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WATCH | @DukeKinamon puts Stanford ahead with a line-drive RBI single, he eventually steals 3rd & scores on a throwing error by the catcher!

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M6 | @austinwires22 rings up another Ute to escape the jam and strand a pair!

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T8 | Unreal catch by @KyleStowers at the wall in left! A little help from the nighttime force field but an even better play by the Jr.

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Handley has reached base safely in all 16 games this season.

All nine batters had one hit.

Zach Grech allowed one run in 1.2 innings after relieving Weiermiller to start the eighth.

allowed one run in 1.2 innings after relieving Weiermiller to start the eighth. Little's appearance was his team-leading eighth of the season.

All nine batters had at least one hit in No. 3 Stanford's 7-4 win over Utah to open Pac-12 conference play on Friday night at Sunken Diamond.The Cardinal (13-3-0, 1-0-0 Pac-12) traded punches with the Utes (7-10-0, 1-3-0) early on but pulled away with two runs in the fifth and seventh innings.reached base three times, scoring all three times, adding a stolen base and an RBI.scored twice, finishing 2-for-5, and(1-2) earned his first win of the season."It's never easy coming off of finals week, so credit our student-athletes for being ready to play tonight after a big week in the classroom," said the Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball. "You love to see whatis doing, it's rare to find a player who can impact the game like he did tonight."The Utes struck first in the top of the first. Zack Moeller doubled down the left field line to score Oliver Dunn, but the Cardinal responded in the home half.ripped a two-out double off the right-field wall and scored ontwo-strike single to left.Utah restored its lead in the second inning but Beck limited the damage to one run, which was unearned. The Utes loaded the bases with no outs and Beck struck out a pair before walking in a run to make it 2-1, Utah. Stanford again tied the game in the home half withsacrifice fly to deep center scoring, who led off the inning with a single.Matthiessen brought home Kinamon in the third to give Stanford its first lead of the night, 3-2, but Utah responded in the fourth with an RBI double into the gap in left center.After Beck worked a quick 1-2-3 fifth, Kinamon singled homebefore stealing third and scoring on a throwing error by the catcher to give Stanford a 5-3 lead.relieved Beck, who struck out five and allowed two earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched, with one out in the sixth. Weiermiller registered a career-high four strikeouts, allowing no hits in 1.2 innings.In the home half of the seventh, Stanford further extended the lead with another pair of runs. Handley scored as Utah turned a 4-6-3 double play, followed by the hustling Kinamon, who scored from second on the play to make it 7-3.robbed an extra-base hit in the eighth with a spectacular play in the eighth withon the mound. Utah plated a run in the ninth to make it 7-4 beforeentered for the final out while earning his fourth save of the season.No. 3 Stanford returns to action on Saturday for Game 2 of the three-game series at 2 p.m. Live streaming and live statistics will be available at GoStanford.com.