the opening round of the Stanford Regional.

Brecht’s next three offerings were balls, followed by Zach Ashford slapping a single to left field. Carter Bins singled on the first pitch he saw. JT Arruda’s single the other way was on the second pitch. The bases were loaded for the dangerous[…]