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Lettire, Schaus Win Ivy Weekly Honors as Softball Tigers Prep for Rutgers Wednesday
April 08, 2008 | Softball
PRINCETON ? Enjoying an eight-game winning streak and an 8-0 start to the Ivy League season, the Princeton softball team will take a break from conference play Wednesday to host a doubleheader with Rutgers beginning at 3 p.m. at Class of 1895 Field.
The Ivy League also announced Tuesday that Jamie Lettire was named Ivy League Player of the Week and Kristen Schaus was the Ivy's co-Pitcher of the Week. Lettire hit .571 (8 for 14) with two home runs, a double and four RBIs while slugging over a thousand (1.071, to be exact) in Princeton's four-game sweep of Yale and Brown. In the circle, Lettire gave up two hits and allowed no runs.
Schaus won both her starts against Yale and Brown. Against Brown, Schaus threw Princeton's first shutout of the season, allowing four hits while striking out nine. On the weekend, she allowed only one unearned run in 11 innings of work, fanning 15 while walking four. Schaus allowed only six hits over the weekend and only one for extra bases, holding opposing hitters to a .146 batting average in the four games.
The Tigers will meet the Scarlet Knights under very different circumstances from last season's chilly doubleheader in Piscataway. Then, Princeton was just coming off a seven-game skid to end the annual spring trip and two losses to Rutgers made that losing streak nine games. Now, Princeton will look to have a 10-game winning streak for the first time since 2002.
Princeton is 29-17 all-time against Rutgers in a series that began in 1985. At Class of 1895 Field, Princeton leads 15-4 with a five-game winning streak since 2000.
Tiger Notes...
Lean, mean softball machine: Princeton's 13-player roster is the smallest in the Ivy League. However, the Tigers are the only Ivy team without a league loss.
Speaking of undefeated: Through Monday's games around the country, Princeton is one of only 18 teams in Division I ? of 275 with a conference affiliation ? not to have lost a league game.
I'm honored: Princeton received its second and third Ivy League weekly honors Tuesday. Jamie Lettire was named player of the week for her exploits at the plate and in the circle, while Kristen Schaus' 2-0 weekend allowed her to share the league's pitcher of the week honors. Princeton's first honor of the season went to Kristin Arguedas, who last month was named an Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
It is high, it is far...: Princeton has hit 14 home runs in eight Ivy League games so far. Through Monday's Major League Baseball contests, Princeton has hit more home runs in the last eight games than all but one MLB team (Arizona Diamondbacks, 16) has this season.
Eight is usually great: The 8-0 Ivy League start is Princeton's eighth in program history. All seven previous 8-0 starts have led to Ivy League titles. Since the Ivy League began sending its champion to the NCAA tournament in 1994, an 8-0 start has led to an NCAA berth all five times.
Strikeout chase: Kristen Schaus moved 15 Ks closer to former teammate Erin Snyder '06 over the weekend. With 774 Ks, Schaus needs 45 to catch Snyder's 819.
Quist on a streak: Sophomore outfielder Kelsey Quist holds Princeton's longest active hitting streak at five games. She has also had at least one RBI in each of those games. During the streak, Quist is batting .470 (8 for 17) with 10 RBI.
Ivy success: Princeton has five hitters batting better than .300 in the Ivy season. Kelsey Quist leads at .500, with Jamie Lettire hitting a solid .480, Kathryn Welch at .360, Brianna Moreno at .308 and Collette Abbott at .304. The pitching staff has a 1.50 ERA in the eight league games.
A sweep of the North: Princeton's sweep of the four New England-based teams ? Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown ? is the program's third since doubleheader play began in the league in 1985.
Looking ahead: Princeton will travel to Columbia for a four-game set for the second straight year. The Tigers will look to improve on last season's split in Manhattan, which would help further its push for an Ivy South title. At present, with Cornell heading to Dartmouth for a pair Wednesday, the Tigers lead Cornell by two games, Penn by three and Columbia by five.
The Ivy League also announced Tuesday that Jamie Lettire was named Ivy League Player of the Week and Kristen Schaus was the Ivy's co-Pitcher of the Week. Lettire hit .571 (8 for 14) with two home runs, a double and four RBIs while slugging over a thousand (1.071, to be exact) in Princeton's four-game sweep of Yale and Brown. In the circle, Lettire gave up two hits and allowed no runs.
Schaus won both her starts against Yale and Brown. Against Brown, Schaus threw Princeton's first shutout of the season, allowing four hits while striking out nine. On the weekend, she allowed only one unearned run in 11 innings of work, fanning 15 while walking four. Schaus allowed only six hits over the weekend and only one for extra bases, holding opposing hitters to a .146 batting average in the four games.
The Tigers will meet the Scarlet Knights under very different circumstances from last season's chilly doubleheader in Piscataway. Then, Princeton was just coming off a seven-game skid to end the annual spring trip and two losses to Rutgers made that losing streak nine games. Now, Princeton will look to have a 10-game winning streak for the first time since 2002.
Princeton is 29-17 all-time against Rutgers in a series that began in 1985. At Class of 1895 Field, Princeton leads 15-4 with a five-game winning streak since 2000.
Tiger Notes...
Lean, mean softball machine: Princeton's 13-player roster is the smallest in the Ivy League. However, the Tigers are the only Ivy team without a league loss.
Speaking of undefeated: Through Monday's games around the country, Princeton is one of only 18 teams in Division I ? of 275 with a conference affiliation ? not to have lost a league game.
I'm honored: Princeton received its second and third Ivy League weekly honors Tuesday. Jamie Lettire was named player of the week for her exploits at the plate and in the circle, while Kristen Schaus' 2-0 weekend allowed her to share the league's pitcher of the week honors. Princeton's first honor of the season went to Kristin Arguedas, who last month was named an Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
It is high, it is far...: Princeton has hit 14 home runs in eight Ivy League games so far. Through Monday's Major League Baseball contests, Princeton has hit more home runs in the last eight games than all but one MLB team (Arizona Diamondbacks, 16) has this season.
Eight is usually great: The 8-0 Ivy League start is Princeton's eighth in program history. All seven previous 8-0 starts have led to Ivy League titles. Since the Ivy League began sending its champion to the NCAA tournament in 1994, an 8-0 start has led to an NCAA berth all five times.
Strikeout chase: Kristen Schaus moved 15 Ks closer to former teammate Erin Snyder '06 over the weekend. With 774 Ks, Schaus needs 45 to catch Snyder's 819.
Quist on a streak: Sophomore outfielder Kelsey Quist holds Princeton's longest active hitting streak at five games. She has also had at least one RBI in each of those games. During the streak, Quist is batting .470 (8 for 17) with 10 RBI.
Ivy success: Princeton has five hitters batting better than .300 in the Ivy season. Kelsey Quist leads at .500, with Jamie Lettire hitting a solid .480, Kathryn Welch at .360, Brianna Moreno at .308 and Collette Abbott at .304. The pitching staff has a 1.50 ERA in the eight league games.
A sweep of the North: Princeton's sweep of the four New England-based teams ? Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown ? is the program's third since doubleheader play began in the league in 1985.
Looking ahead: Princeton will travel to Columbia for a four-game set for the second straight year. The Tigers will look to improve on last season's split in Manhattan, which would help further its push for an Ivy South title. At present, with Cornell heading to Dartmouth for a pair Wednesday, the Tigers lead Cornell by two games, Penn by three and Columbia by five.
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