Carter Graham singled in a run in the third to give Stanford a 2-1 lead that held up until the bottom of the eighth inning.
OMAHA, Neb. — Sanford was five outs away from stunning No. 1 national seed Wake Forest when the Demon Deacons’ powerful offense come to life just enough to hand the Cardinal a 3-2 loss in their opening game at the College World Series on Saturday.
For four innings, Stanford starter Joey Dixon held down an offense that outscored its first five NCAA Tournament opponents 75-16 — the biggest run differential ever for a team heading into a CWS — and averaged 9.4 runs per game for the season. Wake Forest turned a double play to end the game, prompting closer Camden Minacci to pump both of his fists and do a little dance in front of the mound while infielders did jumping chest bumps.
After Wake Forest’s Wilken hit his 31st homer of the season on his 21st birthday, tying him with Florida’s Jac Caglianone for the national lead, Carter Graham singled in a run in the third to put Stanford up 2-1.
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