Stanford closes the 2026 regular season this week, hosting Pacific on Wednesday before senior day on Friday against Sacramento State. The Card enters the week at 34-12 on the year and 18-6 in conference play, riding a 12-game winning streak.
The two games serve as the final tune-ups before the Cardinal heads to Virginia for the ACC Championship, which runs from May 6-9.
Season-Best Streak // The Cardinal is on a 12-game winning streak, a season-long hot streak.
- In the span, the Cardinal is slashing .323/.431/.538 at the plate with a 2.10 ERA in the circle.
- Emily Jones has been the Card's hottest hitter in the stretch, leading the team with 20 hits for a .541/.614/.622 line.
- Alyssa Houston (1.47) and Zoe Prystajko (1.54) both boast sub-two ERAs, while Anna Brewer is not far behind at 2.74. The staff as a whole has held opponents to a .182 batting average.
- Stanford has outscored its competition 93-25 in the last 12 games, and has held opponents to under three runs eight times.
Back in the Circle // Alyssa Houston has been sharp since returning from injury, leading the team in ERA since returning from a nine-game absence.
- Houston owns a 1.25 ERA in 22.1 IP, earning two wins and a save in 11 appearances.
- The junior has struck out 16 and allowed just 12 hits.
EJ on a Hot Streak // Emily Jones is on a tear in the month of April, hitting .438 in the month to pass Taryn Kern for the team lead with a .421 batting average on the season.
- Jones leads the team with 21 hits in the month, scoring 21 runs and driving in four.
- Jones has walked seven times and been hit by a pitch twice, giving her .526 OBP. The senior is also a perfect 7-for-7 in steal attempts in April, putting her at 16-for-16 on the season.
- On the season, the senior leads the team in hits (56) and is second in runs scored (49).
Taryn Torching // Taryn Kern has been on a tear to start the season, doing it all for the Card in the leadoff spot.
- Kern has posted a .400/.546/.948 slash line through 46 games, good for a staggering 1.495 OPS, leading the Cardinal in all but batting average.
- The leadoff hitter leads the team in runs scored (63), home runs (18) and total bases (128).
- The next-most total bases on the team is Kyra Chan with 92.
- The senior earned the first ACC Player of the Week award of the season for her efforts.
Dominant Top of the Lineup Card // Kern, Jones and Chan have been a mainstay at the top of the Cardinal lineup, and have been massive contributors to the team's run production.
- The trio is hitting a combined 165-for-407 for a .405 clip, scoring 155 of the team's 327 runs on the season.
- Despite being atop the order, the trio has still driven in 96 runs on the year.
- The three seniors are the top three on the team in batting average and runs scored.
- The top of the lineup has set the middle of the order up for success behind them, drawing 74 walks to just 49 strikeouts.
- Once on the bases, the three players are a near-perfect 24-26 in steal attempts.