No. 11 Oregon State tops No. 3 Stanford

No. 11 Oregon State (35-16-1, 20-6 Pac-12) rolled to a 5-2 victory over No. 3 Stanford (39-10-0, 20-6) at Sunken Diamond. Will Matthiessen had two hits and drove in both of the Cardinal’s runs.

The scheduled third game of the series was canceled. The Beavers and Cardinal are tied for second in the conference, 1½ games back of No. 1 UCLA.

Jared Horn tossed a five-hitter and the last of his nine strikeouts came with a runner at third and two outs in the ninth inning as Cal (30-18, 15-11 Pac-12) pulled out a 3-2 win over Arizona State (36-15, 15-11) at Evans Diamond.

The Bears’ Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI. The scheduled third game of this series also was canceled. The Bears and Sun Devils are tied for fourth in the conference.

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