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Stanford knocks off No. 2 Texas, finishes weekend 5-0 after walk-off homer against CSU

The Stanford Cardinal finished the weekend undefeated after taking down one of the best teams in college softball

Kevin Borba

Stanford knocks off No. 2 Texas, finishes weekend 5-0 after walk-off homer against CSU
Stanford knocks off No. 2 Texas, finishes weekend 5-0 after walk-off homer against CSU /

The No. 12 Stanford Cardinal didn't start off the year as hot as they would have liked, dropping two games against No. 25 Kentucky, one against No. 7 Florida State, and another against No. 3 Texas.

They did however bounce back in a major way this past weekend at the Lone Star Invitational in Austin, Texas. They finished the weekend 5-0 after beating Louisiana 4-1, beating Colorado State 6-2, blowing out Louisiana 8-0, taking down No. 2 Texas in extras by a score of 4-3, and beating Colorado State again, this time in nine innings 3-1.

Stanford's NiJaree Canady (24) celebrates a strike out during a softball game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Stanford in the Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in in Oklahoma City, Monday, June, 5, 2023.
NiJaree Canady :: SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK

NiJaree Canady struck out 11 batters in the win over Texas, with the Cardinal winning via a sacrifice fly and contortionist-like slide from River Mahler. 

In the final game of the tournament against Colorado State, the game was tied at one apiece. Stanford scored their one run in the second, while the Rams added theirs in the fifth. Freshman Jade Berry came up to the plate in the ninth with a runner on, and smacked a home run over the right field wall to give Stanford the win.

Stanford will return home this week, with their home opener taking place on Thursday against Boise State in the DeMarini Invitational. 

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KEVIN BORBA

Managing Editor and Publisher of CardinalCountry.com, formerly a Pac-12 Network Production Assistant and a contributing writer for USA Today's Longhorns Wire. I am a proud graduate of Quinnipiac University's sports journalism master's program. Follow me on Twitter @Kevin__Borba