STANFORD, Calif. – Washington State dropped a 10-1 decision to No. 3 Stanford in the series-opener at Sunken Diamond Friday evening.
 
WSU (15-29-1, 7-17-1 Pac-12) received a two-hit game from James Rudkin and a solid start from freshman righthander Hayden Rosenkrantz who went 4.1 innings with four strikeouts. Stanford (41-8, 19-6 Pac-12) collected 14 hits and used three-run innings in the fifth, sixth and seventh to take the opener.
 
WSU put the leadoff man on in the first three innings but stranded a runner at second in all three innings. In the bottom of the third, Stanford used a two-single and an RBI-triple to take a 1-0 lead.
 
In the fourth inning, Blake Clanton led off the inning with a single back up the middle and later stole second. Following a walk to JJ Hancock, Rudkin delivered a one-out RBI-single back up the middle to score Clanton and evened up the game at one.
 
In the fifth, the Cardinal chased the starter Rosenkrantz with a leadoff single in the fifth. The freshman struck out the next hitter before giving away to the bullpen. Stanford later pushed three runs across after a pair of walks and two hits for a 4-1 lead.
 
In the sixth, Stanford added three runs on four hits and added three more runs in the seventh.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Dillon Plew led off the game with a walk, extending his on-base streak to 6 games
Blake Clanton singled in the 4^th, extending his on-base streak to 10 games
JJ Hancock walked in the 4^th, extending his on-base streak 9 games
Reliever Ryan Walker made his 84^th career appearance, passing Scotty Sunitsch for 3^rd-most in WSU history
WSU stole 3 bases, tied for the most in a game in 2018
 
COMING UP
The series continues Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.

TOP MOMENTS

Rosenkrantz picks up his 3rd strikeout of the day in a 1-2-3 second inning at Stanford!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/vzsp9s7obR
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Mason De la Cruz steals his first career base!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/Q2Ew1zT6F7
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James Rudkin evens things up with an RBI-single in the 4th!

T4, 1-1#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/STy3ZoRTgJ
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Hayden Rosenkrantz ends his day with his 4th strikeout!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/JPO8ytfbz3
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