Stanford Cardinal softball

College softball team

Stanford Cardinal softball

2025 Stanford Cardinal softball team
Founded| 1994
University| Stanford University
Athletic director| Bernard Muir
All-time Record| 1,088–678–3 (.616)
Head coach| Jessica Allister (8th season)
Conference| ACC
Location| Stanford, California
Home stadium| Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium (Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname| Cardinal
Colors| Cardinal and white[1]

NCAA WCWS appearances
2001, 2004, 2023, 2024
NCAA super regional appearances
2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Regular-season conference championships
2005

The Stanford Cardinal softball team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cardinal are currently led by head coach Jessica Allister. The team plays its home games at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium located on the university's campus.[2] However, due to renovations, the Cardinal played its 2025 home games at Stanford Stadium, the university's on-campus football venue.[3]

## History

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### Coaching history

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Years  | Coach  | Record  | %

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1994–1996 | Sandy Pearce | 44–96 | .314
1997–2014 | John Rittman | 750–351–3 | .681
2015–2017 | Rachel Hanson | 49–104 | .320
2018–Present | Jessica Allister | 245–127 | .659

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## Championships

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### Conference Championships

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Season  | Conference  | Record  | Head coach

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2005 | Pac-12 Conference | 13–8 | John Rittman

## Coaching staff

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Name  | Position coached  | Consecutive season at
Stanford in current position

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Jessica Allister | Head coach | 5th
Jessica Merchant | Associate head coach | 5th
Tori Nyberg | Assistant coach | 5th
Caleb Feist | Director of operations | 1st
Reference:[5]

## Head coaching record

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Sources:[6][7][8]

Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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Sandy Pearce (Independent) (1994–1994)
1994  | Sandy Pearce  | 5–30 |  |  |
Sandy Pearce (Pac-10 Conference) (1995–1996)
1995  | Sandy Pearce  | 15–37 | 1–27 | 8th |
1996  | Sandy Pearce  | 24–29 | 7–19 | 6th |
Sandy Pearce: | 44–96 (.314) | 8–46 (.148) |
John Rittman (Pac-10 Conference) (1997–2011)
1997  | John Rittman  | 31–27–1 | 10–18 | 5th |
1998  | John Rittman  | 41–18 | 17–11 | 3rd | NCAA Regional
1999  | John Rittman  | 40–25 | 10–18 | T–6th | NCAA Regional
2000  | John Rittman  | 45–18 | 9–12 | 4th | NCAA Regional
2001  | John Rittman  | 54–16–1 | 11–10 | T–3rd | Women's College World Series (T–3rd)
2002  | John Rittman  | 44–20 | 7–14 | T–6th | NCAA Regional
2003  | John Rittman  | 41–26 | 7–14 | T–6th | NCAA Regional
2004  | John Rittman  | 49–19 | 13–8 | T–2nd | Women's College World Series (T–3rd)
2005  | John Rittman  | 43–16 | 13–8 | T–1st | NCAA Super Regional
2006  | John Rittman  | 42–18 | 10–11 | 6th | NCAA Super Regional
2007  | John Rittman  | 35–21–1 | 7–13–1 | 6th | NCAA Regional
2008  | John Rittman  | 49–15 | 11–10 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional
2009  | John Rittman  | 48–11 | 13–8 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional
2010  | John Rittman  | 37–19 | 8–13 | T–6th | NCAA Regional
2011  | John Rittman  | 42–17 | 10–11 | 5th | NCAA Super Regional
John Rittman (Pac-12 Conference) (2012–2014)
2012  | John Rittman  | 40–19 | 11–13 | 6th | NCAA Regional
2013  | John Rittman  | 39–21 | 13–11 | 4th | NCAA Regional
2014  | John Rittman  | 30–25 | 5–19 | 8th |
John Rittman: | 750–351–3 (.681) | 185–222–1 (.455) |
Rachel Hanson (Pac-12 Conference) (2015–2017)
2015  | Rachel Hanson  | 17–37 | 2–22 | 9th |
2016  | Rachel Hanson  | 13–35 | 0–24 | 9th |
2017  | Rachel Hanson  | 19–32 | 2–22 | 9th |
Rachel Hanson: | 49–104 (.320) | 4–68 (.056) |
Jessica Allister (Pac-12 Conference) (2018–Present)
2018  | Jessica Allister  | 24–31 | 3–21 | 8th |
2019  | Jessica Allister  | 32–18 | 8–13 | 5th | NCAA Regional
2020  | Jessica Allister  | 22–4 | 0–0 | 5th | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  | Jessica Allister  | 33–22 | 9–12 | 6th | NCAA Regional
2022  | Jessica Allister  | 39–22 | 11–13 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional
2023  | Jessica Allister  | 47–15 | 14–10 | T–4th | Women's College World Series (T–3rd)
2024  | Jessica Allister  | 50–17 | 17–3 | 2nd | Women's College World Series (T–3rd)
Jessica Allister: | 247–129 (.657) | 62–62 (.500) |
Total: | 1,090–680–3 (.616) |

National champion         Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

## Notable players

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### National awards

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USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

* Ashley Hansen (2011)
* NiJaree Canady (2024)

Softball America Pitcher of the Year

* NiJaree Canady (2024)

NFCA National Pitcher of the Year

* NiJaree Canady (2024)

NFCA National Freshman of the Year

* NiJaree Canady (2023)

Softball America Freshman of the Year

* NiJaree Canady (2023)

### Conference awards

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Pac-12 Player of the Year

* Jessica Mendoza (2000)
* Ashley Hansen (2011)

Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year

* NiJaree Canady (2024)

Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

* Jessica Mendoza (1999)
* Ashley Hansen (2009)
* Kayla Bonstrom (2013)

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year

* Lauren Lappin (2005, 2006)
* Rosey Neill (2008, 2009, 2010)
* Ashley Hansen (2012)

Pac-12 Coach of the Year

* John Rittman (2001, 2004)
* Jessica Allister (2019)

## References

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1. ^ "Stanford Identity Toolkit: Color". Retrieved May 7, 2017.
2. ^ "Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. ^ "Stanford softball draws NCAA record crowd to football stadium". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
4. ^ "Stanford Softball Year-By-Year Records". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
5. ^ "Stanford Cardinals Softball Coaches". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
6. ^ "Annual Standings". 2015 Pac-12 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12. 2015. pp. 55–56.
7. ^ "Stanford at the NCAA Tournament". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. August 15, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
8. ^ "Stanford Softball Year-By-Year Records". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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Stanford Cardinal softball

Venues|

* Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium (1997–2024, 2026–future)
* Stanford Stadium (2025)

Head coaches|

* Sandy Pierce (1994–1996)
* John Rittman (1997–2014)
* Rachel Hanson (2015–2017)
* Jessica Allister (2018–Present)

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* 1994
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* 2025

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Atlantic Coast Conference softball

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