Orange Fall to No. 19 Stanford

Saturday, March 8

Stanford, Cal.

5 PM

Syracuse University

16-5, 0

Stanford

16-3, 0

Syracuse

Stanford

3/8/2025 7:04:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

STANFORD, Cal. - The Syracuse softball team (16-5, 0-2 ACC) fell to No. 19 Stanford (16-3, 4-1 ACC), 5-1, in the second game of its ACC-opening weekend. Much like the series opener, the Cardinal jumped out to an early four-run lead, and despite Syracuse's efforts to rally, the Orange were unable to close the gap.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Stanford struck first in the bottom of the second inning, bringing home a run after a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded. The Cardinal extended their lead in the next at-bat with a two-run single, making it a 3-0 game.

The Orange posed a threat in the top of the fourth inning, loading the bases after Madelyn Lopez and Kelly Breen walked, and Angie Ramos sent a single to center field. Laila Morales-Alves then produced the only run of the game for Syracuse the following hitting with a sacrifice fly to bring home Lopez.

The Cardinal would respond in the bottom of the frame, however, reclaiming their four-run lead with an RBI ground out to first base. Neither team scored for the remainder of the game, as Stanford took a 5-1 victory in game two of the series.

OF NOTE:

Julianna Verni got the start on the mound, pitching the full six innings, giving up six hits, five runs (four earned), and two walks. She also struck out a pair.
Lopez scored the lone run of the day for the Orange, while also adding a pair of walks in her performance.
Morales-Alves and Ramos collected the only hits for Syracuse in the loss. The Orange catcher also provided the lone run batted in.
The loss drops 'Cuse to 0-6 in the all-time series against Stanford.

UP NEXT:
'Cuse concludes its series against Stanford tomorrow, March 9, at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) on ACC Network Extra. Fans interested in watching can stream the contest online or through the ESPN app.

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