Heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, the Devils were rolling.
They had the No. 2 team in the country down 4-2 with starter Sam Romero having given up just two runs in seven innings of work. Stanford had just three hits in the ballgame at that point.
Romero walked the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth and then forced a fly out. He was at 93 pitches so head coach Tracy Smith elected to use his bullpen.
Smith brought in Chaz Montoya, who was seemingly unhittable early in the season. He gave up just one earned run over his first 13 innings.