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2020 GAME NOTES STANFORD SOFTBALL @STANFORDSOFTBALL @STANFORDSBALL CONTACT: Tyler Geivett > 650.313.9338 > [email protected] 2020 SCHEDULE 2020 SEASON IN REVIEW Stanford went 22-4 in a season shortened by the COVID-19 global pandemic ALL: 22-4 | PAC-12: 0-0 | HM: 13-2 | RD: 3-1 | NEU: 6-1 Date Opponent Location Time/Result QUICK HITS Feb. 6 at Grand Canyon ! Phoenix, Ariz. W, 3-0 (8) » STANFORD went 22-4 in a season shortened by the COVID-19 global pandemic … won 17 of its last 19 games Feb. 7 vs. New Mexico ! Phoenix, Ariz. W, 7-6 overall and won nine straight from February 28 – March 7 ... strung together six straight run-rule victories from at Grand Canyon ! Phoenix, Ariz. W, 3-0 February 28 – March 6 … received votes in the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball polls throughout the Feb. 8 vs. New Mexico ! Phoenix, Ariz. L, 2-0 season ... won 12 games in its final at bat, including nine walk-off wins (four walk-off home runs) ... placed first in vs. Weber State ! Phoenix, Ariz. W, 9-2 the Pac-12 and fifth in the nation in stolen bases (59-for-62), led by Teaghan Cowles with 15 ... opened the year Feb. 9 vs. Weber State ! Phoenix, Ariz. W, 12-3 (5) with 32 consecutive successful stolen base attempts ... also paced the conference in triples (15) while ranking Feb. 13 Seattle Stanford, Calif. L, 5-4 second in the nation ... ranked third in the Pac-12 in ERA (1.51) while sitting eighth nationally ... amassed nine Seattle Stanford, Calif. W, 3-1 (10) shutouts – eighth-most in the nation and third in the Pac-12 ... collected 58 two-out RBIs while limiting opponents Feb. 14 Hofstra # Stanford, Calif. W, 3-0 to 21. Feb. 15 Hofstra # Stanford, Calif. W, 1-0 » JESSICA ALLISTER completed her third season at her alma mater. Drake # Stanford, Calif. W, 8-4 » TATUM BOYD contributed a walk-off, two-RBI single vs. UNM on Feb. 7 ... went 2-0 and did not allow a run over Feb. 16 Drake # Stanford, Calif. W, 9-0 (6) 13.2 IP at the GCU Kickoff Tournament ... pitched to a 7-0 record and a .85 ERA over 14 appearances (10 starts) and Feb. 18 Fresno State Stanford, Calif. W, 7-3 (9) 57.1 innings of work ... logged three complete games. Feb. 22 Nevada Stanford, Calif. W, 7-0 » TEAGHAN COWLES set the Stanford program record for career triples with her 19th in an 8-0 victory over Pacific Nevada Stanford, Calif. W, 2-1 on February 28 ... six triples this year led the Pac-12 and ranked second in the nation ... hit .390 with 26 runs Feb. 23 Nevada Stanford, Calif. L, 8-3 scored, six doubles, the six triples, a home run and 11 RBIs ... stole 15 bases in 16 attempts ... reached safely in Feb. 28 Pacific $ Stanford, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) 19 straight games from February 8 – March 6, highlighted by a 12-game hit streak from February 16 – March 6 ... Saint Francis $ Stanford, Calif. W, 9-1 (5) amassed 12 multi-hit games ... hit a walk-off, two-run home run vs. Drake on February 16, handing Stanford a Feb. 29 Saint Francis $ Stanford, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) 9-0 run-rule victory in the sixth inning ... hit .571 with nine runs scored and four stolen bases during the DeMarini Rhode Island $ Stanford, Calif. W, 13-3 (6) Invitational. Mar. 1 Rhode Island $ Stanford, Calif. W, 9-1 (5) » MONTANA DIXON collected a pair of home runs and hit .400 at the DeMarini Invitational ... contributed a walk-off Mar. 6 vs. Toledo ^ Knoxville, Tenn. W, 13-0 (5) single to beat Pacific in five innings on February 28. at Tennessee ^ Knoxville, Tenn. W, 7-2 » MADDY DWYER earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. Mar. 7 vs. ETSU ^ Knoxville, Tenn. W, 5-3 » TAYLOR GINDLESPERGER hit a team-best .402 with 26 runs scored, three doubles, four triples, a home run and vs. Toledo ^ Knoxville, Tenn. W, 14-1 (5) 24 RBIs ... swiped 13 bases in 14 steal attempts ... connected for a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of Mar. 8 at Tennessee ^ Knoxville, Tenn. L, 5-0 the 10th to seal a 3-1 victory and a split of two games with Seattle U on February 13 ... two career home runs Mar. 21 at Oregon * Eugene, Ore. Canceled are a grand slam at Santa Clara on April 9, 2019 and the walk-off home run ... paced Stanford with five multi-RBI Mar. 22 at Oregon * Eugene, Ore. Canceled contests ... collected 10 multi-hit games … hit .467 with seven runs scored, a double, three triples and six RBIs at Mar. 23 at Oregon * Eugene, Ore. Canceled Tennessee Invitational to finish the year. Mar. 25 at St. Mary’s Moraga, Calif. Canceled » HANNAH HOWELL reached safely in 14 straight