‘Cuse Drops Battle to No. 19 Stanford in ACC Opener

Friday, March 7

Stanford, Cal.

9 PM

Syracuse University

16-4, 0

Stanford

15-3, 0

Syracuse

Stanford

‘Cuse Drops Battle to No. 19 Stanford in ACC Opener

3/7/2025 11:39:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

STANFORD, Cal. - The Syracuse softball team (16-3, 0-1 ACC) fell to the No. 19 Stanford Cardinal (15-3, 3-1 ACC) in its first game of the ACC season. The Cardinal put four runs on the board early in the game, and despite a comeback effort, the Orange could not recover, ultimately falling 4-3 to the conference newcomer.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Cardinal got themselves on the board first with four runs on four hits in the bottom of the second inning. Stanford's runs were produced by a pair of RBI triples and a pair of RBI singles.

After a number of innings without a hit, the Orange got things going in the bottom of the fifth with a pair of runs on two RBI singles by Jadyn Burney and Madelyn Lopez to score Sofia Taliaferro and Taylor Posner.

Heading into the top of the seventh with a two-run deficit, the Orange looked to tie the game after Angie Ramos brought home a run with an RBI walk, but Syracuse could not close the gap, falling 4-3 in game one against the Cardinal.

OF NOTE:

Madison Knight went the distance in the circle, pitching six innings with a pair of strikeouts, but allowing four runs.
Burney, Lopez, and Ramos provided RBIs for the Orange, their fifth, 13^th, and 15^th of the season, respectively.
The loss drops 'Cuse to 0-5 in the all-time series against Stanford.

UP NEXT:
'Cuse continues its series against Stanford tomorrow, March 8, at 5 p.m. ET (2 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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