Cardinal Shutout in ACC Quarterfinal – Stanford Cardinal

BOSTON – No. 16 Stanford fell 7-0 to No. 21 Duke this afternoon, eliminating the Cardinal from the 2025 ACC Championship in the quarterfinal round.

The Blue Devils struck early, plating runs in the first and third to go ahead 2-0.

The Cardinal’s best offensive opportunity came in the fourth inning, when River Mahler and Jade Berry reached base on back-to-back singles with one out. Stanford was unable to bring either home, and headed to the fifth trailing 3-0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Duke hit a three-run homer to go ahead 5-0. Then in the sixth, the Blue Devils added two more to lead 7-0 heading into the seventh. The Card was retired in order to close out the game.

Stanford is eliminated from the ACC Championship, and will find out its NCAA Championship fate on Sunday. The selection show will air at 4:00 p.m. PT on ESPN2, with Regionals beginning on May 16.

POSTGAME NOTES:

• Stanford falls to 40-11 overall.
• The Cardinal failed to score a run for the first time this season.
• Sophomore Alyssa Houston took the loss in the circle, falling to 14-2 on the season and earning a loss for just the second time in her career.