Stanford Cardinal softball

{{Infobox college softball team | name = Stanford Cardinal softball | CurrentSeason = 2026 Stanford Cardinal softball team | logo = Stanford Cardinal logo.svg | logo_size = 100 | founded = 1994 | university = Stanford University | athletic_director = Bernard Muir | record = {{winpct|1,088|678|3|record=y}} | coach = Jessica Allister | tenure = 9th | conference = Atlantic Coast Conference | conference_short = ACC | location = Stanford, California | city = Stanford | state = California | stateabb = CA | stadium = Stanford Softball Stadium | capacity = ~1,300 | nickname = Cardinal | color1 = | color2 = | color3 = | color4 = | colorfootnotes = | hex1 = | hex2 = | hex3 = | hex4 = | national_champion = | wcws = 2001, 2004, 2023, 2024 | super_regional = 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ncaa_tourneys = 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | conference_tournament = | conference_champion = 2005 }}

The '''Stanford Cardinal softball''' team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal are currently led by head coach Jessica Allister. The team plays its home games at Stanford Softball Stadium located on the university's campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium |url=https://gostanford.com/facilities/?id=5 |website=GoStanford.com |publisher=Stanford University |accessdate=3 May 2019}}</ref> However, due to renovations, the Cardinal played its 2025 home games at Stanford Stadium, the university's on-campus football venue.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/44756876/stanford-softball-draws-ncaa-record-crowd-football-stadium |title=Stanford softball draws NCAA record crowd to football stadium |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=April 19, 2025 |access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref>

==History== ===Coaching history=== {| class="wikitable" |-style="text-align:center;" {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stanford Cardinal|Years|Coach|Record|%}} |- | 1994–1996 || Sandy Pearce || 44–96 || .314 |- | 1997–2014 || John Rittman || 750–351–3 || .681 |- | 2015–2017 || Rachel Hanson || 49–104 || .320 |- | 2018–Present || Jessica Allister || 245–127 || .659 |}<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanford Softball Year-By-Year Records |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/2014/8/14/209609424.aspx |website=GoStanford.com |publisher=Stanford University |accessdate=3 May 2019}}</ref>

==Championships==

===Conference Championships=== {| class="wikitable" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stanford Cardinal|Season|Conference|Record|Head coach}} |- | 2005 || Pac-12 Conference || 13–8 || John Rittman |}

==Coaching staff== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:93%;" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stanford Cardinal|Name|Position coached|Consecutive season at<br>Stanford in current position}} |- | Jessica Allister || Head coach ||align=center| 9th |- | Jessica Merchant || Associate head coach || align="center" | 6th |- | Sara Groenewegen|| Director of Softball Recruiting and Technology || align="center" | 1st (formerly assistant coach) |- |Danielle O'Toole-Trejo |Assistant coach | align="center" |2nd |- |Jolene Henderson |Assistant coach | align="center" |1st |- | Caleb Feist || Director of operations || align="center" | 5th |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|'''Reference:'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanford Cardinal Softball Roster |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/softball/roster |accessdate=3 May 2019 |website=GoStanford.com |publisher=Stanford University}}</ref> |}

