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Tiger Softball to Visit Maryland Invitational This Weekend
March 08, 2007 | Softball
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Following a 2-2 weekend in North Carolina, the Princeton softball team will head south once again, this time to College Park, Md., for a five-game tournament hosted by the University of Maryland, Friday through Sunday.
Princeton will face Central Connecticut State at 10 a.m. Friday, Louisville at 2 p.m. Friday, Rhode Island at 9 a.m. Saturday and Maryland at 1 p.m. Saturday, plus at least one game Sunday.
The Sunday schedule will depend on how Princeton does in its first four games. The fourth and fifth teams in the standings will play at 9 a.m., and the winner will meet the No. 3 team at 11 a.m. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams will play at 1 p.m. to end the tournament.
Coincidence?: Princeton's two wins last weekend came over teams, like the Tigers, that hadn't played before last weekend. The two losses came against teams with prior games played this season.
Hittin' Tigers: The numbers will fluctuate as the season goes on, but Princeton will enter its second tournament with nine players batting .300 or better, with varying numbers of at-bats. As a team, Princeton is hitting .355.
Fresh from San Diego: Two freshmen from the San Diego area wasted no time in getting comfortable hitting in a Princeton uniform. Kelsey Quist has five hits in 11 at-bats and has scored five runs while batting another one in. She has also picked up a team-high three walks. Collette Abbott is tied for the team lead with six hits in 14 at-bats, driving in four runs and knocking Princeton's only home run so far.
Steel at the plate: Senior Stephanie Steel continued her strikeout-free string from last season. She went without a K in her final 52 at-bats of 2006 and hasn't struck out in nine at-bats so far this year. She is 3 for 9 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Made it a good one: Freshman Ellen Scott played near her Clemmons, N.C., home last week and had one at-bat while playing in two games. She made it count, driving in a run in Princeton's 10-1 five-inning win over Rhode Island.
Sure-handed: A season after setting a program record for fielding percentage, the Tigers are doing well so far in 2007. The team has only two errors and a .980 fielding percentage, just better than last year's .976 clip.
Kristen starts with K: Junior pitcher Kristen Schaus, a two-time first-team All-Ivy righthander, has fanned more than 200 batters in each of her seasons so far. She is well on pace to do that again with 26 in 18 innings through one weekend. With an average of 167 innings over her first two seasons, Schaus is on pace for 241 strikeouts this year. That would be third on the Princeton single-season list behind Erin Snyder's total of 258 from last year and Schaus' own 2006 total of 244.
A little plate discipline: Princeton's hitters have struck out only 13 times in 25 innings, while the opposing batters have struck out 31 times in 25 innings.
'Middle' of the order: Two of Princeton's middle infielders, sophomore Jackie Araneo and junior Lauren Bierman, are at the top of the hitting stats. Bierman is 3 for 6 on the young season while scoring three runs and batting in two more, while Araneo is 6 for 13 with two runs scored and three RBIs.
No sophomore slump: Kathryn Welch, the 2006 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, isn't showing signs of backing down at the plate. She is hitting .300 (3 for 10) and leads Princeton with five RBIs.
Everybody hits: Princeton's 22 RBIs through its first four games have been recorded by 10 players.
The series: Princeton met Maryland 11 times in a six-season span between 1996 and 2001, going 5-5-1 against the Terps. With the win last week, Princeton continued its dominance over Rhode Island, carrying a 6-0 all-time record into the weekend's rematch. Princeton's only meeting versus CCSU was a win in 1992, and the Tigers have never faced Louisville, which began its program in 2000.
On CCSU: The Blue Devils, who joined Princeton in starting their season last weekend, will be heading back to the capital region after going 1-3 in a tournament at George Mason. CCSU lost twice to the Patriots, 8-0 and 4-2, while also falling to Princeton's Ivy rival Cornell, 7-1. CCSU's win was over Niagara, 10-2.
