It was a beautiful afternoon on the Stanford campus, and the baseball season was just getting started.
Starting pitchers for Sunday's game:
For Rice, Kevin McCanna
For Stanford, freshman Chris Viall
Below, the third base line from my seat, and from the upper walkway
A 7th Inning RBI Double
Brett Michael Doran at bat,
with
Alex Blandino on third
A shot past the third baseman
And Blandino scores easily.
Final score: Stanford 12 - Rice 3
EPILOG: What a ride!
Stanford ended this season with a 35 - 26 record, and took its fans on an unexpected thrill ride in the NCAA postseason. This picture, courtesy of Stanford Athletics, shows freshman Tommy Edman rounding the bases after a walkoff homer that gave Stanford the championship of the Bloomington, Indiana regional. More drama would follow in the Super Regional on the Vanderbilt campus where Stanford's 2014 season would end, one win away from Omaha (story opens in separate browser tab or window).