Princeton University Athletics
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Penn to Visit Strubing Field This Weekend as Ivy Home Slate Begins
March 28, 2024 | Softball
Just a few days after the home opener at Princeton Softball Stadium at Strubing Field, the Princeton softball team will have its first home Ivy League games of the season when Penn comes to town for two on Saturday and one on Sunday.
vs. Penn, Sat., 12:30 p.m. DH (Team Impact/Strikeout Cancer) & Sun., 12:30 p.m. single
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On Princeton: The Tigers swept Rider on Tuesday to move to 12-9 on the season. Rookie Sonia Zhang, hitting .400, is leading three Tiger regular starters hitting better than .300, along with Lauren Sablone (.354) and Allison Ha (.323). Another rookie, Cassidy Shaw (6-5, 4.10 ERA), leads the team in innings pitched, at 54 2/3 of the team's 133 1/3. After Shaw's 12, Meghan Harrington (4-3, 4.69 ERA, 37 1/3 IP) has the most starts, with seven, and Brielle Wright already has five saves, already the program record for a single season and just two off the Ivy League record for a single season, set last year by Harvard's Riley Flynn. Entering the weekend, the national lead for saves this season was six. Ha entered the week was ranked as the seventh-toughest player in the nation to strike out, with one K per 62 at-bats.Â
On Penn: The Quakers opened the Ivy season last weekend with a visit from Cornell in which Penn took two out of three to move to 7-12 on the season. Katie Reagan is hitting .358 to lead the team while Payton Bean (2-2, 3.79 ERA, 40 2/3 IP) and Rachel Riley (2-6, 4.48, 45 1/3) have started 16 of the team's 19 games. Brianna Brown entered the week ranking 20th in the nation in stolen bases per game, at 0.63. Penn coach Christie Novatin was a Princeton assistant coach from 2016-19, helping the Tigers to Ivy League titles in 2016 and 2017.Â
The Series vs. Penn: Princeton is 5-1 against the Quakers since the post-pandemic resumption, taking two of three last year in Philadelphia and sweeping the series two years ago in Princeton. Princeton also took two of three in 2019 in Philadelphia after Penn swept the series in Princeton in 2018, the last time Penn won a game in Princeton. All-time, Princeton is 70-33 against the Quakers.
Looking Ahead: Princeton will have a non-conference midweek game at Lehigh on Wednesday as head coach Lisa Van Ackeren returns to her alma mater. The Mountain Hawks are 13-14 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League heading into this weekend's visit from Holy Cross. The Tigers will return to Ivy League play next weekend at Harvard.
vs. Penn, Sat., 12:30 p.m. DH (Team Impact/Strikeout Cancer) & Sun., 12:30 p.m. single
ESPN+ Game 1 | Game 2 | Sunday | Live Stats | Int'l Video | Game Program
On Princeton: The Tigers swept Rider on Tuesday to move to 12-9 on the season. Rookie Sonia Zhang, hitting .400, is leading three Tiger regular starters hitting better than .300, along with Lauren Sablone (.354) and Allison Ha (.323). Another rookie, Cassidy Shaw (6-5, 4.10 ERA), leads the team in innings pitched, at 54 2/3 of the team's 133 1/3. After Shaw's 12, Meghan Harrington (4-3, 4.69 ERA, 37 1/3 IP) has the most starts, with seven, and Brielle Wright already has five saves, already the program record for a single season and just two off the Ivy League record for a single season, set last year by Harvard's Riley Flynn. Entering the weekend, the national lead for saves this season was six. Ha entered the week was ranked as the seventh-toughest player in the nation to strike out, with one K per 62 at-bats.Â
On Penn: The Quakers opened the Ivy season last weekend with a visit from Cornell in which Penn took two out of three to move to 7-12 on the season. Katie Reagan is hitting .358 to lead the team while Payton Bean (2-2, 3.79 ERA, 40 2/3 IP) and Rachel Riley (2-6, 4.48, 45 1/3) have started 16 of the team's 19 games. Brianna Brown entered the week ranking 20th in the nation in stolen bases per game, at 0.63. Penn coach Christie Novatin was a Princeton assistant coach from 2016-19, helping the Tigers to Ivy League titles in 2016 and 2017.Â
The Series vs. Penn: Princeton is 5-1 against the Quakers since the post-pandemic resumption, taking two of three last year in Philadelphia and sweeping the series two years ago in Princeton. Princeton also took two of three in 2019 in Philadelphia after Penn swept the series in Princeton in 2018, the last time Penn won a game in Princeton. All-time, Princeton is 70-33 against the Quakers.
Looking Ahead: Princeton will have a non-conference midweek game at Lehigh on Wednesday as head coach Lisa Van Ackeren returns to her alma mater. The Mountain Hawks are 13-14 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League heading into this weekend's visit from Holy Cross. The Tigers will return to Ivy League play next weekend at Harvard.
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