No. 9 Florida State softball visits No. 23 Stanford Cardinal: Preview, how to watch, game thread

Florida State softball (36-4,12-0). continues their west coast swing with an ACC series on The Farm, against No. 23rd Stanford Cardinal. Stanford currently sits at 23-12, with a 9-6 conference record. They are coming off a out of conference home tournament against Saint Marys and Washington. During the weekend, they went 2-2, with losses against both opponents.

New Cardinal

• Izzy Cacatian: Ranked 19th in the class of 2025
• Addyson Sheppard: Competed with US U18 Women’s National Team

Key Departures

• Kylie Chung: 3.62 ERA / 141 IP / 112 H / 79 R / 107 BB / 99 SO / .215 B/AVG

Key Returners

• Taryn Kern: .419 BA / 49 R / 44 H / 13 HR / 34 RBI / 24 BB
• Kyra Chan: .400 BA / 32 R / 44 H / 25 RBI / 17 BB
• Emily Jones: .390 BA / 32 R / 39 H / 18 RBI / 7 BB

Stats Comparison

ERA: FSU (2.89) STAN (4.00)

Fielding Percentage: FSU (.985) STAN (.966)

Batting Average: FSU (.367) STAN (.334)

Scoring: FSU (8.00) STAN (6.86)

RPI: FSU (9) STAN (20)

How to Watch

• Friday April 10th, 9 pm, ESPN2
• Saturday April 11th, 10 pm, ESPN
• Sunday April 12th, 5 pm, ACCNX