BOISE, Idaho – The Cardinal picked up a series win in Idaho today, topping Boise State 10-5 behind three home runs and eight hits. No. 15 Stanford moves to 28-8 on the season with the win, and Taryn Kern moved up in the program all-time list with her 15th homer of the season.
The Cardinal got on the board early, scoring three runs in the first thanks to three bases-loaded walks from Kyra Chan, Joie Economides and Kylie Chung.
The Broncos responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the first to cut it to a 3-2 lead.
Both teams were scoreless in the second and third, but in the fourth Stanford got back on the scoreboard. Taryn Kern hit her fourth home run in the last three games to lead off the inning, making it a 4-2 game and bringing her season total to 15.
Chan added another RBI in the inning, singling to bring in Emily Jones and make it a 5-3 Cardinal lead. The single brought Chan’s hitting streak to 14 games.
Kern’s 15 homers take her out of a tie with Jessica Mendoza and into sole possession of the third-most in a season in program history. The total is just four shy of the program record (19) which is co-owned by Michelle Smith in 20025 and Rosey Neill in 2008.
Chan brought in three more runs in the sixth, bringing her total to five on the day with a three-run homer making it a 10-3 Cardinal lead. Boise State added a run in the bottom of the sixth to make it a 10-4 game heading into the seventh.
Alyssa Houston started and picked up the win in the circle, striking out seven and allowing just three runs in four innings. The sophomore’s seven strikeouts marked her third-straight start with seven or more punchouts, posting 23 strikeouts in the stretch (13.1 innings).
Chung picked up her first save of the season, allowing two runs in the games final three innings and striking out two.
The three home runs brought Stanford’s team total to 64 on the season, now just three shy of the program’s single-season team record.
Stanford closes out the non-conference series in Boise tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. PT, with the game streamed on Mountain West Network.
POSTGAME NOTES:
- Stanford moves to 28-8 (9-6) on the season.
- Juniors Kyra Chan and River Mahler both extended their hitting streaks to 14 games.
- Junior Taryn Kern hit her fourth home run in the last three games, bringing her season total to 15.
- Kern’s 15 homers bring her out of a tie for the third-most in a season in program history, now trailing the school record (19) by just four.
- Sophomore Alyssa Houston moved to 9-1 on the season, and senior Kylie Chung picked up her first save of the season.
- The Cardinal’s three home runs today brought the team’s total to 63 on the season, now just four shy of the single-season program record.