STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 15 Cardinal picked up a key ACC series win today, shutting out No. 25 Virginia to win 2-0 and move to 35-10 (13-8) on the season. Alyssa Houston and Kylie Chung combined for the two-hit shutout in the circle, striking out six.
Stanford was held hitless through the first three innings of play, but all the offense needed came in the bottom of the fourth.
Taryn Kern reached in the leadoff spot after being hit by a pitch. Back-to-back singles from Emily Jones and River Mahler brought Kern around to score, then Jones came home on a sacrifice fly from Jade Berry. The two run, two hit inning carried the day.
Houston finished with only one hit allowed in 5.1 innings, while Chung allowed a hit in 1.2 innings. Houston struck out five, moving to 13-1 on the season.
Stanford is at home for one final game this season on Wednesday, hosting Santa Clara at 5:00 p.m. PT. Tickets for the game are available at Tickets.GoStanford.com, and the game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
POSTGAME NOTES:
- Stanford moves to 35-10 (13-8) on the season.
- Junior Kyra Chan’s on-base streak was snapped today, ending at 25 games.
- Sophomore Alyssa Houston finished with five strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched, picking up her 13th win of the season.
- The win is the third time this season Stanford won a game while scoring two or fewer runs.