PALO ALTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Stanford scored three times in the bottom of the ninth inning to force extra innings and then walked off UC Davis 6-5 in the 12th inning Monday at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond.

The Cardinal trailed 5-1 after seven innings but chipped away, tying the game in the ninth and winning it with two runs in the 12th. UC Davis had taken a 5-0 lead in the top of the first and added a run in the fourth, but Stanford starter Quinten Marsh settled in, allowing one earned run over 3 2/3 innings with three strikeouts. The Aggies managed five runs on 11 hits, while Stanford collected 13 hits.

Stanford’s comeback began in the bottom of the third when Nati scored on a groundout by MacDonald. UC Davis answered in the top of the fourth when McNeal scored on a single by Wooldridge, making it 5-1. The Cardinal cut the lead to 5-2 in the fifth on an RBI single by MacDonald that scored Stoll.

UC Davis extended its lead in the top of the seventh when Wooldridge scored on a wild pitch, and in the eighth an unearned run on a groundout by Wooldridge made it 5-2. Stanford reliever Ben Reimers pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out none.

The decisive bottom of the ninth began with Bates striking out, but Reynolds doubled down the left field line. After a pinch runner, Cheong doubled to left, scoring Reynolds and making it 5-3. Cheong stole third and reached home on a fielder’s choice, but the Cardinal left the tying run at second when Sasaki struck out. The game went to the 10th tied 5-5 after Moran’s single scored Hayes.

In the top of the 10th, Mault scored on a wild pitch to give UC Davis a 6-5 lead, but Stanford tied it again in the bottom half on an RBI single by Moran. Neither team scored in the 11th.

The top of the 12th saw Howard score on a double by Murphy, putting UC Davis ahead 7-5. Stanford answered with two runs in the bottom half. Hayes, placed on second as the automatic runner, scored on a single by MacDonald. Jeon then singled to score Hayes, tying the game 7-7. Moran delivered the walk-off single to right center, scoring MacDonald and giving Stanford a 8-7 victory.

Carter Speights pitched two scoreless innings for UC Davis with one strikeout, and Mason Lerma struck out four in two innings but allowed the tying run. Taylor Werth allowed the walk-off hit in the 12th. For Stanford, Andrew Shaw struck out one in 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Kassius Thomas threw two hitless innings.

The win improved Stanford to 22-19, while UC Davis fell to 19-24. The Aggies had won three of their previous four games, including a 3-0 shutout of Long Beach State on Sunday. Stanford entered the game having won four of its last five, including a 7-4 victory over Florida State on Sunday.

The game was the first of a two-game nonconference series. UC Davis next plays at California on Wednesday, while Stanford travels to Notre Dame on Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Stanford 6, UC Davis 5, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Stanford a 76.80 percent probability to win.