Baseball Beats Stanford in South Bay Showdown

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shutdown pitching, patience at the plate and timely hitting were the ingredients the Santa Clara University baseball team used Tuesday to shut down visiting Stanford and cook up a 4-2 win, as the Broncos beat their El Camino Real rivals in a non-conference game at Stephen Schott Stadium. HOW IT HAPPENED Santa Clara's first hit of the night was its biggest. The Broncos (19-18) were no-hit by Stanford starter Ryan Speshyock (0-2) through the first three innings, and they'd get outhit by the Cardinal (17-21), 8-5, in the game. Even the go-ahead rally SCU started in...