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Softball Opens Play on New Field with Quinnipiac, Hartford Doubleheaders
3/27/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University softball opens play on its new facility with its first home games of the 2017 season as the Bears host Quinnipiac in a doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 2:00 p.m. before hosting Hartford for a twin bill on Wednesday beginning at 2:00 p.m.
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THE FIRST SEASON
The 2017 season marks the first season for Brown softball at its new field. Softball has a rich and storied tradition at Brown University, and to commemorate this historic season, there will be a ceremonial first pitch prior to every game at the Brown Softball Field. This new facility was made possible through the generous support of donors, alumni, and fans.
In their first home games at the new field, the Bears will welcome former Brown softball and women's soccer head coach Phil Pincince to throw the ceremonial first pitch against Quinnipiac and will welcome Brown University Assistant Vice President for Campus Life, Marylou McMillan, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch against Hartford.
LAST TIME OUT
Brown defeated Stony Brook University, 4-2, and beat Holy Cross, 7-5, to complete a 3-1 weekend at the Stony Brook Tournament on Sunday at University Softball Field. Juniors Grayson Metzger (Severna Park, Md.) and Annie McGregor (Carlsbad, Calif.) combined to go 8-for-10 with four RBIs, four doubles, and five runs scored between the two games. Metzger went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, two doubles, and two runs while McGregor finished 4-for-6 with three runs, and two doubles.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Quinnipiac brings a 9-14 overall record into Tuesday's doubleheader, coming off a twin bill sweep of Wagner on Mar. 25. Rebecca Drake leads the Bobcats with a .403 batting average and 17 RBIs while Miranda Magana has hit .390 with team highs in hits (30), runs (15), doubles (nine), and home runs (five). Abbey Long paces the pitching staff with a 3.54 ERA, and Casey Herzog leads the team with 46 strikeouts over 65.1 innings.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Hartford carries a 3-18 overall record into Wednesday's twin bill, coming off a split with Saint Peter's on Mar. 20. The Bears topped the Hawks earlier this season, 3-1, on Mar. 19 at the Pirate Invitational. Lexi Wilkerson has hit .322 for the Hawks with 12 RBIs, four doubles, and three home runs. Bianca Ross has pitched a team-high 42.1 innings, posting a 7.44 ERA.
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
Since shifting play to the Northeast for the Pirate Invitational and the Stony Brook Tournament, Brown has compiled a 6-3 record. The Bears have won five of their last six contests and went 3-1 at the Stony Brook Tournament.
BATTING .300
Juniors Grayson Metzger (Severna Park, Md.) and Annie McGregor (Carlsbad, Calif.) and sophomore Cat Seitz (Poway, Calif.) are all hitting above .300 for the Bears thus far this spring. Metzger has hit .333 with 15 hits, 10 RBIs, seven runs, and two doubles, McGregor has hit .315 with 17 hits, nine runs, five doubles, and four RBIs, and Setiz has hit .306 with 11 hits, four RBIs and two doubles.
ORONA PACES PITCHERS
Junior pitcher Katie Orona (Pueblo, Colo.) ranks sixth in the Ivy League in ERA (3.53), fifth in complete games (third), and fifth in innings pitched (45.2). She has tallied 4.14 strikeouts per nine innings on the season and has earned wins in each of her last three outings.
ANDREWS WITH THE DOUBLE
Senior Christina Andrews (Southlake, Texas) ranks second in the Ivy League with five doubles. Andrews has posted a .288 batting average with 17 hits, seven RBIs, six runs, and a home run on the year.
OKIMOTO WINS IVY ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Kaitlin Okimoto (Burbank, Calif.) earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on Mar. 13. She posted a .462 batting average (6-for-13), a run, a double, an RBI, a walk, and a .500 on-base percentage over five games. She went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI, and a double against Fordham. On the season, she leads the Ivy League with 11 walks and ranks fourth with 11 runs while posting 12 hits and 12 RBIs.
COMING SOON
After hosting Quinnipiac and Hartford, Brown begins Ivy League play with doubleheaders at Princeton on Friday and at Cornell on Saturday.
