BOSTON – The No. 16 Cardinal blitzed Boston College with five runs Before recording an out in the game, going on to win 10-5 at Boston College. The 18-hit outing set a new season high, as Stanford moves to 37-10 (14-8) on the season. The Card posted a double-digit scoring output for the second straight game, and 17th time this season.
The Cardinal bats wasted no time at the plate, striking for five runs on six hits in the top of the first. The first six batters of the game all picked up a hit as the Card batted around the order. Emily Jones struck first, hitting her ninth home run of the season to score Taryn Kern and make it 2-0.
Kyra Chan followed with an RBI double, and Joie Economides drove in two with a single to make it 5-0.
The Eagles pushed a run across in the bottom of the first, but River Mahler led off the second with a home run to push the lead back to five at 6-1.
Two more came around to score in the third on a sacrifice fly from Mahler and a single from Jade Berry. Boston College was able to answer in the home half of the frame, scoring two to make it an 8-3 game.
Stanford responded in the fifth, plating two on another sacrifice fly from Mahler and a single from Chan. Chan’s second RBI of the day gave her 50 on the year. Chan joins Berry this season with 50+ RBI, the first time in program history that the Cardinal has two hitters with 50 RBI in a single season.
Boston College added a pair of runs in the seventh, but the Card left with a 10-5 win.
Zoe Prystajko earned the win in the circle, allowing just two runs in 3.1 innings of relief. The freshman struck out four and allowed just two hits to move to 12-4 on the season.
The Cardinal is on the road this weekend, closing out the 2025 regular season with a three-game series at Boston College. The ACC series starts at 1:00 p.m. PT on Friday – the series opener will be streamed on ACC Network Extra, with Saturday and Sunday’s games on ACC Network.
POSTGAME NOTES:
- Stanford moves to 37-10 (14-8) on the season.
- Junior Emily Jones hit her ninth home run of the season, the 11th of her career.
- Junior River Mahler hit her ninth home run of the season, the ninth of her career.
- Sophomore Jade Berry’s RBI in the third inning was her 54th of the season, tied for the seventh-most in a season in program history.
- Junior Kyra Chan joined Berry as the only Card hitters with 50 or more RBI in a season since 2015.
- Chan and Berry become the first Stanford duo to each record 50 or more RBI in a season.
- The Cardinal has now posted 10 or more runs in a game 17 times this season.
- Stanford’s 18 hits today are the third-most in a single game in program history