NCAA softball: Stanford rips No. 16 Oregon, advances to Regional Final

Stanford s softball company broke a pair of undertaking records Saturday while steamrolling host Oregon - to advance to Sunday s Eugene Regional Final The Cardinal - blasted a postseason school record four home runs one each for Joie Economides Allie Clements River Mahler and Jade Berry and pitchers Alyssa Houston Zoe Prystajko and Kylie Chung held No Oregon to just one run on three hits Clements and Emily Jones each drove in three runs to help Stanford set a school record for majority runs scored in a postseason contest Stanford s nine-run uprising in the sixth inning led to the eight-run rule being imposed after Oregon went scoreless in the bottom of the inning Stanford will face the winner of Saturday night s consolation bracket either Oregon or Weber State Sunday at p m needing a win in two achievable tries to clinch a berth in the Super Regionals Should the Cardinal lose the first tournament a second tournament would take place minutes later to determine the regional champion Chung got the start in the circle but gave way to Houston with two on and two out in the first Houston recorded a strikeout to escape the inning The sophomore finished with the mastery tossing innings of two-hit scoreless relief Meanwhile Cal played faced Omaha in an elimination contest in the Norman Okla Regional late Saturday night Cal held a - lead in the top of the fifth when the meeting was delayed at around p m local time due to severe thunderstorms near Love s Field Related Articles NCAA softball Stanford Cal win openers Santa Clara facing elimination Pac- collapse Tax filings show revenue drop huge relocation costs Bay Area Sports HoF Montgomery reflects on success calls on Stanford Cal to figure out what it takes in NIL Mailbag SEC leads Big Ten Big in post-spring conference hierarchy Santa Clara set to make NCAA softball tournament debut joins postseason regulars Stanford Cal The Bears - began the day with an - loss to No Oklahoma - Sooners star slugger Kasidi Pickering had a huge day going for with two home runs and six RBIs Also Santa Clara - saw its first ever NCAA Tournament berth end with a - loss to Grand Canyon on Saturday in a Tucson Ariz Regional elimination battle Stanford pitcher Alyssa Houston throws against Oregon during an NCAA regional softball competition on Saturday May in Eugene Ore AP Photo Amanda Loman Stanford infielder Taryn Kern runs past Oregon infielder Paige Sinicki during an NCAA regional softball championship on Saturday May in Eugene Ore AP Photo Amanda Loman Stanford catcher Allie Clements celebrates after hitting a home run against Oregon during an NCAA regional softball contest on Saturday May in Eugene Ore AP Photo Amanda Loman Stanford catcher Allie Clements celebrates after hitting a home run against Oregon during an NCAA regional softball encounter on Saturday May in Eugene Ore AP Photo Amanda Loman