Softball opens regional with Tulsa
After a 56-game marathon over the last three months, softball’s second season begins on Friday for No. 13 Stanford (37-19, 13-11 Pac-12) in the regional… Continue Reading »
After a 56-game marathon over the last three months, softball’s second season begins on Friday for No. 13 Stanford (37-19, 13-11 Pac-12) in the regional… Continue Reading »
In a wild conclusion to the regular season on Saturday, Arizona (32-24, 9-15 Pac-12) defeated No. 13 Stanford softball (37-19, 13-11 Pac-12) 4-3 in nine innings of play to clinch the series victory. The Wildcats also won 5-3 in Thursday’s contest while the Cardinal came out on top 2-0 on Friday. The victory marked the second straight Pac-12 series taken by the Wildcats, who also defeated No. 5 Arizona State (45-10, 16-8 Pac-12) in the prior series. Stanford had previously swept its last two Pac-12 opponents before losing this series.
The members of Stanford’s softball class of 2013, in contrast to previous senior classes, have described themselves as not being the most vocal group of team leaders. Instead, the four seniors have relied upon their performance on the field to set the example for the rest of their teammates.
This year, Stanford softball will graduate a quartet of senior who have epitomized the quality of resiliency, overcoming tremendous challenges throughout their time on the Farm to achieve high levels of success both on and off the field. Over the next two days, The Daily will profile these four, starting with Teagan Gerhart and Tegan Schmidt today, and continuing with tomorrow’s installment on Jenna Rich and Sarah Hassman.
In a crucial weekend series with Cal, about the only thing hotter than the Cardinal bats was the weather. No. 16 Stanford (35-17, 12-9 Pac-12)… Continue Reading »
Senior shortstop Jenna Rich continued her assault on the Stanford Softball career record book, breaking the all-time record for RBI with a three-run home run on Friday night against Cal.
The No. 16 Cardinal softball squad (32-17, 9-9 Pac-12) heads to Berkeley for a three-game series against the No. 12 Golden Bears (35-12, 9-9 Pac-12) that will likely decide the Cardinal’s destination for the first round of the postseason.
After playing nearly flawless softball to sweep Utah over the weekend, No. 16 Stanford (32-17, 9-9 Pac-12) was unable to maintain its momentum, dropping its third straight non-conference game on Wednesday evening to UC-Davis (22-24, 8-10 Big West).