The only other loss in the stretch was a 9-6 setback to the Pac-12's Oregon in which the Cougars committed an uncharacteristic six errors.
"Early in the season, I said this is a team that could rattle off a 15-5 record, or 10-4 record, and we've done that," Littlewood said. "With baseball, playing 55, 56 games, it is consistency that matters, just being even-keeled throughout the season. And that's what we've been doing."
They've kept it rolling despite losing leading hitter Brock Hale (.398 average) to a sprained knee. Since failing to score against the Lions, they've put up 82 runs in 10 games.