2021 GAME NOTES STANFORD SOFTBALL @STANFORDSOFTBALL @STANFORDSBALL CONTACT: Nate Lowery > 916-719-0421 > [email protected] 2021 SCHEDULE HEADING TO FAYETTEVILLE 31-20 (9-12 Pac-12) STANFORD SELECTED FOR SIX-SEEDED ARKANSAS REGIONAL, HM: 21-10 | RD: 10-10 JOINS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE, MANHATTAN Date Opponent Location Time/Result Feb. 19 San Jose State Stanford, Calif. W, 9-2 Feb. 20 San Jose State Stanford, Calif. W, 6-1 Feb. 20 San Jose State Stanford, Calif. W, 7-1 Feb. 21 Santa Clara Stanford, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) Feb. 23 at Santa Clara Santa Clara, Calif. L, 4-0 Feb. 26 California ! Stanford, Calif. W, 3-2 Feb. 27 Cal Baptist ! Stanford, Calif. W, 5-0 Feb. 27 California ! Stanford, Calif. L, 5-3 Feb. 27 Cal Baptist ! Stanford, Calif. W, 4-1 March 4 BYU # Stanford, Calif. W, 5-3 March 5 Nevada # Stanford, Calif. W, 1-0 March 6 BYU # Stanford, Calif. W, 3-2 March 7 UC Santa Barbara # Stanford, Calif. W, 9-1 (6) March 7 UC Santa Barbara # Stanford, Calif. L, 3-1 March 11 St. Mary's Stanford, Calif. W, 9-0 (5) Stanford (31-20, 9-12 Pac-12) March 11 St. Mary's Stanford, Calif. L, 12-8 vs. South Dakota State (42-6, 21-1 Summit) March 14 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. W, 4-0 March 14 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. W, 14-0 (5) May 21 | Fayetteville, Ark. March 20 LMU Stanford, Calif. W, 3-0 March 20 LMU Stanford, Calif. W, 11-3 (6) 12:30 p.m. PT March 21 LMU Stanford, Calif. W, 2-0 ESPN3 March 24 at BYU Provo, Utah W, 5-4 March 26 at Utah * Salt Lake City, Utah W, 5-2 March 27 at Utah * Salt Lake City, Utah W, 9-2 The Field » Stanford heads east of the Rockies for the first time in 2021, joining March 27 at Utah Salt Lake City, Utah W, 8-0 (6) South Dakota State and Manhattan at the Fayetteville Regional, hosted by No. March 28 at Utah * Salt Lake City, Utah W, 4-1 April 1 No. 9/8 Arizona * Stanford, Calif. L, 9-0 (5) 6 national seed, Arkansas. The Cardinal will open the postseason against South April 2 No. 9.8 Arizona * Stanford, Calif. L, 6-1 Dakota State, the champions of the Summit League, on Friday at 12:30 p.m. April 2 No. 9/8 Arizona Stanford, Calif. L, 5-3 PT. If it wins Friday, Stanford will play the winner of Arkansas-Manhattan in the April 3 No. 9/8 Arizona * Stanford, Calif. L, 2-0 winner’s bracket. April 9 at No. 13/14 Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. W, 6-2 April 10 at No. 13/14 Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. L, 10-6 April 10 at No. 13/14 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. L, 5-4 Opponent History » This will be the first-ever meeting against South Dakota April 11 at No. 13/14 Arizona State * Tempe, Ariz. L, 4-2 State. If it were to meet Manhattan in the second round, it would be the first April 16 California * Stanford, Calif. Canceled meeting between Stanford and the Jaspers as well. April 17 California * Stanford, Calif. Canceled April 17 California Stanford, Calif. Canceled April 18 California * Stanford, Calif. Canceled The Cardinal has won both prior meetings with the Razorbacks, with both April 23 at No. 6/7 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. L, 2-1 coming before head coach Jessica Allister’s playing days on The Farm (2001- April 23 at No. 6/7 Oregon Eugene, Ore. W, 3-1 04). Stanford defeated Arkansas 8-2, on Feb. 18, 2000, in its most-recent meet- April 24 at No. 6/7 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. L, 7-4 ing against the Southeastern Conference school. In 1997, the Cardinal walked April 25 at No. 6/7 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. W, 5-0 away from its first meeting with Arkansas with a 4-3 victory, on Feb. 22. Both April 30 Oregon State * Stanford, Calif. W, 1-0 (9) May 1 Oregon State * Stanford, Calif. W, 4-3 (13) games were at a neutral site in Poway, Calif. May 1 Oregon State Stanford, Calif. L, 6-3 May 2 Oregon State * Stanford, Calif. W, 2-0 Back to the Postseason » Under the direction of head coach Jessica Allister, May 5 California Stanford, Calif. W, 3-1 Stanford has reclaimed its place as a mainstay in the postseason. The Cardinal May 7 at No. 2 UCLA * Los Angeles, Calif. L, 4-0 May 8 at No. 2 UCLA * Los Angeles, Calif. L, 9-0 (5) will be making its second-straight postseason appearance – the 2020 NCAA May 8 at No. 2 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. L, 3-1 Tournament was canceled – and its 18th overall. Allister ended a six-year May 9 at No. 2 UCLA * Los Angeles, Calif. L, 8-0 (5) postseason drought (2014-18) in her second season back on The Farm, and she May 13 No. 5 Washington * Stanford, Calif. L, 4-0 has led the Cardinal to nine postseason appearances as a player (2001-04), as- May 14 No. 5 Washington * Stanford, Calif. W, 4-1 sistant coach (2007-09) and as a head coach (2019, 2021). May 14 No. 5 Washington Stanford, Calif. W, 8-0 (5) May 15 No. 5 Washington * Stanford, Calif. L, 1-0 May 21 vs. South