CORVALLIS, Ore. – The No. 8 Cardinal fell 6-5 at Oregon State today, moving to 34-7 on the season and 13-2 in Pac-12 play.
Stanford opened the scoring in the top of the third, with Gall driving a hard-hit grounder into right field to score sophomore Taryn Kern and make it 1-0.
Oregon State threatened immediately in the bottom of the third, loading the bases with only one out. Freshman pitcher Alyssa Houston forced back-to-back Beavers to fly out in foul territory, keeping the Card ahead 1-0.
Stanford kept the offense moving in the top of the fourth, with Kern singling to score freshman Jade Berry and sophomore Kyra Chan. Kern came around to score herself, after sophomore Emily Jones singled.
Jones' base hit extended her hitting streak to 10-straight games reaching base.
A two-run double in the bottom of the fourth put Oregon State back to within striking distance at 4-2. The Beavers would tie it in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run homer.
Stanford retook the lead with a solo homer from senior Aly Kaneshiro in the top of the seventh, before surrendering a walk-off homer to fall 6-5.
Senior Regan Krause added her name to the Cardinal record books, earning her 294th career strikeout. The total is good for the 10th-most in program history.
Krause finished the game with 2+ innings pitched, allowing no runs on just three hits and earning the one strikeout.
Stanford is on the road next, heading north for a doubleheader against UC Davis on Wednesday, April 17. Then the Card returns home for a pivotal three-game series against No. 12 UCLA. Friday's series opener is set for 7:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Networks. All three games against the Bruins are sold out,
