Darin Gillies shines, but ASU baseball falls at Stanford

Junior right-hander Darin Gillies turned in a career-long outing for the second consecutive start, but Arizona State fell to Stanford 1-0 in the series finale on Saturday at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, Calif.

Gillies (1-3) allowed just one run on four hits and one walk in eight innings, and the Sun Devils (21-16, 10-8 Pac-12) put the tying run on base in four of the final five innings.

Gillies conceded a solo home run in the fourth inning, but otherwise allowed just two baserunners to reach second base. He has given up just one earned run, two walks and six hits in the past 14 innings.

Cardinal (15-17, 6-9) starting left-hander John Hochstatter (5-1) carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and scattered three hits across 72/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Right-hander A.J. Vanegas closed out the final 11/3 frames to record his fourth save of the season.

Junior first baseman Nate Causey went 2 for 3 and sophomore designated hitter R.J. Ybarra hit a double to record ASU's three hits.

ASU heads to Tucson next weekend to take on Arizona in a three-game Pac-12 road series and the final three games of the Territorial Cup Series.

Pac-12 standings, courtesy: Pac-12.com