Stanford (11-10)
Dartmouth (6-8)
No. 7/9 Oregon (21-4)
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford will embark on a busy week with four games in five days and a long-distance bus ride to begin Pac-12 play.
The Cardinal (11-10) plays host to Dartmouth (6-8) on Tuesday at 2 p.m. (PT) before taking a spring-break bus-ride to No. 7/9 Oregon (21-4) to open conference play. Stanford will be the first team to take on the Ducks in its newly renovated Jane Sanders Stadium. Live statistics will be available for all four games and a live stream will be available for the Oregon games.
The Cardinal returns to action after having this past weekend off to avoid any conflicts with finals week. Stanford concluded regular-season tournament play playing host to the rain-shortened Louisville Slugger Classic. The Cardinal dropped decisions against Cal Poly and Tulsa on Saturday, March 12.
Stanford had trouble getting going offensively at the tournament but was led by Kylie Sorenson who went 3-for-5 over two games with a two-run home run and a double.
Kylie Sorenson is hitting .357 on the season. (Photo by Shirley Pefley)
THE DARTMOUTH SERIES
• Tuesday will be the first meeting in program history against Dartmouth.
• Stanford head coach Rachel Hanson coached at Dartmouth for four seasons and led the Big Green to its first Ivy League title in 2014 with 18 conference wins – the most in program history.
THE OREGON SERIES
• Stanford is 33-33 (.500) all-time against Oregon and went 0-3 against the Ducks in last year’s series. The Cardinal hung tight with the Ducks through each game. Oregon outscored Stanford 23-15 over the three games, a run differential of eight – the second-lowest of any Pac-12 series the Ducks completed last season. Oregon entered the series outscoring opponents in three-game sets by an average of 16.2 runs.
• Stanford’s 15 runs produced against Oregon was the second-most of any Pac-12 team against the Ducks last season. Only Washington scored more against Oregon, registering 16 during its three-game set.
SORENSON STARTS STRONG
• Kylie Sorenson has had a quality start to the season and is hitting .357 with 22 RBIs, six home runs, three doubles, 19 runs, 13 walks and a .657 slugging percentage.
• Sorenson was the one bright spot offensively in its two games at the Stanford Louisville Slugger Classic, registering three of the Cardinal’s four hits and generating all of the scoring with a two-run homer.
Kayla Bonstrom was named a Senior CLASS Award Top-30 Finalist. (Photo by StanfordPhoto.com)
PICKING UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF
• Kayla Bonstrom (international relations), a 2015 NFCA All-America Second Team selection, picked up where she left off last season and is hitting .348 with 15 RBIs, seven doubles, two home runs, a triple, 18 runs, six walks and a .565 slugging percentage.
• Bonstrom was named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top-50 Watch List earlier this season. She was also selected as a Senior CLASS Award Top-30 finalist.