games from February 14 – March 6, capped by a nine-game at St. Mary’s Moraga, Calif. Canceled hit streak that began on February 22 ... hit .500 with six runs scored, five RBIs and three stolen bases during the Mar. 27 California * Stanford, Calif. Canceled DeMarini Invitational ... earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. Mar. 28 California * Stanford, Calif. Canceled » KRISTINA INOUYE amassed seven multi-hit games ... earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. Mar. 29 California * Stanford, Calif. Canceled » KAITLYN LIM led the team in home runs (4) and drove in 22 runs … collected a pair of home runs and hit .385 Apr. 3 Arizona * Stanford, Calif. Canceled at the DeMarini Invitational ... had a six-game hit streak snapped in the opener vs. Nevada, but reached in all but Apr. 4 Arizona * Stanford, Calif. Canceled three games this year ... had a hit in all but six games played with an at bat ... hit her first career home run vs. Hofstra on February 15 to guide the Cardinal to a 1-0 victory ... drove in four runs, including a three-run triple, vs. Apr. 5 Arizona * Stanford, Calif. Canceled Apr. 9 at UCLA * Los Angeles, Calif. Canceled Drake on February 16. » EMILY SCHULTZ hit safely in 10 straight games from February 8-22 after going hitless in her first four contests ... Apr. 10 at UCLA * Los Angeles, Calif. Canceled hit safely in 18 of her last 22 overall … amassed nine multi-hit games and four multiple-RBI contests ... finished Apr. 11 at UCLA * Los Angeles, Calif. Canceled the year hitting .373 with 20 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 17 RBIs. Apr. 14 at Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. Canceled » SYDNEY STEELE hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to hand Stanford a 7-3 victory over at Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. Canceled Fresno State on February 18 ... contributed a second walk-off hit on February 22 vs. Nevada - shooting a single into Apr. 17 Washington * Stanford, Calif. Canceled left field to hand Stanford a 2-1 victory in the bottom of the seventh. Apr. 18 Washington * Stanford, Calif. Canceled » ALANA VAWTER posted four shutouts to rank third in the Pac-12 and 12th nationally ... tossed a one-hit, Apr. 19 Washington * Stanford, Calif. Canceled complete-game shutout vs. Drake on February 16 ... faced one over the minimum in that game vs. the Bulldogs ... Apr. 21 Santa Clara Stanford, Calif. Canceled shutout was her second of the week as she struck out a career-best eight in a 3-0 win over Hofstra on February 14 Apr. 24 at Utah * Salt Lake City, Utah Canceled ... went 3-0 with two complete-game shutouts and 13 strikeouts at the DeMarini Invitational ... finished the year Apr. 25 at Utah * Salt Lake City, Utah Canceled 9-1 with a 1.48 ERA in 15 appearances (11 starts) and 61.1 innings in the circle ... completed six games and struck Apr. 26 at Utah * Salt Lake City, Utah Canceled out 52 to 20 walks. Apr. 27 at BYU Provo, Utah Canceled May 1 Oregon State * Stanford, Calif. Canceled A LOOK BACK May 2 Oregon State * Stanford, Calif. Canceled Stanford finished the 2020 campaign at 22-4 overall, completing just over one month of nonconference play May 3 Oregon State * Stanford, Calif. Canceled before the remainder of the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Cardinal received votes in May 7 at Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. Canceled the major polls throughout the year, finishing the season as the highest vote-getter outside of the top 25 in the May 8 at Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. Canceled Softball America poll and the second-highest vote-getter outside the top 25 in the NFCA poll. Stanford won 17 May 9 at Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. Canceled of its last 19 games, including defeating Fresno State (finished year ranked No. 23) and Tennessee on the road. May 14-17 NCAA Regionals TBD Canceled Stanford's season was canceled prior to the Pac-12 opener against Oregon following its annual break for final May 21-24 NCAA Super Regionals TBD Canceled exams. May 28-Jun. 3 NCAA WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. Canceled READY TO RUN Home games in bold | All times Pacific Stanford was 59-for-62 in stolen base attempts this year, led by 15 from senior Teaghan Cowles. The 59 stolen bas- ! GCU Kickoff Tournament es place ninth in program history for a single season despite playing only 26 games. Averaging 2.27 stolen bases # Stanford Invitational per game, the Cardinal was on pace to steal 127 bases by the end of the regular season.