Dakota State ^ Fayetteville, Ark. 12:30 p.m. The Cardinal is 42-38 in the postseason all-time, having made five Super Re- May 22 vs. No. 6 Arkansas/Manhattan^ Fayetteville, Ark. TBD gionals (2005-06, 2008-09, 2011) and two Women’s College World Series (2001, 2004). Stanford is 36-24 all-time in the regional round. The above schedule is subject to change Home games in bold | All times Pacific ! Stanford Invitational # DeMarini Invitational * Pac-12 Conference game ^ NCAA Fayetteville Regional STANFORD QUICK FACTS Back to SEC Country » Stanford was selected to a regional hosted by a Southeast- ern Conference school for the second-straight postseason. The Cardinal made the UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2,688-mile journey to Gainesville, Fla., in 2019 – joining Boise State, Boston U and No. Location ....................................................................Stanford, Calif. 5 seed Florida. Founded .................................................................................... 1891 Enrollment ....................................... 16,520 (7,083 undergraduate) Nickname ............................................................................ Cardinal The Cardinal has made three postseason trips to Tuscaloosa, for both a regional Colors .................................................................Cardinal and White (2003) and two super regionals (2006, 2011). Conference ............................................................................ Pac-12 President ........................................................Marc Tessier-Lavigne Provost ............................................................................Persis Drell A Delayed Start » The context around Stanford’s highly successful season is what Director of Athletics .....................................................Bernard Muir makes what the program has accomplished in 2021 all the more impressive. Due to Faculty Representative ...................................................Jeff Koseff restrictions from Santa Clara County, the Cardinal was not able to have its roster on Ticket Office Phone ..............................................1-800-STANFORD Home Field ................................ Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium campus for the fall quarter. Only graduate students were allowed on campus, and Capacity ..................................................820 Seats | 1,500 Total equipment could not be shared across more than two households. Dimensions.............................................................205-220-205 Web Site .........................................................www.gostanford.com Pac-12 Web Site ....................................................www.pac-12.com Due to continuing county restriction at the turn of the new year, Stanford’s first day of team practice was Feb. 4 – leaving a 15-day build-up to the season opener against SOFTBALL STAFF San Jose State on Feb. 19. Players arrived on campus for the first time on Jan. 23, and Head Coach ..............................................................Jessica Allister then completed a 10-day quarantine period. Seasons .................................. Fourth at Stanford, 11th overall Alma Mater ............................................................. Stanford ‘04 Stanford Record .......................................... 110-75 (four years) The Road Here » Due to restrictions in Santa Clara County at the opening of the sea- Pac-12 Record .............................................. 19-46 (three years) son, Stanford played 60-percent of its games at home this season. Prior to the start of Career Record ............................................... 400-182 (11 years) Associate Head Coach ................Jessica Merchant (fourth season) Pac-12 play with a trip to the Salt Lake Valley, March 24-28, the Cardinal played only Alma Mater .............................................................Michigan ‘05 two games outside of Santa Clara County over the first 18 games of the season – a Assistant Coach ...................................Tori Nyberg (fourth season) doubleheader sweep over Cal Poly. Alma Mater ............................................................. Stanford ‘02 Volunteer Assistant Coach ..........................................(first season) Alma Mater ................................................................................. Twelve of Stanford’s 20 road games this season have come against Top 15 teams: No. Director of Operations ...............Branden Enstrom (fourth season) 13/14 Arizona State (April 9-11), No. 6/7 Oregon (April 23-25) and No. 2 UCLA (May Alma Mater ............................................................... Oregon ‘15 7-9). Despite the difficult slate, the Cardinal went 10-10 on the road. TEAM FACTS 2020 Record ............................................................................... 22-4 No Easy Task » No schedule