The No. 7 Cardinal are on the road this week, heading across the bay to take on Saint Mary's tomorrow, then heading north for three games with No. 8 Washington. Stanford will stay in Seattle to take on Seattle U on Monday.
Power Surge
Through 62 games last season, the Cardinal combined to hit just 26 home runs. Through the first 46 games of 2024, the Card has already hit 42.
• The 42 home runs are the most in a single season since 2013, and the seventh-most all-time.
• In 2023, the team combined for a .394 slugging percentage while batting .280.
• This season, the slugging percentage is up to .467 while the batting average has risen to .291.
• Last season, seven different players hit at least one home run. This year, that number is up to 12.
• Aly Kaneshiro led the team with seven home runs last year, and is back atop the category with nine this year.
• The Cardinal has four other players that have hit at least 4.
Beating the Best
The Card has played 17 games against teams ranked in the NFCA's top 25
• Stanford is 9-8 against ranked teams, and 29-2 against unranked foes.
• The Cardinal has beat a top-5 team three times on the season: No. 2 Tennessee on Feb. 16, No. 2 Texas on Feb. 24 and No. 5 Georgia March 3.
Leading the Pac
The Cardinal is 13-5 to start Pac-12 play, second in the conference behind the best start in program history.
• Stanford swept back-to-back conference series for the first time since 2013 to open the conference slate.
• The Card has won each of its first five series in Pac-12 play.
• This is just the 15th time Stanford has won 10+ conference games in a season, and seventh time with 13 or more.
• Stanford has a chance to secure back-to-back 14 win seasons for the first time in program history, and is closing in on the most conference wins in program history.
• The most Pac-12 wins in Stanford softball history was 17 in 1998. The next best was 14 last season.
• The Cardinal was picked to win the Pac-12 for the first time in program history.
A complete staff
The Cardinal's entire pitching staff has been strong to open the 2024 season, boasting a combined 1.73 ERA through 46 games.
• Senior Regan Krause has picked up 16 wins in 26 appearances (20 starts), across 104.0 innings pitched.
• Freshman Alyssa Houston has allowed just 13 earned runs in 40.1 innings of work, for a 1.91 ERA.
• The Cardinal has posted 17 shutouts in 41 games this season