Stanford (18-24, 1-14 Pac-12)
No. 12 UCLA (33-12, 8-7 Pac-12)
Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford takes on its fifth top-15 opponent of the season when it plays host to No. 12 UCLA this weekend for a three-game series.
The Cardinal (18-24, 1-14 Pac-12) will look to ride the momentum of a series-finale victory at Oregon State, but will face a tough Bruins (33-12, 8-7 Pac-12) team that has been ranked among the top 15 nationally all season.
The series begins Friday at 6 p.m. (PT) and continues Saturday at 1 p.m. The teams will wrap up weekend play Sunday at noon.
The games on Friday and Sunday will be streamed on GoStanford.com. Live statistics will be available for each game via GoStanford.com.
Highlights from Stanford's series-finale victory at Oregon State. #GoStanford ?? pic.twitter.com/0N733n1kX6
— Stanford Softball (@StanfordSball) April 23, 2017
Highlights from Stanford's victory at Oregon State.
LAST TIME OUT
• Stanford went 2-2 last week, picking up wins against Santa Clara and Oregon State.
• Bessie Noll hit a two-out RBI-double in the bottom of the sixth inning to help lead Stanford to a 6-5 victory against Santa Clara. The victory snapped a 12-game losing streak for the Cardinal and extended its winning streak against the Broncos to 47, dating back to 1995.
• Stanford went 1-2 at Oregon State and capped its weekend with an 8-6 victory in eight innings. Teaghan Cowles hit a two-RBI triple in the top of the eighth inning to secure the win.
• Kiana Pancino stole the show in the circle, holding Oregon State to three runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in a season-high 7.1 innings of relief. The freshman pitcher permitted just one baserunner in the final four innings, retiring 12 of the Beavers' final 13 batters to seal the victory.
THE UCLA SERIES
• Stanford is 20-65 all-time against UCLA and went 0-3 against the Bruins last year. The Cardinal's most recent series win against UCLA came in 2013 when Stanford won two-of-three games.