After trouncing Sacramento State 13-2 on Tuesday, Stanford will host its first of two invitational tournaments this season, as Missouri, Santa Clara and Pacific will visit the Farm.

The Cardinal (4-2) has gotten off to a tremendous start offensively, with five starters hitting above .300. Sophomore infielder Maddy Coon leads Stanford with a .500 batting average, a tremendous .591 on-base percentage and a .889 slugging percentage while junior catcher Erin Howe leads the team with nine RBI and two home runs. Missy Penna is the top Cardinal pitcher with a 2.07 ERA and a 3-1 record. Penna has already tied a school record this season, as she racked up 16 strikeouts in Sunday’s 8-0 victory over Northwestern.

Of Stanford’s opponents for the weekend, Pacific (5-0) has gotten off to the fastest start, having won the Alexis Park Kickoff Tournament in Las Vegas last week. Mizzou (4-3) returns eight of nine starters from their 26-27 2006 squad while the Broncos (0-5) feature plenty of young talent, including freshman Jennifer Clarke, who went 3-4 with two doubles in Santa Clara’s 3-2, 12-inning loss to Fresno State on Wednesday.

The Stanford Invitational opens today when the Cardinal faces the Broncos at 2 p.m. and Missouri at 4 p.m. The Cardinal faces Pacific at noon tomorrow, with the championship and third-place games to be played on Sunday. All games will take place at Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium.