No. 14 Stanford opens up the postseason this week in Virginia, with the 36-12 (18-6 ACC) Cardinal set to compete in the ACC Championship. The Card earned the fourth-overall seed in the 12-team single-elimination tournament, giving the team a bye for Wednesday's first round.
The Cardinal will take on the winner of Wednesday's matchup between fifth-seeded Louisville and 12th-seeded NC State on Thursday at 10:30a.m. PT. Should Stanford advance, the team's semifinal matchup would come at 10:30 a.m. PT on Friday.
Season-Best Streak // The Cardinal ended the regular season on a 14-game winning streak, a season-long hot streak. The winning streak is the longest by a Stanford team since a 21-game unbeaten run in 2023.
- In the span, the Cardinal is slashing .313/.433/.523 at the plate with a 1.98 ERA in the circle.
- Emily Jones has been the Card's hottest hitter in the stretch, leading the team with 22 hits for a .500/.569/.568 line.
- Alyssa Houston (1.09) and Zoe Prystajko (1.42) both boast sub-two ERAs, while Anna Brewer has been solid with a 3.17. The staff as a whole has held opponents to a .183 batting average and a 1.11 WHIP.
- Stanford has outscored its competition 106-27 in the last 14 games, and has held opponents to under three runs 10 times.
- The Cardinal has shut out its opponent in three of the last four games.
ACC Tournament Refresh // The Cardinal went 1-1 at the ACC Championship last season, the team's first year in the conference.
- Stanford previously went 2-2 all-time in the Pac-12 tournament.
Jade Berry the RBI Machine // Jade Berry has continued to be a massive run producer for the Cardinal, now in her third season on The Farm.
- The junior is leading the team in RBI for a second-straight season, with 45 in 2026 after 60 in 2025.
- As a freshman, Berry finished just three shy of the team lead with 38.
- Berry's 143 career RBI are the most on the team, and the 10th most in program history.
- Last season, Berry became one of just four players in program history to drive in 60 or more runs.
- This year, Berry has hit fewer home runs (4) than in her first two seasons (7 in 2024 and 14 in 2025), but leads the team with career highs in both doubles (16) and triples (5).
- Berry's 87 total bases are the third-most on the team.
Gall Can Ball // Ava Gall was on a tear at the plate in April, second on the team in batting average for the month.
- In the 17 games, Gall slashed .429/.560/.657.
- Gall led the team with 12 walks in the month, only striking out three times.
- The 12 walks to three strikeouts in the month represent a massive improvement from 13 walks to five strikeouts in her first 25 games of the season.
- Gall's .560 OBP in the stretch was the most on the team, and the batting average was second-best behind only Jones.
- Heading into the postseason, Gall is slashing .363/.492/.588 for a 1.090 OPS – the third-best on the team.
Back in the Circle // Alyssa Houston has been sharp since returning from injury, leading the team in ERA after a nine-game absence.
- Houston owns a 0.97 ERA in 29.0 IP, earning three wins and a save while allowing just four earned runs.
- Houston has appeared in 13 of the Cardinal's 17 games since returning.
- The junior enters the ACC tournament on a roll, posting 19.2-straight innings without an earned run.