STANFORD, Calif. - Sophomores Saborn Campbell and Braden Montgomery each racked up three hits to help power the No. 6 Stanford Cardinal (42-17) over the No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies 7-1 on Monday in a winner-take-all game from the Stanford Regional.
With the victory, the Cardinal advances to host Texas in a super regional later this week. Official game dates and times will be determined on Tuesday morning.
Trailing 1-0 headed to the bottom of the second, Montgomery got the Cardinal even with a solo home run leading off the inning. The round-tripper was his 17th of the year and highlighted a 3-for-4 night with two runs scored.
Campbell, hitting out of the eighth spot in the order, went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. The native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. legged out a one-out triple in the fifth inning and came in to score the go-ahead run and break a 1-1 stalemate on a productive ground ball from Temo Becerra. He would later add an RBI single in the eighth - the first of two Cardinal runs scored in the inning as Stanford stretched its advantage to 7-1.
Freshman Malcolm Moore contributed an exclamation mark for the Cardinal in the sixth inning, turning a 2-1 game into a 4-1 contest with his 14th home run of the season.
Senior Quinn Mathews (9-4) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Stanford, returning to the mound after starting the regional opener on Friday against San Jose State. The southpaw went four shutout innings while giving up five hits, allowing one walk and striking out five. Junior Ryan Bruno closed out the victory, pitching a scoreless ninth while allowing no hits, with one walk and three strikeouts.
Following the regional, six Cardinal players were named to the All-Stanford Regional Team. Junior Tommy Troy was named the Most Valuable Player, while Mathews, Moore, Montgomery, Eddie Park and Nick Dugan all earned spots on the team.
P - Quinn Mathews - Stanford
P - Nick Dugan - Stanford
C - Malcolm Moore - Stanford
1B - Jack Moss - Texas A&M
2B - Charles McAdoo - San Jose State
SS - Hunter Haas - Texas A&M
3B - Tommy Troy - Stanford (MVP)
OF - Nate Nankil - Cal State Fullerton
OF - Braden Montgomery - Stanford
OF - Eddie Park - Stanford
DH - Brett Minnich - Texas A&M
UP NEXT
Stanford will host Texas in a super regional beginning either Friday or Saturday. Official game dates and times will be determined on Tuesday morning.
GAME NOTES
» Tommy Troy hit .571 (12-for-21) with seven runs scored, a double, three homers and 11 RBIs in the Stanford Regional.
» Monday marked the fourth consecutive regional that Stanford has played a winner-take-all game, advancing in all four (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).
» Stanford won five elimination games on the road to Omaha in 2022 and is 3-0 so far this postseason.
» The Cardinal is now 11-0 in winner-take-all postseason games played at Sunken Diamond.
» Stanford, the only team to have hosted a regional in each of the last six seasons, is also the only team to have reached the super regional round in each of the last four seasons.
» With two more on Sunday night, Stanford has now connected for 11 home runs in the postseason this year.
» The Cardinal out-hit the Aggies at a 12-7 clip.
» Stanford went 4-for-9 (.444) with runners in scoring position.
» Stanford pitchers limited Texas A&M to just 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
» Stanford pitchers faced 38 Texas A&M hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out 10.
» Texas A&M was led offensively by freshman Jace LaViolette, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.
