The No. 24 Cardinal (22-12, 9-6) has a busy week ahead, going on the road to take on UC Davis on Tuesday before hosting No. 6 Florida State for a three-game series beginning Friday.

The last time out, Stanford went 2-2 at the Cardinal Classic II. The Card picked up a ranked win over No. 21 Washington on Saturday to highlight the weekend.

Spring Break Slugfest // Stanford is back home after a seven-game road trip over spring break, where the bats caught fire.

The Cardinal went 5-2 on the trip, scoring 66 runs. The scoring outburst averaged out at 9.43 per game, up from 6.52 in the previous 23 games.
Stanford entered the trip with 23 home runs in 23 games, and hit 13 home runs on the road trip.

Taryn Kern led the team with four home runs in the span.

The Card finished with a .395/.484/.668 slash line, a marked improvement from the team’s .326/.403/.545 line entering the trip.
Six members of the Card hit better than .400 on the trip, led by Emily Jones (.591) and Kern (.524) eclipsing the .500 mark.
The trio of Kern, Jones and Kyra Chan combined to go 35-for-66 at the top of the Cardinal lineup, scoring 36 runs in the seven games.

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 .416/.555/.970 slash line through 34 games, good for a staggering 1.525 OPS, all of which leads the Cardinal.
The leadoff hitter leads the team in runs scored with 47, as well as RBI with 34 and is tied for the lead in doubles with 11.
The senior earned the first ACC Player of the Week award of the season for her efforts.

Record-Breaking Senior // Kern is on pace to re-write a number of Stanford softball record books in her senior season.

Kern’s team-leading 13 home runs this season are the eighth-most in a season in program history, and her 39 career home runs are tied for fourth-best.
One more home run by the San Jose native would make her just the fourth Stanford player ever with 40 or more home runs.
Kern sits just 15 walks away from the program’s career record, set by Maddy Coon in 2009.
Her .970 slugging percentage this season would be a single-season program record, and her career .716 would be the second-best in program history.

The Last Dance // Kern and Kyra Chan have both picked it up at the plate in their senior seasons, driving the Cardinal offense.

Kern’s .416 batting average is up from .348 last season, while Chan’s .406 clip is up from .398 last season.

Keeping up With Kyra // Chan has been one of the Cardinal’s most consistend hitters, doing a bit of everything for Stanford.

Chan is slashing .406/.480/.698 for a 1.178 OPS. All four marks are second-most on the team.
The senior has picked up a hit in 28 of the Card’s 34 games, including 13 multi-hit games, leading the team in total hits with 43.
Chan also sits second on the team in runs scored (32).

Dominant Top of the Lineup Card // Kern, Emily 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 121-for-303 for a .399 clip, scoring 109 of the team’s 234 runs on the season.
Despite being atop the order, the trio has still driven in 75 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 48 walks to 31 strikeouts.
Once on the bases, the three players are a perfect 14-14 in steal attempts.

No Sophomore Slump // Prystajko has made a significant jump in her second season on The Farm, seeing marked improvement across nearly every stat. Entering the week, she’s pitched almost the same number of innings in 2026 (97.0) as she did in 2025 – 96.2 IP.

After entering 2026 with a single-game best of eight strikeouts, the sophomore has reached that mark seven times in 2026.
In 2025, Prystajko struck out 5.4 batters per seven innings. In 2026, that rate is nearly double at 10.5.
Prystajko has nearly doubled her strikeout total from last season, striking out 146 in 2026, up from last season’s 74.
Last season, Prystajko posted a 5.00 ERA in 96.2 IP. The left-handed hurler currently owns a 2.96 ERA in 2026.
2025 batters hit .249 off In 2026, opposing hitters are having siginifcantly less success at .194.
Prystajko has cut down her number of free passes, only issuing 35 walks and hitting 19 batters. Last season, those numbers were 47 and 30.