Stanford is back home after two weeks on the road and will host Oregon State in the second weekend of Pac-12 play.
Stanford hold a 37-24 record over Oregon State, winning the last series in 2021 where the Cardinal went 3-1 at home with two extra inning games (9 Inn. & 13 Inn.).
The Cardinal won the series against Oregon last week, going 2-1, and winning the first series for Stanford over Oregon for the first time since 2011.
Stanford was on a 21 game win streak until they fell to the Ducks on Saturday 2-1. This is the second longest record in program history, with the longest being 28 in 2009.
Stanford's 15 total shutouts is third in the nation and went on a eight game shutout streak starting 3/1 against UC Davis and ending 3/10 against Kansas.
Stanford's pitching staff is dominant in the circle and is led by NiJaree Canady and Alana Vawter. The Cardinal has a team ERA of 1.18 which is fifth in the nation, having allowed only 30 runs across 27 games.
Stanford has recorded three no hitters this season, two from Freshman Canady and one nearly perfect game from Regan Krause.
Canady holds an ERA of 0.14 tied for first in the country with Oklahoma's Nicole May. She broke her career record with a 18 strikeout no-hitter against Villanova, one short of the program record set by Missy Penna in 2009.
Stanford has a .986 fielding percentage which is second in the nation and has limited teams to three points or less in 24 games this season.
Last weekend on Sunday against Oregon, Taylor Gindlesperger broke the program career record of triples with her 23rd in the top of the fifth. She broke Teaghan Cowles (2017-21) record of 22.
The Cardinal ranks sixth nationally in triples per game (.48) with 13 overall.
Stanford was voted to finish second in the conference in the preseason coaches poll, the highest in program history.
