Brodey, who had the game-winning RBI with two outs in three straight contests last weekend, came up with two out and the bases loaded in the second. Naturally, he delivered a two-run single and put the Cardinal up 4-0.

Stanford jumped ahead early. Duke Kinamon drew a leadoff walk to start the game. Kinamon immediately stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice fly. Brodey laced a single through the right side to bring him home. Two batters later, Brodey scored on a two-out single to right by Diekroeger, and Stanford led 2-0 before Rice batted.

Menlo School grad Mikey Diekroeger matched a career high with four hits, while junior Alex Dunlap followed Brodey for Stanford’s first back-to-back home runs since the 2014 Indiana Regional.

Brodey’s slam was part of an eight-run fourth inning as Stanford (10-3) won its 10th in 11 games. The RBI total and grand slam were the first by a Cardinal since Brian Ragira did it at Washington State on April 2, 2011.

Stanford responded with its eight-run outburst. It started with a single from Diekroeger, who finished 4-for-6 on the night. He scored on the first of three straight RBI singles courtesy of Daniel Bakst, Wulff and Winaker. That set up the back-to-back home runs.

Stanford’s five-run lead was short-lived. For the second straight inning, Rice got a two-out hit with the bases loaded. A double cleared the bases to make it 7-5.

The teams traded runs again in the third when Stanford put up a three-spot and Rice equaled it. Diekroeger scored on a wild pitch and, moments later, on another wild pitch, sophomore Brandon Wulff raced around third and scored from second. Junior Matt Winaker was behind Wulff and scored later in the at-bat when Nico Hoerner singled to center.

However, Rice got two in the bottom half with its own two-out bases loaded single.

Four Stanford student-athletes will defend titles from 2016: Sean Strong in men's epee; Jeffrey Dalli in men's sabre; Chantel Yang in women's epee; and Carly Weber-Levine in women's sabre.

"It's rare for the West Coast to host," said Stanford co-head coach Lisa Posthumus. "It's a great opportunity for the campus and community to see fencing, especially the kids."

Teams will compete in a round robin format in epee, foil and sabre. The top two finishers in each weapon advance to the NCAA Championships, March 23-26 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Cardinal will be represented by 11 men and 11 women in the five-team competition that includes the Air Force Academy, Caltech, the University of Incarnate Word and UC San Diego.

The Stanford fencing team seeks its 12th consecutive crown in the NCAA Western Regional Championships on Saturday at the Erickson Courts in the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation.

Rachel Daum had a quality night in the all-around, hitting all four of her routines to score 39.175 and Taryn Fitzgerald scored a career-high 9.850 in the leadoff spot on beam to tie for third.

Danielle McNair delivered one of her strongest performances of the season, scoring 9.800 or better in each of her three events. She scored a career-best 9.875 on beam to tie for first and went 9.850 on vault to tie for fifth.

Price tied for first on bars (9.950), placed second on vault (9.925) and third on floor (9.950).

Elizabeth Price scored 9.925 or higher in each of her three events to help Stanford earn its second-highest team score of the season (196.275) at No. 5 Utah.

The scores have boosted Stanford up the national rankings to No. 28 based on its Regional Qualifying Score.

The Cardinal (6-8) has begun to hit its stride, posting its two highest scores of the season in the past two weeks. Stanford posted a season-best 196.325 in its home finale against No. 10 Oregon State two weeks ago and followed that performance with a 196.275 last week at No. 5 Utah.

Stanford concludes its regular season when it travels east to No. 18 George Washington for a quad meet on Sunday at 10 a.m.

"This will be the last competition for a number of our fencers and we're going to miss each and every one of them," Posthumus said.

It will also mark the final home appearance for fifth-year senior Alexander Massialas of San Francisco, a three-time First Team All-American and two-time NCAA foil champion. The two-time Olympian won two medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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