CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Jimmy Nati homered and drove in three runs as Stanford defeated California 11-4 on Tuesday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Bank of America Stadium. The Cardinal improved to 28-25, the Golden Bears dropped to 29-26.

California built a 4-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI single by Hideki Prather. Stanford answered in the bottom half with Nati’s solo homer. The Cardinal tied the game in the fourth on a sacrifice fly and took the lead on Nati’s RBI single.

Charlie Bates’ three-run homer in the fifth put Stanford ahead 6-4. The Cardinal added four runs in the sixth, highlighted by a two-run double from Tokheim. Prather homered in the seventh for California, but Stanford answered with an unearned run on a fielding error. Ethan Kodama homered in the ninth for the final margin.

Stanford had 11 hits to California’s nine. Nati finished 3 for 4 with a double, home run and three RBIs. Bates drove in three runs with his homer. Toran O’Harran earned the win in relief. Otto Espinoza took the loss for California.