April 14, 2011
Hello Stanford softball fans!
My name is Melisa Koutz and I am a senior infielder. The Cardinal just came off a great weekend down in L.A., winning the series against defending national champions, UCLA. After battling the Bruins for 14 innings Friday night, we bounced back from the tough loss to beat them Saturday and Sunday. It was definitely a big weekend for the Card with winning our first series in Pac-10 play and really starting to click as a team on the field.
Following our successful weekend at UCLA, Teagan Gerhart was named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week, and our shortstop Ashley Hansen was named Pac-10 Player of the Week. Both Cardinal definitely deserve the honors with the outstanding weekend they had at the plate and with Teagan's perseverance in the circle. It was also just announced yesterday that Ashley Hansen was named to ASA's List of the Top 25 Finalists for the 2011 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award! A huge congratulation goes out to her for that incredible honor!
This week on the Farm has been business as usual. The team has been working hard to prepare for this upcoming weekend. On Tuesday, we played San Jose State and were able to get some more in-game experience, see live pitching, and pull out a win. We are looking to keep our solid performances rolling into this weekend as we take on the Beavers of Oregon State and take another series!
We hope that you guys can make it out to Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium to show some support as we look to overcome the Beavers at 7 p.m. on Friday, 1 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. on Sunday. If not, keep track of us on gostanford.com or follow us on Twitter @StanfordSball!
Shake that Cardinal!Melisa Koutz #5