The Northeast Conference team has had a trio of strong hitters so far on the young season, with senior Alison Rossi hitting .455, junior Karen Costes hitting .417 and senior Pam Shifrin at .364. The four-strong pitching staff has carried a 6.00 ERA through its first four games. Sophomore Rachel Brenneman has thrown a team-high 9.1 innings while accruing a 3.86 ERA. The defense has also had a cool start to the year, with CCSU committing eight errors in four games.
On Louisville: The Cardinals started their season Feb. 9 and will be competing in their fourth tournament this weekend. Heading into a single game Wednesday with Kentucky, Louisville had a 6-7 record though its first three weekends.
The pitching staff has performed well so far for the Cardinals of the Big East. Senior Catherine Bishop and sophomore Kassie Stanfill have thrown 79 of the team's 87 innings while contributing to the staff's 2.33 ERA. Bishop has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 57:14 with a 2.20 ERA. Louisville has three regular starters at or over .300, led by senior Audrey Rendon (.326).
On Rhode Island: Princeton faced the Rams in North Carolina last week, run-ruling the Atlantic 10 team 10-1 in five innings as Rhode Island went 0-4 in the season-opening tournament.
URI's opponents last weekend hit .404 off the Rams, leading to an 8.83 ERA for the pitching staff. Rhode Island hit .227, led by a pair of Rams at .333, sophomore Tara Hiteman and rookie Melissa Wilson. URI also hurt itself with 10 errors in its four games last weekend.
On Maryland: The Terrapins have accrued a 7-8 record in three tournaments so far. Three Maryland hitters are batting over .300, led by junior Jenny Belak at .319. Senior Amber Jackson (.316) has stolen 10 of 10 bases this season. Senior Stacey Jennings and sophomore Meredith Nelles have thrown 95 of the team's 100.2 innings as the staff carries a 4.02 ERA. Maryland will be playing at home for the first time this season after going to Florida twice and California once.
Up next: The Tigers will head to Florida this year for their annual 10-day spring break, Mar. 16-25. Princeton is scheduled to play 16 games between Tampa, Deland and Gainesville, Fla., during the trip.
Princeton will face Central Connecticut State at 10 a.m. Friday, Louisville at 2 p.m. Friday, Rhode Island at 9 a.m. Saturday and Maryland at 1 p.m. Saturday, plus at least one game Sunday.
The Sunday schedule will depend on how Princeton does in its first four games. The fourth and fifth teams in the standings will play at 9 a.m., and the winner will meet the No. 3 team at 11 a.m. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams will play at 1 p.m. to end the tournament.
Coincidence?: Princeton's two wins last weekend came over teams, like the Tigers, that hadn't played before last weekend. The two losses came against teams with prior games played this season.
Hittin' Tigers: The numbers will fluctuate as the season goes on, but Princeton will enter its second tournament with nine players batting .300 or better, with varying numbers of at-bats. As a team, Princeton is hitting .355.
Fresh from San Diego: Two freshmen from the San Diego area wasted no time in getting comfortable hitting in a Princeton uniform. Kelsey Quist has five hits in 11 at-bats and has scored five runs while batting another one in. She has also picked up a team-high three walks. Collette Abbott is tied for the team lead with six hits in 14 at-bats, driving in four runs and knocking Princeton's only home run so far.
Steel at the plate: Senior Stephanie Steel continued her strikeout-free string from last season. She went without a K in her final 52 at-bats of 2006 and hasn't struck out in nine at-bats so far this year. She is 3 for 9 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Made it a good one: Freshman Ellen Scott played near her Clemmons, N.C., home last week and had one at-bat while playing in two games. She made it count, driving in a run in Princeton's 10-1 five-inning win over Rhode Island.
Sure-handed: A season after setting a program record for fielding percentage, the Tigers are doing well so far in 2007. The team has only two errors and a .980 fielding percentage, just better than last year's .976 clip.
