STANFORD, Calif. - Playing a pair of games at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday, Stanford (9-2) scored six first-inning runs to capture of pair of victories over Hofstra (1-3) and Drake (4-4).
The Cardinal secured a 1-0 victory over Hofstra in game one of the day before defeating Drake by a count of 8-4.
Freshman Kaitlyn Lim provided all the offense Stanford would need in the opener on Saturday, connecting for a solo home run in the first for her first career homer. The home run backed a complete-game shutout from Maddy Dwyer in the circle.
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Dwyer allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out six to pick up the win and move to 2-2 on the year.
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Hofstra's Madison Burns also went the distance in the loss, surrendering just five hits and two walks before being saddled with the tough-luck loss and falling to 0-2.
Stanford used a five-run fifth inning to eventually capture the game-two victory over the Bulldogs. The Cardinal batted around in the first, highlighted by an RBI-double from Sydney Steele and RBI-singles from Lim, Kristina Inouye and Hannah Howell.
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Freshman Tatum Boyd got the start for the Cardinal and lasted five innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out two.
Down five runs early, Drake never surrendered, chipping away to score a run in the third, one in the fifth and two in the sixth to draw within a run at 5-4. Senior Nikki Bauer entered with the bases loaded and two out in that sixth inning, inducing a soft liner to shortstop to end the threat.
Bauer would eventually toss a scoreless seventh, picking up her first save of the year and moving Boyd to 3-0 with the victory.
The Cardinal offense responded nicely in the home half of the sixth to provide some breathing room, scoring three runs on two hits – including RBI-doubles from Taylor Gindlesperger and Inouye.
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Gindlesperger finished the game 3-for-3 with two runs scored, the double and one RBI, while Inouye was 2-for-3 with a run scored and two driven in.
The Stanford Invitational will conclude on Sunday as Drake and Hofstra collide at 9 a.m. before Stanford and Drake play at 11:30 a.m.