# Stanford Cardinal softball

The Stanford Cardinal softball team represents Stanford University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Pac-12 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.

## History
### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 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 |

## Championships
### Conference Championships

| Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
| 2005 | Pac-12 Conference | 13–8 | John Rittman |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Stanford in current position |
| Jessica Allister | Head coach | 5th |
| Jessica Merchant | Associate head coach | 5th |
| Tori Nyberg | Assistant coach | 5th |
| Caleb Feist | Director of operations | 1st |
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## Head coaching record

Sources:
Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Jessica Allister: | 247–129 (.657) | 62–62 (.500) | | |
| Total: | 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
### National awards
#### 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
#### 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)