Kristen starts with K: Junior pitcher Kristen Schaus, a two-time first-team All-Ivy righthander, has fanned more than 200 batters in each of her seasons so far. She is well on pace to do that again with 26 in 18 innings through one weekend. With an average of 167 innings over her first two seasons, Schaus is on pace for 241 strikeouts this year. That would be third on the Princeton single-season list behind Erin Snyder's total of 258 from last year and Schaus' own 2006 total of 244.
A little plate discipline: Princeton's hitters have struck out only 13 times in 25 innings, while the opposing batters have struck out 31 times in 25 innings.
'Middle' of the order: Two of Princeton's middle infielders, sophomore Jackie Araneo and junior Lauren Bierman, are at the top of the hitting stats. Bierman is 3 for 6 on the young season while scoring three runs and batting in two more, while Araneo is 6 for 13 with two runs scored and three RBIs.
No sophomore slump: Kathryn Welch, the 2006 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, isn't showing signs of backing down at the plate. She is hitting .300 (3 for 10) and leads Princeton with five RBIs.
Everybody hits: Princeton's 22 RBIs through its first four games have been recorded by 10 players.
The series: Princeton met Maryland 11 times in a six-season span between 1996 and 2001, going 5-5-1 against the Terps. With the win last week, Princeton continued its dominance over Rhode Island, carrying a 6-0 all-time record into the weekend's rematch. Princeton's only meeting versus CCSU was a win in 1992, and the Tigers have never faced Louisville, which began its program in 2000.
On CCSU: The Blue Devils, who joined Princeton in starting their season last weekend, will be heading back to the capital region after going 1-3 in a tournament at George Mason. CCSU lost twice to the Patriots, 8-0 and 4-2, while also falling to Princeton's Ivy rival Cornell, 7-1. CCSU's win was over Niagara, 10-2.
The Northeast Conference team has had a trio of strong hitters so far on the young season, with senior Alison Rossi hitting .455, junior Karen Costes hitting .417 and senior Pam Shifrin at .364. The four-strong pitching staff has carried a 6.00 ERA through its first four games. Sophomore Rachel Brenneman has thrown a team-high 9.1 innings while accruing a 3.86 ERA. The defense has also had a cool start to the year, with CCSU committing eight errors in four games.
On Louisville: The Cardinals started their season Feb. 9 and will be competing in their fourth tournament this weekend. Heading into a single game Wednesday with Kentucky, Louisville had a 6-7 record though its first three weekends.
The pitching staff has performed well so far for the Cardinals of the Big East. Senior Catherine Bishop and sophomore Kassie Stanfill have thrown 79 of the team's 87 innings while contributing to the staff's 2.33 ERA. Bishop has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 57:14 with a 2.20 ERA. Louisville has three regular starters at or over .300, led by senior Audrey Rendon (.326).
On Rhode Island: Princeton faced the Rams in North Carolina last week, run-ruling the Atlantic 10 team 10-1 in five innings as Rhode Island went 0-4 in the season-opening tournament.
URI's opponents last weekend hit .404 off the Rams, leading to an 8.83 ERA for the pitching staff. Rhode Island hit .227, led by a pair of Rams at .333, sophomore Tara Hiteman and rookie Melissa Wilson. URI also hurt itself with 10 errors in its four games last weekend.
On Maryland: The Terrapins have accrued a 7-8 record in three tournaments so far. Three Maryland hitters are batting over .300, led by junior Jenny Belak at .319. Senior Amber Jackson (.316) has stolen 10 of 10 bases this season. Senior Stacey Jennings and sophomore Meredith Nelles have thrown 95 of the team's 100.2 innings as the staff carries a 4.02 ERA. Maryland will be playing at home for the first time this season after going to Florida twice and California once.
Up next: The Tigers will head to Florida this year for their annual 10-day spring break, Mar. 16-25. Princeton is scheduled to play 16 games between Tampa, Deland and Gainesville, Fla., during the trip.
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