WICHITA, Kan. --Senior Alana Vawter was dealing on Thursday, hurling the sixth straight shutout for the No. 12 Stanford Cardinal over the No. 23 Wichita State Shockers 11-0.
Vawter (9-1) went the distance for Stanford (20-2) in its 18th straight win, walking none, striking out seven and giving up eight hits
Offensively, the Cardinal were led by senior Taylor Gindlesperger, who went 4-for-5 on the day with two doubles and two RBI. Junior Aly Kaneshiro compiled a standout effort as well, notching her fourth home run of the season. Senior Emily Young also chipped in for Stanford, putting together three hits in four trips to the plate while adding two RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stanford's offense clicked in the first and put up six runs, starting off with an RBI double from Caelan Koch. The next two runs were walked across, followed by a two-run single from Young. Gindlesperger's second hit of the inning brought in one more run to bring the score to 6-0.
The Cardinal walked another run in during the third. In the seventh, Gindlesperger knocked an RBI double down left center, and Kaneshiro went yard to left field to add two more runs.
GAME NOTES
» Vawter tossed an eight-hit shutout for the Cardinal.
» Gindlesperger racked up four hits on the day for Stanford, two of which came in the second inning, the first since May 24 of last year.
» Vawter struck out seven Shockers hitters.
» The Cardinal power output was led by Gindlesperger, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Stanford's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed six runs across.
» Four Cardinal had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Cardinal out-hit the Shockers at a 13-8 clip.
» Stanford went 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position.
» Stanford pitchers limited Wichita State to just 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
» Stanford pitchers faced 29 Wichita State hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and four fly balls while striking out seven.
» The Cardinal drew five walks from Wichita State pitching.