STANFORD, Calif. -- John Hudgins pitched a seven-hitter, and Danny Putnam hit a three-run homer as Stanford topped Long Beach State.

Hudgins (11-3) allowed one run, struck out six and walked two for Stanford (45-15), which has won eight in a row and 17 of its last 18.

Troy Tulowitzki's RBI double in the sixth gave Long Beach State (41-19) a short-lived 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Ryan Garko hit an RBI single, and Carlos Quentin scored on Donny Lucy's fielder's choice for a 2-1 lead.

Putnam homered with two men on in the eighth to seal the victory.