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Saturday, May 16, 2026 · Final · ACC Playoffs Game 3 (CAL leads 2-1)

Eddy, Campbell lead California past Stanford 2‑1

BERKELEY, Calif. (Interstat) — Gavin Eddy pitched six innings of five-hit ball with five strikeouts and Cade Campbell drove in two runs, lifting California to a 2-1 victory over Stanford on Saturday at Evans Diamond.

Eddy allowed one earned run for the Golden Bears (29-25, 14-14 Atlantic Coast Conference). Cole Clark added two shutout innings of relief, and Ethan Foley struck out one in a perfect ninth.

Stanford (27-25, 15-13) took a 1-0 lead in the third when Teddy Tokheim’s sacrifice fly to center field scored Sell. The Cardinal used six pitchers, with Nick Dugan striking out four over three hitless innings, Cohen Gomez allowing two runs in two frames, and Mike Erspamer fanning three in one inning.

California answered in the seventh. With two outs, Campbell singled to center, driving in Snyder and Prather for the decisive runs.

The Golden Bears outhit the Cardinal 9-6. The win avenged Stanford’s 7-6 victory a day earlier and gave California a 2-1 series lead.