COLUMBIA, Mo. – Stanford lost a pair of games on Sunday to ranked opponents at the Mizzou Classic, finishing the weekend 2-2. The Cardinal was defeated 4-0 by No. 12 Northwestern in the first game of the day, before a 5-0 loss to the hosts, No. 17 Missouri, in the second game of the day.
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NORTHWESTERN RECAP
The Cardinal couldn't get the bats going in the first game of the day, as No. 12 Northwestern won 4-0. Sydnee Huff walked twice and Alana Vawter struck out seven in six-plus innings.
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Northwestern scored two in the first with a two-out single and added a run in the third with a two-out double. The Wildcats would tack on an insurance run in the top of the seventh for their ninth straight victory.
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Northwestern's Danielle Williams picked up the win, improving to 11-1 on the season. She struck out 11 and did not allow a hit.
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MIZZOU RECAP
Caelan Koch led the way with two hits in the nightcap, but Missouri's pitching stymied the Stanford bats in holding the Cardinal to just four hits in the 5-0 setback.
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The Tigers took advantage of a two-out error in the first inning to jump out to a 2-0 lead, and added two home runs in the late innings to extend the lead to five.
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In addition to Koch's two hits, Taylor Gindlesperger (double) and Emily Young each recorded hits in the game.
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Tatum Boyd got the start and allowed just one earned run in four innings. Regan Krause and Molly Millar combined to finish the game in the circle.
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The Cardinal will head to Nebraska for a Tuesday afternoon showdown with the Cornhuskers, before finishing its road trip in Corvallis this weekend for the start of Pac-12 play against Oregon State.
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