May 16, 1998

STILLWATER, Okla.-- Mary Crouch pitched a complete-game five-hit shutout and drove in the go-ahead run to lead top-seeded Stanford to a 3-0 victory over Southwest Missouri State in the NCAA Softball Regional.

The victory advances the Cardinal, playing in its first-ever NCAA Tournament, to the regional championship game to face Oklahoma State, the only team in the regional without a tournament loss.

Stanford scored three times in the third inning, capped by Michelle Acosta's run-scoring single. Crouch drove in the first run of the inning with a single of her own and later scored on an error following Acosta's single.

Stanford 3, Southwest Missouri State 0
SWMS    000 000 0   --  0   5   3
Stan    003 000 x   --  3   7   0

Cagwin, Farthing (3) and Grout; Crouch and Wiginton.  

W - Crouch (14-8)
L - Cagwin (26-6)