==Head coaching record== Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://content.cdntwrk.com/files/aT00NTc1NzAmdj0xJmlzc3VlTmFtZT0yMDE1LXBhYy0xMi1zb2Z0YmFsbC1tZWRpYS1ndWlkZSZjbWQ9ZCZzaWc9Njg0ZTc2ZGUwMThjY2Q4MTE0YTEyMTYwODMwNjFlYjY|title=Annual Standings|work=2015 Pac-12 Softball Media Guide|publisher=Pac-12|year=2015|pages=55–56}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/sports/2014/8/15/209609919.aspx|title=Stanford at the NCAA Tournament|publisher=Stanford University|work=GoStanford.com|date=August 15, 2014|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stanford Softball Year-By-Year Records |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/2014/8/14/209609424.aspx |website=GoStanford.com |publisher=Stanford University |accessdate=3 May 2019}}</ref> {{CBB yearly record start | type = coach | conference = | postseason= }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Sandy Pearce | conference= Independent | startyear = 1994 | endyear = 1994 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 1994 | name = Sandy Pearce | overall = 5–30 | conference = | confstanding = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Sandy Pearce | conference= Pac-10 Conference | startyear = 1995 | endyear = 1996 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1995 | name = Sandy Pearce | overall = 15–37 | conference = 1–27 | confstanding = 8th }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1996 | name = Sandy Pearce | overall = 24–29 | conference = 7–19 | confstanding = 6th }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Sandy Pearce | overall = {{winpct|44|96|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|8|46|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = John Rittman | conference= Pac-10 Conference | startyear = 1997 | endyear = 2011 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 1997 | name = John Rittman | overall = 31–27–1 | conference = 10–18 | confstanding = 5th }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 1998 | name = John Rittman | overall = 41–18 | conference = 17–11 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 1999 | name = John Rittman | overall = 40–25 | conference = 10–18 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 2000 | name = John Rittman | overall = 45–18 | conference = 9–12 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 2001 | name = John Rittman | overall = 54–16–1 | conference = 11–10 | confstanding = T–3rd | postseason = Women's College World Series (T–3rd) }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 2002 | name = John Rittman | overall = 44–20 | conference = 7–14 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 2003 | name = John Rittman | overall = 41–26 | conference = 7–14 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 2004 | name = John Rittman | overall = 49–19 | conference = 13–8 | confstanding = T–2nd | postseason = Women's College World Series (T–3rd) }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = conference | season = 2005 | name = John Rittman | overall = 43–16 | conference = 13–8 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NCAA Super Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2006 | name = John Rittman | overall = 42–18 | conference = 10–11 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = NCAA Super Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2007 | name = John Rittman | overall = 35–21–1 | conference = 7–13–1 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2008 | name = John Rittman | overall = 49–15 | conference = 11–10 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = NCAA Super Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2009 | name = John Rittman | overall = 48–11 | conference = 13–8 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = NCAA Super Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2010 | name = John Rittman | overall = 37–19 | conference = 8–13 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2011 | name = John Rittman | overall = 42–17 | conference = 10–11 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = NCAA Super Regional }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name =John Rittman | conference=Pac-12 Conference | startyear =2012 | endyear =2014 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2012 | name = John Rittman | overall = 40–19 | conference = 11–13 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2013 | name = John Rittman | overall = 39–21 | conference = 13–11 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 2014 | name = John Rittman | overall = 30–25 | conference = 5–19 | confstanding = 8th }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = John Rittman | overall = {{winpct|750|351|3|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|185|222|1|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Rachel Hanson | conference= Pac-12 Conference | startyear = 2015 | endyear = 2017 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2015 | name = Rachel Hanson | overall = 17–37 | conference = 2–22 | confstanding = 9th }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2016 | name = Rachel Hanson | overall = 13–35 | conference = 0–24 | confstanding = 9th }} {{CBB yearly record entry | season = 2017 | name = Rachel Hanson | overall = 19–32 | conference = 2–22 | confstanding = 9th }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Rachel Hanson | overall = {{winpct|49|104|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|4|68|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Jessica Allister | conference = Pac-12 Conference | startyear = 2018 | endyear = 2024 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | season = 2018 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 24–31 | conference = 3–21 | confstanding = 8th }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2019 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 32–18 | conference = 8–13 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2020 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 22–4 | conference = 0–0 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2021 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 33–22 | conference = 9–12 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2022 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 39–22 | conference = 11–13 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = NCAA Super Regional }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2023 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 47–15 | conference = 14–10 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = Women's College World Series (T–3rd) }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2024 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 50–17 | conference = 17–3 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = Women's College World Series (T–3rd) }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Jessica Allister | conference = Atlantic Coast Conference | startyear = 2025 | endyear = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2025 | name = Jessica Allister | overall = 42–13 | conference = 16–8 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Jessica Allister | overall = {{winpct|289|142|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|78|70|record=y}} }} {{CBB yearly record end | overall = {{winpct|1,132|693|3|record=y}} }}

==Notable players== ===National awards=== ;USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year *Ashley Hansen (2011) *NiJaree Canady (2024)

;Softball America Pitcher of the Year *NiJaree Canady (2024)

;NFCA National Pitcher of the Year *NiJaree Canady (2024)

;NFCA National Freshman of the Year *NiJaree Canady (2023)

;Softball America Freshman of the Year *NiJaree Canady (2023)

===Conference awards=== ;Pac-12 Player of the Year *Jessica Mendoza (2000) *Ashley Hansen (2011)

;Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year *NiJaree Canady (2024)

;Pac-12 Freshman of the Year *Jessica Mendoza (1999) *Ashley Hansen (2009) *Kayla Bonstrom (2013)

;Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year *Lauren Lappin (2005, 2006) *Rosey Neill (2008, 2009, 2010) *Ashley Hansen (2012)

;Pac-12 Coach of the Year *John Rittman (2001, 2004) *Jessica Allister (2019)

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