PALO ALTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Brock Sell drove in three runs, including the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, as Stanford defeated Saint Mary’s 7-6 on Tuesday at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond. Both teams collected 13 hits.

The Cardinal jumped ahead with a four-run second inning, highlighted by Eric Jeon’s solo home run. Stanford added two more in the third to lead 6-0. Saint Mary’s rallied in the sixth on Jacob Johnson’s two-run homer and a run-scoring single, tying the game 6-6. Sell’s seventh-inning single put Stanford back ahead 7-6. The Gaels threatened in the ninth, scoring on Tanner Griffith’s two-run double and an RBI single, but Stanford reliever Colt Peterson closed with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out one.

Joseph Moreno tossed two hitless frames for Saint Mary’s. Brock Ketelsen and Sam Garewal combined for five innings of one-run relief for Stanford. Saint Mary’s fell to 27-22, while Stanford improved to 26-23.